Inshore Waters
Valid
From: Fri 16th Apr at 12:00 UTC
To: Sat 17th Apr at 12:00 UTC
Summary
A ridge of high pressure will persist across much of the United Kingdom during the next couple of days, while fronts will affect the northwestern waters at times.
Issued at: 12:00 UTC on 16th Apr
Regions
From Cape Wrath to Rattray Head including Orkney
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
South or southeast 2 to 4, occasionally 5 at first.
Sea State
Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate in north.
Weather
Occasional rain, fair later.
Visibility
Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Southeast 2 to 4 increasing 4 to 6.
Sea State
Slight or moderate, but smooth at first in Moray Firth, occasionally rough later in northwest.
Weather
Occasional rain later in north.
Visibility
Good.
Rattray Head to Berwick on Tweed
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
South or southeast 3 to 5, veering southwest 2 to 4, backing south later.
Sea State
Smooth or slight.
Weather
Fair.
Visibility
Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
South 2 to 4 backing southeast 4 or 5.
Sea State
Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate except in south.
Weather
Fair.
Visibility
Good.
Berwick on Tweed to Whitby
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Southeast 3 or 4 becoming variable 3 or less.
Sea State
Smooth or slight.
Weather
Fair.
Visibility
Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Variable 3 or less becoming southeast 4 or 5, decreasing 2 to 4 later.
Sea State
Smooth or slight.
Weather
Fair.
Visibility
Good.
Whitby to Gibraltar Point
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
East 2 or 3 veering southeast 2 to 4, becoming variable 3 or less.
Sea State
Slight becoming smooth.
Weather
Fair.
Visibility
Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Variable 3 or less, becoming southeast 3 or 4 for a time.
Sea State
Smooth, occasionally slight.
Weather
Fair.
Visibility
Good.
Gibraltar Point to North Foreland
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Northeasterly 3 or 4, occasionally 5 near North Foreland.
Sea State
Slight, occasionally smooth in the wash.
Weather
Fair.
Visibility
Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Northeasterly 3 or 4, occasionally 5 near North Foreland, backing northerly 2 or 3 for a time.
Sea State
Smooth or slight.
Weather
Fair.
Visibility
Good.
North Foreland to Selsey Bill
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Northeasterly 3 to 5.
Sea State
Slight, occasionally smooth in west.
Weather
Fair.
Visibility
Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Northeasterly 3 to 5, becoming variable4 or less, then northeasterly 2 or 3.
Sea State
Smooth or slight.
Weather
Fair.
Visibility
Good.
Selsey Bill to Lyme Regis
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Variable 3 or less becoming east 2 to 4 later.
Sea State
Smooth or slight.
Weather
Fair.
Visibility
Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
East 2 or 3 becoming variable 3 or less.
Sea State
Smooth or slight.
Weather
Fair.
Visibility
Good.
Lyme Regis to Lands End including the Isles of Scilly
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
East 2 to 4, becoming variable 3 or less for a time, veering southeast later.
Sea State
Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate later in far west.
Weather
Fair.
Visibility
Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Southeast 2 to 4 becoming variable 3 or less.
Sea State
Smooth or slight, but moderate in west.
Weather
Fair.
Visibility
Good.
Lands End to St Davids Head including the Bristol Channel
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Southeast 2 to 4, becoming variable 4 or less for a time.
Sea State
Smooth or slight.
Weather
Fair.
Visibility
Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Southeast 2 to 4 becoming variable 4 or less.
Sea State
Smooth or slight, becoming moderate in southwest and later in far northwest too.
Weather
Fair.
Visibility
Good.
St Davids Head to Great Ormes Head, including St Georges Channel
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Variable 4 or less.
Sea State
Smooth, occasionally slight in southwest.
Weather
Fair.
Visibility
Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Variable 4 or less, becoming southwest, backing south, 2 to 4.
Sea State
Smooth or slight.
Weather
Fair.
Visibility
Good.
Great Ormes Head to the Mull of Galloway
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Variable 3 or less, but southerly 3 or 4 in northwest.
Sea State
Smooth, occasionally slight in northwest.
Weather
Fair.
Visibility
Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Southerly 3 or 4 at first in northwest, otherwise variable 3 or less, becoming southerly 3 to 5.
Sea State
Smooth, becoming slight in northwest.
Weather
Fair.
Visibility
Good.
Isle of Man
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
South 2 to 4.
Sea State
Smooth, occasionally slight in west.
Weather
Fair.
Visibility
Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
South 2 to 4, increasing 4 or 5 later.
Sea State
Smooth becoming slight.
Weather
Fair.
Visibility
Good.
Lough Foyle to Carlingford Lough
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
South or southeast 3 to 5.
Sea State
Smooth or slight, becoming slight later.
Weather
Fair.
Visibility
Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
South or southeast 4 or 5.
Sea State
Slight, becoming moderate in north.
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
Southerly or southeasterly 3 to 5.
Sea State
Smooth or slight.
Weather
Fair.
Visibility
Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Southerly or southeasterly 4 or 5.
Sea State
Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate.
Weather
Occasional rain later.
Visibility
Good, occasionally moderate later.
Mull of Kintyre to Ardnamurchan Point
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
South or southeast 3 to 5.
Sea State
Slight or moderate, but rough in northwest.
Weather
Mainly fair.
Visibility
Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
South or southeast 4 to 6.
Sea State
Moderate or rough, but slight at first in southeast.
Weather
Occasional rain later.
Visibility
Good, occasionally moderate later.
The Minch
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
South or southwest 4 to 6.
Sea State
Slight or moderate.
Weather
Occasional rain, fair later.
Visibility
Good, occasionally moderate.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
South 4 to 6, backing southeast 5 to 7.
Sea State
Slight or moderate, becoming moderate, occasionally rough in south.
Weather
Occasional rain or drizzle later.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor later.
Ardnamurchan Point to Cape Wrath including the Outer Hebrides
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
South or southwest 4 to 6.
Sea State
Moderate or rough.
Weather
Occasional rain, fair later.
Visibility
Good, occasionally moderate.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
South 4 to 6, backing southeast 5 to 7.
Sea State
Moderate or rough, becoming rough, occasionally very rough in west.
Weather
Occasional rain or drizzle later.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor later.
Shetland Isles
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
South 4 or 5, occasionally 6 at first.
Sea State
Moderate, but slight at first in east and rough until later in northwest.
Weather
Fair.
Visibility
Good.
For Coastal areas up to 60 nautical miles from Lerwick, Shetland
Back to TopValid Friday 16 Apr 2021 at 1200 UTC until Saturday 17 Apr 2021 at 0000 UTC
General situation:
Southerly flow covers Shetland Waters.
Forecast:
Wind
South 4 to 6
Sea State
Moderate in west, rough in east
Weather
Fair
Visibility
Good
Outlook for 12 Hours from 0000 UTC on Saturday 17 Apr until 1200 UTC on Saturday 17 Apr:
Wind
South 3 to 5
Sea State
Moderate or rough
Weather
Fair
Visibility
Good
The Channel Islands
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
North to northeast 3 to 4, occasionally 5 at first, becoming variable 1 or 2 between mid evening and mid morning in far northwest.
Sea State
Slight, locally smooth.
Weather
Isolated showers dying out this afternoon risk of mist near the normandy coast around dawn.
Visibility
Good or very good, perhaps locally moderate later.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
East to northeast 2 to 4, becoming variable 1 to 3 later.
Sea State
Smooth, occasionally slight with a low swell developing later in the west.
Weather
Mist and fog patches near the normandy coast around dawn.
Visibility
Good or very good, becoming locally poor or very poor for a time later.
Inshore Waters information supplied by the Met Office on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA).
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