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An area of low pressure will track westwards across the North Sea and central-northern parts of the United Kingdom during today. Thereafter, a very slack, mainly northerly airflow will affect the British Isles.

* Wind or gale warning issued

  1. From Cape Wrath to Rattray Head including Orkney * warning

    From Cape Wrath to Rattray Head including Orkney

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    Strong wind warning

    11:00 UTC Sat 18th May – 10:59 UTC Sun 19th May

    • Wind

      Northeast 5 to 7, veering east or northeast 3 or 4 later.

    • Sea State

      Moderate or rough.

    • Weather

      Occasional rain, fog patches.

    • Visibility

      Moderate or poor, occasionally very poor.

    11:00 UTC Sun 19th May – 10:59 UTC Mon 20th May

    • Wind

      East or northeast, backing north later, 3 or 4.

    • Sea State

      Slight or moderate.

    • Weather

      Occasional drizzle, fog banks.

    • Visibility

      Moderate or poor, occasionally very poor.

    Issued at 11:00 UTC on Saturday 18th May

  2. Rattray Head to Berwick on Tweed * warning

    Rattray Head to Berwick on Tweed

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    Strong wind warning

    11:00 UTC Sat 18th May – 10:59 UTC Sun 19th May

    • Wind

      North 5 to 7, becoming variable 3 or 4 later.

    • Sea State

      Moderate.

    • Weather

      Occasional rain, fog banks.

    • Visibility

      Moderate or poor, occasionally very poor.

    11:00 UTC Sun 19th May – 10:59 UTC Mon 20th May

    • Wind

      Variable, becoming north 3 or 4.

    • Sea State

      Slight or moderate.

    • Weather

      Occasional drizzle, fog banks.

    • Visibility

      Poor or very poor.

    Issued at 11:00 UTC on Saturday 18th May

  3. Berwick on Tweed to Whitby

    Berwick on Tweed to Whitby

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    11:00 UTC Sat 18th May – 10:59 UTC Sun 19th May

    • Wind

      Cyclonic 4 or 5, becoming variable 3 or 4.

    • Sea State

      Moderate.

    • Weather

      Occasional rain until later, fog banks.

    • Visibility

      Moderate or poor, occasionally very poor.

    11:00 UTC Sun 19th May – 10:59 UTC Mon 20th May

    • Wind

      Variable becoming north, 3 or 4.

    • Sea State

      Slight or moderate.

    • Weather

      Occasional drizzle, fog banks.

    • Visibility

      Poor or very poor.

    Issued at 11:00 UTC on Saturday 18th May

  4. Whitby to Gibraltar Point

    Whitby to Gibraltar Point

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    11:00 UTC Sat 18th May – 10:59 UTC Sun 19th May

    • Wind

      Southwest, backing south, then becoming variable 3 or 4.

    • Sea State

      Moderate becoming slight.

    • Weather

      Occasional rain at first, fog patches.

    • Visibility

      Moderate or poor, occasionally very poor.

    11:00 UTC Sun 19th May – 10:59 UTC Mon 20th May

    • Wind

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

    • Sea State

      Slight or moderate.

    • Weather

      Fog patches, fog banks later.

    • Visibility

      Moderate or poor, occasionally very poor.

    Issued at 11:00 UTC on Saturday 18th May

  5. Gibraltar Point to North Foreland

    Gibraltar Point to North Foreland

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    11:00 UTC Sat 18th May – 10:59 UTC Sun 19th May

    • Wind

      Southerly or southwesterly 4 or 5, becoming variable 3 then northeasterly 4 or 5 later.

    • Sea State

      Slight, but moderate at first in north.

    • Weather

      Occasional rain in north.

    • Visibility

      Moderate or good, occasionally poor in north.

    11:00 UTC Sun 19th May – 10:59 UTC Mon 20th May

    • Wind

      Northeasterly, backing northerly 4 or 5.

    • Sea State

      Slight, occasionally moderate later.

    • Weather

      Fog patches developing.

    • Visibility

      Moderate, occasionally very poor.

    Issued at 11:00 UTC on Saturday 18th May

  6. North Foreland to Selsey Bill * warning

    North Foreland to Selsey Bill

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    Strong wind warning

    11:00 UTC Sat 18th May – 10:59 UTC Sun 19th May

    • Wind

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

    • Sea State

      Smooth or slight.

    • Weather

      Occasional rain later.

    • Visibility

      Moderate or good.

    11:00 UTC Sun 19th May – 10:59 UTC Mon 20th May

    • Wind

      Northeasterly 5 or 6, backing northerly 3 or 4, occasionally 5 in east.

    • Sea State

      Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate later in east.

    • Weather

      Occasional rain, fog patches later in east.

    • Visibility

      Moderate or good, occasionally very poor later in east.

    Issued at 11:00 UTC on Saturday 18th May

  7. Selsey Bill to Lyme Regis

    Selsey Bill to Lyme Regis

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    11:00 UTC Sat 18th May – 10:59 UTC Sun 19th May

    • Wind

      Variable becoming north 3 or 4.

    • Sea State

      Smooth or slight.

    • Weather

      Occasional rain later.

    • Visibility

      Moderate or good.

    11:00 UTC Sun 19th May – 10:59 UTC Mon 20th May

    • Wind

      North veering northwest, 3 or 4.

    • Sea State

      Smooth or slight.

    • Weather

      Occasional rain.

    • Visibility

      Moderate or good.

    Issued at 11:00 UTC on Saturday 18th 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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    11:00 UTC Sat 18th May – 10:59 UTC Sun 19th May

    • Wind

      Variable 3 or 4, becoming northwest 4 or 5.

    • Sea State

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

    • Weather

      Fair.

    • Visibility

      Moderate or good.

    11:00 UTC Sun 19th May – 10:59 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.

    Issued at 11:00 UTC on Saturday 18th 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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    11:00 UTC Sat 18th May – 10:59 UTC Sun 19th May

    • Wind

      Variable, mainly west, 3 or 4.

    • Sea State

      Slight, occasionally moderate in west.

    • Weather

      Fair.

    • Visibility

      Moderate or good.

    11:00 UTC Sun 19th May – 10:59 UTC Mon 20th May

    • Wind

      Variable, mainly west, 3 or 4, becoming northwest 4 or 5.

    • Sea State

      Slight, occasionally moderate in southwest.

    • Weather

      Fair.

    • Visibility

      Moderate or good.

    Issued at 11:00 UTC on Saturday 18th 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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    11:00 UTC Sat 18th May – 10:59 UTC Sun 19th May

    • Wind

      Northwest 4 or 5, backing south 3 or 4, then becoming variable later.

    • Sea State

      Slight.

    • Weather

      Rain for a time in far north.

    • Visibility

      Moderate or good.

    11:00 UTC Sun 19th May – 10:59 UTC Mon 20th May

    • Wind

      Variable, becoming north or northwest, 3 or 4.

    • Sea State

      Smooth or slight.

    • Weather

      Fair.

    • Visibility

      Moderate or good.

    Issued at 11:00 UTC on Saturday 18th May

  11. Great Ormes Head to the Mull of Galloway

    Great Ormes Head to the Mull of Galloway

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    11:00 UTC Sat 18th May – 10:59 UTC Sun 19th May

    • Wind

      Northwesterly, but becoming cyclonic for a time in north, 4 or 5, becoming variable 3 or 4.

    • Sea State

      Smooth or slight.

    • Weather

      Rain for a time, fog patches.

    • Visibility

      Moderate or poor, occasionally very poor.

    11:00 UTC Sun 19th May – 10:59 UTC Mon 20th May

    • Wind

      Variable, becoming northerly or northwesterly, 3 or 4.

    • Sea State

      Smooth or slight.

    • Weather

      Fog patches.

    • Visibility

      Moderate or poor, occasionally very poor.

    Issued at 11:00 UTC on Saturday 18th May

  12. Isle of Man

    Isle of Man

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    11:00 UTC Sat 18th May – 10:59 UTC Sun 19th May

    • Wind

      Northwest 3 or 4, becoming cyclonic, then south or southeast 2 or 3.

    • Sea State

      Slight.

    • Weather

      Rain at first, fog patches later.

    • Visibility

      Good, becoming moderate, occasionally very poor.

    11:00 UTC Sun 19th May – 10:59 UTC Mon 20th May

    • Wind

      Variable, mainly southeast 2 or 3, becoming northwest 4 or 5 later.

    • Sea State

      Slight.

    • Weather

      Fog patches.

    • Visibility

      Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.

    Issued at 11:00 UTC on Saturday 18th May

  13. Lough Foyle to Carlingford Lough * warning

    Lough Foyle to Carlingford Lough

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    Strong wind warning

    11:00 UTC Sat 18th May – 10:59 UTC Sun 19th May

    • Wind

      Northerly or northwesterly, veering northeasterly, 4 or 5, but 6 or 7 at first in north, becoming variable 3 or 4 later.

    • Sea State

      Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in northwest, becoming smooth or slight later in east.

    • Weather

      Occasional rain, fog patches.

    • Visibility

      Moderate or poor, occasionally very poor.

    11:00 UTC Sun 19th May – 10:59 UTC Mon 20th May

    • Wind

      Variable, becoming northwesterly later, 3 or 4.

    • Sea State

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

    • Weather

      Fog patches.

    • Visibility

      Moderate or poor, occasionally very poor.

    Issued at 11:00 UTC on Saturday 18th May

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

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

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    Strong wind warning

    11:00 UTC Sat 18th May – 10:59 UTC Sun 19th May

    • Wind

      Northwesterly, veering northeasterly, 4 or 5, occasionally 6 in north, becoming variable 3 or 4 later.

    • Sea State

      Slight or moderate, becoming slight.

    • Weather

      Occasional rain, fog patches.

    • Visibility

      Moderate or poor, occasionally very poor.

    11:00 UTC Sun 19th May – 10:59 UTC Mon 20th May

    • Wind

      Variable, becoming northwesterly later, 3 or 4.

    • Sea State

      Slight.

    • Weather

      Fog patches.

    • Visibility

      Moderate or poor, occasionally very poor.

    Issued at 11:00 UTC on Saturday 18th May

  15. Mull of Kintyre to Ardnamurchan Point * warning

    Mull of Kintyre to Ardnamurchan Point

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    Strong wind warning

    11:00 UTC Sat 18th May – 10:59 UTC Sun 19th May

    • Wind

      Northerly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 in west, veering northeasterly 4 or 5, then variable 3 or 4 later.

    • Sea State

      Slight or moderate, becoming rough for a time in west.

    • Weather

      Occasional rain, fog patches later.

    • Visibility

      Moderate or poor, occasionally very poor later.

    11:00 UTC Sun 19th May – 10:59 UTC Mon 20th May

    • Wind

      Variable, becoming northwesterly later, 3 or 4.

    • Sea State

      Slight or moderate.

    • Weather

      Rain at first, fog patches.

    • Visibility

      Moderate or poor, occasionally very poor.

    Issued at 11:00 UTC on Saturday 18th May

  16. The Minch * warning

    The Minch

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    Strong wind warning

    11:00 UTC Sat 18th May – 10:59 UTC Sun 19th May

    • Wind

      Northeast 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first, decreasing 4 later.

    • Sea State

      Slight or moderate south of Skye, moderate or rough north of Skye.

    • Weather

      Occasional rain, fog patches later.

    • Visibility

      Moderate or poor, occasionally very poor later.

    11:00 UTC Sun 19th May – 10:59 UTC Mon 20th May

    • Wind

      Northeast, becoming variable, then northwest later, 3 or 4.

    • Sea State

      Smooth or slight south of Skye, slight or moderate north of Skye.

    • Weather

      Rain at first, fog patches.

    • Visibility

      Moderate or poor, occasionally very poor.

    Issued at 11:00 UTC on Saturday 18th 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

    11:00 UTC Sat 18th May – 10:59 UTC Sun 19th May

    • Wind

      Northeast 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first, decreasing 4 later.

    • Sea State

      Moderate or rough.

    • Weather

      Occasional rain, fog patches later.

    • Visibility

      Moderate or poor, occasionally very poor later.

    11:00 UTC Sun 19th May – 10:59 UTC Mon 20th May

    • Wind

      Northeast, becoming variable, then northwest later, 3 or 4.

    • Sea State

      Moderate, occasionally rough at first.

    • Weather

      Rain at first, fog patches.

    • Visibility

      Moderate or poor, occasionally very poor.

    Issued at 11:00 UTC on Saturday 18th May

  18. Shetland Isles * warning

    Shetland Isles

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    Strong wind warning

    11:00 UTC Sat 18th May – 10:59 UTC Sun 19th May

    • Wind

      Northeast 6 or 7, decreasing 4 or 5.

    • Sea State

      Moderate, occasionally rough at first.

    • Weather

      Occasional rain at first, fog patches developing.

    • Visibility

      Moderate or good, becoming poor or very poor.

    11:00 UTC Sun 19th May – 10:59 UTC Mon 20th May

    • Wind

      --

    • Sea State

      --

    • Weather

      --

    • Visibility

      --

    Issued at 11:00 UTC on Saturday 18th May

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

    Gale Warnings in operation for Sea Area Fair Isle: Nil.

    11:00 UTC Sat 18th May – 22:59 UTC Sat 18th May

    • Wind

      Northeast 6 or 7, decreasing 5.

    • Sea State

      Moderate or rough.

    • Weather

      Mainly fair, patchy rain or drizzle.

    • Visibility

      Moderate or good.

    23:00 UTC Sat 18th May – 10:59 UTC Sun 19th May

    • Wind

      Northeast 5 decreasing 4.

    • Sea State

      Moderate.

    • Weather

      Mist or fog.

    • Visibility

      Soon mainly poor, occasional very poor. Moderate or good in the north.

    Issued at 11:00 UTC on Saturday 18th May

  19. The Channel Islands

    The Channel Islands

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    11:00 UTC Sat 18th May – 10:59 UTC Sun 19th May

    • Wind

      Northerly 2 to 4, increasing locally 5 around dawn.

    • Sea State

      Mainly slight.

    • Weather

      Outbreaks of rain from around midnight.

    • Visibility

      Good, locally moderate to poor in rain later.

    11:00 UTC Sun 19th May – 10:59 UTC Mon 20th May

    • Wind

      Northerly 4, increasing 4 or 5 overnight.

    • Sea State

      Slight, locally moderate.

    • Weather

      Outbreaks of rain, clearing around dawn on Monday.

    • Visibility

      Moderate to poor in rain, becoming mainly good.

    Issued at 11:00 UTC on Saturday 18th May

Lands End to St Davids Head including the Bristol Channel

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11:00 UTC Sat 18th May – 10:59 UTC Sun 19th May

  • Wind

    Variable, mainly west, 3 or 4.

  • Sea State

    Slight, occasionally moderate in west.

  • Weather

    Fair.

  • Visibility

    Moderate or good.

11:00 UTC Sun 19th May – 10:59 UTC Mon 20th May

  • Wind

    Variable, mainly west, 3 or 4, becoming northwest 4 or 5.

  • Sea State

    Slight, occasionally moderate in southwest.

  • Weather

    Fair.

  • Visibility

    Moderate or good.

Issued at 11:00 UTC on Saturday 18th May

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