A falling barometer, plus the full sunshine and showers treatment, signals a change in the weather. And, with it, wind direction. The recent run of northeasterlies may have been chilly, but they have suited Starzgazer's direction of travel. Which is variously south and west.
Our trusty Meteo Consult app keeps us in touch with what is likely to happen, wind-wise, on a daily basis.
But, in a shifting synoptic situation, it pays to understand why the changes are occurring. For which Stargazer's skipper turns to the BBC Weather Outlook.
As pressure systems jockey, it seems that they will pull the wind round from north (favourable), through west (favourable and fast) to south (headwind). Where it will settle. Stargazer must set sail, from English mainland shores, before they do so.
If, that is, a suitable window can be found. Thursday into Friday, which we had been monitoring (see Ad Lib 40), is now forecast for thirty plus knots of northerly breeze. Too much of a good thing. For Saturday into Sunday, a promising sixteen knot westerly is currently predicted. Albeit Stargazer would have to stem an adverse tide off the Casquets, for several hours. If she is to clear 'pot buoy alley,' off Anvil Point, before dusk. There being no moon on the night of a peak spring tide.
Picture Credits
Guernsey forecast screenshort courtesy of Meteo Consult
Weather Outlook screenshots courtesy of BBC Weather
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