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 17 July
To:00:00 UTC Saturday 18 July
Summary
High pressure centred over the north Atlantic will bring a generally light to moderate northerly or northeasterly flow to the inshore waters, with settled weather continuing in most areas, although showers or drizzle may develop at times in northeast and later in northwest.
Issued:00:01 UTC Friday 17 July
Strong winds warnings are in effect in the following locations:
- From Cape Wrath to Rattray Head including Orkney
- Rattray Head to Berwick on Tweed
- 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
Issued:00:01 UTC Friday 17 July
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind: Northerly or northeasterly 2 to 4, backing northerly or northwesterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later near Rattray Head.
Sea State: Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate.
Weather: Mainly fair.
Visibility: Moderate or good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: Northerly or northwesterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 in east.
Sea State: Slight or moderate.
Weather: Drizzle or showers for a time.
Visibility: Good, occasionally moderate.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind: North or northeast backing northwest, 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later near Rattray Head, becoming variable 3 or less in st andrews bay.
Sea State: Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate except in Firth of Forth.
Weather: Drizzle for a time.
Visibility: Good, occasionally moderate.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: Northerly or north-westerly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 in east, but variable 2 to 4 in st andrews bay and Firth of Forth.
Sea State: Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth in Firth of Forth.
Weather: Showers.
Visibility: Good, occasionally moderate.
24 hour forecast:
Wind: Mainly north 3 or 4, occasionally 2 at first and 5 later.
Sea State: Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate later.
Weather: Drizzle for a time.
Visibility: Good, occasionally moderate.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: North 4 or 5, occasionally 6 later.
Sea State: Slight or moderate becoming moderate, occasionally rough later.
Weather: Showers for a time.
Visibility: Good.
24 hour forecast:
Wind: Northeast backing northwest later 3 or 4, occasionally 2 at first and 5 later.
Sea State: Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate later near Whitby.
Weather: Showers later.
Visibility: Moderate or good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: North or northwest 4 or 5, occasionally 6 later.
Sea State: Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough later in north.
Weather: Showers.
Visibility: Good.
24 hour forecast:
Wind: Northerly or northeasterly 3 or 4, occasionally 5 at first in south, becoming variable 2 to 4 for a time.
Sea State: Smooth or slight.
Weather: Fair.
Visibility: Moderate or good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: Northerly 3 to 5, occasionally 2 at first.
Sea State: Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate except in Thames estuary.
Weather: Showers in north.
Visibility: Good.
24 hour forecast:
Wind: Northeasterly 3 or 4, occasionally 5 at first, becoming variable 3 or less.
Sea State: Slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight later.
Weather: Fair.
Visibility: Moderate or good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: Variable 3 or less, becoming easterly or northeasterly 3 to 5.
Sea State: Smooth or slight.
Weather: Fair.
Visibility: Good.
24 hour forecast:
Wind: Variable 3 or less, becoming southwest 3 or 4 for a time.
Sea State: Smooth or slight.
Weather: Showers later in west, perhaps thundery.
Visibility: Good, occasionally moderate later in west.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: Variable 2 to 4.
Sea State: Smooth or slight.
Weather: Showers.
Visibility: Good, occasionally moderate at first in west.
24 hour forecast:
Wind: Variable 3 or less, becoming north or northwest 3 or 4 later.
Sea State: Smooth or slight.
Weather: Showers later.
Visibility: Good, occasionally moderate later.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: Northerly 3 or 4, occasionally variable 2 in east, increasing 5 at times later in west.
Sea State: Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate later from land's end westwards.
Weather: Showers later.
Visibility: Good, occasionally moderate.
24 hour forecast:
Wind: Variable 3 or less until later in east, otherwise northerly or northeasterly backing northwesterly later, 3 or 4, occasionally 5 later.
Sea State: Slight, occasionally smooth in east.
Weather: Mainly fair.
Visibility: Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: Northerly or northeasterly, 3 to 5, occasionally 5 later in west, becoming variable 3 or less at times in east.
Sea State: Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate later in west.
Weather: Mainly fair.
Visibility: Good.
24 hour forecast:
Wind: Variable 3 or less at first in Cardigan Bay and east of Anglesey, otherwise mainly northerly 3 or 4, occasionally 5 later.
Sea State: Smooth or slight.
Weather: Fair.
Visibility: Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: Northerly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later.
Sea State: Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate later in west.
Weather: Fair.
Visibility: Good.
24 hour forecast:
Wind: Variable 2 to 4, becoming cyclonic 3 to 5, then north or northwest 3 to 5 later.
Sea State: Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate later Mull of Galloway.
Weather: Mainly fair.
Visibility: Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: Northwesterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 in northwest, but variable 2 to 4 at times in east and Solway Firth.
Sea State: Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate in west.
Weather: Mainly fair.
Visibility: Good.
24 hour forecast:
Wind: Variable 2 to 4 becoming northeast 3 to 5, backing north or northwest later.
Sea State: Smooth or slight, becoming slight occasional moderate later.
Weather: Fair.
Visibility: Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: Northerly or northwest 3 to 5, occasionally 6 in west.
Sea State: Slight or moderate.
Weather: Fair.
Visibility: Good.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind: Variable 2 to 4, becoming northerly or northwesterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 later in north.
Sea State: Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate later, except along the down coast.
Weather: Mainly fair.
Visibility: Good, occasionally moderate.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: Northwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 3 at first.
Sea State: Slight or moderate, but smooth at times south of strangford lough.
Weather: Mainly fair.
Visibility: Good.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind: Variable becoming northerly or northwesterly 2 to 4, increasing 5 or 6 later in North Channel.
Sea State: Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate later in North Channel.
Weather: Mainly fair.
Visibility: Good, occasionally moderate in North Channel.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: Northerly or northwesterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 in North Channel, decreasing 2 or 3 elsewhere.
Sea State: Slight or moderate in North Channel, but elsewhere smooth or slight.
Weather: Fair.
Visibility: Good.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind: Variable 3 or less at first in southeast, otherwise northerly or northeasterly 4 to 6.
Sea State: Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth in sheltered east.
Weather: Mainly fair.
Visibility: Good, occasionally moderate.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: Northerly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 at first and later.
Sea State: Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth in sheltered east.
Weather: Drizzle or showers for a time.
Visibility: Good, occasionally moderate.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind: Northerly or northeasterly backing northwesterly later 3 to 5, occasionally 6 in south.
Sea State: Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate in entrances.
Weather: Fair.
Visibility: Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: Northerly or northwesterly 3 to 5, occasionally 2 later.
Sea State: Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate near entrances.
Weather: Drizzle or showers for a time.
Visibility: Good, occasionally moderate.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind: Northerly or northeasterly backing northwesterly later 3 to 5, occasionally 6 in south.
Sea State: Slight or moderate.
Weather: Fair.
Visibility: Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: Northerly or northwesterly 3 to 5, occasionally 2 later.
Sea State: Moderate, occasionally slight near Sutherland and later in south.
Weather: Drizzle or showers for a time.
Visibility: Good, occasionally moderate.
24 hour forecast:
Wind: North or northwest 3 or 4, occasionally 5 later.
Sea State: Smooth or slight, becoming slight occasionally moderate later.
Weather: Fair.
Visibility: Good.
From:00:00 UTC Friday 17 July
Until:12:00 UTC Friday 17 July
General situation:
An area of high pressure will persist to the west of Scotland while low pressure develops over southern Scandinavia.Forecast:
Wind: North or northwest 3 or 4.
Sea State: Slight, but smooth just east of shetland.
Weather: Fair.
Visibility: Good.
Outlook for 12 Hours from 1200 UTC on Friday 17 Jul until 0000 UTC on Saturday 18 Jul
Wind: North or northwest 4 or 5.
Sea State: Slight or moderate, but smooth just east of shetland at first.
Weather: Mainly fair.
Visibility: Good.
24 hour forecast:
Wind: North to northeast 2 to 4, locally variable 1 to 3 in the afternoon, becoming west to northwest later.
Sea State: Smooth or slight.
Weather: Risk of isolated showers at first.
Visibility: Good, perhaps locally moderate.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: West to northwest 2 to 3, veering north to northeast 3 to 4 during the afternoon.
Sea State: Smooth or slight.
Weather: Risk of mist patches later.
Visibility: Good or very good, perhaps locally moderate to poor later.
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