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A slack area of low pressure will persist across France, while a ridge of high pressure builds over central and northern areas of the United Kingdom.

* Wind or gale warning issued

  1. From Cape Wrath to Rattray Head including Orkney

    From Cape Wrath to Rattray Head including Orkney

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    05:00 UTC Tue 18th Jun – 04:59 UTC Wed 19th Jun

    • Wind

      South or southwest, 4 or 5, occasionally variable 3 on the moray coast.

    • Sea State

      Smooth, occasionally moderate north and west of Orkney later.

    • Weather

      Occasional rain, fog patches at first.

    • Visibility

      Moderate or good, occasionally very poor at first.

    05:00 UTC Wed 19th Jun – 04:59 UTC Thu 20th Jun

    • Wind

      South or southwest, 4 or 5, occasionally variable 3 on the moray coast.

    • Sea State

      Slight, but moderate or rough north and west of Orkney.

    • Weather

      Showers.

    • Visibility

      Moderate or good.

    Issued at 05:00 UTC on Tuesday 18th Jun

  2. Rattray Head to Berwick on Tweed

    Rattray Head to Berwick on Tweed

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    05:00 UTC Tue 18th Jun – 04:59 UTC Wed 19th Jun

    • Wind

      Southerly or southeasterly 3 or 4, occasionally 5 in north at first, becoming variable 2 or 3 later.

    • Sea State

      Slight.

    • Weather

      Showers later, fog patches in north.

    • Visibility

      Moderate or good, occasionally very poor in north.

    05:00 UTC Wed 19th Jun – 04:59 UTC Thu 20th Jun

    • Wind

      Variable 2 or 3, becoming southwest 4 or 5 for a time.

    • Sea State

      Slight.

    • Weather

      Fair.

    • Visibility

      Good.

    Issued at 05:00 UTC on Tuesday 18th Jun

  3. Berwick on Tweed to Whitby

    Berwick on Tweed to Whitby

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    05:00 UTC Tue 18th Jun – 04:59 UTC Wed 19th Jun

    • Wind

      South or southeast 3 or 4, becoming variable 2 or 3 later.

    • Sea State

      Slight.

    • Weather

      Showers, fog patches.

    • Visibility

      Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.

    05:00 UTC Wed 19th Jun – 04:59 UTC Thu 20th Jun

    • Wind

      Variable 2 or 3.

    • Sea State

      Smooth or slight.

    • Weather

      Showers.

    • Visibility

      Moderate or good.

    Issued at 05:00 UTC on Tuesday 18th Jun

  4. Whitby to Gibraltar Point

    Whitby to Gibraltar Point

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    05:00 UTC Tue 18th Jun – 04:59 UTC Wed 19th Jun

    • Wind

      East 3 or 4, becoming variable 2 or 3.

    • Sea State

      Slight.

    • Weather

      Thundery showers, fog patches.

    • Visibility

      Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.

    05:00 UTC Wed 19th Jun – 04:59 UTC Thu 20th Jun

    • Wind

      Variable, becoming east or northeast, 2 or 3.

    • Sea State

      Smooth or slight.

    • Weather

      Thundery showers, fog patches at first.

    • Visibility

      Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.

    Issued at 05:00 UTC on Tuesday 18th Jun

  5. Gibraltar Point to North Foreland

    Gibraltar Point to North Foreland

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    05:00 UTC Tue 18th Jun – 04:59 UTC Wed 19th Jun

    • Wind

      Easterly or northeasterly 3 or 4, becoming variable 2 or 3.

    • Sea State

      Slight.

    • Weather

      Thundery showers, fog patches.

    • Visibility

      Moderate or good, occasionally poor later.

    05:00 UTC Wed 19th Jun – 04:59 UTC Thu 20th Jun

    • Wind

      Variable 2 or 3, becoming northeasterly 3 or 4.

    • Sea State

      Slight.

    • Weather

      Thundery showers, fog patches.

    • Visibility

      Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.

    Issued at 05:00 UTC on Tuesday 18th Jun

  6. North Foreland to Selsey Bill

    North Foreland to Selsey Bill

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    05:00 UTC Tue 18th Jun – 04:59 UTC Wed 19th Jun

    • Wind

      Variable 2 or 3.

    • Sea State

      Slight.

    • Weather

      Thundery showers, fog patches later.

    • Visibility

      Moderate or poor, occasionally very poor later.

    05:00 UTC Wed 19th Jun – 04:59 UTC Thu 20th Jun

    • Wind

      Variable 2 or 3, becoming northeasterly 3 or 4 later, occasionally 5 in far east.

    • Sea State

      Slight.

    • Weather

      Thundery showers, fog patches.

    • Visibility

      Moderate or poor, occasionally very poor later.

    Issued at 05:00 UTC on Tuesday 18th Jun

  7. Selsey Bill to Lyme Regis

    Selsey Bill to Lyme Regis

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    05:00 UTC Tue 18th Jun – 04:59 UTC Wed 19th Jun

    • Wind

      Variable 2 or 3.

    • Sea State

      Slight.

    • Weather

      Thundery showers, fog patches.

    • Visibility

      Moderate or poor, occasionally very poor.

    05:00 UTC Wed 19th Jun – 04:59 UTC Thu 20th Jun

    • Wind

      Variable, becoming north or northeast later, 2 or 3, occasionally 4 later.

    • Sea State

      Slight.

    • Weather

      Thundery showers, fog patches.

    • Visibility

      Moderate or poor, occasionally very poor.

    Issued at 05:00 UTC on Tuesday 18th Jun

  8. Lyme Regis to Lands End including the Isles of Scilly

    Lyme Regis to Lands End including the Isles of Scilly

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    05:00 UTC Tue 18th Jun – 04:59 UTC Wed 19th Jun

    • Wind

      Variable 2 or 3 in east, northerly 4 or 5 in west.

    • Sea State

      Slight, occasionally moderate in far west.

    • Weather

      Thundery showers, fog patches later.

    • Visibility

      Moderate or poor, occasionally very poor later.

    05:00 UTC Wed 19th Jun – 04:59 UTC Thu 20th Jun

    • Wind

      Northerly 3 or 4, occasionally 5 in west.

    • Sea State

      Slight, occasionally moderate in far west.

    • Weather

      Thundery showers, fog patches.

    • Visibility

      Moderate or poor, occasionally very poor.

    Issued at 05:00 UTC on Tuesday 18th Jun

  9. Lands End to St Davids Head including the Bristol Channel

    Lands End to St Davids Head including the Bristol Channel

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    05:00 UTC Tue 18th Jun – 04:59 UTC Wed 19th Jun

    • Wind

      Easterly or northeasterly, backing northerly or northwesterly later, 3 or 4, occasionally 5 in west.

    • Sea State

      Slight, occasionally moderate in far southwest.

    • Weather

      Showers at first.

    • Visibility

      Moderate or good.

    05:00 UTC Wed 19th Jun – 04:59 UTC Thu 20th Jun

    • Wind

      Northerly, 3 or 4, occasionally 5 in west.

    • Sea State

      Slight, occasionally moderate in far southwest.

    • Weather

      Showers.

    • Visibility

      Moderate or good.

    Issued at 05:00 UTC on Tuesday 18th Jun

  10. St Davids Head to Great Ormes Head, including St Georges Channel

    St Davids Head to Great Ormes Head, including St Georges Channel

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    05:00 UTC Tue 18th Jun – 04:59 UTC Wed 19th Jun

    • Wind

      North or northeast 4 or 5, decreasing variable 2 or 3 for a time.

    • Sea State

      Slight.

    • Weather

      Showers.

    • Visibility

      Moderate or good.

    05:00 UTC Wed 19th Jun – 04:59 UTC Thu 20th Jun

    • Wind

      North 3 or 4, becoming variable 2 or 3.

    • Sea State

      Slight.

    • Weather

      Showers.

    • Visibility

      Moderate or good.

    Issued at 05:00 UTC on Tuesday 18th Jun

  11. Great Ormes Head to the Mull of Galloway

    Great Ormes Head to the Mull of Galloway

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    05:00 UTC Tue 18th Jun – 04:59 UTC Wed 19th Jun

    • Wind

      East backing north or northwest later, 3 or 4 decreasing 2 for a time.

    • Sea State

      Smooth or slight.

    • Weather

      Fair.

    • Visibility

      Moderate or good.

    05:00 UTC Wed 19th Jun – 04:59 UTC Thu 20th Jun

    • Wind

      North or northwest 3 or 4, becoming variable 2 or 3.

    • Sea State

      Smooth or slight.

    • Weather

      Fair.

    • Visibility

      Good.

    Issued at 05:00 UTC on Tuesday 18th Jun

  12. Isle of Man

    Isle of Man

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    05:00 UTC Tue 18th Jun – 04:59 UTC Wed 19th Jun

    • Wind

      Variable, mainly east or northeast at first and northwest later, 3 or 4, occasionally 2 at first.

    • Sea State

      Slight.

    • Weather

      Fair.

    • Visibility

      Good.

    05:00 UTC Wed 19th Jun – 04:59 UTC Thu 20th Jun

    • Wind

      Northwest 3 or 4, becoming variable 2 or 3.

    • Sea State

      Slight.

    • Weather

      Fair.

    • Visibility

      Good.

    Issued at 05:00 UTC on Tuesday 18th Jun

  13. Lough Foyle to Carlingford Lough

    Lough Foyle to Carlingford Lough

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    05:00 UTC Tue 18th Jun – 04:59 UTC Wed 19th Jun

    • Wind

      Variable, becoming west or northwest later, 3 or 4.

    • Sea State

      Smooth or slight.

    • Weather

      Showers.

    • Visibility

      Moderate or good.

    05:00 UTC Wed 19th Jun – 04:59 UTC Thu 20th Jun

    • Wind

      West or northwest, backing south or southeast later, 3 or 4.

    • Sea State

      Slight becoming moderate, occasionally rough in north later.

    • Weather

      Showers.

    • Visibility

      Moderate or good.

    Issued at 05:00 UTC on Tuesday 18th Jun

  14. The Mull of Galloway to Mull of Kintyre including the Firth of Clyde and the North Channel

    The Mull of Galloway to Mull of Kintyre including the Firth of Clyde and the North Channel

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    05:00 UTC Tue 18th Jun – 04:59 UTC Wed 19th Jun

    • Wind

      Variable, becoming west or northwest later, 3 or 4.

    • Sea State

      Smooth or slight.

    • Weather

      Showers.

    • Visibility

      Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

    05:00 UTC Wed 19th Jun – 04:59 UTC Thu 20th Jun

    • Wind

      West or northwest, backing south or southeast later, 3 or 4.

    • Sea State

      Slight, occasionally moderate in west later.

    • Weather

      Showers.

    • Visibility

      Moderate or good.

    Issued at 05:00 UTC on Tuesday 18th Jun

  15. Mull of Kintyre to Ardnamurchan Point

    Mull of Kintyre to Ardnamurchan Point

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    05:00 UTC Tue 18th Jun – 04:59 UTC Wed 19th Jun

    • Wind

      Southerly, veering southwesterly later, 3 or 4, occasionally 5 in northwest.

    • Sea State

      Slight, becoming moderate later, occasionally rough in north.

    • Weather

      Showers.

    • Visibility

      Moderate or good.

    05:00 UTC Wed 19th Jun – 04:59 UTC Thu 20th Jun

    • Wind

      Southerly or southwesterly, 4 or 5, occasionally 3 in south.

    • Sea State

      Moderate or rough.

    • Weather

      Rain or showers.

    • Visibility

      Moderate or good, occasionally poor later.

    Issued at 05:00 UTC on Tuesday 18th Jun

  16. The Minch * warning

    The Minch

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    Strong wind warning

    05:00 UTC Tue 18th Jun – 04:59 UTC Wed 19th Jun

    • Wind

      South or southwest, 4 or 5, occasionally 6 later.

    • Sea State

      Slight, occasionally moderate in far north and south later.

    • Weather

      Occasional rain.

    • Visibility

      Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

    05:00 UTC Wed 19th Jun – 04:59 UTC Thu 20th Jun

    • Wind

      Southerly or southwesterly, 5 or 6, occasionally 4 in south and east.

    • Sea State

      Slight, but moderate in far north and south.

    • Weather

      Rain or showers.

    • Visibility

      Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

    Issued at 05:00 UTC on Tuesday 18th Jun

  17. Ardnamurchan Point to Cape Wrath including the Outer Hebrides * warning

    Ardnamurchan Point to Cape Wrath including the Outer Hebrides

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    Strong wind warning

    05:00 UTC Tue 18th Jun – 04:59 UTC Wed 19th Jun

    • Wind

      South or southwest, 4 or 5, occasionally 6 later.

    • Sea State

      Slight becoming moderate or rough later.

    • Weather

      Occasional rain.

    • Visibility

      Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

    05:00 UTC Wed 19th Jun – 04:59 UTC Thu 20th Jun

    • Wind

      Southerly or southwesterly, 5 or 6, occasionally 4 in south and east.

    • Sea State

      Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough in west.

    • Weather

      Rain or showers.

    • Visibility

      Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

    Issued at 05:00 UTC on Tuesday 18th Jun

  18. Shetland Isles * warning

    Shetland Isles

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    Strong wind warning

    05:00 UTC Tue 18th Jun – 04:59 UTC Wed 19th Jun

    • Wind

      South or southeast 5 or 6, occasionally 4 at first, veering southwest 4 or 5 later.

    • Sea State

      Slight or moderate.

    • Weather

      Rain or showers.

    • Visibility

      Moderate or good.

    05:00 UTC Wed 19th Jun – 04:59 UTC Thu 20th Jun

    • Wind

      --

    • Sea State

      --

    • Weather

      --

    • Visibility

      --

    Issued at 05:00 UTC on Tuesday 18th Jun

    For coastal areas up to 60 nautical miles from Lerwick, Shetland

    Gale Warnings in operation for Sea Area Fair Isle: Nil

    05:00 UTC Tue 18th Jun – 16:59 UTC Tue 18th Jun

    • Wind

      Southerly or southeasterly 4 or 5, increasing 6 in northeast.

    • Sea State

      Slight becoming moderate.

    • Weather

      Rain or showers later in west.

    • Visibility

      Good or moderate.

    17:00 UTC Tue 18th Jun – 04:59 UTC Wed 19th Jun

    • Wind

      South or southeast 5 or 6 veering southwest 4 or 5, occasionally 3 later.

    • Sea State

      Moderate, occasionally slight to lee of north shetland.

    • Weather

      Rain at first then showers.

    • Visibility

      Good or moderate.

    Issued at 05:00 UTC on Tuesday 18th Jun

  19. The Channel Islands

    The Channel Islands

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    05:00 UTC Tue 18th Jun – 04:59 UTC Wed 19th Jun

    • Wind

      Southwest 3 to 4 becoming variable 1 to 3 by midday, then northwest 2 to 3 this evening.

    • Sea State

      Slight.

    • Weather

      Mist or fog patches isolated thundery showers, mainly in the east.

    • Visibility

      Moderate to very poor, locally good.

    05:00 UTC Wed 19th Jun – 04:59 UTC Thu 20th Jun

    • Wind

      Northwesterly 2 to 3, perhaps occasionally 4, backing west for a time jersey southwards around midnight.

    • Sea State

      Slight.

    • Weather

      Some mist or fog patches isolated thundery showers during Wednesday evening becoming more frequent by morning.

    • Visibility

      Moderate to very poor, occasionally good.

    Issued at 05:00 UTC on Tuesday 18th Jun

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