Inshore Waters
Inshore Waters information supplied by the Met Office, externalon behalf of theMaritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA), external.
From:12:00 UTC Wednesday 15 July
To:12:00 UTC Thursday 16 July
Summary
High pressure centred to the north of Scotland will gradually slip away westwards, to give an easterly, then northeasterly flow across the British Isles.
Issued:12:00 UTC Wednesday 15 July
Strong winds warnings are in effect in the following locations:
- Gibraltar Point to North Foreland
- North Foreland to Selsey Bill
- The Channel Islands
Issued:12:00 UTC Wednesday 15 July
24 hour forecast:
Wind:East or southeast 2 to 4, becoming variable 1 to 3 later.
Sea State:Smooth or slight.
Weather:Fog patches later.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally very poor later.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:Variable 1 to 3, becoming north 2 to 4.
Sea State:Smooth or slight, but slight or moderate later in far northwest.
Weather:Occasional drizzle later.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first.
24 hour forecast:
Wind:East 2 to 4, becoming variable 1 to 3.
Sea State:Smooth or slight.
Weather:Fog patches later.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally very poor later.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:Variable 1 to 3, becoming north or northeast 3 or 4, occasionally 5 later.
Sea State:Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate later.
Weather:Occasional drizzle later.
Visibility:Moderate or good.
24 hour forecast:
Wind:North or northeast 2 or 3, occasionally 4 at first.
Sea State:Slight, occasionally smooth later.
Weather:Fair.
Visibility:Moderate or good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:Northeast 2 or 3, backing north 3 or 4, occasionally 5 later.
Sea State:Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate later.
Weather:Fair.
Visibility:Moderate or good.
24 hour forecast:
Wind:Northerly or northeasterly 3 or 4, occasionally 2 in north.
Sea State:Slight.
Weather:Fair.
Visibility:Moderate or good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:Northeasterly backing northerly 2 to 4.
Sea State:Slight, occasionally smooth.
Weather:Fair.
Visibility:Moderate or good.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind:Northeasterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 at first in south.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Fair.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:Northeasterly 4 or 5, backing northerly 2 to 4.
Sea State:Slight, occasionally moderate at first in south, occasionally smooth later.
Weather:Fair.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind:Easterly or northeasterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 at first in east.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Fair.
Visibility:Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:Easterly or northeasterly 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
Sea State:Slight, occasionally moderate at first, and occasionally smooth later.
Weather:Fair.
Visibility:Good.
24 hour forecast:
Wind:East or northeast 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
Sea State:Smooth or slight, but moderate at first offshore.
Weather:Fair.
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:East or northeast 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
Sea State:Slight, occasionally moderate.
Weather:Showers at first.
Visibility:Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:Variable 2 to 4.
Sea State:Slight, occasionally smooth.
Weather:Fair.
Visibility:Good.
24 hour forecast:
Wind:Easterly or northeasterly 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
Sea State:Slight or moderate at first in west, otherwise smooth or slight.
Weather:Fair.
Visibility:Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:Variable 2 to 4, becoming northerly 3 to 5 later in west.
Sea State:Smooth or slight.
Weather:Fair.
Visibility:Good.
24 hour forecast:
Wind:North or northeast 2 to 4.
Sea State:Smooth or slight.
Weather:Fair.
Visibility:Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:Northeast 2 to 4, backing north 3 to 5 later.
Sea State:Smooth or slight.
Weather:Fair.
Visibility:Good.
24 hour forecast:
Wind:Variable, becoming east or northeast for a time, 2 to 4.
Sea State:Smooth, occasionally slight.
Weather:Fair.
Visibility:Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:Variable 2 to 4, becoming east or northeast 3 to 5 for a time later.
Sea State:Smooth, occasionally slight.
Weather:Fair.
Visibility:Good.
24 hour forecast:
Wind:Variable 2 to 4.
Sea State:Smooth or slight.
Weather:Fair.
Visibility:Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:Variable 2 to 4, becoming north or northwest 3 to 5, then veering northeast 2 to 4 later.
Sea State:Smooth or slight.
Weather:Fair.
Visibility:Good.
24 hour forecast:
Wind:Variable 2 to 4.
Sea State:Smooth or slight.
Weather:Fair.
Visibility:Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:Variable 2 to 4, becoming north or northwest 3 to 5 for a time.
Sea State:Smooth or slight, but slight or moderate later in far north.
Weather:Fair.
Visibility:Good.
24 hour forecast:
Wind:Variable 2 to 4.
Sea State:Smooth or slight.
Weather:Fair.
Visibility:Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:Variable 2 to 4, becoming northwesterly 3 to 5 for a time in North Channel.
Sea State:Smooth or slight.
Weather:Fair.
Visibility:Good.
24 hour forecast:
Wind:Variable 2 or 3, occasionally 4 at first.
Sea State:Smooth or slight.
Weather:Fair.
Visibility:Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:Variable 2 to 4, becoming north or northwest 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later near Tiree.
Sea State:Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate.
Weather:Fair.
Visibility:Good.
24 hour forecast:
Wind:Variable 1 to 3, becoming north or northeast 2 to 4.
Sea State:Smooth, occasionally slight.
Weather:Fog patches later.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally very poor later.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:Northerly or northeasterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 in southwest.
Sea State:Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate later.
Weather:Occasional drizzle later.
Visibility:Moderate or good.
24 hour forecast:
Wind:Variable 1 to 3, becoming north or northeast 2 to 4.
Sea State:Slight.
Weather:Fog patches later.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally very poor later.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:Northerly or northeasterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 in southwest.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Occasional drizzle later.
Visibility:Moderate or good.
24 hour forecast:
Wind:Variable 1 to 3.
Sea State:Slight, occasionally smooth in east.
Weather:Fog patches.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
From:12:00 UTC Wednesday 15 July
Until:00:00 UTC Thursday 16 July
General situation:
An area of high pressure will remain slow moving across Shetland WatersForecast:
Wind:Variable 3 or less
Sea State:Slight, but mainly smooth to east of shetland.
Weather:Mainly fair, risk of mist patches
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor
Outlook for 12 Hours from 0000 UTC on Thursday 16 Jul until 1200 UTC on Thursday 16 Jul
Wind:Variable 3 or less
Sea State:Slight, occasionally smooth in southeast.
Weather:Fog patches
Visibility:Good, occasionally very poor
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind:Northeast 4 to 5, occasionally 6 in the morning and afternoon.
Sea State:Moderate in the north, smooth or slight elsewhere.
Weather:Showers from late morning, perhaps heavy and thundery.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate to poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:Northeast 4 to 5, decreasing 3 to 4 around midday, occasionally 2 at times.
Sea State:Slight to moderate at first, decreasing smooth to slight around midday.
Weather:Showers at times, perhaps heavy and thundery.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate to poor.
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