Inshore Waters
Valid
From: Thu 25th Feb at 06:00 UTC
To: Fri 26th Feb at 06:00 UTC
Summary
The southwesterly flow will persist on Thursday with gales at first in the north, but light winds in the southwest, as a ridge builds over sea area fitzroy. The high will move over the channel on Friday before a weakening front moves east over the United Kingdom into Saturday.
Issued at: 06:00 UTC on 25th Feb
Regions
From Cape Wrath to Rattray Head including Orkney
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Southwesterly veering westerly, 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 in north, backing southwesterly 4 to 6 later.
Sea State
Slight or moderate, but rough, occasionally very rough at first, in northwest and smooth later in southwest.
Weather
Squally showers, rain later, mainly in north.
Visibility
Good, occasionally moderate in north.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Southwesterly backing southerly, 4 to 6, veering southwesterly 3 to 5 later.
Sea State
Smooth or slight, but moderate or rough in northwest.
Weather
Occasional rain.
Visibility
Good, occasionally moderate.
Rattray Head to Berwick on Tweed
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Southwest 4 or 5, occasionally 6 at first.
Sea State
Slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight.
Weather
Mainly fair.
Visibility
Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Southwest 4 or 5.
Sea State
Smooth or slight.
Weather
Occasional rain later.
Visibility
Good, occasionally moderate later.
Berwick on Tweed to Whitby
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Southwest 4 or 5.
Sea State
Slight, occasionally moderate at first, becoming smooth or slight.
Weather
Fair.
Visibility
Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Southwest 3 or 4.
Sea State
Smooth or slight.
Weather
Occasional rain later.
Visibility
Good, occasionally moderate later.
Whitby to Gibraltar Point
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
West or southwest 3 or 4.
Sea State
Smooth or slight.
Weather
Fair.
Visibility
Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
West 3 or 4, backing southwest 2 to 4.
Sea State
Smooth or slight becoming smooth.
Weather
Fair.
Visibility
Good.
Gibraltar Point to North Foreland
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Southerly 4 or 5, veering westerly 2 or 3, then northwesterly 3 or 4 later.
Sea State
Smooth or slight, becoming smooth for a time.
Weather
Occasional rain.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Northwesterly 3 or 4, becoming variable 3 or less, then westerly 2 or 3 later.
Sea State
Smooth, occasionally slight in northeast.
Weather
Fair.
Visibility
Good.
North Foreland to Selsey Bill
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Southerly 4 or 5, veering westerly 2 or 3, then northwesterly 3 or 4 later.
Sea State
Slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight.
Weather
Occasional rain at first.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor at first.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Northwesterly 3 or 4, becoming variable 3 or less, then northwesterly 2 or 3 later.
Sea State
Smooth or slight.
Weather
Fair.
Visibility
Good.
Selsey Bill to Lyme Regis
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
West veering northwest, 3 or 4, then north 2 to 4 later.
Sea State
Moderate becoming slight.
Weather
Occasional rain at first.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor at first.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
North 2 to 4, becoming variable 3 or less.
Sea State
Mainly slight.
Weather
Fair.
Visibility
Good.
Lyme Regis to Lands End including the Isles of Scilly
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
West 3 or 4, veering northwest 2 to 4, becoming variable 3 or less.
Sea State
Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough at first in west, becoming slight or moderate except in west.
Weather
Showers at first.
Visibility
Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Variable 3 or less.
Sea State
Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in west and smooth in lyme bay.
Weather
Fair.
Visibility
Good.
Lands End to St Davids Head including the Bristol Channel
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
West 3 or 4, becoming variable 3 or less.
Sea State
Moderate or rough, but very rough at first in southwest and smooth or slight in east.
Weather
Showers at first.
Visibility
Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Variable 3 or less, becoming southwest 2 to 4.
Sea State
Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in southwest and smooth in east.
Weather
Fair.
Visibility
Good.
St Davids Head to Great Ormes Head, including St Georges Channel
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Southwest 4 or 5, decreasing 2 to 4.
Sea State
Slight or moderate, occasionally rough at first in southwest and smooth later in northeast.
Weather
Fair.
Visibility
Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Southwest 2 to 4, backing south 3 or 4, veering southwest 3 to 5.
Sea State
Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth in northeast.
Weather
Occasional rain later.
Visibility
Good.
Great Ormes Head to the Mull of Galloway
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Southwest 3 or 4, occasionally 5 at first.
Sea State
Slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight.
Weather
Fair.
Visibility
Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Southwest 3 or 4, increasing 5 for a time, veering west later.
Sea State
Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate in northwest.
Weather
Occasional rain later.
Visibility
Good, occasionally moderate later.
Isle of Man
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Southwest 3 or 4, occasionally 5 at first.
Sea State
Slight or moderate becoming slight.
Weather
Fair.
Visibility
Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Southwest 3 or 4, increasing 5 for a time, veering west 4 later.
Sea State
Slight, becoming slight or moderate for a time.
Weather
Occasional rain later.
Visibility
Good, occasionally moderate later.
Lough Foyle to Carlingford Lough
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Southwest veering west, 4 or 5, backing southwest 3 or 4 later.
Sea State
Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in north.
Weather
Showers, fair later.
Visibility
Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Southwest 3 or 4, backing south 4 or 5, veering west 3 or 4 later.
Sea State
Slight or moderate.
Weather
Occasional rain later.
Visibility
Good, occasionally moderate later.
The Mull of Galloway to Mull of Kintyre including the Firth of Clyde and the North Channel
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Southwesterly veering westerly, 4 or 5, backing southwesterly 3 or 4 later.
Sea State
Slight, occasionally moderate in west.
Weather
Showers, fair later.
Visibility
Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Southwesterly 3 or 4, backing southerly 4 or 5, veering westerly 3 or 4 later.
Sea State
Slight, occasionally moderate in west.
Weather
Occasional rain later.
Visibility
Good, occasionally moderate later.
Mull of Kintyre to Ardnamurchan Point
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Southwest 4 to 6.
Sea State
Moderate or rough, but very rough at first in northwest.
Weather
Squally showers, fair later.
Visibility
Good, occasionally moderate.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Southwest 4 or 5, backing south 5 to 7, veering southwest 3 or 4 later.
Sea State
Moderate or rough, becoming very rough in northwest.
Weather
Occasional rain later.
Visibility
Good, occasionally moderate later.
The Minch
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Southwest 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 or 5, occasionally 6 later.
Sea State
Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate.
Weather
Squally showers, occasional rain later.
Visibility
Good, occasionally moderate.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Southwest 5 or 6, backing south 6 or 7, veering southwest 3 to 5 later.
Sea State
Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in south and in far north.
Weather
Occasional rain later.
Visibility
Good, occasionally moderate later.
Ardnamurchan Point to Cape Wrath including the Outer Hebrides
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Southwest 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 or 5, occasionally 6 later.
Sea State
Very rough, occasionally rough in northeast, becoming rough.
Weather
Squally showers, occasional rain later.
Visibility
Good, occasionally moderate.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Southwest 5 or 6, backing south 6 or 7, veering southwest 3 to 5 later.
Sea State
Rough, becoming rough or very rough.
Weather
Occasional rain later.
Visibility
Good, occasionally moderate later.
Shetland Isles
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Southwest, veering west, 6 to gale 8, backing southwest 4 or 5 later.
Sea State
Rough or very rough, becoming moderate in east.
Weather
Squally showers, occasional rain later.
Visibility
Good, occasionally moderate.
For Coastal areas up to 60 nautical miles from Lerwick, Shetland
Back to TopValid Thursday 25 Feb 2021 at 0600 UTC until Thursday 25 Feb 2021 at 1800 UTC
General situation:
Atlantic low north of the Faeroes will drift east into the northern Norwegian Sea.
Forecast:
Wind
Southwest veering west 6 to gale 8, occasionally 5 in west later.
Sea State
Rough or very rough, becoming moderate in sheltered waters east of shetland.
Weather
Squally showers.
Visibility
Good, occasionally moderate or poor.
Outlook for 12 Hours from 1800 UTC on Thursday 25 Feb until 0600 UTC on Friday 26 Feb:
Wind
West 5 or 6, occasionally 7 at first, backing southwesterly in west later.
Sea State
Rough, occasionally very rough until later, and moderate in sheltered waters east of shetland.
Weather
Showers at first, rain later.
Visibility
Good, occasionally moderate or poor.
The Channel Islands
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Variable, mainly southwest, 3 or less, becoming north to northwest 3 to 4 by midday.
Sea State
Rough in the north and west until dusk, otherwise smooth to slight with a low to moderate swell.
Weather
Occasional rain and mist with fog patches, clearing southeastwards by late afternoon.
Visibility
Moderate to good, occasionally very poor at first.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
North 3 to 4, becoming variable, mainly northeasterly, 1 to 3 by mid morning, increasing 4 at times after dusk.
Sea State
Smooth or slight with a low swell.
Weather
Fine, occasionally fair.
Visibility
Good or very good.
Inshore Waters information supplied by the Met Office on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA).
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