A strengthening northerly or northwesterly flow will become established across the United Kingdom as high pressure settles to the west and southwest and low pressure remains to the east.
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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 Tuesday 21 May 2013 at 0001 UTC until Wednesday 22 May 2013 at 0000 UTC
General Situation at 0001 UTC on Tue 21 May 2013
A strengthening northerly or northwesterly flow will become established across the United Kingdom as high pressure settles to the west and southwest and low pressure remains to the east.
Cape Wrath to Rattray Head including Orkney - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Northwesterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 in east.
Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough in north.
Occasional rain then showers.
Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first.
Outlook:
Northwesterly, veering northerly or northwesterly later, 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later, occasionally 4 at first.
Slight or moderate in east, moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough later in north.
Showers, wintry later.
Good, occasionally moderate.
Rattray Head to Berwick upon Tweed - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Variable 2 or 3 in south, otherwise northerly or northwesterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 around Rattray Head.
Slight or moderate.
Showers, fog patches at first.
Moderate or good, occasionally very poor at first.
Outlook:
Variable 3 at first in south, otherwise northwesterly 4 or 5, increasing 6 or 7 later.
Slight or moderate.
Showers, wintry later in north.
Good, occasionally moderate.
Berwick upon Tweed to Whitby
24 hour forecast:
North or northwest 4 or 5, becoming variable 3 or 4 later.
Slight or moderate.
Showers, fog patches at first.
Poor or very poor, becoming moderate or good.
Outlook:
Variable 3 or 4, becoming northwest 5 to 7 later.
Slight or moderate.
Showers.
Good.
Whitby to Gibraltar Point - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
North or northwest 5, occasionally 6, decreasing 3 or 4 later.
Slight or moderate.
Fog patches at first.
Poor or very poor, becoming moderate or good.
Outlook:
North or northwest 3 or 4, occasionally 5 later.
Slight or moderate.
Showers later.
Good.
Gibraltar Point to North Foreland - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Northerly or northwesterly 4 or 5, increasing 6 at times.
Slight or moderate.
Occasional rain, fog banks, fair later.
Poor or very poor, becoming moderate or good later.
Outlook:
Northerly or northwesterly 4 or 5, becoming variable 3 or 4 later in north.
Slight or moderate, occasionally rough later in northeast.
Showers later.
Moderate or good.
North Foreland to Selsey Bill
24 hour forecast:
Northerly or northwesterly 3 or 4, occasionally 5 in east, becoming variable 3 later in west.
Slight, occasionally moderate in far east.
Occasional rain, fog patches in east, fair later.
Moderate or poor, occasionally very poor in east, becoming good later.
Outlook:
Variable 3 or 4 until later in west, otherwise northerly or northwesterly 4 or 5.
Slight, occasionally moderate in far east.
Showers for a time.
Good.
Selsey Bill to Lyme Regis
24 hour forecast:
Northerly or northwesterly 3 or 4, becoming variable 3 later in east.
Slight.
Mainly fair.
Moderate or good.
Outlook:
Variable, mainly northerly or northwesterly 3 or 4, occasionally 5 later.
Slight.
Showers for a time.
Moderate or good.
Lyme Regis to Lands End including the Isles of Scilly - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Northerly or northwesterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 in far west.
Slight, occasionally moderate in far west.
Fair.
Moderate or good.
Outlook:
Northerly or northwesterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 in far west.
Slight, occasionally moderate in far west.
Mainly fair.
Moderate or good.
Lands End to St Davids Head including the Bristol Channel - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Northerly or northwesterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 in west.
Slight or moderate.
Fair.
Moderate or good.
Outlook:
Northerly or northwesterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 in west.
Slight or moderate.
Mainly fair.
Moderate or good.
St Davids Head to Great Orme Head including St Georges Channel - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
North or northwest 5 or 6, becoming variable 3 or 4 later.
Slight or moderate.
Fair.
Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Outlook:
Variable 3 or 4, becoming north or northwest 4 or 5, occasionally 6 later.
Slight or moderate.
Mainly fair.
Moderate or good.
Great Orme Head to the Mull of Galloway - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Northwesterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 in west.
Slight, occasionally moderate, except in northeast.
Mainly fair.
Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Outlook:
Northwesterly 5 or 6, occasionally 7 later.
Slight or moderate.
Mainly fair.
Moderate or good.
Isle of Man - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
North or northwest 5 or 6.
Moderate.
Mainly fair.
Moderate or good, becoming good.
Outlook:
North or northwest 5 or 6.
Moderate.
Fair.
Good.
Lough Foyle to Carlingford Lough - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Northwest 5 or 6, decreasing 3 or 4.
Slight or moderate.
Showers.
Good, occasionally moderate.
Outlook:
Northwest 3 or 4, increasing 5 or 6, occasionally 7 later.
Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough later in north.
Mainly fair.
Good, occasionally moderate.
Mull of Galloway to Mull of Kintyre including the Firth of Clyde and North Channel - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Northwesterly 5 or 6, decreasing 3 or 4.
Slight or moderate.
Mainly fair.
Good, occasionally moderate.
Outlook:
Northwesterly 3 or 4, increasing 5 or 6, occasionally 7 later.
Slight or moderate.
Mainly fair.
Good, occasionally moderate.
Mull of Kintyre to Ardnamurchan Point - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Northwest 5 or 6, decreasing 3 or 4.
Slight or moderate.
Mainly fair.
Good, occasionally moderate.
Outlook:
Northwest 3 or 4, veering north or northwest 5 to 7.
Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough later in west.
Showers later.
Good.
The Minch
24 hour forecast:
Northwest 3 or 4, occasionally 5 later.
Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate in far north and far south.
Showers.
Good, occasionally moderate.
Outlook:
West or northwest, veering north or northwest later, 4 or 5, increasing 6 or 7, perhaps gale 8 later.
Smooth or slight, becoming moderate, and rough or very rough later in far north.
Showers, wintry later in north.
Good, occasionally moderate.
Ardnamurchan Point to Cape Wrath
24 hour forecast:
Northwest 3 or 4, occasionally 5 later.
Moderate, occasionally rough in far north.
Showers.
Good, occasionally moderate.
Outlook:
West or northwest, veering north or northwest later, 4 or 5, increasing 6 or 7, perhaps gale 8 later.
Moderate, becoming rough, and very rough later in north.
Showers, wintry later in north.
Good, occasionally moderate.
Channel Islands
24 hour forecast:
Northwest 4, locally 5 at first, decreasing 3 to 4 by afternoon.
Slight, locally moderate at first.
A little light rain or drizzle, risk of fog patches.
Good becoming poor at times, perhaps locally very poor.
Outlook:
Northwest to north 3 to 4.
Slight.
Any rain clearing to fair.
Becoming good.
