A depression centred over the North Sea, will move to southeast England by Friday morning, as a filling feature, and then move slowly southwards across eastern France during Saturday. An anticyclone will remain slow moving in mid Atlantic.
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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 Thursday 23 May 2013 at 1800 UTC until Friday 24 May 2013 at 1800 UTC
General Situation at 1800 UTC on Thu 23 May 2013
A depression centred over the North Sea, will move to southeast England by Friday morning, as a filling feature, and then move slowly southwards across eastern France during Saturday. An anticyclone will remain slow moving in mid Atlantic.
Cape Wrath to Rattray Head including Orkney - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
North 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 at first near Rattray Head, becoming variable 3 or 4 later.
Moderate or rough, but very rough at first in north and east.
Squally showers, rain for a time in east, fair later.
Moderate or good, but poor for a time in east.
Outlook:
Variable 3 or 4.
Rough, becoming slight or moderate.
Fair.
Good.
Rattray Head to Berwick upon Tweed - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
North or northwest 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 at first near Rattray Head, veering northeast 4 later.
Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough at first.
Occasional rain then showers.
Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first in north.
Outlook:
Northeast, becoming variable, 3 or 4.
Moderate, occasionally rough at first, becoming slight later.
Showers at first.
Good.
Berwick upon Tweed to Whitby - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Northwest, veering northeast, 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 at first near headlands, decreasing 4 or 5 later.
Very rough, becoming rough later.
Squally showers, rain for a time.
Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Outlook:
North or northeast 4 or 5.
Rough, becoming moderate, occasionally slight later in north.
Showers then fair.
Good.
Whitby to Gibraltar Point - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Northwest 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 at first near headlands, veering northeast 7 or gale 8, then decreasing 5 or 6 later.
Rough, becoming very rough for a time.
Squally showers, rain for a time.
Moderate or good, but poor for a time.
Outlook:
North or northeast 4 or 5, occasionally 6 at first.
Rough, becoming moderate.
Showers then fair.
Good, occasionally moderate.
Gibraltar Point to North Foreland - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Northwesterly, backing westerly, 4 or 5, but 6 or 7 in north, becoming cyclonic 5 or 6, then becoming northeasterly later.
Slight or moderate, but rough for a time in north.
Showers, squally in north, rain at times.
Moderate or good, occasionally poor later.
Outlook:
Northeasterly, backing northerly, 5 or 6, decreasing 4 for a time.
Slight or moderate.
Showers, rain at first.
Good, occasionally moderate at first.
North Foreland to Selsey Bill - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Westerly, becoming cyclonic for a time, 4 or 5, increasing 6 for a time, then becoming northeasterly later.
Slight, occasionally moderate near headlands.
Showers, occasional rain later.
Good, occasionally moderate later.
Outlook:
Northeasterly, backing northerly, 4 or 5, increasing 6 for a time.
Slight or moderate.
Showers, rain at first.
Good, occasionally moderate at first.
Selsey Bill to Lyme Regis - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Northwesterly, veering northerly or northeasterly later, but cyclonic for a time later in east, 5 to 7.
Slight or moderate.
Showers, squally for a time in west, occasional rain later.
Good.
Outlook:
Northerly or northeasterly 5 to 7, decreasing 3 or 4, then becoming variable.
Slight or moderate.
Showers then fair, occasional rain at first.
Good, occasionally moderate at first.
Lyme Regis to Lands End including the Isles of Scilly - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Northwest, veering north later, 5 to 7.
Slight or moderate, becoming rough in far west.
Squally showers.
Good.
Outlook:
North or northeast 5 to 7, decreasing 3 or 4, then becoming variable later.
Slight or moderate, occasionally rough at first in far west.
Showers at first.
Good.
Lands End to St Davids Head including the Bristol Channel - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Northwest, veering north later, 5 to 7.
Moderate or rough.
Squally showers.
Good.
Outlook:
North 5 to 7, decreasing 3 or 4, then becoming variable later.
Moderate or rough, becoming slight later, occasionally smooth later in the Bristol Channel.
Showers at first.
Good.
St Davids Head to Great Orme Head including St Georges Channel - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Northwest 6 to gale 8, veering north 5 or 6.
Moderate or rough.
Squally showers, rain for a time.
Good, occasionally moderate.
Outlook:
North 5 or 6, decreasing 3 or 4, then becoming variable later.
Moderate or rough, becoming smooth or slight later.
Showers at first.
Good.
Great Orme Head to the Mull of Galloway - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Northwest 6 to gale 8, veering north or northeast 4 or 5 later.
Slight or moderate, but rough for a time in south.
Squally showers, rain for a time.
Moderate or good.
Outlook:
North or northeast 4 or 5, becoming variable 3 or 4 later.
Slight or moderate, becoming smooth.
Showers at first.
Good.
Isle of Man - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
North or northwest 6 to gale 8, veering northeast 4 later.
Slight or moderate, occasionally rough at first.
Showers.
Good.
Outlook:
North or northeast 4, becoming variable 3 or less.
Slight or moderate, becoming smooth.
Fair.
Good.
Lough Foyle to Carlingford Lough - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Northwesterly 6 to gale 8, veering northerly 4 or 5.
Moderate, but rough for a time in north.
Squally showers.
Good.
Outlook:
Northerly 4 or 5, becoming variable 3 or 4.
Moderate, becoming smooth or slight.
Showers at first.
Good.
Mull of Galloway to Mull of Kintyre including the Firth of Clyde and North Channel - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Northwesterly 6 to gale 8, veering northerly 4 or 5.
Slight or moderate, occasionally rough at first.
Squally showers.
Good.
Outlook:
Northerly, becoming variable, 3 or 4, occasionally 5 at first in the North Channel.
Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate at first in the North Channel.
Showers at first.
Good.
Mull of Kintyre to Ardnamurchan Point - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
North 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first, decreasing 3 or 4.
Slight or moderate, but rough for a time in west.
Squally showers then fair.
Good.
Outlook:
North, becoming variable, 3 or 4.
Slight or moderate.
Fair.
Good.
The Minch - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
North 5 to 7, decreasing 3 or 4, then becoming variable later.
Rough or very rough for a time in far north and in far south, otherwise slight or moderate.
Squally showers then fair.
Good.
Outlook:
Variable, becoming south, 3 or 4, increasing 4 or 5, occasionally 6 later.
Slight or moderate.
Rain or showers later.
Good, occasionally moderate later.
Ardnamurchan Point to Cape Wrath - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
North 5 to 7, decreasing 3 or 4, then becoming variable later.
Very rough becoming rough.
Squally showers then fair.
Good.
Outlook:
Variable, becoming south, 3 or 4, increasing 4 or 5, occasionally 6 later.
Rough becoming moderate.
Rain or showers later.
Good, occasionally moderate later.
Channel Islands - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Northwest 5 to 6, occasionally 7, increasing 6 to 7 towards Friday evening, perhaps locally gale 8 and veering northwest to north.
Moderate to rather rough becoming rather rough to rough.
Isolated showers, becoming more frequent by Friday morning and prolonged for a time around midday.
Good, locally moderate to poor in showers.
Outlook:
North 6 to 7, perhaps locally gale 8 at first, veering north to northeast and decreasing 5 to 6 by midnight, further decreasing 4 to 5 by morning,3 to 4 in the afternoon and 2 to 3 later.
Rather rough to rough becoming mainly slight.
Isolated showers, dying out by Saturday morning.
Good except in showers.
