Inshore Waters
Inshore Waters information supplied by the Met Office, externalon behalf of theMaritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA), external.
From:00:00 UTC Friday 12 June
To:00:00 UTC Saturday 13 June
Summary
A low to the north and high to the south maintain a strong mainly westerly flow with occasional rain, drizzle and showers on Friday and fog patches in southwest. Then the high will move north towards the celtic sea on Saturday, with the winds veering northwesterly and easing off.
Issued:00:01 UTC Friday 12 June
Strong winds warnings are in effect in the following locations:
- From Cape Wrath to Rattray Head including Orkney
- Rattray Head to Berwick on Tweed
- Berwick on Tweed to Whitby
- Whitby to Gibraltar Point
- Gibraltar Point to North Foreland
- North Foreland to Selsey Bill
- Selsey Bill to Lyme Regis
- Lyme Regis to Lands End including the Isles of Scilly
- Lands End to St Davids Head including the Bristol Channel
- St Davids Head to Great Ormes Head, including St Georges Channel
- Great Ormes Head to the Mull of Galloway
- Isle of Man
- Lough Foyle to Carlingford Lough
- The Mull of Galloway to Mull of Kintyre including the Firth of Clyde and the North Channel
- Mull of Kintyre to Ardnamurchan Point
- The Minch
- Ardnamurchan Point to Cape Wrath including the Outer Hebrides
- Shetland Isles
- For Coastal areas up to 60 nautical miles from Lerwick, Shetland
- The Channel Islands
Issued:00:01 UTC Friday 12 June
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind:South or southwest, veering west, 4 to 6.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Occasional rain or showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:West veering northwest, 4 to 6.
Sea State:Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in northwest and smooth later in inner Moray Firth.
Weather:Occasional rain or showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind:Westerly or southwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later in south.
Sea State:Slight, occasionally smooth in Firth of Forth and moderate offshore.
Weather:Occasional rain or showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:Westerly or southwesterly 5 to 7, veering northwesterly 4 or 5.
Sea State:Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth in southwest.
Weather:Occasional rain or showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind:West or southwest 4 to 6.
Sea State:Slight, occasionally smooth near shore and moderate later in northeast.
Weather:Occasional rain or showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:West or southwest 4 to 6, veering northwest 4 or 5.
Sea State:Slight, occasionally moderate offshore.
Weather:Showers.
Visibility:Good.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind:West or southwest 4 to 6.
Sea State:Smooth or slight.
Weather:Occasional rain or showers, fair later.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:West or southwest 4 to 6, veering northwest 4 or 5 later.
Sea State:Smooth or slight becoming slight or moderate.
Weather:Showers.
Visibility:Good.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind:Westerly or southwesterly 4 to 6.
Sea State:Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate in east.
Weather:Occasional rain or showers, fair later.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:Westerly or southwesterly 4 to 6, veering northwesterly 3 to 5.
Sea State:Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate in northeast.
Weather:Showers.
Visibility:Good.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind:Southwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 in dover strait.
Sea State:Moderate, occasionally slight near North Foreland and rough at first in south.
Weather:Occasional drizzle at first.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate at first.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:Westerly 4 to 6, veering northwesterly 3 to 5.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Fair.
Visibility:Good.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind:West or southwest 4 to 6.
Sea State:Moderate, occasionally slight near shore.
Weather:Occasional drizzle, fair later.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:West 4 or 5, occasionally 6 at first, veering northwest 3 or 4 later.
Sea State:Slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight later.
Weather:Fair.
Visibility:Good.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind:West or southwest 4 to 6.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Occasional drizzle with fog patches, fair later.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:West or southwest 4 or 5, veering northwest 3 or 4, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
Sea State:Slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight later east of the Lizard.
Weather:Fair.
Visibility:Good.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind:West or southwest 4 to 6.
Sea State:Moderate, occasionally rough in west.
Weather:Drizzle at times, fog patches at first, fair later.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally very poor at first.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:West 4 to 6, veering northwest, becoming variable later, 2 to 4.
Sea State:Slight or moderate, occasionally rough at first in west.
Weather:Fair.
Visibility:Good.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind:Southwest, veering west later, 4 to 6.
Sea State:Moderate, occasionally slight near great orme head.
Weather:Occasional drizzle with fog patches at first.
Visibility:Good, occasionally very poor at first.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:West 4 to 6, backing southwest, becoming variable later, 2 to 4.
Sea State:Moderate becoming slight.
Weather:Fair.
Visibility:Good.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind:West 4 or 5, backing southwest 3 to 5, then veering west 5 to 7.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Occasional drizzle then showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate at first.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:West 5 to 7 veering northwest 3 to 5.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Showers.
Visibility:Good.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind:West or southwest 3 or 4 occasionally 5, increasing 4 or 5, then 5 or 6 later.
Sea State:Slight or moderate, becoming moderate later.
Weather:Occasional rain at first, becoming fair.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:Westerly 5 or 6 decreasing 4 or 5, veering northwest later.
Sea State:Moderate, falling slight or moderate.
Weather:Mainly fair.
Visibility:Mainly good.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind:West or southwest 3 to 5, increasing 5 to 7.
Sea State:In north moderate, becoming rough or very rough later, elsewhere slight, occasionally smooth at first and moderate later.
Weather:Rain or showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:West 5 to 7 veering northwest 3 to 5.
Sea State:In north rough or very rough becoming moderate, elsewhere slight or moderate becoming smooth or slight.
Weather:Showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind:Westerly or southwesterly 3 to 5, increasing 5 or 6 later.
Sea State:Smooth or slight becoming slight or moderate.
Weather:Rain or showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:Westerly 5 or 6, veering northwesterly 4 or 5.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind:West or southwest 4 or 5 increasing 6 or 7.
Sea State:Moderate or rough, occasionally slight at first in sheltered southeast, becoming rough or very rough later.
Weather:Rain or showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:West 6 or 7 veering northwest 4 to 6.
Sea State:Rough or very rough becoming moderate or rough.
Weather:Occasional rain or showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind:Southwest 5 to 7, occasionally 4 at first, veering west 5 or 6 later.
Sea State:Slight or moderate, becoming rough or very rough in south.
Weather:Rain or showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:West 5 or 6 veering northwest 4 to 6.
Sea State:Slight or moderate, but rough, occasionally very rough at first, in south, and rough later in far north.
Weather:Occasional rain or showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind:Southwest 5 to 7, occasionally 4 at first, veering west 5 or 6 later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough.
Weather:Rain or showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:West 5 or 6 veering northwest 4 to 6.
Sea State:Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough later.
Weather:Occasional rain or showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind:South backing southeast, 4 or 5, veering west or southwest 4 to 6, decreasing 3 or 4 later.
Sea State:Moderate, but slight in east.
Weather:Rain or showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
From:00:00 UTC Friday 12 June
Until:12:00 UTC Friday 12 June
Strong winds warning issued
General situation:
A complex low to the west will push fronts through Shetland Waters early Friday and again later.Forecast:
Wind:South 3 to 5 veering west or southwest 4 to 6
Sea State:Moderate, occasionally slight in east
Weather:Occasional rain, then showers later
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate
Outlook for 12 Hours from 1200 UTC on Friday 12 Jun until 0000 UTC on Saturday 13 Jun
Wind:West or southwest 4 to 6, decreasing 3 or 4 later
Sea State:Moderate, occasionally slight in east
Weather:Showers, then rain later
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind:West to southwest 5 to 6, with gusts to 35kt at first, soon decreasing 4 to 5, perhaps occasionally 6 mid-channel.
Sea State:Moderate to rather rough, decreasing slight to moderate with a low swell later.
Weather:Drizzle, mist and fog patches, perhaps clearing for a time.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate, locally poor or very poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:West to southwest 4 to 5, perhaps locally 6 mid-channel at first, veering west to northwest 3 to 4 by dawn, locally 2 later.
Sea State:Slight to moderate, decreasing smooth or slight by midday, with a low swell throughout.
Weather:Patchy rain or drizzle, with mist or fog patches, mostly clearing by Saturday afternoon, perhaps some coastal mist later.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate, locally poor or very poor.
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