A slow moving area of high pressure lies to the southwest of the United Kingdom. An area of low pressure over Denmark will move into the central North Sea by Thursday evening then into southeast England on Friday. Cold north or northwest winds will affect all areas.
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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 Wednesday 22 May 2013 at 1800 UTC until Thursday 23 May 2013 at 1800 UTC
General Situation at 1800 UTC on Wed 22 May 2013
A slow moving area of high pressure lies to the southwest of the United Kingdom. An area of low pressure over Denmark will move into the central North Sea by Thursday evening then into southeast England on Friday. Cold north or northwest winds will affect all areas.
Cape Wrath to Rattray Head including Orkney - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Northwest veering north 6 to gale 8.
Mainly slight in inner Moray Firth, otherwise moderate or rough, but rough or very rough in north and east.
Squally showers.
Good.
Outlook:
North 6 to gale 8, decreasing 3 or 4.
Mainly slight in inner Moray Firth, otherwise moderate or rough, but rough or very rough until later in north and east.
Rain or squally showers, becoming mainly fair.
Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Rattray Head to Berwick upon Tweed - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Northwesterly veering northerly 5 to 7, but mainly 7 or gale 8 in north and east.
Mainly slight in firths of Forth and Tay otherwise moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough.
Squally showers.
Good.
Outlook:
North 6 to gale 8, veering northeast 4 later.
Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough.
Rain or squally showers, becoming mainly fair later.
Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Berwick upon Tweed to Whitby - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Northwest 4 or 5 increasing 6 to gale 8.
Slight or moderate, becoming rough or very rough.
Showers, becoming squally.
Good.
Outlook:
Northwest veering north 6 to gale 8, increasing gale 8 or severe gale 9 for a time, then veering northeast 4 or 5 later.
Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough later.
Rain or squally showers, becoming mainly fair later.
Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Whitby to Gibraltar Point - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Variable 2 or 3, occasionally 4, becoming northwesterly 5 to 7.
Slight or moderate, becoming rough.
Showers, becoming squally.
Good.
Outlook:
Northwest 6 to gale 8, becoming cyclonic then northeast, 5 to 7, decreasing mainly 4 or 5 later.
Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough later.
Rain or squally showers.
Moderate or good, becoming moderate or poor.
Gibraltar Point to North Foreland - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Variable 3 or 4 becoming northwesterly 5 to 7, but becoming northerly or northwesterly 5 or 6 at times Wednesday evening in south.
Slight or moderate, becoming rough in north.
Fair then showers, squally later.
Good.
Outlook:
Northwesterly 5 to 7 becoming cyclonic 4 or 5, then easterly or northeasterly 5 or 6, decreasing 4 later.
Slight or moderate in south, moderate or rough in north.
Rain or squally showers.
Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
North Foreland to Selsey Bill - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Northwest 4 or 5, increasing 6 or 7 for a time.
Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate.
Showers later.
Good.
Outlook:
Northwest becoming cyclonic then east or northeast, 4 or 5.
Slight or moderate.
Showers, occasional rain later.
Moderate or good.
Selsey Bill to Lyme Regis - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Northwest 4 or 5 increasing 5 to 7.
Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate.
Showers later.
Good.
Outlook:
Northwesterly veering northeasterly, 5 to 7, decreasing mainly 4 or 5 for a time.
Slight or moderate.
Showers, occasional rain later.
Good.
Lyme Regis to Lands End including the Isles of Scilly - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Northwest 5 to 7.
Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough in far west.
Showers later.
Good.
Outlook:
Northwest veering north 5 to 7.
Slight or moderate, but moderate or rough in far west.
Squally showers.
Moderate or good.
Lands End to St Davids Head including the Bristol Channel - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Northwesterly 4 or 5 increasing 5 or 6, occasionally 7 west of Barry and Minehead.
Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough west of the Gower and Ilfracombe.
Fair then showers, squally in west.
Good.
Outlook:
North or northwest 5 to 7.
Slight in shelter, otherwise moderate or rough.
Showers, squally at times, becoming mainly fair later.
Good.
St Davids Head to Great Orme Head including St Georges Channel - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Northwest veering north 4 or 5, increasing 6 or 7, perhaps gale 8 later.
Slight, becoming moderate or rough.
Showers becoming squally.
Good.
Outlook:
North 6 to gale 8, decreasing mainly 5 or 6 later.
Moderate or rough.
Showers, squally at first, fair later.
Good.
Great Orme Head to the Mull of Galloway - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Northwest 5 to 7.
Slight in shelter, otherwise moderate or rough.
Showers becoming squally.
Good.
Outlook:
Northwest veering north 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first, veering northeast 4 later.
Slight in shelter, otherwise moderate or rough, becoming mainly slight later.
Showers, squally at first, fair later.
Good.
Isle of Man - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Northwest 5 or 6 increasing 6 or 7.
Moderate, occasionally rough later.
Showers.
Good.
Outlook:
North or northwest 6 or 7 veering north or northeast 4 later.
Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate.
Mainly fair.
Good.
Lough Foyle to Carlingford Lough - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Northwest 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later.
Slight in shelter, otherwise moderate or rough.
Squally showers.
Good.
Outlook:
Northwest veering north 6 to gale 8, decreasing 3 or 4 later.
Slight in shelter, otherwise moderate or rough, becoming mainly slight later.
Showers, squally at first, then fair.
Good.
Mull of Galloway to Mull of Kintyre including the Firth of Clyde and North Channel - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Northwest 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later.
Slight in shelter, otherwise moderate or rough.
Squally showers.
Good.
Outlook:
Northwest veering north 6 to gale 8, decreasing 3 or 4 later.
Slight in shelter, otherwise moderate or rough, becoming mainly slight later.
Showers, squally at first, then fair.
Good.
Mull of Kintyre to Ardnamurchan Point - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Northwest veering north 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later.
Slight in shelter, otherwise moderate or rough.
Squally showers.
Good.
Outlook:
North or northwest 6 to gale 8, decreasing 3 or 4 later.
Slight in shelter, otherwise moderate or rough, becoming mainly slight later.
Showers, squally at first, then fair.
Good.
The Minch - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Northwest veering north 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later.
Slight in shelter otherwise moderate or rough, but becoming very rough in far north.
Squally showers.
Good.
Outlook:
North 6 to gale 8, decreasing 3 or 4, becoming variable 3 or less later.
Slight in shelter otherwise moderate or rough, but very rough at first in far north, and becoming mainly slight later.
Showers, squally at first, then fair.
Good.
Ardnamurchan Point to Cape Wrath - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Northwest veering north 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later.
Rough or very rough.
Squally showers.
Good.
Outlook:
North 6 to gale 8, decreasing 3 or 4, becoming variable 3 or less later.
Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough.
Showers, squally at first, then fair.
Good.
Channel Islands - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Northwest 4 to 5, increasing 5 to 6 tonight and veering northwest to north.
Slight becoming moderate overnight, locally rather rough later.
Isolated showers developing by morning, becoming more frequent in the afternoon.
Good, locally moderate in showers.
Outlook:
Northwest to north 5 to 6, veering north by evening.
Rather rough, perhaps locally rough later.
Scattered showers, then rain from Friday morning.
Good, locally moderate in showers, becoming moderate to poor in rain.
