Coast and Sea
Tide Tables
Predicted times and heights for more than 500 locations around the UK.
Tidal information supplied by the UK Hydrographic Office.
Inshore Waters
Specialist forecasts for coastal waters, up to 12 nautical miles offshore, around the United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man.
Summary
High pressure, centred near Iceland, will continue to bring an easterly flow across the United Kingdom. Light or moderate winds for most areas will strengthen, becoming fresh to strong away from the far north, with gales in the far southwest later on Tuesday into Wednesday. Some showers are expected at first, mainly in the north and east, otherwise mainly fair conditions will dominate, though rain will edge into the far southwest on Wednesday.
Shipping Forecast
The world’s longest running continuous weather forecast, the Shipping Forecast offers specialist forecasts for 31 sea areas covering the waters around the British Isles.
The general synopsis at midday
New low expected just west of Fitzroy 991 by midday tomorrow
Extended Outlook
Longer-term forecasts, covering three days beyond the 24-hour Shipping Forecast, for three broad sea areas around the British Isles.
High Seas
Specialist forecasts including wind, sea state and visibility for 13 sea areas within the North Atlantic region known as METAREA I.
The general synopsis at 20:00 UTC on 20th Apr
At 201200UTC, low 53 north 27 west 1005 losing its identity and high 65 north 09 west 1037 dissipating by 211200UTC. New low expected 44 north 15 west 991 and new high expected 63 north 24 west 1042 by same time
Coast & Sea information supplied by the Met Office on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA).
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