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Coastal Forecast Areas. See clickable list below.

Shetland Isles

Coastal forecast for Shetland Isles

2009-12-26 0000 - 0559
Pressure - 995 mB F
Temp max/min - 7/5 degrees C
Wind speed - F3-4 becoming F3-5
Wind direction - NE
Max gust in knots - 22 becoming 27
Sea state - Moderate
Visibility - Excellent

Sig weather -

2009-12-26 0600 - 1159
Pressure - 992 mB F
Temp max/min - 7/4 degrees C
Wind speed - F3-5
Wind direction - NE
Max gust in knots - 28 becoming 25
Sea state - Moderate
Visibility - Excellent

Sig weather -

2009-12-26 1200 - 1759
Pressure - 991 mB F
Temp max/min - 7/4 degrees C
Wind speed - F3-5 becoming F4-6
Wind direction - NE becoming W
Max gust in knots - 25 becoming 33
Sea state - Moderate
Visibility - Excellent

Sig weather -

becoming

2009-12-26 1800 - 2359
Pressure - 990 mB F
Temp max/min - 7/3 degrees C
Wind speed - F4-6 becoming F3-6
Wind direction - NW becoming N
Max gust in knots - 33 becoming 34
Sea state - Moderate
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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