Inshore Waters
Inshore Waters information supplied by the Met Office , external on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA), external.
From:12:00 UTC Monday 20 April
To:12:00 UTC Tuesday 21 April
Summary
High pressure, centred near Iceland, will bring an easterly flow across the United Kingdom. Light or moderate winds for most areas on Monday will then strengthen, becoming fresh to strong especially in the south on Tuesday and Wednesday, with gales in the far southwest. Some showers are expected at first, mainly in the north and east, otherwise mainly fair conditions will dominate.
Issued:12:00 UTC Monday 20 April
Strong winds warnings are in effect in the following locations:
- From Cape Wrath to Rattray Head including Orkney
- 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
- Lough Foyle to Carlingford Lough
- Mull of Kintyre to Ardnamurchan Point
- The Minch
- Ardnamurchan Point to Cape Wrath including the Outer Hebrides
- The Channel Islands
Issued:12:00 UTC Monday 20 April
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind: Easterly or northeasterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first in northwest.
Sea State: Smooth or slight at first in Moray Firth, otherwise slight or moderate.
Weather: Showers until later.
Visibility: Good occasionally moderate.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: Northeasterly 2 to 4, becoming variable 2 or 3 for a time in southeast.
Sea State: Slight or moderate at first in north, otherwise slight, occasionally smooth in Moray Firth.
Weather: Mainly fair.
Visibility: Good.
24 hour forecast:
Wind: Variable 2 or 3, becoming east 3 to 5, backing northeast 3 or 4 later.
Sea State: Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate.
Weather: Showers until later.
Visibility: Good occasionally moderate.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: Northeast 3 or 4.
Sea State: Slight or moderate.
Weather: Fair.
Visibility: Good.
24 hour forecast:
Wind: East or northeast 2 or 3, increasing 3 to 5.
Sea State: Slight, becoming moderate later.
Weather: Showers until later.
Visibility: Good, occasionally moderate.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: East or northeast 3 to 5.
Sea State: Slight or moderate.
Weather: Fair.
Visibility: Good.
24 hour forecast:
Wind: East or northeast 2 to 4, increasing 4 or 5 later.
Sea State: Slight, becoming moderate later.
Weather: Showers until later.
Visibility: Good, occasionally moderate.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: East or northeast 3 to 5.
Sea State: Slight or moderate.
Weather: Fair.
Visibility: Good.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind: Northeasterly 3 or 4, increasing 4 to 6.
Sea State: Slight, occasionally smooth at first, becoming moderate later.
Weather: Showers until later.
Visibility: Good, occasionally moderate.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: Easterly or northeasterly 4 to 6.
Sea State: Moderate, occasionally slight later.
Weather: Fair.
Visibility: Good.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind: Easterly or northeasterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later.
Sea State: Slight, becoming slight or moderate.
Weather: Showers in east.
Visibility: Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: Easterly or northeasterly 5 or 6, occasionally 4 at first.
Sea State: Slight or moderate.
Weather: Fair.
Visibility: Good.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind: East or southeast 3 to 5, backing east or northeast 4 to 6.
Sea State: Slight or moderate.
Weather: Mainly fair.
Visibility: Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: East 4 to 6, backing east or northeast 5 to 7 later.
Sea State: Slight or moderate becoming moderate or rough.
Weather: Fair.
Visibility: Good.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind: Easterly or southeasterly 4 to 6, increasing 6 or 7 later in southwest.
Sea State: Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough later in west.
Weather: Fair.
Visibility: Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: Easterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 in far south.
Sea State: Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough later in far west.
Weather: Fair, then occasional rain later in far southwest.
Visibility: Good, occasionally moderate later in far southwest.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind: Easterly 3 to 5, increasing 5 or 6 later.
Sea State: Slight or moderate, but smooth or slight until later in north.
Weather: Mainly fair.
Visibility: Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: Easterly 4 or 5 at first in far north, otherwise 5 to 7.
Sea State: Slight or moderate, occasionally rough near Lands End.
Weather: Fair.
Visibility: Good.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind: Variable 2 to 4, becoming easterly or northeasterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later.
Sea State: Smooth or slight.
Weather: Mainly fair.
Visibility: Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: Easterly or northeasterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later in south.
Sea State: Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate.
Weather: Fair.
Visibility: Good.
24 hour forecast:
Wind: Variable 3 or less, becoming east or northeast 3 to 5.
Sea State: Smooth, becoming slight at times.
Weather: Showers.
Visibility: Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: East or northeast 4 to 6.
Sea State: Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate later in west.
Weather: Fair.
Visibility: Good.
24 hour forecast:
Wind: Variable 3 or less, becoming east or northeast 4 or 5.
Sea State: Smooth or slight, becoming slight occasionally moderate later.
Weather: Fair.
Visibility: Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: East or northeast 4 or 5, increasing 5 or 6 for a time.
Sea State: Slight or moderate.
Weather: Fair.
Visibility: Good.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind: Variable 2 to 4, becoming east 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later.
Sea State: Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate in far north and also later in far south.
Weather: Showers.
Visibility: Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: East 4 to 6.
Sea State: Slight occasionally moderate.
Weather: Showers at first.
Visibility: Good.
24 hour forecast:
Wind: Variable 2 to 4, becoming easterly or northeasterly 3 to 5.
Sea State: Smooth, but slight at times in the North Channel.
Weather: Showers.
Visibility: Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: Easterly or northeasterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 in south.
Sea State: Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate in North Channel.
Weather: Fair.
Visibility: Good.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind: Northeasterly veering easterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later in west.
Sea State: Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth in sheltered east.
Weather: Showers.
Visibility: Good, occasionally moderate later.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: Easterly or northeasterly 3 to 5, increasing 6 at times in south.
Sea State: Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth in sheltered east.
Weather: Mainly fair.
Visibility: Good.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind: Northeasterly veering easterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 in north.
Sea State: Smooth or slight in central areas, slight or moderate elsewhere.
Weather: Showers until later.
Visibility: Good, occasionally moderate at first.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: East or northeast 3 to 5.
Sea State: Smooth or slight, but slight or moderate at first near entrances.
Weather: Fair.
Visibility: Good.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind: Northeasterly veering easterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 in north.
Sea State: Moderate.
Weather: Showers until later.
Visibility: Good, occasionally moderate at first.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: East or northeast 3 to 5.
Sea State: Slight or moderate.
Weather: Fair.
Visibility: Good.
24 hour forecast:
Wind: East 3 to 5, backing north or northeast 3 or 4.
Sea State: Slight or moderate.
Weather: Showers at first.
Visibility: Good.
From:12:00 UTC Monday 20 April
Until:00:00 UTC Tuesday 21 April
General situation:
High pressure will continue to build from the north.Forecast:
Wind: East or southeast 3 to 5 becoming variable 2 to 4
Sea State: Moderate, but slight east of shetland and rough in west at first
Weather: Showers in south at first otherwise fair
Visibility: Good
Outlook for 12 Hours from 0000 UTC on Tuesday 21 Apr until 1200 UTC on Tuesday 21 Apr
Wind: Variable becoming north or northeast 2 to 4
Sea State: Slight or moderate
Weather: Fair
Visibility: Good
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind: East to northeast 4 to 5, increasing 5 to 6 by dusk.
Sea State: Slight to moderate, increasing rather rough in the northwest after midnight.
Weather: Fair or fine.
Visibility: Good or very good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: East to northeast 5 to 6, increasing 6 to 7 after dusk, backing east 5 to 6 later.
Sea State: Slight in the far southeast, moderate to rather rough elsewhere, increasing rough in the far north by evening.
Weather: Fair or fine.
Visibility: Good or very good.
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