General Situation at 0100 on Fri 04 Jul 2008
Frontal band slow moving over far northeastern Scotland. Low pressure moving slowly northeast, expected fastnet by midday on Saturday, severe gales developing on southwestern coasts.
From Cape Wrath to Rattray Head including Orkney - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Easterly or southeasterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 in west later.
Slight or moderate.
Occasional drizzle, fog patches.
Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Outlook:
Easterly or northeasterly 3 or 4, occasionally 5 in north.
Slight or moderate.
Occasional drizzle with fog patches.
Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Rattray Head to Berwick on Tweed
24 hour forecast:
East or northeast 3 or 4, occasionally 5.
Slight or moderate.
Showers with fog patches.
Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Outlook:
Northeast 3 or 4, occasionally 5.
Slight, occasionally moderate later.
Drizzle with fog patches.
Moderate, occasionally very poor.
Berwick on Tweed to Whitby - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Southeast 3 or 4, increasing 5 or 6 for a time later.
Slight or moderate.
Occasional rain.
Moderate or good.
Outlook:
Southeast 4 or 5, occasionally 3 at first.
Slight, occasionally moderate later.
Occasional rain.
Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Whitby to Gibraltar Point - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Southeast 3 or 4, increasing 5 or 6 for a time.
Slight or moderate.
Occasional rain.
Moderate or good.
Outlook:
East or southeast 4 or 5, occasionally 6 at first.
Slight or moderate.
Occasional rain.
Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Gibraltar Point to North Foreland - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Southeast 4 or 5, increasing 6 at times, veering south later.
Slight or moderate.
Showers.
Moderate or good.
Outlook:
South or southeast 5 or 6.
Slight or moderate.
Occasional rain.
Moderate or good, occasionally poor later.
North Foreland to Selsey Bill - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Southeast, veering southwest later, 4 or 5, increasing 6 at times.
Slight or moderate, increasing rough in west later.
Rain or showers.
Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Outlook:
South or southwest 5 or 6, increasing 7 or gale 8 for a time later.
Moderate becoming rough, very rough in west.
Rain.
Moderate or poor.
Selsey Bill to Lyme Regis - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Southeasterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6, veering southerly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8, perhaps severe gale 9 later.
Moderate or rough, increasing very rough in west later.
Rain or showers.
Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Outlook:
South veering southwest 6 to gale 8.
Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough.
Rain.
Moderate or poor.
Lyme Regis to Lands End including the Isles of Scilly - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Southwest 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9.
Rough or very rough, occasionally high.
Rain or squally showers.
Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Outlook:
Southwest veering west 6 to gale 8.
Rough or very rough, occasionally high at first in west.
Rain or squally showers.
Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Lands End to St Davids Head including the Bristol Channel - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Southeast becoming cyclonic then southwest 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9.
Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough, occasionally high in west later.
Rain or squally showers.
Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Outlook:
Southwesterly becoming cyclonic then westerly 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 or 5 for a time.
Rough or very rough, occasionally high in southwest at first.
Rain or squally showers.
Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
St Davids Head to Great Ormes Head, including St Georges Channel - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Southeast becoming cyclonic 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8.
Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough in far southwest.
Rain.
Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Outlook:
East or southeast 5 to 7 veering southwest 4 or 5 later.
Moderate or rough, occasionally slight later.
Rain or showers.
Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Great Ormes Head to the Mull of Galloway - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Easterly or northeasterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 in south.
Slight or moderate.
Occasional rain.
Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Outlook:
East or northeast 5 to 7 decreasing 4 or 5 later.
Slight or moderate, occasionally rough at first.
Occasional rain.
Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Isle of Man - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
East or northeast 4 or 5, increasing 5 or 6.
Moderate becoming moderate to rough.
Occasional rain.
Good becoming moderate or poor later.
Outlook:
East or northeast 4 or 5 decreasing 3 or 4 later.
Moderate occasionally slight later.
Rain or showers.
Moderate or good.
Lough Foyle to Carlingford Lough - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
East or northeast 4 or 5, increasing 5 or 6, occasionally 7 later.
Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in south later.
Rain at times.
Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Outlook:
East or northeast 5 or 6, decreasing 4 later.
Slight or moderate.
Rain.
Moderate or poor.
The Mull of Galloway to Mull of Kintyre including the Firth of Clyde and the North Channel - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Northeast 4, increasing 5 or 6, occasionally 7 later.
Slight or moderate.
Occasional rain.
Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Outlook:
Northeast 5 or 6 decreasing 4 later.
Slight or moderate.
Rain.
Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Mull of Kintyre to Ardnamurchan Point - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Northeast 3 or 4, increasing 5 or 6.
Moderate.
Rain later.
Moderate or good.
Outlook:
Northeasterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 in south.
Slight or moderate.
Rain.
Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Ardnamurchan Point to Cape Wrath including the Outer Hebrides - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Northeasterly 3 or 4, increasing 4 or 5, occasionally 6 in north later.
Slight or moderate.
Showers.
Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Outlook:
Northeast 4 or 5, occasionally 6 at first.
Slight or moderate.
Mainly fair.
Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Shetland Isles
24 hour forecast:
Variable 3 or 4 becoming northeast 4 or 5 later.
Slight or moderate.
Occasional rain, fog patches.
Moderate or poor, occasionally very poor.
Outlook:
Northeast 4 or 5, occasionally 6 later.
Moderate increasing rough.
Occasional drizzle with fog patches.
Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
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