A slow moving area of high pressure lies to the southwest of the United Kingdom. An area of low pressure will deepen to the north and east, with a strengthening northwesterly airflow developing.
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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 1200 UTC until Thursday 23 May 2013 at 1200 UTC
General Situation at 1200 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 will deepen to the north and east, with a strengthening northwesterly airflow developing.
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 later.
Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Rattray Head to Berwick upon Tweed - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
In south, northwesterly 4 or 5 increasing 5 to 7, in north, northwesterly 6 to gale 8.
Mainly slight in firths of Forth and Tay otherwise moderate or rough.
Showers, becoming squally.
Good.
Outlook:
North 6 to gale 8, veering northeast 4 later.
Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough for a time.
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 3 or 4 increasing 5 or 6, then 6 to gale 8 later.
Slight or moderate, becoming rough.
Fair then 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 5 later.
Rough or very rough.
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 later.
Slight or moderate, becoming rough.
Fair then showers, squally later.
Good.
Outlook:
Northwest 6 to gale 8, becoming cyclonic then northeast, 5 to 7.
Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough later.
Squally showers then rain.
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 later, but becoming northerly or northwesterly 5 or 6 at times this 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 5 or 6 in north 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:
West or southwest veering northwest 4 or 5, increasing 5 to 7 later.
Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate.
Showers later.
Good.
Outlook:
West or northwest 5 or 6 decreasing 4 or 5, becoming cyclonic later.
Slight or moderate.
Showers, occasional rain later.
Moderate or good.
Selsey Bill to Lyme Regis - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
West or northwest 3 or 4 increasing 5 to 7.
Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate.
Showers later.
Good.
Outlook:
Northwesterly 5 to 7, decreasing mainly 4 or 5 in east.
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 4 or 5 increasing 5 to 7.
Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough in far west.
Fair.
Good.
Outlook:
Northwest 5 to 7.
Slight or moderate, but moderate or rough in far west.
Showers.
Moderate or good.
Lands End to St Davids Head including the Bristol Channel - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Northwesterly 3 or 4 increasing 5 or 6, occasionally 7 west of Barry and Minehead later.
Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough west of the Gower and Ilfracombe.
Showers later.
Good.
Outlook:
North or northwest 5 to 7.
Slight in shelter, otherwise moderate or rough.
Showers, squally at times.
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.
Slight, becoming moderate or rough.
Fair then showers.
Good.
Outlook:
North 6 to gale 8.
Moderate or rough.
Squally showers.
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 later.
Good.
Outlook:
Northwest veering north 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first.
Slight in shelter, otherwise moderate or rough.
Squally showers, becoming mainly fair later.
Good.
Isle of Man - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
North or northwest 5 or 6 increasing 6 or 7.
Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough.
Fair then showers.
Good.
Outlook:
North or northwest 6 to gale 8.
Moderate or rough.
Showers then 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.
Showers, becoming squally later.
Good.
Outlook:
Northwest veering north 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 or 5 later.
Slight in shelter, otherwise moderate or rough.
Squally showers, becoming mainly fair later.
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.
Showers, becoming squally later.
Good.
Outlook:
Northwest veering north 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 or 5 later.
Slight in shelter, otherwise moderate or rough.
Squally showers, becoming mainly fair later.
Good.
Mull of Kintyre to Ardnamurchan Point - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Northwest 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later.
Slight in shelter, otherwise moderate or rough.
Showers, squally later.
Good.
Outlook:
Northwest veering north 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 later.
Moderate or rough, becoming slight in far east.
Showers, squally at first.
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 later.
Slight in shelter otherwise moderate or rough, but very rough at first in far north.
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 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 3 or 4, increasing 4 or 5 this evening, then 5 or 6 by morning.
Slight becoming moderate overnight, locally rather rough later.
Isolated showers developing later tonight.
Good.
Outlook:
Northwest 5 or 6 veering north late period.
Rather rough, perhaps rough later.
Scattered showers, then rain Friday morning.
Good becoming moderate to poor later.
