Inshore Waters
Valid
From: Fri 23rd Jul at 18:00 UTC
To: Sat 24th Jul at 18:00 UTC
Summary
High pressure centred to the north of the British Isles will maintain settled weather and light winds for most of the United Kingdom. However an area of low pressure over France and Biscay will bring strong winds, gales and thundery showers to southern areas.
Issued at: 18:00 UTC on 23rd Jul
Regions
From Cape Wrath to Rattray Head including Orkney
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
East or northeast 2 to 4, veering east or southeast 3 to 5 except in Moray Firth.
Sea State
Smooth or slight.
Weather
Mainly fair.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Variable 2 to 4 in Moray Firth, but elsewhere east or southeast 3 to 5.
Sea State
Smooth or slight.
Weather
Fog patches developing near Orkney.
Visibility
Moderate or good, occasionally very poor near Orkney.
Rattray Head to Berwick on Tweed
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Easterly or northeasterly 2 to 4, occasionally 5 later in Firth of Forth, but veering southeasterly 1 to 3 in north.
Sea State
Smooth, occasionally slight.
Weather
Mainly fair.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Easterly or northeasterly 3 to 5 at first in south, otherwise southeasterly becoming variable 3 or less, occasionally 4 later.
Sea State
Smooth, occasionally slight.
Weather
Fair.
Visibility
Good, occasionally moderate.
Berwick on Tweed to Whitby
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Variable mainly east 3 or less, increasing 4 at times.
Sea State
Smooth or slight.
Weather
Fair.
Visibility
Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
East or northeast becoming variable, 3 or less, then becoming north 3 or 4.
Sea State
Slight.
Weather
Mainly fair.
Visibility
Good.
Whitby to Gibraltar Point
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Variable 3 or less at first in north, otherwise easterly or northeasterly 3 or 4, occasionally 5 later in south.
Sea State
Smooth or slight, becoming slight.
Weather
Fair.
Visibility
Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Northeasterly backing northerly 3 or 4, occasionally 2 in north.
Sea State
Slight.
Weather
Fair then showers.
Visibility
Good.
Gibraltar Point to North Foreland
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Easterly or northeasterly 4 or 5, occasionally 3 at first in north, increasing 6 at times in south.
Sea State
Smooth or slight at first in north, otherwise slight or moderate.
Weather
Thundery showers later, mainly in south.
Visibility
Moderate or good, occasionally poor later in south.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Easterly or northeasterly 3 to 5 backing northerly or northeasterly 2 to 4.
Sea State
Slight, becoming smooth or slight.
Weather
Thundery showers.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.
North Foreland to Selsey Bill
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Easterly or northeasterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first, becoming cyclonic mainly southerly 2 to 4 later.
Sea State
Slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight later.
Weather
Fair then thundery showers, mainly later.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor later.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Cyclonic or variable 3 or less, becoming northerly or northeasterly 2 to 4 for a time.
Sea State
Smooth or slight.
Weather
Thundery showers.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.
Selsey Bill to Lyme Regis
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
East 4 to 6, backing northeast 6 to gale 8 for a time at first, then becoming cyclonic mainly south 2 to 4 later.
Sea State
Slight or moderate, occasionally rough at first except close inshore, becoming smooth or slight later.
Weather
Showers, becoming squally and thundery for a time.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
South or southeast backing north, 3 or less, occasionally 4 at first, then backing west or southwest 2 to 4 later.
Sea State
Smooth or slight.
Weather
Thundery showers.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.
Lyme Regis to Lands End including the Isles of Scilly
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
East or northeast 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first, veering east or southeast 2 to 4 later.
Sea State
Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate later.
Weather
Squally thundery showers.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Variable, but mainly easterly at first, 3 or less, increasing 4 at times, then becoming northwesterly 3 to 5 in west.
Sea State
Slight, occasionally smooth in east.
Weather
Showers, perhaps thundery.
Visibility
Good, occasionally moderate.
Lands End to St Davids Head including the Bristol Channel
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
East or northeast 4 to 6, occasionally 3 at first, then increasing 7 at times.
Sea State
Slight or moderate.
Weather
Showers, becoming squally and thundery.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
East or northeast, backing northwest later, 3 to 5, but becoming variable 2 for a time.
Sea State
Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate at first in west.
Weather
Showers, thundery at first.
Visibility
Good, occasionally moderate at first.
St Davids Head to Great Ormes Head, including St Georges Channel
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
East or northeast 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first, becoming variable 2 at times later.
Sea State
Slight, occasionally smooth later.
Weather
Showers, mainly at first, perhaps thundery.
Visibility
Good, occasionally moderate at first.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Variable, but mainly northeast at first, 3 or less, increasing 4 at times.
Sea State
Smooth or slight.
Weather
Mainly fair.
Visibility
Good.
Great Ormes Head to the Mull of Galloway
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
East or northeast 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 at times.
Sea State
Slight, occasionally smooth.
Weather
Mainly fair.
Visibility
Good, occasionally moderate at first.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
East or northeast 3 to 5 becoming variable 3 or less, then west or northwest 2 to 4 later.
Sea State
Smooth or slight.
Weather
Fair.
Visibility
Good.
Isle of Man
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Variable 2 to 4, becoming east 3 to 5 for a time.
Sea State
Smooth or slight.
Weather
Fair.
Visibility
Good, occasionally moderate at first.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Variable 3 or less, increasing 4 at times.
Sea State
Smooth or slight.
Weather
Fair.
Visibility
Good.
Lough Foyle to Carlingford Lough
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
East or northeast 3 or 4, becoming variable 2 at times.
Sea State
Smooth, occasionally slight.
Weather
Mainly fair.
Visibility
Moderate or good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Variable 3 or less, increasing 4 at times.
Sea State
Smooth, occasionally slight.
Weather
Fog patches later in north.
Visibility
Moderate or good, occasionally very poor later in north.
The Mull of Galloway to Mull of Kintyre including the Firth of Clyde and the North Channel
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Variable 2 to 4, becoming easterly or northeasterly 3 to 5 for a time at first.
Sea State
Smooth, occasionally slight.
Weather
Mainly fair.
Visibility
Good, occasionally moderate at first.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Variable, becoming easterly or northeasterly for a time, 2 to 4.
Sea State
Smooth, occasionally slight.
Weather
Fair.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor later near the Mull of Kintyre.
Mull of Kintyre to Ardnamurchan Point
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Variable 3 or less, increasing 4 at times.
Sea State
Smooth, occasionally slight.
Weather
Fair.
Visibility
Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Variable 3 or less, increasing 4 at times.
Sea State
Smooth, occasionally slight.
Weather
Fog patches later.
Visibility
Moderate or good, occasionally very poor later.
The Minch
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Variable 3 or less, increasing 4 at times.
Sea State
Smooth or slight.
Weather
Fair.
Visibility
Good, occasionally moderate at first.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Variable 3 or less, increasing 4 at times, becoming north 3 to 5 later.
Sea State
Smooth, occasionally slight.
Weather
Fair.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor later.
Ardnamurchan Point to Cape Wrath including the Outer Hebrides
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Easterly or northeasterly 3 to 5 in far north, but elsewhere variable 3 or less, increasing 4 at times.
Sea State
Slight, occasionally smooth.
Weather
Fair.
Visibility
Good, occasionally moderate at first.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Variable 3 or less at first in south, otherwise northerly or northeasterly 3 or 4, occasionally 5 later.
Sea State
Smooth or slight.
Weather
Fog patches developing to the west of the Outer Hebrides.
Visibility
Good, becoming moderate or good, occasionally very poor to the west of the Outer Hebrides.
Shetland Isles
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Northeast 2 to 4, becoming variable 3 or less later.
Sea State
Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate for a time in east.
Weather
Drizzle at times, fog patches.
Visibility
Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
For Coastal areas up to 60 nautical miles from Lerwick, Shetland
Back to TopValid Friday 23 Jul 2021 at 1800 UTC until Saturday 24 Jul 2021 at 0600 UTC
General situation:
Ridge to the west declining into Saturday with a shallow low reaching the area from the east during the morning.
Forecast:
Wind
Northeasterly 2 to 4, occasionally 5 in far east
Sea State
Slight, occasionally moderate at first in far east
Weather
Mist and drizzle with fog patches
Visibility
Moderate or poor, occasionally very poor
Outlook for 12 Hours from 0600 UTC on Saturday 24 Jul until 1800 UTC on Saturday 24 Jul:
Wind
Northeast becoming cyclonic, 2 to 4
Sea State
Slight or smooth
Weather
Mist and drizzle with fog patches
Visibility
Moderate or poor, occasionally very poor
The Channel Islands
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
East or northeast 5 or 6, occasionally 7 with gusts to 45kt, locally gale 8 with gusts to 50kt mid-channel, veering south 3 or 4 tonight, backing southeast 2 to 4 late morning then backing east by late afternoon.
Sea State
In the southeast, slight, locally moderate this evening, then slight or smooth after dawn, but elsewhere moderate to rather rough, increasing rough in the north this evening, then decreasing slight with a low swell by dawn.
Weather
Occasional showers, locally squally with thunderstorms and a risk of hail, mainly until the early hours, risk of mist patches, until mid-morning.
Visibility
Moderate or good, locally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
East or northeast 2 to 4, becoming north or variable by midnight, then northwest by mid-morning.
Sea State
Smooth or slight.
Weather
Scattered showers, perhaps thundery.
Visibility
Good, occasionally moderate, perhaps locally poor.
Inshore Waters information supplied by the Met Office on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA).
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