Inshore Waters
Inshore Waters information supplied by the Met Office, externalon behalf of theMaritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA), external.
From:12:00 UTC Tuesday 28 July
To:12:00 UTC Wednesday 29 July
Summary
An Atlantic low will move steadily northeastwards to the north of Scotland, while high pressure slowly declines in the southeast. A slack northwesterly flow will then become dominant by Thursday.
Issued:12:00 UTC Tuesday 28 July
Strong winds warnings are in effect in the following locations:
- From Cape Wrath to Rattray Head including Orkney
- St Davids Head to Great Ormes Head, including St Georges Channel
- Great Ormes Head to the Mull of Galloway
- Isle of Man
- 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
Issued:12:00 UTC Tuesday 28 July
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind:Southeast veering southwest 3 to 5, occasionally 6 near Cape Wrath and Orkney.
Sea State:Smooth or slight in Moray Firth, otherwise slight or moderate, occasionally rough later in far northwest.
Weather:Rain or showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:Southwest 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4.
Sea State:Slight or moderate in north, smooth or slight in south.
Weather:Showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate.
24 hour forecast:
Wind:South or southwest 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
Sea State:Slight or moderate in north, smooth or slight in south.
Weather:Showers, perhaps thundery at first.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:Variable 2 to 4.
Sea State:Smooth or slight.
Weather:Rain at first, then showers.
Visibility:Moderate or good.
24 hour forecast:
Wind:South or southwest 3 or 4, occasionally 5 at first.
Sea State:Smooth or slight.
Weather:Showers.
Visibility:Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:South or southwest, becoming variable, 2 to 4.
Sea State:Smooth or slight.
Weather:Showers, perhaps thundery for a time.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate.
24 hour forecast:
Wind:South or southwest, becoming variable, 2 to 4.
Sea State:Smooth or slight.
Weather:Showers for a time.
Visibility:Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:Variable 2 to 4.
Sea State:Smooth or slight.
Weather:Fair.
Visibility:Good.
24 hour forecast:
Wind:Southerly or southeasterly, becoming variable at times, 2 to 4.
Sea State:Smooth or slight.
Weather:Fair.
Visibility:Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:Southeasterly veering westerly 2 to 4, occasionally 5 at first in east, becoming variable later.
Sea State:Smooth or slight.
Weather:Fair.
Visibility:Good.
24 hour forecast:
Wind:Southwesterly 3 or 4, becoming variable 1 to 3, then southerly 2 to 4 later.
Sea State:Smooth, occasionally slight at first.
Weather:Fair.
Visibility:Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:Southerly 2 to 4, veering westerly or southwesterly 3 to 5.
Sea State:Smooth becoming slight.
Weather:Fair.
Visibility:Good.
24 hour forecast:
Wind:South 2 to 4, becoming variable 1 to 3, then southwest 3 or 4 later.
Sea State:Smooth.
Weather:Fair.
Visibility:Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:Southwest veering northwest 3 or 4, occasionally 5 at first, backing southwest 4 or 5 later.
Sea State:Smooth or slight.
Weather:Fair.
Visibility:Good.
24 hour forecast:
Wind:South or southeast 2 to 4, becoming variable 1 to 3, then west or southwest 2 to 4 later.
Sea State:Smooth or slight, but slight or moderate near Isles of Scilly.
Weather:Fair.
Visibility:Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:West or southwest 3 or 4, occasionally 5 at first, veering northwest later.
Sea State:Smooth or slight, but slight or moderate near Isles of Scilly.
Weather:Fair at first, then showers.
Visibility:Good.
24 hour forecast:
Wind:Variable 1 to 3, occasionally 4 at first, becoming west or southwest 2 to 4 later.
Sea State:Slight, occasionally smooth in east.
Weather:Showers in west.
Visibility:Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:West or southwest, veering northwest later, 3 to 5.
Sea State:Slight, occasionally moderate in far west.
Weather:Showers, fair later.
Visibility:Good.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind:Southwest 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first near Anglesey.
Sea State:Slight, occasionally moderate in north.
Weather:Showers.
Visibility:Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:Southwest, veering west or northwest, 3 or 4, occasionally 5 at first.
Sea State:Slight.
Weather:Showers, fair later.
Visibility:Good.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind:Southwesterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 at first in north, and occasionally 3 later in south.
Sea State:Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth later in Liverpool Bay.
Weather:Showers.
Visibility:Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:West or southwest, veering northwest for a time, 3 to 5.
Sea State:Slight, occasionally smooth.
Weather:Showers, perhaps thundery at first in north.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate in north.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind:Southwest 4 or 5, occasionally 6 at first, and occasionally 3 later.
Sea State:Moderate, becoming slight later.
Weather:Mainly fair.
Visibility:Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:Southwest veering northwest 3 or 4, then backing southwest 4 or 5 later.
Sea State:Slight.
Weather:Rain or showers at first.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate at first.
24 hour forecast:
Wind:South or southwest 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
Sea State:Slight, occasionally moderate.
Weather:Rain or showers, perhaps thundery at first.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:Variable 2 to 4, becoming west or southwest 4 or 5 later.
Sea State:Smooth or slight.
Weather:Rain at first, then showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate.
24 hour forecast:
Wind:South or southwest 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
Sea State:Slight, occasionally moderate.
Weather:Rain or showers, perhaps thundery at first.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:Variable 2 to 4, becoming west or southwest 4 or 5 later.
Sea State:Smooth or slight.
Weather:Rain at first, then showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind:West or southwest 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first near Tiree, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
Sea State:Slight or moderate, occasionally rough at first near Tiree.
Weather:Rain or showers.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:Variable 2 to 4, becoming west or southwest 4 or 5 later.
Sea State:Slight or moderate, becoming smooth in shelter.
Weather:Rain at first, then showers, perhaps thundery later.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind:Southwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first in north, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Rain or showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:Variable 2 to 4, becoming cyclonic 3 to 5 later.
Sea State:Slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight later.
Weather:Rain or showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind:Southwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first in north, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough.
Weather:Rain or showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:Variable 2 to 4, becoming cyclonic 3 to 5 later.
Sea State:Moderate, occasionally rough at first, and occasionally slight later.
Weather:Rain or showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind:Southeast 3 or 4, veering south 4 or 5, then veering southwest 5 or 6 later.
Sea State:Moderate, becoming rough later in northwest.
Weather:Rain at first, then showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor at first.
From:12:00 UTC Tuesday 28 July
Until:00:00 UTC Wednesday 29 July
Strong winds warning issued
General situation:
An area of low pressure developing to the northwest of Scotland through Tuesday.Forecast:
Wind:Southeasterly veering southwesterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later in northwest
Sea State:Moderate
Weather:Rain at times
Visibility:Good occasionally moderate or poor
Outlook for 12 Hours from 0000 UTC on Wednesday 29 Jul until 1200 UTC on Wednesday 29 Jul
Wind:Southwest 5 to 7
Sea State:Rough in north and west, moderate elsewhere
Weather:Occasional showers
Visibility:Mainly good
24 hour forecast:
Wind:Variable 1 to 2, becoming north to northeast 3 to 4 by mid-afternoon, decreasing 2 to 3 by midnight, veering westerly 2 to 3, locally 4 later.
Sea State:Smooth or slight.
Weather:Mist or fog patches in the north of the area at first, then generally across the area from midnight.
Visibility:Good, locally poor or very poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:West to northwest 3 to 4, perhaps occasionally 5 mid-channel Wednesday afternoon.
Sea State:Smooth or slight.
Weather:Mist or perhaps fog patches at first, mainly in the north of the area.
Visibility:Good, locally poor or perhaps very poor.
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