#Trim(mainLayout.Name)# Advertising Info Advertising Info

 
News Home Text Only News Powerboat-World MarineBusiness World Animated Knots Video Gallery
VOR 2011-12 World Cruising 2013 America's Cup

 


Sail-World.com : Sydney to Hobart: PredictWind Race Day Forecast

Sydney to Hobart: PredictWind Race Day Forecast

'Alfa Romeo - Rolex Sydney Hobart'    ©

PredictWind's latest wind forecast is predicting southerly winds for the start of today's race.

One of PredictWind's models is forecasting southerly winds of up to 26 knots shifting to the southwest around 0600hrs for a short time before shifting back to the south around start time where 17-19 knot winds can be expected. PredictWind's other model shows southerly winds of 20 knots decreasing to around 16 knots at start time.

For the remainder of Saturday 15 knots southerly winds can be expected that are likely to decrease to 10Knts in the early hours of Sunday Morning before shifting to the southeast around 0700hrs. Further offshore northwest winds of 15 knots are expected. By Sunday evening the northwester should be following the coastline south as it increase to around 20knots.

If the maxis are able to reach bass strait by the early hours of Monday morning it is likely that they will be stuck in variable winds of under 5 knots until midday on Monday when a westerly is likely to pick up as it funnels through the strait.

This westerly should increase to around 15-20 knots by Monday night. As the westerly passes through the strait it is expected to bend around the Victoria coastline, which will either become a southwesterly wind that the majority of the fleet is likely to experience. Or build into a stronger westerly wind of up to 30knts.

Tuesday shows a difference between the models of either 15 knots southwesterly wind bending around the southern most tip of Tasmania that is likely to decrease to 5 knots by Wednesday morning.

Or southwesterly winds of 25-30 knots decreasing to 15 knots by Wednesday.

PredictWind will continue to update the forecasts on Sail-World as the race progresses. You can experience a PredictWind forecast for your self by signing up to the free trial by clicking on the 'Get Forecasts' button at www.predictwind.com.




by Nathan May

  

Click on the FB Like link to post this story to your FB wall

http://www.sail-world.com/index.cfm?nid=64757

8:26 PM Fri 25 Dec 2009 GMT



Click here for printer friendly version
Click here to send us feedback or comments about this story.

Click for further information on


Related News Stories:

03 Feb 2012  Volvo Ocean Race: Windshift stalls Puma's hopes of a win
27 Jan 2012  Volvo Ocean Race: Telefonica expected to lead at Mallaca waypoint
25 Jan 2012  Etchells Worlds 2012 wide open for top players
03 Dec 2011  Napier gears up for the Opti Worlds 2011 with PredictWind
22 Nov 2011  Volvo Ocean Race: Self reliance a necessary option for Puma Racing
14 Nov 2011  Volvo Ocean Race: Camper's Doldrums opportunity + Latest positions
12 Nov 2011  Volvo Ocean Race: The Riddle of the Routes + Video
05 Nov 2011  Volvo Ocean Race: Only 24 hours to Gibraltar..
09 Oct 2011  Battle to get oil off stricken ship appears lost before it starts
08 Oct 2011  Predicted heavy winds could trigger container ship breakup
MORE STORIES ...

 
Our Advertisers are committed to our sport, please support them!
This site and its contents are © Copyright TetraMedia Pty. Ltd and/or the original author, photographer etc. All Rights Reserved.

Photographs are copyright by law. If you wish to use or buy a photograph you must contact the photographer directly (there is a hyperlink in most cases to their website, or do a Google search.) with your request.

Please do not contact Sail-World.com as we cannot give permission for use of other photographer’s images.

Only if the photographer named on the image is Sail-world.com, Powerboat-world.com or Marinebusiness-world.com Contact us .
or complete our feedback form    Contact us .
   View our Privacy Policy.    [Go Home]     [  Banner Advertising Specification]    [Bot Archive ]

Customised news feeds -Marine Industry companies, Clubs and Associations have their own customised version of our Sail-World news feed on their website.
Look_here_to_see_examples