A ridge of high pressure will build across the United Kingdom and persist through Sunday although a weak front will affect the northwest. The ridge declining on Monday as a deep Atlantic low moves east to be close to western Scotland by late Monday.
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The inshore waters forecast issued by the Met Office, on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency
For coastal areas up to 12 miles offshore from Saturday 25 May 2013 at 1200 UTC until Sunday 26 May 2013 at 1200 UTC
General Situation at 1200 UTC on Sat 25 May 2013
A ridge of high pressure will build across the United Kingdom and persist through Sunday although a weak front will affect the northwest. The ridge declining on Monday as a deep Atlantic low moves east to be close to western Scotland by late Monday.
Cape Wrath to Rattray Head including Orkney
24 hour forecast:
Variable 2 or 3, becoming southerly 4 or 5 for a time in north and west.
Slight or moderate.
Occasional rain, but mainly fair in east until later.
Moderate or good.
Outlook:
Variable 2 or 3, becoming southeast 5 to 7.
Smooth or slight in Moray Firth, otherwise slight or moderate.
Showers, rain later.
Good, becoming moderate or poor later.
Rattray Head to Berwick upon Tweed
24 hour forecast:
Variable 2 or 3, occasionally 4.
Slight.
Fair.
Good.
Outlook:
South or southwest 3 or 4, occasionally 5, backing southeast 5 to 7 later.
Smooth or slight, becoming moderate later.
Mainly fair, rain later.
Good, occasionally moderate later.
Berwick upon Tweed to Whitby
24 hour forecast:
Variable becoming mainly west or southwest 2 or 3, occasionally 4.
Mainly slight.
Fair.
Good.
Outlook:
Variable becoming southerly 3 or 4, increasing 5 or 6 later.
Smooth or slight.
Fair, rain later.
Good, occasionally moderate later.
Whitby to Gibraltar Point
24 hour forecast:
North backing northwest 3 or 4, occasionally 5 at first.
Moderate, becoming slight later.
Fair.
Good.
Outlook:
Northwesterly 3 or 4, becoming variable 2 or 3, then southerly 4 or 5 later.
Slight.
Fair.
Good.
Gibraltar Point to North Foreland
24 hour forecast:
Northerly 4 or 5, backing northwesterly 3 or 4.
Slight or moderate.
Showers in south at first, otherwise fair.
Good.
Outlook:
Northwesterly 3 or 4, becoming variable 2 or 3, then southwesterly 4 or 5 later.
Mainly slight.
Fair.
Good.
North Foreland to Selsey Bill
24 hour forecast:
Northerly 4 or 5, becoming variable, mainly westerly or northwesterly 3 or 4.
Slight, occasionally moderate in east at first.
Showers at first then fair.
Moderate or good.
Outlook:
West or southwest 3 or 4, occasionally 5 at first and later.
Slight.
Fair.
Good.
Selsey Bill to Lyme Regis
24 hour forecast:
North backing west or northwest, 3 or 4.
Slight.
Mainly fair.
Good.
Outlook:
West or southwest 3 or 4, occasionally 5 at first and later.
Slight.
Fair.
Good.
Lyme Regis to Lands End including the Isles of Scilly
24 hour forecast:
Variable 2 or 3, becoming southwest 3 or 4, veering northwest for a time tonight.
Slight.
Fair.
Good.
Outlook:
Southwest 3 or 4, increasing 5 or 6 later.
Slight, becoming moderate later.
Fair.
Good.
Lands End to St Davids Head including the Bristol Channel
24 hour forecast:
Variable mainly west or northwest 2 or 3.
Slight.
Fair.
Good.
Outlook:
West or southwest, backing south or southwest, 3 or 4, increasing 5 to 7 later.
Smooth or slight becoming moderate, occasionally rough in west later.
Rain later.
Good, occasionally moderate later.
St Davids Head to Great Orme Head including St Georges Channel
24 hour forecast:
Variable 2 or 3, becoming southwest 3 or 4,.
Smooth or slight.
Fair.
Good.
Outlook:
Southwesterly backing southerly 3 or 4, increasing 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 in west later.
Smooth or slight becoming moderate, occasionally rough later.
Rain later.
Good, occasionally moderate later.
Great Orme Head to the Mull of Galloway
24 hour forecast:
Variable, mainly west or southwest 3 or 4.
Smooth or slight.
Fair.
Good.
Outlook:
Southwest 3 or 4, backing south 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 in west later.
Smooth or slight, becoming moderate.
Fair, rain later.
Good, occasionally moderate later.
Isle of Man
24 hour forecast:
Variable mainly south or southwest 2 or 3, increasing 3 or 4.
Smooth or slight.
Fair, occasional rain or drizzle for a time later.
Good, occasionally moderate later.
Outlook:
Southwest 3 or 4, backing south 6 or 7 later.
Slight, becoming moderate or rough.
Fair, rain later.
Good, becoming moderate or poor later.
Lough Foyle to Carlingford Lough
24 hour forecast:
Mainly southerly or southwesterly, veering westerly for a time in northwest, 2 or 3, occasionally 4.
Smooth or slight.
Occasional rain, but mainly fair in east until later.
Moderate or good.
Outlook:
Southeast 3 or 4, veering south 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later.
Slight becoming moderate or rough.
Showers, rain later.
Moderate or good, occasionally poor later.
Mull of Galloway to Mull of Kintyre including the Firth of Clyde and North Channel
24 hour forecast:
Southerly 3 or 4, occasionally 5 in North Channel, becoming variable 3 later.
Smooth or slight.
Fair then occasional rain or showers.
Moderate or good.
Outlook:
Variable 3 or 4, backing southerly 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later.
Slight, becoming moderate or rough.
Showers, rain later.
Moderate or good, occasionally poor later.
Mull of Kintyre to Ardnamurchan Point
24 hour forecast:
Southerly or southwesterly, veering westerly or northwesterly for a time, 3 or 4, occasionally 5 in west.
Smooth or slight in shelter, otherwise slight or moderate.
Occasional rain, mainly in north and west.
Moderate or good.
Outlook:
South 3 or 4, increasing 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later.
Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough.
Showers, rain later.
Moderate or good, becoming moderate or poor later.
The Minch
24 hour forecast:
South 4 or 5, veering west or northwest 3 or 4, then backing south later.
Smooth or slight, but moderate in north and in far south.
Occasional rain, showers later.
Moderate or good.
Outlook:
South 3 or 4, increasing 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 later.
Slight or moderate, becoming rough later in far north and far south.
Showers then rain.
Moderate or good, becoming moderate or poor.
Ardnamurchan Point to Cape Wrath
24 hour forecast:
South 4 or 5, veering west or northwest 3 or 4, then backing south later.
Moderate.
Occasional rain, showers later.
Moderate or good.
Outlook:
South 4 or 5, increasing 6 to gale 8.
Moderate becoming rough.
Showers then rain.
Moderate or good, becoming moderate or poor.
Channel Islands
24 hour forecast:
North to northeast 4, decreasing 2 to 4 in the afternoon and backing north to northwest, further backing northwest to west by Sunday morning.
Moderate, becoming slight.
Fair or fine.
Good.
Outlook:
Northwest to west 2 to 4, backing southwest to south by Monday morning.
Smooth or slight.
Fair or fine.
Good.
