Inshore Waters
Inshore Waters information supplied by the Met Office , external on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA), external.
From:00:00 UTC Friday 5 June
To:00:00 UTC Saturday 6 June
Summary
The strong showery westerly flow currently affecting the United Kingdom will gradually ease as a weak ridge moves across from the west. However strong locally gale force southeasterly winds will develop across southwestern areas on Friday evening as an Atlantic low approaches southern Ireland.
Issued:00:01 UTC Friday 5 June
Strong winds warnings are in effect in the following locations:
- From Cape Wrath to Rattray Head including Orkney
- Rattray Head to Berwick on Tweed
- Berwick on Tweed to Whitby
- Whitby to Gibraltar Point
- Gibraltar Point to North Foreland
- North Foreland to Selsey Bill
- Selsey Bill to Lyme Regis
- Lyme Regis to Lands End including the Isles of Scilly
- Lands End to St Davids Head including the Bristol Channel
- St Davids Head to Great Ormes Head, including St Georges Channel
- Great Ormes Head to the Mull of Galloway
- Isle of Man
- Lough Foyle to Carlingford Lough
- The Mull of Galloway to Mull of Kintyre including the Firth of Clyde and the North Channel
- Mull of Kintyre to Ardnamurchan Point
- The Minch
- Ardnamurchan Point to Cape Wrath including the Outer Hebrides
- Shetland Isles
- For Coastal areas up to 60 nautical miles from Lerwick, Shetland
- The Channel Islands
Issued:00:01 UTC Friday 5 June
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind: West or southwest 4 to 6, backing south or southeast 2 to 4 later.
Sea State: Smooth or slight in Moray Firth, elsewhere slight or moderate, but becoming moderate or rough for a time to the west and north of Orkney.
Weather: Rain then showers.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor at first and moderate later.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: Southerly or southeasterly 2 to 4 backing easterly or southeasterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 in east.
Sea State: Slight or moderate in north, and later also near Aberdeenshire, otherwise smooth or slight.
Weather: Rain or showers.
Visibility: Moderate or good.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind: Westerly or southwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 3 in north, backing southerly 2 to 4 later.
Sea State: Slight or moderate becoming smooth or slight.
Weather: Showers.
Visibility: Good, occasionally moderate.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: South 2 to 4 backing southeast 4 to 6, becoming cyclonic 3 or 4 later.
Sea State: Smooth or slight becoming slight or moderate.
Weather: Occasional rain.
Visibility: Good, occasionally moderate.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind: West or southwest 4 to 6 decreasing 3 or 4, backing south or southeast 2 to 4 later.
Sea State: Slight or moderate becoming smooth or slight.
Weather: Showers.
Visibility: Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: South or southeast 2 to 4, increasing 5 or 6 for a time, then veering southwest 3 or 4 later.
Sea State: Smooth, becoming slight or moderate.
Weather: Mainly fair then rain or showers.
Visibility: Good, occasionally moderate.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind: West or southwest 4 to 6 decreasing 3 or 4, backing south or southeast 2 to 4 later.
Sea State: Slight, becoming smooth or slight.
Weather: Showers.
Visibility: Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: South or southeast 3 or 4, increasing 5 or 6 for a time, then veering west or southwest 3 to 5 later.
Sea State: Smooth or slight becoming slight or moderate.
Weather: Mainly fair then rain or showers.
Visibility: Good, occasionally moderate.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind: Westerly or southwesterly 4 to 6 becoming variable 2 to 4, then southerly 3 to 5 later.
Sea State: Slight or moderate becoming smooth or slight.
Weather: Showers.
Visibility: Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: Southerly or southeasterly 3 or 4 increasing 5 or 6, veering westerly or southwesterly 5 to 7 later.
Sea State: Smooth or slight becoming slight or moderate.
Weather: Mainly fair then rain or showers.
Visibility: Good, occasionally moderate.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind: Westerly or southwesterly 4 to 6, backing southerly or southeasterly 3 or 4 later.
Sea State: Moderate or rough becoming slight or moderate.
Weather: Showers, becoming fair later.
Visibility: Good, occasionally moderate at first.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: Southerly or southeasterly 3 or 4 increasing 5 or 6, then veering southwesterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 later.
Sea State: Slight becoming moderate or rough, then occasionally very rough later in west.
Weather: Rain then showers, becoming fair later.
Visibility: Good, becoming moderate or poor for a time at first.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind: West 4 to 6 backing southwest 4 or 5, then south 3 to 5 later.
Sea State: Moderate or rough becoming slight or moderate.
Weather: Showers then fair, then rain later.
Visibility: Good, occasionally moderate later.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: South or southeast 3 to 5 increasing 6 or 7, then veering southwest 6 to gale 8, veering west 4 to 6 later.
Sea State: Slight or moderate becoming rough or very rough, then moderate or rough later.
Weather: Rain then showers, becoming fair later.
Visibility: Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind: Westerly 4 to 6 backing southwesterly 3 to 5, then southerly or southeasterly 5 to 7 later, perhaps gale 8 later in far west.
Sea State: Very rough at first to the west of Land's End, otherwise moderate or rough, but becoming slight for a time in east.
Weather: Showers, then rain later.
Visibility: Moderate or good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: South or southeast 5 to 7 veering west or southwest 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 or 5 later.
Sea State: Rough or very rough in west, but in east, moderate or rough, becoming very rough for a time.
Weather: Rain then showers.
Visibility: Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind: Westerly or northwesterly 5 or 6 backing westerly or southwesterly 3 or 4, then southeasterly 5 or 6 later, occasionally 7 later in west.
Sea State: Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough at first in west but becoming slight in east.
Weather: Showers, then rain later.
Visibility: Good, occasionally moderate.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: Southeast 5 to 7 veering west or southwest 6 to gale 8, perhaps severe gale 9 for a time in Bristol Channel, then decreasing 5 later.
Sea State: Slight at first in east, otherwise moderate or rough, but becoming rough or very rough for a time.
Weather: Rain then showers.
Visibility: Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind: West or northwest 4 to 6 backing southwest 3 or 4, then south or southeast 4 to 6 later, occasionally 7 later near St David's Head.
Sea State: Moderate or rough becoming slight or moderate.
Weather: Showers, then rain later.
Visibility: Good, occasionally moderate.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: Southeast 5 to 7 becoming cyclonic 3 to 5, then west or southwest 4 to 6 later.
Sea State: Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough in south.
Weather: Rain then showers.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor at first and moderate later.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind: West or northwest 5 or 6 backing southwest 3 to 5, then backing south or southeast later.
Sea State: Slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight later in south.
Weather: Showers, then rain later.
Visibility: Good, occasionally moderate.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: Southeast 3 to 5, increasing 6 for a time, then veering west or northwest later.
Sea State: Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth in south and east.
Weather: Rain at times.
Visibility: Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind: West backing southwest 4 or 5, occasionally 6 at first, backing south or southeast 3 to 5 later.
Sea State: Slight or moderate.
Weather: Rain later.
Visibility: Good, occasionally moderate later.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: Southeast 3 to 5, increasing 6 or 7 for a time, then veering west or southwest later.
Sea State: Slight or moderate.
Weather: Rain or drizzle at times.
Visibility: Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind: West 4 to 6 backing south or southwest 3 to 5, then south or southeast 4 to 6 later.
Sea State: Moderate or rough at first in far north, otherwise slight or moderate.
Weather: Showers, then rain later.
Visibility: Good, occasionally moderate.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: Southeast 4 to 6, becoming cyclonic 3 to 5 later.
Sea State: Slight or moderate.
Weather: Rain, then showers later.
Visibility: Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind: Westerly 4 to 6 backing southerly 3 to 5, then backing southeasterly later.
Sea State: Mainly slight or moderate, but smooth or slight in far north.
Weather: Showers.
Visibility: Good, occasionally moderate.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: Southeasterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 in North Channel and 3 in far north, becoming cyclonic 3 to 5 later.
Sea State: Mainly slight or moderate, but smooth or slight to the north and east of Arran.
Weather: Rain, then showers later.
Visibility: Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind: West 5 or 6 backing southwest 3 to 5, then backing southeast later.
Sea State: Moderate or rough, occasionally slight in east and very rough at first in west.
Weather: Showers.
Visibility: Moderate or good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: Southeasterly 3 to 5, increasing 6 for a time in south and west, then veering westerly or southwesterly later.
Sea State: Slight or moderate, occasionally rough at first in west.
Weather: Rain, then showers later.
Visibility: Moderate or good.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind: West or southwest 4 to 6, backing south or southeast 3 to 5 later.
Sea State: Mainly slight or moderate, but occasionally smooth just east and north of Skye.
Weather: Occasional rain then showers.
Visibility: Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: Southeasterly 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 for a time in north, then veering southwesterly 3 or 4 later.
Sea State: Slight or moderate at first except just east and north of Skye, otherwise smooth or slight.
Weather: Rain or showers.
Visibility: Moderate or good.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind: West or southwest 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first, backing south or southeast 3 to 5 later.
Sea State: Rough or very rough at first in west and south, otherwise mainly moderate or rough, but slight or moderate near Sutherland.
Weather: Occasional rain then showers.
Visibility: Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: Southeasterly 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 for a time in far north, then veering southwesterly 3 or 4 later.
Sea State: Moderate or rough at first except near Sutherland, otherwise slight or moderate.
Weather: Rain or showers.
Visibility: Moderate or good.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind: South 3 or 4, veering west or southwest 4 to 6 for a time.
Sea State: Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough in west and north.
Weather: Occasional rain then showers, becoming fair later.
Visibility: Moderate or poor, becoming good.
From:00:00 UTC Friday 5 June
Until:12:00 UTC Friday 5 June
Strong winds warning issued
General situation:
Low pressure north of Faeroe fills as a transient ridge passes east across the UK Friday. A deep low then moves over Ireland Friday night.Forecast:
Wind: South or southeast 4 or 5 veering west or southwest 4 to 6.
Sea State: Slight or moderate, becoming rough later in west.
Weather: Fog patches at first, occasional rain.
Visibility: Moderate or good, occasionally very poor at first.
Outlook for 12 Hours from 1200 UTC on Friday 05 Jun until 0000 UTC on Saturday 06 Jun
Wind: West or southwest 4 to 6, backing south 3 or 4 later.
Sea State: Slight or moderate, but rough in west and later north.
Weather: Occasional rain, then mainly fair later
Visibility: Moderate or good.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind: West 5 to 6, decreasing 4 to 5 by dawn, backing southwest 2 to 4 by midday, then southerly by dusk, increasing 4 to 5 later.
Sea State: Rather rough to rough, decreasing slight with a moderate swell by midday.
Weather: Isolated showers, then occasional rain from late afternoon Friday.
Visibility: Good, occasionally moderate.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: Southerly 4 to 5, increasing 6 to 7 by dawn, veering southwest to west by mid-morning, veering west 5 to 6 by dusk, decreasing 4 to 5 later.
Sea State: Smooth to slight with a low swell, increasing rather rough to rough by midday, occasionally very rough mid-channel.
Weather: Occasional rain, locally heavy, clearing to isolated showers by midday.
Visibility: Moderate or good, locally poor for a time.
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