Tuesday 9 March, 2010, 8:30am - Small Craft Advisory z710,712,715,722,741,742, with precaution zones 725,732, see Marine Bulletin, or latest 6-hrly marine forecast;   Abbreviated Marine Forecast.   No other watches, warnings or advisories in effect.   For the latest, see NWS SJU,   BVI Beach flags.

Winds have moderated (at least for now) from 11kt with 27kt gusts and 14kt with 24kt gusts measured yesterday at airports in St. Thomas and St. Croix.   frontal boundary well south, see PW product, but models forecast to regress, with rain and perhaps winds, see NWS discussion this morning; here's precip on radars, local and MFrance. Long-period swell also expected to die down, as the NW Atlantic looks the quietest it has been in two months, but wind-generated waves will still be a factor.

Today - Scattered showers, wind NE 13-18kt, seas 3-5ft, higher offshore/passages, in mixed N-NErly swell.

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