Inshore Waters
Valid
From: Mon 1st Mar at 00:00 UTC
To: Tue 2nd Mar at 00:00 UTC
Summary
High pressure will remain centred over the southern North Sea throughout the period. This will maintain settled conditions across the United Kingdom, although there will be a brisk easterly wind through the English Channel.
Issued at: 00:01 UTC on 1st Mar
Regions
From Cape Wrath to Rattray Head including Orkney
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Southerly or southwesterly 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
Sea State
Moderate or rough to the west and north of Orkney, but elsewhere smooth or slight.
Weather
Mainly fair.
Visibility
Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Variable 3 or less becoming south or southeast 3 to 5.
Sea State
Moderate or rough to the west and north of Orkney, but elsewhere smooth or slight.
Weather
Fair.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor in east.
Rattray Head to Berwick on Tweed
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Variable 3 or less, becoming south or southeast 2 to 4 later.
Sea State
Smooth or slight.
Weather
Occasional fog patches.
Visibility
Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Southerly or southeasterly, 2 to 4, increasing 5 for a time in north.
Sea State
Smooth or slight.
Weather
Fog patches.
Visibility
Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Berwick on Tweed to Whitby
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Variable becoming southeast, 2 to 4, occasionally 5 later.
Sea State
Smooth or slight.
Weather
Fog patches developing.
Visibility
Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
South or southeast 2 to 4.
Sea State
Smooth or slight.
Weather
Fog patches.
Visibility
Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Whitby to Gibraltar Point
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Variable becoming east or southeast, 2 to 4.
Sea State
Smooth or slight.
Weather
Fog banks.
Visibility
Moderate to very poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
East or southeast 2 to 4.
Sea State
Smooth or slight.
Weather
Fog patches.
Visibility
Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Gibraltar Point to North Foreland
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Easterly or northeasterly 2 to 4, increasing 5 at times.
Sea State
Smooth or slight.
Weather
Fog banks in north, fog patches in south.
Visibility
Moderate to very poor, occasionally good in south.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Easterly or northeasterly 2 to 4.
Sea State
Smooth or slight.
Weather
Fog patches.
Visibility
Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
North Foreland to Selsey Bill
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Easterly or northeasterly 3 to 5.
Sea State
Slight in east, slight or moderate in west.
Weather
Fog patches for a time in east.
Visibility
Moderate or good, occasionally very poor for a time in east.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Easterly or northeasterly 2 to 4, occasionally 5 at first.
Sea State
Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate at first in west.
Weather
Fair.
Visibility
Moderate or good, occasionally poor in east.
Selsey Bill to Lyme Regis
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
East or northeast, 3 to 5.
Sea State
Slight or moderate.
Weather
Fair.
Visibility
Good, occasionally moderate.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
East or northeast 3 to 5.
Sea State
Slight or moderate.
Weather
Fair.
Visibility
Good, occasionally moderate.
Lyme Regis to Lands End including the Isles of Scilly
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Easterly or northeasterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first in west.
Sea State
Slight or moderate in lyme bay, but elsewhere moderate, occasionally rough at first.
Weather
Fair.
Visibility
Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
East or northeast 4 to 6.
Sea State
Slight or moderate.
Weather
Showers later in west.
Visibility
Good, occasionally moderate later in west.
Lands End to St Davids Head including the Bristol Channel
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
East or northeast 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first.
Sea State
Moderate in west, slight in east.
Weather
Fair.
Visibility
Good, occasionally moderate.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
East or northeast 4 to 6.
Sea State
Slight or moderate.
Weather
Showers later in west.
Visibility
Good, occasionally moderate.
St Davids Head to Great Ormes Head, including St Georges Channel
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
East or northeast, 3 to 5, becoming variable 3 or less for a time in Cardigan Bay.
Sea State
Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate in far south.
Weather
Fair.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
East or southeast 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 at times.
Sea State
Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate in north.
Weather
Fair.
Visibility
Good, occasionally moderate.
Great Ormes Head to the Mull of Galloway
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
East or southeast 3 to 5.
Sea State
Smooth or slight.
Weather
Mainly fair.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
East or southeast 3 to 5, becoming variable 3 or less at times.
Sea State
Smooth or slight.
Weather
Fair.
Visibility
Good, occasionally moderate.
Isle of Man
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
East or southeast 3 to 5.
Sea State
Smooth or slight.
Weather
Fair.
Visibility
Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
East or southeast 3 to 5.
Sea State
Smooth or slight.
Weather
Fair.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.
Lough Foyle to Carlingford Lough
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Variable, mainly southeast, 2 to 4.
Sea State
Moderate in far north, but elsewhere smooth or slight.
Weather
Fair.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
East or southeast 3 to 5.
Sea State
Slight or moderate.
Weather
Fair.
Visibility
Moderate or good.
The Mull of Galloway to Mull of Kintyre including the Firth of Clyde and the North Channel
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Variable, mainly east, 2 to 4.
Sea State
Slight or moderate near the Mull of Kintyre, but elsewhere smooth or slight.
Weather
Fair.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Easterly or northeasterly 2 to 4, veering southeasterly 3 to 5 in North Channel for a time.
Sea State
Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate at first near the Mull of Kintyre.
Weather
Fair.
Visibility
Good, occasionally moderate.
Mull of Kintyre to Ardnamurchan Point
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Variable, mainly east, 2 to 4.
Sea State
Slight or moderate, smooth in shelter.
Weather
Fair.
Visibility
Good, occasionally moderate.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
South or southeast, 2 to 4, increasing 5 for a time offshore.
Sea State
Slight or moderate, smooth in shelter.
Weather
Fair.
Visibility
Good, occasionally moderate.
The Minch
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
South or southwest 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4.
Sea State
Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate in far north and south.
Weather
Fair.
Visibility
Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Variable 2 to 4.
Sea State
Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate in far north.
Weather
Fair.
Visibility
Moderate or good.
Ardnamurchan Point to Cape Wrath including the Outer Hebrides
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
South or southwest 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4.
Sea State
Moderate or rough.
Weather
Fair.
Visibility
Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Variable 2 to 4.
Sea State
Moderate or rough, becoming moderate.
Weather
Fair.
Visibility
Moderate or good.
Shetland Isles
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Southwest 4 to 6.
Sea State
Moderate or rough, but slight or moderate in east.
Weather
Showers.
Visibility
Good, occasionally moderate.
For Coastal areas up to 60 nautical miles from Lerwick, Shetland
Back to TopValid Monday 01 Mar 2021 at 0000 UTC until Monday 01 Mar 2021 at 1200 UTC
General situation:
High pressure centred over central North Sea will maintain a stable southwesterly airstream over Shetland Waters.
Forecast:
Wind
Southwest 5 or 6
Sea State
Moderate or rough occasionally very rough in west.
Weather
Isolated showers
Visibility
Good occasionally moderate
Outlook for 12 Hours from 1200 UTC on Monday 01 Mar until 0000 UTC on Tuesday 02 Mar:
Wind
Southwest 5 or 6 decreasing 3 or 4
Sea State
Moderate or rough in the east. rough, occasionally very rough, in the west.
Weather
Isolated showers
Visibility
Good occasionally moderate
The Channel Islands
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
East to northeast 4 to 5, perhaps 6 at times mid-channel, occasionally 3 in the southeast of the area.
Sea State
Slight to moderate decreasing slight locally smooth during the evening, with a low swell throughout.
Weather
Areas of haze and mist till around midday with isolated fog patches early morning near the normandy coast.
Visibility
Moderate or good, occasionally poor till midday and locally very poor around dawn.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
East 4 to 5, occasionally 3 in the southeast of the area, veering southeast 2 to 4 during the evening.
Sea State
Slight or smooth with a low swell.
Weather
Local haze till late morning, perhaps fog patches early morning near the french coast.
Visibility
Moderate or good, locally poor or very poor early morning.
Inshore Waters information supplied by the Met Office on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA).
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