An area of low pressure will track westwards across the North Sea and central-northern parts of the United Kingdom during today. Thereafter, a very slack, mainly northerly airflow will affect the British Isles.
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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 18 May 2013 at 1200 UTC until Sunday 19 May 2013 at 1200 UTC
General Situation at 1200 UTC on Sat 18 May 2013
An area of low pressure will track westwards across the North Sea and central-northern parts of the United Kingdom during today. Thereafter, a very slack, mainly northerly airflow will affect the British Isles.
Cape Wrath to Rattray Head including Orkney - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Northeast 5 to 7, veering east or northeast 3 or 4 later.
Moderate or rough.
Occasional rain, fog patches.
Moderate or poor, occasionally very poor.
Outlook:
East or northeast, backing north later, 3 or 4.
Slight or moderate.
Occasional drizzle, fog banks.
Moderate or poor, occasionally very poor.
Rattray Head to Berwick upon Tweed - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
North 5 to 7, becoming variable 3 or 4 later.
Moderate.
Occasional rain, fog banks.
Moderate or poor, occasionally very poor.
Outlook:
Variable, becoming north 3 or 4.
Slight or moderate.
Occasional drizzle, fog banks.
Poor or very poor.
Berwick upon Tweed to Whitby
24 hour forecast:
Cyclonic 4 or 5, becoming variable 3 or 4.
Moderate.
Occasional rain until later, fog banks.
Moderate or poor, occasionally very poor.
Outlook:
Variable becoming north, 3 or 4.
Slight or moderate.
Occasional drizzle, fog banks.
Poor or very poor.
Whitby to Gibraltar Point
24 hour forecast:
Southwest, backing south, then becoming variable 3 or 4.
Moderate becoming slight.
Occasional rain at first, fog patches.
Moderate or poor, occasionally very poor.
Outlook:
Variable becoming north, 3 or 4, occasionally 5 later.
Slight or moderate.
Fog patches, fog banks later.
Moderate or poor, occasionally very poor.
Gibraltar Point to North Foreland
24 hour forecast:
Southerly or southwesterly 4 or 5, becoming variable 3 then northeasterly 4 or 5 later.
Slight, but moderate at first in north.
Occasional rain in north.
Moderate or good, occasionally poor in north.
Outlook:
Northeasterly, backing northerly 4 or 5.
Slight, occasionally moderate later.
Fog patches developing.
Moderate, occasionally very poor.
North Foreland to Selsey Bill - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Variable 3 or 4, becoming northeasterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 later.
Smooth or slight.
Occasional rain later.
Moderate or good.
Outlook:
Northeasterly 5 or 6, backing northerly 3 or 4, occasionally 5 in east.
Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate later in east.
Occasional rain, fog patches later in east.
Moderate or good, occasionally very poor later in east.
Selsey Bill to Lyme Regis
24 hour forecast:
Variable becoming north 3 or 4.
Smooth or slight.
Occasional rain later.
Moderate or good.
Outlook:
North veering northwest, 3 or 4.
Smooth or slight.
Occasional rain.
Moderate or good.
Lyme Regis to Lands End including the Isles of Scilly
24 hour forecast:
Variable 3 or 4, becoming northwest 4 or 5.
Smooth or slight in east, slight or moderate in west.
Fair.
Moderate or good.
Outlook:
Northwest 4 or 5.
Smooth or slight in east, slight or moderate in west.
Occasional rain.
Moderate or good.
Lands End to St Davids Head including the Bristol Channel
24 hour forecast:
Variable, mainly west, 3 or 4.
Slight, occasionally moderate in west.
Fair.
Moderate or good.
Outlook:
Variable, mainly west, 3 or 4, becoming northwest 4 or 5.
Slight, occasionally moderate in southwest.
Fair.
Moderate or good.
St Davids Head to Great Orme Head including St Georges Channel
24 hour forecast:
Northwest 4 or 5, backing south 3 or 4, then becoming variable later.
Slight.
Rain for a time in far north.
Moderate or good.
Outlook:
Variable, becoming north or northwest, 3 or 4.
Smooth or slight.
Fair.
Moderate or good.
Great Orme Head to the Mull of Galloway
24 hour forecast:
Northwesterly, but becoming cyclonic for a time in north, 4 or 5, becoming variable 3 or 4.
Smooth or slight.
Rain for a time, fog patches.
Moderate or poor, occasionally very poor.
Outlook:
Variable, becoming northerly or northwesterly, 3 or 4.
Smooth or slight.
Fog patches.
Moderate or poor, occasionally very poor.
Isle of Man
24 hour forecast:
Northwest 3 or 4, becoming cyclonic, then south or southeast 2 or 3.
Slight.
Rain at first, fog patches later.
Good, becoming moderate, occasionally very poor.
Outlook:
Variable, mainly southeast 2 or 3, becoming northwest 4 or 5 later.
Slight.
Fog patches.
Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Lough Foyle to Carlingford Lough - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Northerly or northwesterly, veering northeasterly, 4 or 5, but 6 or 7 at first in north, becoming variable 3 or 4 later.
Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in northwest, becoming smooth or slight later in east.
Occasional rain, fog patches.
Moderate or poor, occasionally very poor.
Outlook:
Variable, becoming northwesterly later, 3 or 4.
Smooth or slight in east, slight or moderate in north.
Fog patches.
Moderate or poor, occasionally very poor.
Mull of Galloway to Mull of Kintyre including the Firth of Clyde and North Channel - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Northwesterly, veering northeasterly, 4 or 5, occasionally 6 in north, becoming variable 3 or 4 later.
Slight or moderate, becoming slight.
Occasional rain, fog patches.
Moderate or poor, occasionally very poor.
Outlook:
Variable, becoming northwesterly later, 3 or 4.
Slight.
Fog patches.
Moderate or poor, occasionally very poor.
Mull of Kintyre to Ardnamurchan Point - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Northerly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 in west, veering northeasterly 4 or 5, then variable 3 or 4 later.
Slight or moderate, becoming rough for a time in west.
Occasional rain, fog patches later.
Moderate or poor, occasionally very poor later.
Outlook:
Variable, becoming northwesterly later, 3 or 4.
Slight or moderate.
Rain at first, fog patches.
Moderate or poor, occasionally very poor.
The Minch - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Northeast 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first, decreasing 4 later.
Slight or moderate south of Skye, moderate or rough north of Skye.
Occasional rain, fog patches later.
Moderate or poor, occasionally very poor later.
Outlook:
Northeast, becoming variable, then northwest later, 3 or 4.
Smooth or slight south of Skye, slight or moderate north of Skye.
Rain at first, fog patches.
Moderate or poor, occasionally very poor.
Ardnamurchan Point to Cape Wrath - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Northeast 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first, decreasing 4 later.
Moderate or rough.
Occasional rain, fog patches later.
Moderate or poor, occasionally very poor later.
Outlook:
Northeast, becoming variable, then northwest later, 3 or 4.
Moderate, occasionally rough at first.
Rain at first, fog patches.
Moderate or poor, occasionally very poor.
Channel Islands
24 hour forecast:
Northerly 2 to 4, increasing locally 5 around dawn.
Mainly slight.
Outbreaks of rain from around midnight.
Good, locally moderate to poor in rain later.
Outlook:
Northerly 4, increasing 4 or 5 overnight.
Slight, locally moderate.
Outbreaks of rain, clearing around dawn on Monday.
Moderate to poor in rain, becoming mainly good.
