Fastnet weather forecast

Mike Broughton gazes into his crystal ball to see how the weather will pan out in the Rolex Fastnet Race

1300, Monday 13 Aug
Chart from NOAA, showing WSW winds in the western English Channel/Irish Sea. Note only 2mb spacing on the isobars.



0700 Monday 13 August

Low Resolution GRIB data picture for early Monday morning, showing stronger winds to the west, and decent reaching conditions across the Irish Sea for the bigger boats.