Inshore waters forecast for coastal areas up to 12 miles offshore Issued: 1800 on Sat 17 May 2014 UTC The inshore waters forecast, issued by the Met Office, on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency. Valid from 1800 on Sat 17 May 2014 UTC until 1800 on Sun 18 May 2014 UTC General situation High pressure across the south will continue to decline as an area of low pressure south of Iceland extends southwards and becomes complex to the west of the British Isles. Cape Wrath to Rattray Head including Orkney 24 hour forecast: Southerly or southwesterly 5 or 6, decreasing 4 at times, becoming variable 3 or less in west later. Slight or moderate. Rain at times. Moderate or good, occasionally poor. Outlook for the following 24 hours: Variable 3 or less until later in west, otherwise southerly or southeasterly 4, occasionally 5. Slight or moderate. Occasional rain. Moderate or good, occasionally poor. Rattray Head to Berwick upon Tweed 24 hour forecast: South or southeast 4 or 5, increasing 6 at times, becoming variable 3 or 4 later. Slight, becoming moderate for a time in north. Occasional rain. Moderate or good. Outlook for the following 24 hours: Variable 3 or 4, becoming east or southeast 5 at times. Slight. Occasional rain at first. Moderate or good, occasionally poor. Berwick upon Tweed to Whitby 24 hour forecast: South or southwest 4 or 5, backing southeast 5 or 6 later. Smooth or slight. Fair. Moderate or good. Outlook for the following 24 hours: Southeast 5 or 6, decreasing 4. Slight, occasionally moderate at first. Mainly fair. Moderate or good, occasionally poor later. Whitby to Gibraltar Point 24 hour forecast: South or southeast 4 or 5. Smooth or slight. Fair. Moderate or good. Outlook for the following 24 hours: Southeast backing east 4 or 5, decreasing 3 for a time. Slight, occasionally moderate at first. Mainly fair. Moderate or good, occasionally poor later. Gibraltar Point to North Foreland 24 hour forecast: Southerly or southeasterly 3 or 4, occasionally 5 later in north. Smooth or slight. Mainly fair. Moderate or good, occasionally poor. Outlook for the following 24 hours: Easterly or southeasterly 3 or 4, increasing 5 at times in north. Smooth or slight. Mainly fair. Moderate or good, occasionally poor. North Foreland to Selsey Bill 24 hour forecast: Variable 3 or less, occasionally 4. Smooth or slight. Mainly fair. Moderate or good, occasionally poor. Outlook for the following 24 hours: Variable 3 or 4. Smooth or slight. Mainly fair. Moderate or good, occasionally poor. Selsey Bill to Lyme Regis 24 hour forecast: Variable 3 or less, occasionally 4 later. Smooth or slight. Mainly fair. Moderate or good, occasionally poor. Outlook for the following 24 hours: East or southeast 3 or 4, occasionally 5. Smooth or slight. Occasional rain later. Moderate or good, occasionally poor later. Lyme Regis to Lands End including the Isles of Scilly 24 hour forecast: Variable 3 or less, becoming southerly or southwesterly 4 or 5 in far west. Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate later west of Isles of Scilly. Fair. Good. Outlook for the following 24 hours: Variable 3 or less, increasing 4 at times, occasionally southeasterly 5 later in east. Moderate near Isles of Scilly, otherwise smooth or slight. Occasional rain. Moderate or good, occasionally poor. Lands End to St Davids Head including the Bristol Channel 24 hour forecast: Variable 3 or 4, becoming southerly 5 for a time in west. Smooth or slight, becoming moderate for a time near St Davids Head. Fair. Good. Outlook for the following 24 hours: Variable 3 or 4, becoming easterly 5 for a time in Bristol Channel. Slight. Occasional rain. Moderate or good, occasionally poor. St Davids Head to Great Orme Head, including St Georges Channel 24 hour forecast: Southerly or southwesterly 5 or 6, decreasing 4 at times, becoming variable 3 or less later. Slight or moderate. Fair. Good. Outlook for the following 24 hours: Variable 3 or 4, becoming easterly or northeasterly, then cyclonic later, 4 or 5. Slight. Occasional rain. Moderate or good, occasionally poor. Great Orme Head to the Mull of Galloway 24 hour forecast: South or southwest 5 or 6, decreasing 4 at times, becoming variable 3 or 4 later. Slight or moderate. Mainly fair, occasional rain later near Mull of Galloway. Good, occasionally moderate later near Mull of Galloway. Outlook for the following 24 hours: Variable 3 or less, occasionally 4, becoming east 4 or 5 later. Smooth or slight. Occasional rain. Moderate or good, occasionally poor. Isle of Man 24 hour forecast: South or southwest 5 or 6, decreasing 3 or 4 later. Moderate, becoming slight later. Fair. Good. Outlook for the following 24 hours: South or southwest, backing northeast, 3 or 4, occasionally 2, veering east 4 or 5 later. Smooth or slight. Mainly fair, then occasional rain. Moderate or good, occasionally poor. Lough Foyle to Carlingford Lough 24 hour forecast: South or southwest 4 or 5, occasionally 6 at first. Slight or moderate. Rain at times, showers later. Moderate or good, occasionally poor. Outlook for the following 24 hours: South or southeast, backing north or northeast 3 or 4, occasionally 5. Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth. Rain or showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor later. Mull of Galloway to Mull of Kintyre including the Firth of Clyde and North Channel 24 hour forecast: Southerly or southwesterly 4 or 5, increasing 6 at times, decreasing 3 later in north. Slight or moderate. Rain at times. Moderate or good, occasionally poor. Outlook for the following 24 hours: Southerly, backing northerly or northeasterly, 3 or 4, occasionally 5. Smooth or slight. Occasional rain. Moderate or good, occasionally poor later. Mull of Kintyre to Ardnamurchan Point 24 hour forecast: Southerly or southwesterly 5 or 6, becoming variable 3 or 4. Slight or moderate, occasionally rough. Rain at times, showers later. Moderate or good, occasionally poor. Outlook for the following 24 hours: Variable 3 or less, becoming southeasterly 4 or 5 for a time, then northerly 4 or 5 later in west. Slight or moderate. Occasional rain. Moderate or good. The Minch 24 hour forecast: Southerly or southwesterly 5 or 6, decreasing 4 at times, becoming variable 3 or less. Slight or moderate. Rain at times, then showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first. Outlook for the following 24 hours: Variable 3 or 4. Slight or moderate. Occasional rain. Moderate or good. Ardnamurchan Point to Cape Wrath 24 hour forecast: Southerly or southwesterly 5 or 6, decreasing 4 at times, becoming variable 3 or less. Moderate or rough. Rain at times, then showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first. Outlook for the following 24 hours: Variable 3 or 4, becoming northeasterly 5 later in west. Moderate. Showers, rain later. Good, occasionally moderate later. Shetland Isles 24 hour forecast: Southeast veering southwest 5 to 7, backing south or southeast 4 or 5. Moderate, occasionally slight in east. Rain at times. Moderate or good. Outlook for the following 24 hours: . . . . Channel Islands 24 hour forecast: Northerly or variable 2 to 3, veering southeast overnight, backing easterly 3 to 4 later. Smooth or slight. Fair of fine. Good. Outlook for the following 24 hours: Easterly 3 to 4, veering southeast overnight, then southerly later. Slight, locally moderate. Isolated showers, risk of mist or fog patches later. Moderate to good, perhaps very poor later. Inshore waters overview Forecasts for UK inshore waters are issued four times a day and cover a period of 24 hours from 0000, 0600, 1200 and 1800 UTC. The coastal waters, up to 12 miles offshore, around the British Isles are divided into 19 areas. The forecast contains details of forecast wind direction and force, weather, visibility and sea state. Strong coastal winds (Strong Breeze force 6 or more) are displayed for the first 24 hours of the inshore waters forecast.
Posted on: Sat, 17 May 2014 20:34:05 +0000