Inshore Waters
Valid
From: Thu 19th Dec at 00:00 UTC
To: Fri 20th Dec at 00:00 UTC
Summary
A mainly westerly or northwesterly flow with strong to gale force winds and a mix of rain and showers will affect the coastal waters during the next couple of days.
Issued at: 00:01 UTC on 19th Dec
Regions
From Cape Wrath to Rattray Head including Orkney
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
West veering northwest, 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 near Orkney, backing southwest 4 or 5 later.
Sea State
Moderate or rough, but very rough or high in northwest, occasionally very rough in southeast and slight in inner Moray Firth.
Weather
Showers, squally at first.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor at first.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
West or southwest 4 or 5, increasing 5 to 7.
Sea State
Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough in northwest and slight in inner Moray Firth.
Weather
Rain or showers.
Visibility
Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Rattray Head to Berwick on Tweed
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
West 4 to 6, veering northwest 6 to gale 8 for a time.
Sea State
Slight or moderate, becoming rough, occasionally very rough, in east.
Weather
Showers.
Visibility
Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
West 4 to 6, backing southwest 5 to 7.
Sea State
Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in east.
Weather
Occasional rain or showers.
Visibility
Good, occasionally moderate.
Berwick on Tweed to Whitby
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Northwest 4 or 5, increasing 6 to gale 8, backing west 4 to 6 later.
Sea State
Slight or moderate becoming rough.
Weather
Showers.
Visibility
Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
West or southwest 4 to 6.
Sea State
Rough becoming moderate.
Weather
Occasional rain.
Visibility
Good, occasionally moderate.
Whitby to Gibraltar Point
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Northwest 3 to 5, increasing 6 to gale 8, decreasing 5 or 6 later.
Sea State
Smooth or slight becoming moderate or rough, occasionally very rough in northeast.
Weather
Rain then showers.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor at first.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Northwest, backing southwest, veering west later, 4 to 6.
Sea State
Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate later.
Weather
Occasional rain.
Visibility
Good, occasionally moderate.
Gibraltar Point to North Foreland
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Cyclonic 6 to gale 8, becoming northwesterly 5 to 7.
Sea State
Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in east and smooth at first in the wash.
Weather
Rain then showers.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor at first.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Northwesterly backing southwesterly, veering westerly later, 4 to 6.
Sea State
Slight or moderate, but rough at first in northeast.
Weather
Occasional rain later.
Visibility
Good, occasionally moderate later.
North Foreland to Selsey Bill
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Southwesterly 7 to severe gale 9, veering northwesterly 5 to 7.
Sea State
Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough, becoming slight or moderate.
Weather
Showers, becoming fair later.
Visibility
Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Northwesterly backing westerly, 4 to 6, then southwesterly 5 to 7 for a time.
Sea State
Slight or moderate, occasionally rough later.
Weather
Rain or showers for a time.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.
Selsey Bill to Lyme Regis
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Southwest veering northwest, 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 to 6 later.
Sea State
Rough or very rough becoming slight or moderate.
Weather
Showers, becoming fair later.
Visibility
Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Northwest 4 to 6, backing southwest 5 to 7 for a time.
Sea State
Slight or moderate becoming moderate or rough.
Weather
Rain or showers for a time.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.
Lyme Regis to Lands End including the Isles of Scilly
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Northwest 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 or 5 later.
Sea State
Rough or very rough becoming moderate or rough, then slight in sheltered northeast.
Weather
Showers, squally at first.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor at first.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Northwest 4 or 5, backing southwest 5 to 7, veering west 4 to 6 later.
Sea State
Slight or moderate, but rough in west and later also in south.
Weather
Showers, rain for a time.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.
Lands End to St Davids Head including the Bristol Channel
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Northwest 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 or 5 later.
Sea State
Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough in southwest and slight later in east.
Weather
Showers, squally at first.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor at first.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Northwest 4 or 5, backing southwest 6 to gale 8, veering northwest 4 to 6 later.
Sea State
Moderate or rough, occasionally slight in east.
Weather
Showers, rain for a time.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.
St Davids Head to Great Ormes Head, including St Georges Channel
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Northwest 4 to 6, increasing 6 to gale 8, backing west 4 to 6 later.
Sea State
Moderate or rough, occasionally slight at first in northeast.
Weather
Showers, squally at first.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor at first.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
West 4 to 6, backing southwest 6 to gale 8 for a time.
Sea State
Moderate or rough.
Weather
Showers, rain for a time.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.
Great Ormes Head to the Mull of Galloway
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Northwest 4 to 6, increasing 6 or 7, backing west 4 to 6 later.
Sea State
Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in Liverpool Bay.
Weather
Showers.
Visibility
Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
West 4 to 6, backing southwest 5 to 7 for a time.
Sea State
Slight or moderate, occasionally rough later.
Weather
Showers, rain for a time.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.
Isle of Man
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Northwest 5 or 6, increasing 6 or 7, backing west 5 or 6 later.
Sea State
Moderate, occasionally rough.
Weather
Showers.
Visibility
Good, occasionally moderate.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
West 5 or 6 increasing southwest 6 or 7, decreasing 5 or 6 later.
Sea State
Moderate becoming moderate or rough.
Weather
Rain soon becoming fair later.
Visibility
Good, occasionally moderate or poor.
Lough Foyle to Carlingford Lough
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Northwest 5 or 6, increasing 6 to gale 8, backing southwest 4 to 6 later.
Sea State
Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in north.
Weather
Squally showers.
Visibility
Good, occasionally moderate.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
West or southwest 5 to 7, occasionally 4 at first.
Sea State
Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in north and later in southeast.
Weather
Rain or showers.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.
The Mull of Galloway to Mull of Kintyre including the Firth of Clyde and the North Channel
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Northwesterly 4 to 6, increasing 6 to gale 8, backing southwesterly 4 to 6 later.
Sea State
Slight or moderate, becoming rough for a time in North Channel, occasionally smooth later in Firth of Clyde.
Weather
Squally showers.
Visibility
Good, occasionally moderate.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Westerly or southwesterly 5 to 7, occasionally 4 at first.
Sea State
Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in North Channel.
Weather
Rain or showers.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.
Mull of Kintyre to Ardnamurchan Point
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Northwest 4 to 6, increasing 6 to gale 8, backing southwest 5 to 7 later.
Sea State
Moderate or rough, becoming very rough for a time in west.
Weather
Squally showers.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Southwest veering west or northwest, 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first.
Sea State
Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough.
Weather
Rain or showers.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.
The Minch
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Northwest 5 to 7, increasing 7 or gale 8, backing southwest 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later.
Sea State
Moderate or rough, occasionally slight in central area and very rough in north.
Weather
Squally showers.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Southwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first, veering northwest for a time.
Sea State
Moderate or rough, occasionally slight in central area.
Weather
Rain or showers.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.
Ardnamurchan Point to Cape Wrath including the Outer Hebrides
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Northwest 5 to 7, increasing 7 or gale 8, backing southwest 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later.
Sea State
Rough or very rough, occasionally moderate in southeast.
Weather
Squally showers.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Southwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first, veering northwest for a time.
Sea State
Rough or very rough, occasionally moderate at first in southeast.
Weather
Rain or showers.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.
Shetland Isles
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
West veering northwest, 7 to severe gale 9, decreasing 4 to 6 later.
Sea State
Moderate or rough at first east of Shetland, otherwise very rough or high, becoming rough or very rough later.
Weather
Showers, squally at first, becoming wintry later.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.
For Coastal areas up to 60 nautical miles from Lerwick, Shetland
Back to TopValid Thursday 19 Dec 2024 at 0000 UTC until Thursday 19 Dec 2024 at 1200 UTC
General situation:
A deep low to the north will track northeast into the Norwegian Sea then east into Scandinavia, while a ridge builds from the west later Thursday.
Forecast:
Wind
West veering northwest 7 to severe gale 9.
Sea State
Very rough or high, but rough to the lee of shetland.
Weather
Showers, turning wintry.
Visibility
Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for 12 Hours from 1200 UTC on Thursday 19 Dec until 0000 UTC on Friday 20 Dec:
Wind
Northwest 7 to severe gale 9 decreasing 4 to 6
Sea State
Very rough or high, but rough to the lee of shetland.
Weather
Wintry showers, fair later.
Visibility
Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first.
The Channel Islands
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
South to southwest 6 to gale 8 at first, veering northwest 5 to 7 soon after midnight, with gusts to 50kt, decreasing 4 to 6 by evening.
Sea State
Rather rough to rough, locally very rough mid-channel at first, decreasing moderate to rather rough by late evening.
Weather
Occasional rain, locally heavy, clearing to scattered showers overnight, locally heavy with hail later.
Visibility
Moderate to good, locally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Northwest 4 to 5, backing westerly around dawn, then west to southwest 5 to 6 by midday, increasing 7 in the north by dusk, veering northwest 4 to 6 later.
Sea State
Slight to moderate, increasing rather rough to rough in the north by midday.
Weather
Scattered showers, locally heavy.
Visibility
Moderate to good, locally poor at times.
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