Inshore Waters
Valid
From: Thu 4th Jul at 00:00 UTC
To: Fri 5th Jul at 00:00 UTC
Summary
An Atlantic frontal system moving eastwards across the United Kingdom will clear eastwards overnight, although a strong showery westerly airflow will follow into Thursday. The showers will be frequent and squally along the coast of northwestern Scotland, where the wind may reach gale force times.
Issued at: 00:01 UTC on 4th Jul
Regions
From Cape Wrath to Rattray Head including Orkney
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
West or southwest 4 to 6, veering northwest 3 to 5 later.
Sea State
Smooth or slight in Moray Firth, elsewhere mainly slight or moderate, but becoming moderate or rough to the west and north of Orkney.
Weather
Showers.
Visibility
Good, occasionally moderate.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
West or northwest 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first, becoming variable 2 or 3 later.
Sea State
Mainly slight or moderate, but smooth or slight in Moray Firth and occasionally rough at first to the west and north of Orkney.
Weather
Showers.
Visibility
Good.
Rattray Head to Berwick on Tweed
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
West or southwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 later.
Sea State
Smooth or slight at first in south, otherwise slight or moderate.
Weather
Showers.
Visibility
Good, occasionally moderate.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
West or southwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
Sea State
Slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight later.
Weather
Showers.
Visibility
Good, occasionally moderate at first.
Berwick on Tweed to Whitby
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
West or southwest 5 to 7.
Sea State
Slight or moderate.
Weather
Showers.
Visibility
Good, occasionally moderate at first.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
West or southwest 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
Sea State
Slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight later.
Weather
Showers.
Visibility
Good.
Whitby to Gibraltar Point
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
West or southwest 4 to 6, increasing 7 for a time.
Sea State
Slight or moderate.
Weather
Showers.
Visibility
Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
West or southwest 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
Sea State
Slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight later.
Weather
Showers then fair.
Visibility
Good.
Gibraltar Point to North Foreland
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Westerly or northwesterly backing southwesterly later, 4 to 6.
Sea State
Smooth or slight becoming slight or moderate.
Weather
Showers, becoming fair later.
Visibility
Good, occasionally moderate at first.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Southerly or southwesterly 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4 for a time.
Sea State
Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth close inshore.
Weather
Mainly fair, then rain in south.
Visibility
Good, occasionally moderate in south.
North Foreland to Selsey Bill
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Northwesterly backing westerly or southwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later in east.
Sea State
Slight or moderate.
Weather
Mainly fair.
Visibility
Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Southwesterly 4 to 6, increasing 7 for a time.
Sea State
Moderate, occasionally rough for a time.
Weather
Fair then rain.
Visibility
Good, occasionally moderate at first and poor later.
Selsey Bill to Lyme Regis
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Northwest 3 to 5, backing west or southwest 4 to 6 later.
Sea State
Slight or moderate.
Weather
Mainly fair.
Visibility
Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
West or southwest, 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first.
Sea State
Moderate, occasionally rough offshore.
Weather
Fair then rain.
Visibility
Good, becoming moderate or poor.
Lyme Regis to Lands End including the Isles of Scilly
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Northwest 3 to 5, backing west or southwest 4 to 6 later.
Sea State
Slight or moderate to the east of Lizard Point, moderate or rough further west.
Weather
Showers.
Visibility
Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
West or southwest 4 to 6, decreasing 3 or 4 for a time.
Sea State
Moderate or rough.
Weather
Occasional rain or drizzle.
Visibility
Good, occasionally moderate or poor.
Lands End to St Davids Head including the Bristol Channel
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Northwest backing west or southwest later, 4 to 6.
Sea State
Moderate or rough, occasionally slight in east.
Weather
Rain or drizzle later.
Visibility
Good, occasionally moderate or poor later.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Southwest 4 to 6, veering northwest 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4 later, then cyclonic 4 to 6 later.
Sea State
Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate.
Weather
Rain at times.
Visibility
Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
St Davids Head to Great Ormes Head, including St Georges Channel
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Northwest backing west or southwest, 4 to 6.
Sea State
Slight or moderate.
Weather
Showers later.
Visibility
Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Southwest 4 to 6 veering northwest 3 or 4, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
Sea State
Slight or moderate.
Weather
Rain for a time at first in south.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor at first in south.
Great Ormes Head to the Mull of Galloway
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Northwest backing west or southwest, 5 to 7.
Sea State
Slight or moderate.
Weather
Showers.
Visibility
Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
West or southwest 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first.
Sea State
Moderate, becoming slight later.
Weather
Mainly fair.
Visibility
Good.
Isle of Man
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
West or southwest 6 or 7, decreasing 5 or 6 later.
Sea State
Moderate.
Weather
Showers.
Visibility
Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
West or southwest 5 or 6, decreasing 3 or 4 becoming variable 2 or 3 later.
Sea State
Moderate, becoming slight.
Weather
Rain later.
Visibility
Good, occasionally moderate later.
Lough Foyle to Carlingford Lough
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
West 5 to 7, decreasing 4 at times.
Sea State
Rough or very rough in far north, but elsewhere slight or moderate.
Weather
Showers, squally in north.
Visibility
Good, occasionally moderate.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
West 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first, veering north or northwest 3 or 4 later.
Sea State
In far north, rough or very rough becoming moderate, but elsewhere, slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight later.
Weather
Showers, squally at first in north.
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 5 to 7, occasionally 4 in shelter.
Sea State
Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth in far north, occasionally rough in North Channel.
Weather
Squally showers.
Visibility
Good, occasionally moderate.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Westerly 5 to 7, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
Sea State
Rough at first near the Mull of Kintyre, otherwise mainly slight or moderate, but becoming smooth in far north.
Weather
Showers, squally at first.
Visibility
Good, occasionally moderate.
Mull of Kintyre to Ardnamurchan Point
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
West 5 to 7, increasing gale 8 at times.
Sea State
Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough.
Weather
Squally showers.
Visibility
Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
West 6 to gale 8, decreasing 3 to 5, occasionally 2 later.
Sea State
Rough or very rough, becoming moderate later.
Weather
Showers, squally at first.
Visibility
Moderate or good.
The Minch
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Westerly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 in south, and 4 in north, decreasing 4 to 6 later.
Sea State
Slight or moderate, occasionally rough near north and south entrances.
Weather
Squally showers.
Visibility
Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Westerly or northwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 3 in north, becoming variable 3 or less later.
Sea State
Slight or moderate, occasionally rough at first near north and south entrances, becoming smooth or slight later.
Weather
Showers.
Visibility
Moderate or good.
Ardnamurchan Point to Cape Wrath including the Outer Hebrides
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Westerly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 in south, and 4 in north, decreasing 4 to 6 later.
Sea State
Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough except in far north.
Weather
Squally showers.
Visibility
Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Westerly or northwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 3 in north, becoming variable 3 or less later.
Sea State
Rough or very rough at first except in far north, otherwise moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate later.
Weather
Showers.
Visibility
Moderate or good.
Shetland Isles
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Westerly or northwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first in east, becoming cyclonic 3 to 5 later.
Sea State
Slight or moderate, becoming rough in west.
Weather
Rain then showers.
Visibility
Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first.
For Coastal areas up to 60 nautical miles from Lerwick, Shetland
Back to TopValid Thursday 04 Jul 2024 at 0000 UTC until Thursday 04 Jul 2024 at 1200 UTC
General situation:
Complex low pressure area will be slow moving across Shetland Waters on Thursday.
Forecast:
Wind
Cyclonic, mainly west or northwest, 3 to 5
Sea State
Moderate occasionally rough in west, but slight in lee shelter east of shetland
Weather
Rain or showers
Visibility
Moderate or good, occasionally poor
Outlook for 12 Hours from 1200 UTC on Thursday 04 Jul until 0000 UTC on Friday 05 Jul:
Wind
Cyclonic, mainly west or northwest, 3 to 5
Sea State
Moderate or rough, but slight in lee shelter east of shetland
Weather
Rain or showers
Visibility
Moderate or good, occasionally poor
The Channel Islands
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
West to northwest 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first, backing west to southwest later.
Sea State
Slight to moderate, locally rather rough in the west at first, a low swell throughout.
Weather
Risk of an isolated shower at first.
Visibility
Good, perhaps locally moderate at first.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Southwest 4 to 6, decreasing 3 to 5 by midday.
Sea State
Slight to moderate, locally rather rough in the far north until midday, a low swell throughout.
Weather
Patchy rain or drizzle at first, mainly in the far north a risk of mist patches.
Visibility
Good, moderate at first in the far north, perhaps locally poor at times.
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