May 24th: Rain & Gale Force Winds Predicted

In news that few will be pleased to hear, the Bermuda Weather Service has predicted rain and gale force winds for today [May 24], and they have issued a Small Craft Warning for all day, and a Gale Warning for this afternoon and evening. In addition, the US Weather Service has issued an outlook relating to a weather low 500 miles off Bermuda, which they say has a 30% chance of becoming a tropical cyclone.

The Bermuda Weather Service May 24 prediction:

Cloudy, rain & showers, becoming widespread later. Winds easterly strong gusts to gale force, increasing strong to gale force with gusts to gale force afternoon, then easing east-southeasterly strong overnight. High near 24°C/76°F.

The Bermuda Weather Service warnings:

Small Craft Warning
Valid: Tonight through Tuesday
Updated: 11:30 pm Sunday, May 23, 2010

Gale Warning
Valid: Monday afternoon through Monday evening
Updated: 11:30 pm Sunday, May 23, 2010

The US National Hurricane Center in Miami has issued a Special Tropical Weather Outlook on a non-tropical low pressure system in the Atlantic. The low, about 500 miles south-southwest of Bermuda, is producing gale-force winds and a large area of disorganized showers and thunderstorms. They expect it to move north-northwest, and say it has a 30% chance of becoming a tropical cyclone.

Update 9am, from Government:

Cloudy with light rain predominant. Burst of moderate or heavy rain likely this afternoon through tonight. Strongest winds expected from 3pm this afternoon to 3am tonight.

Today -
Winds easterly 20 to 25 knots gusts to 35 knots, increasing 25 to 35 knots with gusts to 45 knots this afternoon.

Tonight -
Cloudy with rain.
Winds easterly 25 to 35 knots gusts to 45 knots

Their chart is shown below:
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The Fitted Dinghy Race, a traditional part of the Bermuda Day festivities, has already fallen victim to the weather forecast, and has been cancelled.  The next local weather update [last was 11:30pm on May 23] is expected at 5:30am today, we will bring you that update.

Update 6am: The 5:30am forecast was the same…

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