Inshore Waters
Valid
From: Fri 26th Apr at 00:00 UTC
To: Sat 27th Apr at 00:00 UTC
Summary
A relatively light and often variable flow will continue through tonight and into Friday, with showers in the north, but rain at times in the south may be heavy.
Issued at: 00:01 UTC on 26th Apr
Regions
From Cape Wrath to Rattray Head including Orkney
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
North or northeast, 3 or 4, becoming variable 2 to 4.
Sea State
Smooth or slight, but slight or moderate west and north of Orkney.
Weather
Showers.
Visibility
Good, occasionally moderate.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Variable 3 or less, becoming southeast 2 to 4, occasionally 5 later near Orkney.
Sea State
Slight or moderate, but smooth or slight in Moray Firth at first.
Weather
Showers.
Visibility
Good, occasionally moderate.
Rattray Head to Berwick on Tweed
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
North or northeast 2 to 4, becoming variable 3 or less later.
Sea State
Smooth or slight.
Weather
Showers.
Visibility
Good, occasionally moderate.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Variable 3 or less, becoming east or southeast 2 to 4 later.
Sea State
Smooth or slight.
Weather
Showers.
Visibility
Good, occasionally moderate.
Berwick on Tweed to Whitby
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Northeasterly 2 to 4, occasionally 5 at first in south, becoming variable 2 to4 later.
Sea State
Mainly moderate, becoming slight or moderate.
Weather
Showers.
Visibility
Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Variable, becoming northeasterly, 2 to 4.
Sea State
Slight.
Weather
Showers.
Visibility
Good.
Whitby to Gibraltar Point
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
North 3 to 5, veering east or northeast 2 to 4.
Sea State
Slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight later.
Weather
Showers.
Visibility
Moderate or good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
East or northeast 2 to 4.
Sea State
Smooth or slight.
Weather
Showers.
Visibility
Moderate or good.
Gibraltar Point to North Foreland
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Northerly or northwesterly becoming variable, then becoming easterly or northeasterly later, 2 to 4.
Sea State
Slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight.
Weather
Showers, rain at times.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Easterly or northeasterly becoming cyclonic later, 2 to 4.
Sea State
Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate in north.
Weather
Showers, rain at times.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.
North Foreland to Selsey Bill
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Easterly or northeasterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later.
Sea State
Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate at first in east and later in west.
Weather
Showers, rain at times.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Easterly or northeasterly 2 to 4, becoming variable 3 or less for a time, increasing 5 or 6 later in west.
Sea State
Smooth or slight, but occasionally moderate in west.
Weather
Showers, rain at times, mainly fair later.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor at first.
Selsey Bill to Lyme Regis
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
East or northeast 2 to 4, increasing 4 to 6.
Sea State
Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate.
Weather
Showers, rain at times.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
East or northeast 3 to 5,occasionally 6.
Sea State
Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate at first, becoming slight or moderate later.
Weather
Showers rain at times.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.
Lyme Regis to Lands End including the Isles of Scilly
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Variable 2 to 4 becoming east 3 to 5, occasionally 6.
Sea State
Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate, occasionally rough later near Isles of Scilly.
Weather
Showers or rain.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
East or northeast, backing north later, 3 to 5, occasionally 6 west of Lizard Point.
Sea State
Slight or moderate, occasionally rough at times near Isles of Scilly.
Weather
Showers or occasional rain.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.
Lands End to St Davids Head including the Bristol Channel
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Variable 2 or 3, becoming easterly or northeasterly 3 to 5 , occasionally 6 later in south.
Sea State
Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate, occasionally rough later near Lands End.
Weather
Showers, rain at times.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Easterly or northeasterly, backing northerly or northwesterly later, 3 to 5, increasing 6 at times in south.
Sea State
Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth in Bristol Channel, becoming smooth or slight later except near Lands End.
Weather
Showers, fair later.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor at first.
St Davids Head to Great Ormes Head, including St Georges Channel
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Easterly or northeasterly 3 or 4, occasionally 5.
Sea State
Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate later near St Davids Head.
Weather
Showers.
Visibility
Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Easterly or northeasterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 at first in south.
Sea State
Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate near st david's head.
Weather
Showers.
Visibility
Good.
Great Ormes Head to the Mull of Galloway
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Easterly or northeasterly, veering southeasterly later, 2 to 4.
Sea State
Smooth or slight.
Weather
Showers later.
Visibility
Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Southeast, backing easterly or northeasterly, 2 to 4.
Sea State
Smooth or slight.
Weather
Showers in south.
Visibility
Good.
Isle of Man
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Northeast 3 or 4.
Sea State
Smooth or slight.
Weather
Fair.
Visibility
Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Northeast 3 or 4.
Sea State
Smooth or slight.
Weather
Fair.
Visibility
Good.
Lough Foyle to Carlingford Lough
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Variable, mainly east or northeast, backing north later, 2 to 4.
Sea State
Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate in north.
Weather
Showers.
Visibility
Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Variable, mainly north at first 2 to 4.
Sea State
Smooth or slight, but slight or moderate in northwest until later.
Weather
Showers, mainly fair later.
Visibility
Good.
The Mull of Galloway to Mull of Kintyre including the Firth of Clyde and the North Channel
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Variable, mainly easterly or northeasterly 2 to 4.
Sea State
Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate at first near Mull of Kintyre.
Weather
Showers, mainly fair later.
Visibility
Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Variable 3 or less.
Sea State
Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate at first near Mull of Kintyre.
Weather
Mainly fair.
Visibility
Good.
Mull of Kintyre to Ardnamurchan Point
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
North or northeast 2 to 4, occasionally 5 at first, backing variable 3 or less later.
Sea State
Slight or moderate later.
Weather
Showers.
Visibility
Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Variable 3 or less.
Sea State
Slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight later.
Weather
Showers.
Visibility
Good.
The Minch
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
North or northeast 2 to 4.
Sea State
Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate near north and south entrances.
Weather
Showers.
Visibility
Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
North 2 to 4, becoming variable 3 or less.
Sea State
Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate near north and south entrances.
Weather
Showers.
Visibility
Good.
Ardnamurchan Point to Cape Wrath including the Outer Hebrides
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
North or northeast 2 to 4, occasionally 5 at first.
Sea State
Mainly moderate, but occasionally rough to the west of Outer Hebrides.
Weather
Showers.
Visibility
Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
North 2 to 4, becoming variable 3 or less.
Sea State
Mainly moderate, occasionally rough at first to the west of Outer Hebrides.
Weather
Showers.
Visibility
Good.
Shetland Isles
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
North or northeast 3 or 4, becoming variable 3 or less for a time, becoming south or southeast 2 to 4.
Sea State
Mainly moderate, occasionally slight in south until later.
Weather
Showers.
Visibility
Good.
For Coastal areas up to 60 nautical miles from Lerwick, Shetland
Back to TopValid Friday 26 Apr 2024 at 0000 UTC until Friday 26 Apr 2024 at 1200 UTC
General situation:
A slack flow covers Shetland waters.
Forecast:
Wind
Variable 2 to 4
Sea State
Slight or moderate
Weather
Showers
Visibility
Mainly good
Outlook for 12 Hours from 1200 UTC on Friday 26 Apr until 0000 UTC on Saturday 27 Apr:
Wind
Variable becoming southerly 2 to 4, occasionally 5 later in far east
Sea State
Slight or moderate
Weather
Showers
Visibility
Mainly good
The Channel Islands
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Southwesterly 2 to 4, becoming variable cyclonic early morning, decreasing 1 to 3 in the evening.
Sea State
Smooth to slight, with a low swell developing.
Weather
Widespread showers, locally heavy, perhaps with thunder, becoming isolated by mid-afternoon, clearing by late evening.
Visibility
Good, occasionally moderate, perhaps locally poor at times.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Variable 1 to 3, becoming northeasterly 2 to 4 in the morning, increasing 4 to 6 by dusk, veering north by midnight.
Sea State
Smooth to slight, increasing slight to moderate after dusk a low swell throughout.
Weather
Isolated showers developing around midday, merging into widespread rain late afternoon, locally heavy and perhaps thundery later.
Visibility
Good, becoming moderate locally poor later.
Inshore Waters information supplied by the Met Office on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA).
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