March 5, 2018
Hold onto your hats
Gale Warning (Valid for This morning through This afternoon)
Storm Warning (Valid for Late This afternoon through This evening)
Thunderstorm Advisory (Valid for This evening )
Gale Warning (Valid for Tonight through Tuesday morning)
Small Craft Warning (Valid through Wednesday night)
Gales today, then increasing to storm force with gusts to hurricane force late this afternoon through this evening as a strong low passes nearby. The low will exit quickly and winds decrease late tonight with gales ending Tuesday morning. High pressure briefly settles over Bermuda Wednesday with more showers and strong winds returning late Wednesday night.
High near 17°C/63°F.
Humidity nice – 65%
Winds northwesterly 30 to 40 knots gusts to 45 to 50 knots, becoming westerly 40 to 50 knots with gusts to 60 knots toward late afternoon
Tonight – Winds westerly 40 to 50 knots gusts to 60 knots, increasing 45 to 55 knots with gusts to 65 to 70 knots for a time, then veering and easing northwesterly 30 to 40 knots overnight.
Seas inside the reef 3 to 6 ft… Outside the reef 20 to 30 ft, increasing during the evening.
Tonight – Seas inside the reef 4 to 6 ft… Outside the reef 25 to 35 ft.
Sea Surface Temperature still holding: 21.5°C/70.7°F
High Tide: 10:45 a.m.
Sunrise: 6:42 Sunset: 6:19