EMB ERJ 145 ER/LR
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Situational Awareness
Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Inflight Event / Encounter Fuel Issue; Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence
Flight Crew Diverted
Human Factors; Weather; Procedure
On approach; ATC had us turn off the approach and proceed to a fix for holding. While holding at 6;000 FT I notified the Flight Attendant; the passengers; and Dispatch. Dispatch sent us a message with the fuel required to go to our alternate. After I read this and checked our fuel; we were already below our 'Bingo' fuel. We immediately proceeded to our alternate airport and landed uneventfully. In route we burned extra fuel deviating for weather. Supply us with more fuel for weather deviations.
EMB145 Captain reports being issued holding instructions during approach and contacting Dispatch with the news. Dispatch responds the minimum fuel required for diversion to the alternate and the Captain notes they are already below that amount. The diversion is otherwise uneventful.