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Low pressure centred over Ireland will move away southeastwards and fill, with a slack and moist flow following.

* 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 Sun 19th May – 04:59 UTC Mon 20th May

    • Wind

      Northeast 4 or 5, becoming variable 3 or 4.

    • Sea State

      Moderate, occasionally slight later.

    • Weather

      Occasional drizzle, fog patches becoming banks.

    • Visibility

      Moderate or poor, occasionally very poor.

    05:00 UTC Mon 20th May – 04:59 UTC Tue 21st May

    • Wind

      Variable 3 or 4, becoming north 4 or 5, occasionally 6 later.

    • Sea State

      Slight or moderate.

    • Weather

      Occasional rain or drizzle, fog banks becoming patches later.

    • Visibility

      Moderate or poor, occasionally very poor.

    Issued at 05:00 UTC on Sunday 19th May

  2. Rattray Head to Berwick on Tweed

    Rattray Head to Berwick on Tweed

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    05:00 UTC Sun 19th May – 04:59 UTC Mon 20th May

    • Wind

      Northeast becoming variable, 3 or 4.

    • Sea State

      Moderate, occasionally slight later.

    • Weather

      Occasional drizzle, fog banks.

    • Visibility

      Poor or very poor.

    05:00 UTC Mon 20th May – 04:59 UTC Tue 21st May

    • Wind

      Variable 3 or 4, becoming north 4 or 5, occasionally 6 around Rattray Head later.

    • Sea State

      Slight or moderate.

    • Weather

      Occasional rain drizzle, fog banks becoming patches later.

    • Visibility

      Moderate or poor, occasionally very poor.

    Issued at 05:00 UTC on Sunday 19th May

  3. Berwick on Tweed to Whitby

    Berwick on Tweed to Whitby

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    05:00 UTC Sun 19th May – 04:59 UTC Mon 20th May

    • Wind

      Variable 3 or 4, becoming north 4 or 5.

    • Sea State

      Moderate occasionally slight later.

    • Weather

      Occasional drizzle, fog banks.

    • Visibility

      Poor or very poor.

    05:00 UTC Mon 20th May – 04:59 UTC Tue 21st May

    • Wind

      North 4 or 5.

    • Sea State

      Slight or moderate.

    • Weather

      Occasional drizzle, fog banks becoming patches later.

    • Visibility

      Moderate or poor, occasionally very poor.

    Issued at 05:00 UTC on Sunday 19th May

  4. Whitby to Gibraltar Point

    Whitby to Gibraltar Point

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    05:00 UTC Sun 19th May – 04:59 UTC Mon 20th May

    • Wind

      Variable 3 or 4, becoming north 4 or 5.

    • Sea State

      Slight or moderate.

    • Weather

      Occasional drizzle, fog patches becoming banks.

    • Visibility

      Moderate, occasionally very poor.

    05:00 UTC Mon 20th May – 04:59 UTC Tue 21st May

    • Wind

      North 4 or 5, increasing 6 at times.

    • Sea State

      Slight or moderate.

    • Weather

      Occasional drizzle, fog banks.

    • Visibility

      Poor or very poor.

    Issued at 05:00 UTC on Sunday 19th May

  5. Gibraltar Point to North Foreland

    Gibraltar Point to North Foreland

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    05:00 UTC Sun 19th May – 04:59 UTC Mon 20th May

    • Wind

      Northeasterly backing northerly 4 or 5, but variable 3 or 4 for a time in north.

    • Sea State

      Slight.

    • Weather

      Occasional rain or drizzle, fog patches becoming banks later.

    • Visibility

      Moderate or poor, occasionally very poor.

    05:00 UTC Mon 20th May – 04:59 UTC Tue 21st May

    • Wind

      Northerly 4 or 5, becoming variable 3 or 4 for a time in south.

    • Sea State

      Slight or moderate.

    • Weather

      Occasional rain or drizzle, fog banks becoming patches later.

    • Visibility

      Moderate or poor, occasionally very poor.

    Issued at 05:00 UTC on Sunday 19th May

  6. North Foreland to Selsey Bill

    North Foreland to Selsey Bill

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    05:00 UTC Sun 19th May – 04:59 UTC Mon 20th May

    • Wind

      Northeasterly 4 or 5, becoming variable 3 or 4, then northwesterly later.

    • Sea State

      Smooth or slight.

    • Weather

      Occasional rain, fog patches in east later.

    • Visibility

      Moderate or good, occasionally very poor in east later.

    05:00 UTC Mon 20th May – 04:59 UTC Tue 21st May

    • Wind

      Northwesterly becoming variable 3 or 4.

    • Sea State

      Smooth or slight.

    • Weather

      Occasional rain, fog patches in east.

    • Visibility

      Moderate or good, occasionally very poor in east.

    Issued at 05:00 UTC on Sunday 19th May

  7. Selsey Bill to Lyme Regis

    Selsey Bill to Lyme Regis

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    05:00 UTC Sun 19th May – 04:59 UTC Mon 20th May

    • Wind

      North 3 or 4, backing northwest 4 or 5.

    • Sea State

      Smooth or slight.

    • Weather

      Occasional rain.

    • Visibility

      Moderate or good.

    05:00 UTC Mon 20th May – 04:59 UTC Tue 21st May

    • Wind

      Northwest 4 or 5, veering north 3 or 4.

    • Sea State

      Smooth or slight.

    • Weather

      Occasional rain.

    • Visibility

      Moderate or good.

    Issued at 05:00 UTC on Sunday 19th May

  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 Sun 19th May – 04:59 UTC Mon 20th May

    • Wind

      Northwest 4 or 5.

    • Sea State

      Smooth or slight in east, slight or moderate in west.

    • Weather

      Occasional rain.

    • Visibility

      Moderate or good.

    05:00 UTC Mon 20th May – 04:59 UTC Tue 21st May

    • Wind

      Northwest 4 or 5.

    • Sea State

      Smooth or slight in east, slight occasionally moderate for a time in west.

    • Weather

      Occasional rain.

    • Visibility

      Moderate or good.

    Issued at 05:00 UTC on Sunday 19th May

  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 Sun 19th May – 04:59 UTC Mon 20th May

    • Wind

      Variable 3 or 4, becoming northwest 4 or 5.

    • Sea State

      Slight, occasionally moderate in southwest.

    • Weather

      Occasional rain.

    • Visibility

      Moderate or good.

    05:00 UTC Mon 20th May – 04:59 UTC Tue 21st May

    • Wind

      Northwest 4 or 5.

    • Sea State

      Slight, occasionally moderate for a time in southwest.

    • Weather

      Occasional rain.

    • Visibility

      Moderate or good.

    Issued at 05:00 UTC on Sunday 19th May

  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 Sun 19th May – 04:59 UTC Mon 20th May

    • Wind

      Variable 3 or 4, becoming northwest 4 or 5 later.

    • Sea State

      Smooth or slight.

    • Weather

      Fair.

    • Visibility

      Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

    05:00 UTC Mon 20th May – 04:59 UTC Tue 21st May

    • Wind

      North or northwest 4 or 5.

    • Sea State

      Smooth or slight, becoming moderate in north later.

    • Weather

      Mainly fair.

    • Visibility

      Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

    Issued at 05:00 UTC on Sunday 19th May

  11. Great Ormes Head to the Mull of Galloway

    Great Ormes Head to the Mull of Galloway

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    05:00 UTC Sun 19th May – 04:59 UTC Mon 20th May

    • Wind

      Variable 3 or 4, becoming northwest 4 or 5 later.

    • Sea State

      Smooth or slight.

    • Weather

      Fog patches.

    • Visibility

      Moderate or poor, occasionally very poor.

    05:00 UTC Mon 20th May – 04:59 UTC Tue 21st May

    • Wind

      Northwest 4 or 5.

    • Sea State

      Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate.

    • Weather

      Occasional rain, fog patches for a time.

    • Visibility

      Moderate, occasionally very poor for a time.

    Issued at 05:00 UTC on Sunday 19th May

  12. Isle of Man

    Isle of Man

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    05:00 UTC Sun 19th May – 04:59 UTC Mon 20th May

    • Wind

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

    • Sea State

      Slight.

    • Weather

      Fog patches.

    • Visibility

      Moderate or god, occasionally very poor.

    05:00 UTC Mon 20th May – 04:59 UTC Tue 21st May

    • Wind

      Northwest 3 or 4, increasing 5 at times.

    • Sea State

      Slight.

    • Weather

      Fog patches at first.

    • Visibility

      Moderate or good, occasionally very poor at first.

    Issued at 05:00 UTC on Sunday 19th May

  13. Lough Foyle to Carlingford Lough

    Lough Foyle to Carlingford Lough

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    05:00 UTC Sun 19th May – 04:59 UTC Mon 20th May

    • Wind

      Variable 3 or 4, becoming northwest 4 or 5 later.

    • Sea State

      Slight or moderate.

    • Weather

      Fog patches.

    • Visibility

      Moderate or poor, occasionally very poor.

    05:00 UTC Mon 20th May – 04:59 UTC Tue 21st May

    • Wind

      Northwest 4 or 5, increasing 6 at times.

    • Sea State

      Slight or moderate.

    • Weather

      Occasional rain or drizzle, fog patches for a time.

    • Visibility

      Moderate, occasionally very poor for a time.

    Issued at 05:00 UTC on Sunday 19th May

  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 Sun 19th May – 04:59 UTC Mon 20th May

    • Wind

      Variable 3 or 4, becoming northwest 4 or 5 later.

    • Sea State

      Slight or moderate.

    • Weather

      Fog patches.

    • Visibility

      Moderate or poor, occasionally very poor.

    05:00 UTC Mon 20th May – 04:59 UTC Tue 21st May

    • Wind

      Northwest 4 or 5, increasing 6 at times.

    • Sea State

      Slight or moderate.

    • Weather

      Occasional rain or drizzle, fog patches for a time.

    • Visibility

      Moderate, occasionally very poor for a time.

    Issued at 05:00 UTC on Sunday 19th May

  15. Mull of Kintyre to Ardnamurchan Point

    Mull of Kintyre to Ardnamurchan Point

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    05:00 UTC Sun 19th May – 04:59 UTC Mon 20th May

    • Wind

      Variable 3 or 4, becoming north or northwest 4 or 5 later.

    • Sea State

      Slight or moderate.

    • Weather

      Fog patches.

    • Visibility

      Moderate or poor, occasionally very poor.

    05:00 UTC Mon 20th May – 04:59 UTC Tue 21st May

    • Wind

      North or northwest 4 or 5, increasing 6 at times.

    • Sea State

      Slight or moderate.

    • Weather

      Occasional rain, fog patches for a time.

    • Visibility

      Moderate, occasionally very poor for a time.

    Issued at 05:00 UTC on Sunday 19th May

  16. The Minch * warning

    The Minch

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    Strong wind warning

    05:00 UTC Sun 19th May – 04:59 UTC Mon 20th May

    • Wind

      Northeast 5 or 6, becoming variable 3 or 4, then north 4 or 5 later.

    • Sea State

      Slight or moderate.

    • Weather

      Fog patches.

    • Visibility

      Moderate or poor, occasionally very poor.

    05:00 UTC Mon 20th May – 04:59 UTC Tue 21st May

    • Wind

      North 4 or 5.

    • Sea State

      Slight or moderate.

    • Weather

      Occasional rain, fog patches for a time.

    • Visibility

      Moderate, occasionally very poor for a time.

    Issued at 05:00 UTC on Sunday 19th May

  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 Sun 19th May – 04:59 UTC Mon 20th May

    • Wind

      Northeast 5 or 6, becoming variable 3 or 4, then north 4 or 5 later.

    • Sea State

      Moderate, occasionally rough for a time.

    • Weather

      Fog patches.

    • Visibility

      Moderate or poor, occasionally very poor.

    05:00 UTC Mon 20th May – 04:59 UTC Tue 21st May

    • Wind

      North 4 or 5.

    • Sea State

      Moderate.

    • Weather

      Occasional rain, fog patches for a time.

    • Visibility

      Moderate, occasionally very poor for a time.

    Issued at 05:00 UTC on Sunday 19th May

  18. Shetland Isles * warning

    Shetland Isles

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    05:00 UTC Sun 19th May – 04:59 UTC Mon 20th May

    • Wind

      Northeasterly 3 or 4, occasionally 5 in west at first, backing northwesterly later.

    • Sea State

      Moderate.

    • Weather

      Fog patches becoming banks later.

    • Visibility

      Moderate occasionally very poor.

    05:00 UTC Mon 20th May – 04:59 UTC Tue 21st May

    • Wind

      --

    • Sea State

      --

    • Weather

      --

    • Visibility

      --

    Issued at 05:00 UTC on Sunday 19th May

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

    Gale Warnings in operation for Sea Area Fair Isle: Nil

    05:00 UTC Sun 19th May – 16:59 UTC Sun 19th May

    • Wind

      Northeast 3 or 4, occasionally 5 in west at first.

    • Sea State

      Moderate.

    • Weather

      Fog patches.

    • Visibility

      Moderate, occasionally very poor.

    17:00 UTC Sun 19th May – 04:59 UTC Mon 20th May

    • Wind

      Northeast backing northwest 3 or 4.

    • Sea State

      Moderate.

    • Weather

      Fog patches becoming banks.

    • Visibility

      Moderate, occasionally very poor.

    Issued at 05:00 UTC on Sunday 19th May

  19. The Channel Islands * warning

    The Channel Islands

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    Strong wind warning

    05:00 UTC Sun 19th May – 04:59 UTC Mon 20th May

    • Wind

      North to northwest 3 to 4, occasionally 5, backing northwest and increasing 4 to 5 by evening, perhaps locally 6 after midnight.

    • Sea State

      Slight to moderate becoming mainly moderate.

    • Weather

      Outbreaks of rain, persistent at times and locally heavy with the risk of thunder, clearing overnight.

    • Visibility

      Moderate to poor in rain otherwise good.

    05:00 UTC Mon 20th May – 04:59 UTC Tue 21st May

    • Wind

      Northwest 4 to 5, perhaps locally 6 at first, decreasing 3 to 4 by afternoon, veering northwest to north in the evening, decreasing 2 to 3 by Tuesday morning.

    • Sea State

      Moderate becoming slight.

    • Weather

      Occasional rain and fog patches by mid morning, gradually clearing during the evening.

    • Visibility

      Good at first and later, moderate to poor in rain, locally very poor in fog patches.

    Issued at 05:00 UTC on Sunday 19th May

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

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05:00 UTC Sun 19th May – 04:59 UTC Mon 20th May

  • Wind

    Variable 3 or 4, becoming northwest 4 or 5 later.

  • Sea State

    Slight or moderate.

  • Weather

    Fog patches.

  • Visibility

    Moderate or poor, occasionally very poor.

05:00 UTC Mon 20th May – 04:59 UTC Tue 21st May

  • Wind

    Northwest 4 or 5, increasing 6 at times.

  • Sea State

    Slight or moderate.

  • Weather

    Occasional rain or drizzle, fog patches for a time.

  • Visibility

    Moderate, occasionally very poor for a time.

Issued at 05:00 UTC on Sunday 19th May

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