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Coastal Forecast Areas. See clickable list below.

The Solent and Christchurch Bay (Selsey Bill to St Albans Head)

Coastal forecast for The Solent and Christchurch Bay

2009-11-26 1200 - 1759
Pressure - 1003 mB F
Temp max/min - 12/11 degrees C
Wind speed - F6-7
Wind direction - W
Max gust in knots - 46 becoming 43
Sea state - Rough
Visibility - Excellent

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2009-11-26 1800 - 2359
Pressure - 1002 mB F
Temp max/min - 12/9 degrees C
Wind speed - F6 becoming F4-5
Wind direction - W becoming SW
Max gust in knots - 41 becoming 30
Sea state - Rough becoming Moderate
Visibility - Excellent becoming Moderate

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2009-11-27 0000 - 0559
Pressure - 999 mB F
Temp max/min - 11/8 degrees C
Wind speed - F3-4 becoming F5-7
Wind direction - W
Max gust in knots - 22 becoming 43
Sea state - Moderate
Visibility - Poor becoming Excellent

Sig weather -

2009-11-27 0600 - 1159
Pressure - 999 mB F
Temp max/min - 12/10 degrees C
Wind speed - F5-7 becoming F7-8
Wind direction - W
Max gust in knots - 43 becoming 52
Sea state - Moderate becoming Rough
Visibility - Excellent

Sig weather -

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	This is a Met Office commissioned weather forecast for the inshore waters around the UK coast. Detailed weather and sea state forecasts, for the next 24 hours in 4 time periods, are available for 24 sailing areas around the coast. The data is sourced from the Met Office Mesoscale model and the UK Water Model. The file is updated twice daily at 0500 and 1700. The figure in milliBars for pressure is followed by R (Rising), F (Falling) or S (Steady).

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