To: Robin Owen on SY "Whisper"

From: Commanders' Weather Corporation, tel: 603-882-6789

Route: Opua, NZ to Savusavu, Fiji

Position: 24 31S/175 40E. 0326utc Sat, May 10, 2008

Prepared: 1830utc Sat, May 10, 2008

Summary: Conditions should continue to settle down for the next 36 hours

although it may become

a bit squally around the Fiji islands on Tuesday

1) the storm NE of New Zealand has drifted eastward to near 35s 178w with a

new center forming to the ESE

a) this has allowed winds and seas to diminish somewhat

b) and this trend should continue tomorrow

2) Large high pressure over SE Australia will shift very slowly NE, not

building strongly in behind the departing low

3) Satellite imagery shows the band of frontal cloudiness across Fiji at

this time, nearly stalled in its northward progress

a) image loops show a developing impulse moving ESE along the frontal band

S of the Solomons and W of Vanuatu

b) computer models bring this impulse across Fiji on the 13th, likely with

increasing squally conditions and winds becoming SE and possibly gusting to

30-35 kts

4) After this passes, SE winds should settle back into the teens on the 14th

5) SW seas are decreasing through the 10-15 ft range today and will continue

to subside to 6-9 ft by Tue

Routing:

1) should now be able to head on a NNE course toward Savusavu as winds and

seas ease

Wind forecasts

Wind directions are TRUE, wind speed in kts, and time is UTC

Sat, May 10

19: 240-260/18-24 g30

Weather: Variably to mostly cloudy with scattered showers

Seas 10-15ft and subsiding, mostly SW swell

Sun, May 11

00: 240-260/16-22 nr 22 40S/176 50E

06: 230-250/14-20

12: 230-250/12-18

18: 240-260/10-16

Weather: Variably cloudy with isolated showers and thunderstorms

Seas down to 9-12ft, SW swell

Mon, May 12

00: 250-270/ 8-14 nr 20 20sS/178E

06: 300-330/ 6-12

12: 320-350/ 8-14

18: 320-350/10-18 g25

Weather: Variably cloudy with showers and squalls developing. Winds may

gust 35 kts near heavier squalls

Seas down to 7-10ft, SW/SSW swell

Tue, May 13

00: 120-150/15-25 g30 nr 18s 179e

06: 140-170/15-25 g30

12: 150-170/12-20 g25

18: 140-160/10-18 SavuSavu

Weather.Mostly cloudy with periods of showers and squalls, diminishing

later. Winds may gust 35 kts near heavier squalls

Seas 6-8 ft with SSW swell

Wed, May 14 vicinity SavuSavu

00: 130-150/10-16

12: 120-140/10-16

Weather..cloudy to partly cloudy with few passing showers

Best regards,

John Leavitt

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