2014 King Island Weather Outlook

There is still a little variation in the weather outlook for the 2014 King Island race.  Overall things look quite benign with winds around 10 to 15 knots initially strengthening to 15 to 25 knots later in the morning.  Direction looks like starting from the south or south east before swinging round more to the east while strengthening.  The big question is: “When will it swing?”

Looking at the current routing predictions from PredictWind, you can see the difference it will make.  The PWC track says later and shows a finish around 2000.  The PWG track says earlier and shows a possible finish around 1600 (modelled on a Beneteau 40.7).

Well that’s today’s story anyway.  Tomorrow will inevitably bring another forecast and another wrinkle on the foreheads of our navigators. 

Good luck and please make sure you have checked and fixed up your profile data.