Inshore Waters
Valid
From: Mon 30th Nov at 00:00 UTC
To: Tue 1st Dec at 00:00 UTC
Summary
A ridge of high pressure will maintain settled conditions across the southern half of the United Kingdom at first. However a strengthening west to northwest airflow will develop from the north, with a cold front moving southeastwards. A further ridge will develop on Monday night.
Issued at: 00:01 UTC on 30th Nov
Regions
From Cape Wrath to Rattray Head including Orkney
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Southwesterly 4 to 6, veering northerly or northwesterly 5 to 7, decreasing 3 or 4 later in west.
Sea State
Slight at times in south, otherwise moderate or rough, occasionally very rough at first in northwest.
Weather
Rain then showers, perhaps squally for a time.
Visibility
Moderate or poor, becoming good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Northwesterly 3 to 5, becoming variable 3 for a time in north, backing westerly or southwesterly 5 to 7.
Sea State
Moderate or rough, occasionally slight.
Weather
Showers at first in east, then occasional rain or drizzle.
Visibility
Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Rattray Head to Berwick on Tweed
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Southwesterly, veering northwesterly, 4 to 6, increasing 7 or perhaps gale 8 later in east.
Sea State
Slight or moderate, occasionally rough later in east.
Weather
Occasional rain then showers.
Visibility
Moderate or poor, becoming good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Northwesterly 4 to 6, backing westerly 3 or 4, then southwesterly 4 or 5 later.
Sea State
Slight or moderate, occasionally rough at first in east.
Weather
Showers then fair.
Visibility
Good, occasionally moderate.
Berwick on Tweed to Whitby
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
West or southwest 3 or 4, increasing 5 or 6, veering north or northwest 5 to 7 later, perhaps gale 8 later.
Sea State
Smooth or slight, becoming moderate or rough.
Weather
Fair then rain, showers later.
Visibility
Moderate or poor, becoming good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Northwest 5 to 7, backing west 3 or 4, then southwest 3 to 5 later.
Sea State
Moderate, occasionally rough at first.
Weather
Showers, becoming fair.
Visibility
Good.
Whitby to Gibraltar Point
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
West or southwest 3 or 4, increasing 5 or 6, veering north or northwest 5 to 7 later, perhaps gale 8 later.
Sea State
Smooth or slight, becoming moderate or rough later.
Weather
Fair then occasional rain, showers later.
Visibility
Moderate or poor, becoming good later.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Northwest 5 or 6, occasionally 7 at first, backing west or southwest 3 or 4 later.
Sea State
Moderate, occasionally rough until later.
Weather
Showers, becoming fair later.
Visibility
Good.
Gibraltar Point to North Foreland
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Westerly or southwesterly 3 or 4, increasing 5 or 6, veering northwesterly 5 to 7 later, perhaps gale 8 later in northeast.
Sea State
Smooth, becoming slight or moderate, occasionally rough later in northeast.
Weather
Fair then occasional rain, showers later.
Visibility
Moderate or poor, becoming good later.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Northerly or northwesterly 4 to 6, but 7 or gale 8 at first in northeast, then decreasing 3 at times later.
Sea State
Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in east.
Weather
Showers, becoming fair later.
Visibility
Good.
North Foreland to Selsey Bill
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Variable 3 or less, becoming westerly or southwesterly 3 or 4, increasing 5 or 6 later, then veering northwesterly later.
Sea State
Smooth, becoming slight or moderate.
Weather
Fair then occasional rain.
Visibility
Moderate or poor, becoming good later.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Northerly or northwesterly 4 to 6.
Sea State
Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in far east, becoming smooth later in west.
Weather
Showers in far east.
Visibility
Good.
Selsey Bill to Lyme Regis
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Variable 3 or less, becoming west or northwest 3 or 4, increasing 5 or 6 later.
Sea State
Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate later.
Weather
Fair, then occasional rain later.
Visibility
Moderate or poor, occasionally good later.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Northwest, veering north, 5 or 6, decreasing 3 or 4.
Sea State
Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate at first.
Weather
Occasional rain at first, then fair.
Visibility
Good, occasionally moderate at first.
Lyme Regis to Lands End including the Isles of Scilly
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Variable 3 or less, becoming west or northwest 4 or 5, occasionally 6 later.
Sea State
Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth east of the Lizard peninsula.
Weather
Fair, then occasional rain later.
Visibility
Moderate or poor, occasionally good later.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
West or northwest, veering north, 4 or 5, occasionally 6 at first, becoming variable 2 to 4.
Sea State
Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth east of the Lizard peninsula.
Weather
Occasional rain, then fair, occasional drizzle later in west.
Visibility
Good, occasionally moderate.
Lands End to St Davids Head including the Bristol Channel
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Variable 3 or less, becoming west, veering northwest later, 4 or 5, occasionally 6 later.
Sea State
Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth at first in northeast.
Weather
Fair, then occasional rain later.
Visibility
Moderate or poor, occasionally good later.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Northwest 4 to 6, veering north 4 or 5, then becoming variable 2 to 4.
Sea State
Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth in northeast.
Weather
Occasional rain then fair, occasional drizzle later in west.
Visibility
Good, occasionally moderate.
St Davids Head to Great Ormes Head, including St Georges Channel
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Variable 2 to 4, becoming west 4 to 6, veering north or northwest 4 or 5 later.
Sea State
Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth at first.
Weather
Fair then occasional rain.
Visibility
Moderate or poor, occasionally good later.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
North or northwest 3 to 5, becoming variable 3 or less, then west 3 or 4 later.
Sea State
Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate at first.
Weather
Rain then fair, occasional drizzle later.
Visibility
Good, occasionally moderate.
Great Ormes Head to the Mull of Galloway
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
West 3 or 4, increasing 5 to 7, veering north 4 to 6 later.
Sea State
Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth.
Weather
Fair then occasional rain, then fair again later.
Visibility
Moderate or poor, becoming good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
North 3 to 5, becoming variable 3 or less, then west or southwest 3 to 5.
Sea State
Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate at first.
Weather
Fair, occasional drizzle later.
Visibility
Good, occasionally moderate later.
Isle of Man
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
West or southwest 4 to 6, veering north or northwest 3 or 4 later.
Sea State
Slight or moderate.
Weather
Fair then occasional rain or drizzle.
Visibility
Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
North or northwest, backing west or southwest, 3 or 4.
Sea State
Slight.
Weather
Fair, occasional drizzle later.
Visibility
Good, occasionally moderate later.
Lough Foyle to Carlingford Lough
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
West or southwest 5 to 7, occasionally 4 at first, veering northwest 4 to 6, then north 3 to 5 later.
Sea State
Smooth at first in south, otherwise slight or moderate, occasionally rough in north.
Weather
Occasional rain becoming fair.
Visibility
Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
North or northwest 3 or 4, becoming variable 2 to 4, then west or southwest 4 or 5, occasionally 6 later.
Sea State
Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth, becoming rough later in far north.
Weather
Fair then occasional rain or drizzle.
Visibility
Good, occasionally moderate.
The Mull of Galloway to Mull of Kintyre including the Firth of Clyde and the North Channel
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Westerly or southwesterly 5 to 7, occasionally 4 at first, veering northwesterly 4 to 6, then northerly 3 to 5 later.
Sea State
Rough at times near Mull of Kintyre, otherwise slight or moderate, occasionally smooth.
Weather
Occasional rain becoming fair.
Visibility
Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Northerly or northwesterly 3 or 4, becoming variable 2 to 4, then westerly or southwesterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 later.
Sea State
Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth.
Weather
Fair then occasional rain or drizzle.
Visibility
Good, occasionally moderate.
Mull of Kintyre to Ardnamurchan Point
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
West or southwest 5 to 7, veering north or northwest 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
Sea State
Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough at first, then becoming slight at times in shelter.
Weather
Occasional rain, then showers, becoming fair.
Visibility
Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Variable 3 or less, becoming west or southwest 4 to 6.
Sea State
Moderate or rough, occasionally slight, becoming very rough later in far northwest.
Weather
Fair then occasional rain or drizzle.
Visibility
Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
The Minch
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Southwest veering west 5 to 7, then veering northwest 4 to 6, becoming variable 3 or less later.
Sea State
Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in far north and in far south.
Weather
Rain then showers, becoming fair later.
Visibility
Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Variable 3 or less, becoming west or southwest 5 to 7.
Sea State
Slight or moderate, becoming smooth for a time in central areas.
Weather
Fair then occasional rain or drizzle, showers later.
Visibility
Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Ardnamurchan Point to Cape Wrath including the Outer Hebrides
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Southwest veering west 5 to 7, then veering northwest 4 to 6, becoming variable 3 or less later.
Sea State
Rough, occasionally very rough at first.
Weather
Rain then showers, becoming fair later.
Visibility
Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Variable 3 or less, becoming west or southwest 5 to 7.
Sea State
Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough later.
Weather
Fair then occasional rain or drizzle, showers later.
Visibility
Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Shetland Isles
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Southwesterly 5 to 7, veering westerly 4 or 5, then northerly or northwesterly 5 to 7, decreasing 4 later in west.
Sea State
Rough, occasionally moderate east of Shetland.
Weather
Rain then showers, becoming fair later.
Visibility
Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first.
For Coastal areas up to 60 nautical miles from Lerwick, Shetland
Back to TopValid Monday 30 Nov 2020 at 0000 UTC until Monday 30 Nov 2020 at 1200 UTC
General situation:
Low pressure east of Iceland will move into the Norwegian Sea with associated fronts affecting Shetland Waters clearing south into the North Sea on Monday morning.
Forecast:
Wind
Southwest 5 to 7 veering west 4 or 5, then veering northwest 5 or 6 later.
Sea State
Rough, but moderate to east of Shetland.
Weather
Rain then showers.
Visibility
Good occasionally moderate or poor.
Outlook for 12 Hours from 1200 UTC on Monday 30 Nov until 0000 UTC on Tuesday 01 Dec:
Wind
Northwesterly veering northerly 5 to 7, decreasing 4 in west later.
Sea State
Rough, but moderate in sheltered waters east of Shetland.
Weather
Showers becoming fair later.
Visibility
Good, occasionally moderate until later.
The Channel Islands
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
East to northeast 2 to 4, becoming variable 1 to 3 before dawn, then west to northwest 2 to 4 late morning, increasing 4 to 5 by evening, locally 6 at times.
Sea State
Smooth or slight with a low swell, increasing moderate early evening.
Weather
Areas of mist and fog, mainly near the French coast, thinning during the afternoon, occasional rain or drizzle Monday evening.
Visibility
Moderate to good, locally poor or very poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Northwest 4 to 5, locally 6 until around dawn, veering north to northeast Tuesday morning, decreasing 2 to 4 later.
Sea State
Moderate, decreasing slight by midday, with a low swell.
Weather
Occasional rain or drizzle, clearing by late morning.
Visibility
Moderate to poor, becoming good by late morning.
Inshore Waters information supplied by the Met Office on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA).
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