Inshore Waters
Inshore Waters information supplied by the Met Office, externalon behalf of theMaritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA), external.
From:18:00 UTC Thursday 23 April
To:18:00 UTC Friday 24 April
Summary
Pressure will remain high across the United Kingdom during the next 24 hours, especially across northern and eastern areas. Conditions will be settled, although a fresh or strong easterly wind will continue to affect southern parts.
Issued:18:00 UTC Thursday 23 April
Strong winds warnings are in effect in the following locations:
- 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
- Shetland Isles
- The Channel Islands
Issued:18:00 UTC Thursday 23 April
24 hour forecast:
Wind:East or southeast 2 to 4 but northeast in Moray Firth, becoming variable 3 or less, then becoming north or northeast 2 or 3 later.
Sea State:Smooth or slight.
Weather:Fog patches.
Visibility:Good, occasionally very poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:North or northeast, backing north or northwest for a time, veering east later, 2 or 3, increasing 3 to 5.
Sea State:Smooth or slight, becoming moderate near northern Orkney and later elsewhere.
Weather:Fog patches at first.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally very poor at first.
24 hour forecast:
Wind:Variable 3 or less, increasing 4 at times.
Sea State:Smooth or slight.
Weather:Fog patches.
Visibility:Good, occasionally very poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:Variable 3 or less, increasing 4 at times, becoming northeast 3 or 4 later.
Sea State:Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate later.
Weather:Fog patches.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
24 hour forecast:
Wind:Southeast 2 to 4, becoming variable 2 or 3.
Sea State:Slight.
Weather:Fog patches.
Visibility:Good, occasionally very poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:Variable 3 or less, increasing 4 at times, becoming northeast 4 later.
Sea State:Slight.
Weather:Fog patches until later.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally very poor until later.
24 hour forecast:
Wind:Northeast 2 or 3, becoming variable 3 or less.
Sea State:Smooth or slight.
Weather:Fog patches.
Visibility:Good, occasionally very poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:Variable 3 or less, increasing 4 at times, becoming northeast 4 later.
Sea State:Smooth or slight.
Weather:Fog patches, mainly fair later.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally very poor until later.
24 hour forecast:
Wind:Northeasterly 3 or 4, occasionally 5 at first in south.
Sea State:Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate.
Weather:Mainly fair.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor later in north.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:Northeasterly 2 to 4, becoming variable 3 or less.
Sea State:Smooth or slight.
Weather:Fog patches developing.
Visibility:Good, occasionally very poor.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind:Easterly or northeasterly 4 to 6.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Fair.
Visibility:Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:Easterly or northeasterly 4 to 6, decreasing 3 or 4 later.
Sea State:Slight or moderate, occasionally moderate at first.
Weather:Fair.
Visibility:Good.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind:East or northeast, 4 to 6, occasionally 3 in the solent.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Fair.
Visibility:Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:East or northeast, veering southeast at times, 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first and 2 later.
Sea State:Slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight later.
Weather:Fair.
Visibility:Good.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind:Easterly or northeasterly 5 or 6, occasionally 7 until later from prawle point westwards, decreasing 4 at times in east.
Sea State:Slight or moderate in east, moderate or rough until later in west.
Weather:Fair.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate at first in west.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:Easterly or northeasterly 4 to 6, decreasing 3 or 4.
Sea State:Moderate, becoming slight at times in east, becoming slight or moderate later.
Weather:Mainly fair.
Visibility:Good.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind:East or southeast 4 to 6, occasionally 7 until later near Lands End.
Sea State:Slight or moderate, occasionally rough until later near Lands End.
Weather:Fair.
Visibility:Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:East or southeast 3 to 5, becoming variable 3 or 4 later.
Sea State:Slight or moderate, but smooth or slight in east.
Weather:Mainly fair.
Visibility:Good.
24 hour forecast:
Wind:Easterly 3 to 5, becoming variable 3 or 4 later in north.
Sea State:Smooth or slight, but slight or moderate near St Davids Head.
Weather:Fair.
Visibility:Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:Variable 3 or less, but easterly or southeast 3 or 4 until later in south.
Sea State:Slight or moderate until later near st david's head, but elsewhere smooth or slight.
Weather:Fair.
Visibility:Good.
24 hour forecast:
Wind:East or southeast 3 or 4, but variable 2 or 3 in Morecambe Bay and later elsewhere.
Sea State:Smooth or slight.
Weather:Fair.
Visibility:Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:Variable 2 or 3.
Sea State:Smooth or slight.
Weather:Fair.
Visibility:Good.
24 hour forecast:
Wind:East or southeast 3 or 4, becoming variable or east 2 or 3.
Sea State:Slight, becoming smooth.
Weather:Fair.
Visibility:Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:Variable 2 or 3.
Sea State:Smooth.
Weather:Fair.
Visibility:Good.
24 hour forecast:
Wind:East or southeast 2 to 4, becoming variable 3 for a time.
Sea State:Smooth or slight.
Weather:Fair.
Visibility:Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:East or southeast 3 to 5 becoming variable 3 or less.
Sea State:Smooth or slight.
Weather:Fair.
Visibility:Good.
24 hour forecast:
Wind:Easterly or northeasterly, but mainly southeasterly in North Channel, 3 or 4, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
Sea State:Smooth or slight.
Weather:Fair, fog patches developing later in Firth of Clyde.
Visibility:Good, occasionally very poor later in Firth of Clyde.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:Variable 3 or less, occasionally 4 at first.
Sea State:Smooth or slight.
Weather:Fair, fog patches at first in Firth of Clyde.
Visibility:Good, occasionally very poor at first in Firth of Clyde.
24 hour forecast:
Wind:East or southeast 3 or 4, becoming variable 2 or 3 later.
Sea State:Smooth or slight.
Weather:Fair.
Visibility:Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:Variable 3 or less.
Sea State:Smooth or slight.
Weather:Fair.
Visibility:Good.
24 hour forecast:
Wind:East or southeast 2 to 4.
Sea State:Smooth or slight.
Weather:Fog patches developing later in north.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally very poor later in north.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:East or southeast, backing east or northeast, 2 to 4, increasing 4 or 5 at times.
Sea State:Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate later in north.
Weather:Fog patches at first in north, otherwise mainly fair.
Visibility:Good, occasionally very poor at first in north.
24 hour forecast:
Wind:East or southeast 2 to 4.
Sea State:Smooth or slight.
Weather:Fair.
Visibility:Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:East or southeast, backing east or northeast, 2 to 4, increasing 4 or 5 at times.
Sea State:Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate to the west of the Outer Hebrides.
Weather:Fair.
Visibility:Good.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind:Northwest 3 or 4, increasing 4 to 6 later.
Sea State:Smooth or slight in south, slight or moderate in north and later in east and west.
Weather:Mainly fair.
Visibility:Good.
From:18:00 UTC Thursday 23 April
Until:06:00 UTC Friday 24 April
General situation:
A ridge of high pressure covers Shetland WatersForecast:
Wind:Northwesterly 3 or 4, occasionally 5 in far northeast at first.
Sea State:Smooth or slight in southwest, slight or moderate in northeast
Weather:Fair
Visibility:Good
Outlook for 12 Hours from 0600 UTC on Friday 24 Apr until 1800 UTC on Friday 24 Apr
Wind:Northwesterly 3 or 4, occasionally 5 in north later.
Sea State:Smooth or slight in southwest, moderate in northeast
Weather:Mainly fair
Visibility:Mainly good
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind:East to northeast 4 to 5, occasionally 6 with gusts to 35kt, mainly in the north of the area.
Sea State:Slight to moderate, generally decreasing smooth or slight later.
Weather:Fair or fine.
Visibility:Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:East to northeast 4 to 5, decreasing 3 to 4 later.
Sea State:Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate later.
Weather:Small risk of isolated showers later.
Visibility:Good, perhaps locally moderate later.
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