Offshore Weather 6/26/2024 1700 EST
6:12 pm, Wed, 26 June 24From: Commanders’ Weather Corp
154 Broad St, Suite 1517
Nashua, NH 03062
Tel: 603-882-6789, Fax: 603-882-6661
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*Newport to Bermuda Race Committee *
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Event: 2024 Newport to Bermuda race
Outlook for: Wednesday night June 26 through Thursday June
27
Prepared: 1700 eastern time Wednesday June 26
There is no tropical weather of concern.
Wednesday night: With high pressure to the east and low pressure to the
west, increasing southwest to south wind will reach into the twenties
tonight. Increasing chance for scattered showers and potentially
thunderstorms south of about thirty five north.
Thursday: A system moving through will produce more frequent periods of
rain and squally conditions. Gradient wind will be mostly southerly twenty
to thirty knots with higher gusts and erratic wind direction in any storms.
Storms and heavier wind will exit to the east during Friday.
Kind regards,
‘Joe *COOP *Cooper
Fleet Comms Office
Direct: 401 3083111
personal Mobile: 401 965 6006
Notice to Fleet: Wed June 26th @ 0001 EDT
12:03 am, Wed, 26 June 24As of Wednesday June 26th @ 0000 EDT the Race Committee is no longer on
station at the finish line.
Boats that remain racing after this time shall continue to finish in
accordance with SI 13.4 (a), and shall contact Bermuda Radio on VHF 27 once
they have done so, and prior to entering the Narrows Channel. Boats
electing to retire shall do so in accordance with SI 12.1.
Offshore Weather: Tues 6/25- 20:00
7:22 pm, Tue, 25 June 24Event: 2024 Newport to Bermuda race
Outlook for: Tuesday June 25 through Thursday June 27
Prepared: 1700 eastern time Tuesday June 25
Tropical discussion
No concerns about tropical storm development at this time.
Area of squalls over the far southeast Caribbean will not organize into a
low pressure system as it moves west
Tuesday: Low pressure will move to Newfoundland by Wednesday morning. Cold
front northwest of Bermuda is weakening and washing out early this evening.
Thunderstorms have weakened/dissipated dramatically from earlier today.
Winds will slowly veer from southwest to west southwest and diminish some
this evening across the race course.
Wednesday: Light and very light west and southwest winds across the race
course during the morning. Winds will freshen from the south during the
afternoon and will be as high as twelve to eighteen knots by Wednesday
evening. A few squalls could arrive from the south and southwest overnight
Thursday: Squally. A little low pressure may form west, northwest, and
north of Bermuda during the afternoon and evening. Most squalls to the
west, northwest, and north, but south and southeast winds could be as high
as sixteen to twenty fours knots during the afternoon.
Fleet Comms Office
Direct: 401 3083111
PAN PAN-GUNGA DIN
8:17 am, Tue, 25 June 24ALL STATIONS. 0810 etd.
FCO has rx comms from Gunga Dun.
Position (at 0805)
:33d 41.15n
64d 13.48w ROUGHLY 80NM NORTH AT 081 DEGREES distance from BDA.
reporting a hole and taking on water.
They are in contact with FCO. RCC Bermuda is aware. and is attempting
direct comms with them.
Desna plots 13 miles at 088 degrees/265degrees of Gunga din.
Request all vessels monitor Ch 16 and stand by to render assistance if
possible.
Kind regards,
‘Joe *COOP *Cooper
Fleet Comms Office
Direct: 401 3083111
personal Mobile: 401 965 6006
OFFSHORE WEATHER – 1700hrs-Tuesday 25th June 2024
7:06 am, Tue, 25 June 24Event: 2024 Newport to Bermuda race
Outlook for: Tuesday June 25 through Thursday June 27
Prepared: 0730 eastern time Tuesday June 25
Tropical discussion
No concerns about tropical storm development at this time.
Area of squalls over the far southeast Caribbean will not organize into a
low pressure system as it moves west
Tuesday: Low pressure near Halifax, Nova Scotia this morning will move to
Newfoundland by Wednesday morning. Cold front two hundred and forty miles
northwest of Bermuda is accompanied by an area of thunderstorms. This front
is moving east and southeast, but will stall around one hundred fifty miles
north of Bermuda tonight. Southwest winds twelve to eighteen knots near and
north of Bermuda this morning. Winds will slowly veer and diminish this
afternoon and evening across the race course.
Wednesday: Light and very light west and southwest winds across the race
course during the morning. Winds will freshen from the south during the
afternoon and will be as high as twelve to eighteen knots by Wednesday
evening. A few squalls could arrive from the south and southwest overnight
Thursday: Squally. A little low pressure may form west, northwest, and
north of Bermuda during the afternoon and evening. Most squalls to the
west, northwest, and north, but south and southeast winds could be as high
as sixteen to twenty fours knots during the afternoon.
Notice to fleet (6/24/24) 20:00
7:41 pm, Mon, 24 June 24N2B Notes Monday 2000hrs
Notices:
Crossfire, BER125, reports continuing issue with structure around the
steering system. Proceeding under reduced sail towards Bermuda.
Boats in the vicinity include: Rocket Science, Zig Zag, Charlotte. Other
vessels in the vicinity requested to monitor AIS and Ch 16, in case their
situation degrades further
Tracker position at 1930: 33 30′ 58” N 64 49′ 85” W
OFFSHORE WEATHER- 2000hrs-MONDAY 24TH
5:04 pm, Mon, 24 June 24Event: 2024 Newport to Bermuda race
Outlook for: Monday June 24 to Wednesday June 26
Prepared: 1700 eastern time Monday June 24
Tropical discussion
There are no areas of concern for development this morning. Only a few
disorganized clusters of showers and thunderstorms are occurring around the
Greater Antilles and Bahamas area as well as the southern Caribbean and
near the inter tropical convergence zone out into the central Atlantic.
Tropical storm development is not expected over the next few days.
Monday: Strong high pressure is centered well east of Bermuda this evening
with a broad ridge axis stretching west southwest toward the northern
Bahamas. A strong cold front is nearing the boat farthest north “Seas the
Day” near thirty six thirty north and sixty seven west. Interaction between
the front and ridging from high pressure is strengthening the southwest
wind regime between the aforementioned position and Bermuda. Boats north of
thirty five north will experience the strongest wind speeds well in the
twenties to possibly mid 30s alongside squalls and t-storms with gusts
breaching forty knots tonight into Tuesday. Boats south of thirty five
north experience less of a breeze in the upper teens to twenties while the
breeze leans closer south with more scattered showers and t-storms.
Tuesday: High pressure will be in the central Atlantic, mainly between the
Azores and Bermuda and will tend to expand and grow stronger. Low pressure
developing along the front near Nova Scotia will push the northern end of
the front more east while the southern end hangs up and stalls out near
thirty five north on the race course to near Cape Hatteras. Winds will veer
to a more favorable southwest to west direction for boats still out near
and north of thirty five north and speeds will be in the teens to near
twenty knots. Scattered showers and squalls will move closer to Bermuda
with a couple of rounds of activity possible for boats still out. This
could lead to lighter and more shifty winds at times.
Wednesday: The front will wash out to the north and the area will come
back under the influence of the large Atlantic high. Winds will become
south to southeast with speeds in the teens for any boats still out. A few
scattered showers and squalls may still be around the area with possible
lighter and shifty conditions near and in them.
Notice to Fleet: Mon June 24 @ 1500 EDT
3:08 pm, Mon, 24 June 24The lights on the black and green metal buoys near the finish line
(described in SI 13.2) are extinguished.
Notices to BDA fleet, 1100 Monday 24 June
10:58 am, Mon, 24 June 24As of 1100 June 24th the following vessels have not successfully submitted the required SailClear.com arrival notification for Bermuda Customs:
Canaan Global Sailing Team ITA3956
Humble Pi US314
Inception USA4921
Pterodactyl USA45045
Rhumb Runner USA61489
Seas of the Day USA22700
Shinnecock USA51334
Boats failing to submit this prior to landfall shall fly the Q flag, and crew members shall not leave the vessel until clearing Bermuda Customs by visiting the Duty Desk at the RBYC.
Notices to BDA fleet, 1000 Monday 24 June
9:59 am, Mon, 24 June 24The following boats have retired:
Windborne USA51120, Crossfire BER125
The Race Committee attempted but failed to contact the following boats under SI 11.3:
Abigail 993
Blur SWE69
Groupe 5 USA26
Capella 51109
Dire Wolf USA12204
Masquerade USA52070
The following boats shall fly a Q flag upon arrival in Bermuda waters due to immigration irregularities. They are instructed to establish communication with [email protected] for further instructions prior to making landfall:
Inception USA4921