A ridge of high pressure will persist across the United Kingdom through Saturday night and Sunday although a weak front will affect the northwest. The ridge declining on Monday as a deep Atlantic low moves east to be close to western Scotland by late Monday.
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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 25 May 2013 at 1800 UTC until Sunday 26 May 2013 at 1800 UTC
General Situation at 1800 UTC on Sat 25 May 2013
A ridge of high pressure will persist across the United Kingdom through Saturday night and Sunday although a weak front will affect the northwest. The ridge declining on Monday as a deep Atlantic low moves east to be close to western Scotland by late Monday.
Cape Wrath to Rattray Head including Orkney
24 hour forecast:
Variable, mainly easterly or southeasterly 3 or 4, occasionally 5 in north and west.
Smooth or slight in Moray Firth, otherwise slight or moderate.
Occasional rain or showers but mainly fair in east.
Moderate or good.
Outlook:
Southeast 4 or 5, increasing 6 or 7.
Smooth at first in Moray Firth, otherwise slight or moderate, occasionally rough in north later.
Showers, then occasional rain.
Moderate or good, occasionally poor in west.
Rattray Head to Berwick upon Tweed
24 hour forecast:
Variable becoming southerly later, 3 or 4.
Smooth or slight.
Fair.
Good.
Outlook:
South or southwest 3 or 4, increasing 5 to 7.
Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate.
Mainly fair, rain later.
Good, occasionally moderate later.
Berwick upon Tweed to Whitby
24 hour forecast:
Variable 3 or 4.
Smooth or slight.
Fair.
Good.
Outlook:
Variable becoming southerly 3 or 4, increasing 5 or 6 later.
Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate later.
Fair, rain later.
Good, occasionally moderate later.
Whitby to Gibraltar Point
24 hour forecast:
North backing northwest, becoming variable later, 3 or 4.
Moderate, becoming slight.
Fair.
Good.
Outlook:
Variable 2 or 3, becoming southerly 4 or 5.
Slight.
Fair.
Good.
Gibraltar Point to North Foreland
24 hour forecast:
Northerly backing northwesterly 4 or 5, becoming variable 3 later.
Slight or moderate.
Fair.
Good.
Outlook:
Variable 2 or 3, becoming southerly or southwesterly 4 or 5.
Mainly slight.
Fair.
Good.
North Foreland to Selsey Bill
24 hour forecast:
Variable, mainly northwesterly 3 or 4, backing southwesterly 4 or 5 later.
Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate in east at first.
Fair.
Good.
Outlook:
Westerly or southwesterly, backing southerly later, 3 or 4, occasionally 5 at first and later.
Smooth or slight.
Fair.
Good.
Selsey Bill to Lyme Regis
24 hour forecast:
West or northwest 3 or 4, backing southwest 4 or 5.
Smooth or slight.
Fair.
Good.
Outlook:
Southwesterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 in west later.
Smooth or slight, becoming moderate in west later.
Fair.
Good.
Lyme Regis to Lands End including the Isles of Scilly
24 hour forecast:
Variable, mainly west or northwest 3 or 4, backing southwest later.
Smooth or slight.
Fair.
Good.
Outlook:
Southwest 3 or 4, increasing 5 to 7.
Smooth or slight, becoming moderate.
Occasional rain in west later.
Good.
Lands End to St Davids Head including the Bristol Channel
24 hour forecast:
Variable, mainly west or northwest backing southwest later, 3 or 4.
Smooth or slight.
Fair.
Good.
Outlook:
West or southwest 3 or 4, backing south 5 to 7, then veering west or southwest later.
Smooth or slight, becoming moderate or rough later.
Rain later.
Good, occasionally moderate or poor later.
St Davids Head to Great Orme Head including St Georges Channel
24 hour forecast:
Southwest 3 or 4, occasionally 5 later.
Smooth or slight.
Fair.
Good.
Outlook:
Southwesterly 4 or 5, backing southerly 6 or 7 for a time.
Smooth or slight, becoming moderate or rough.
Rain later.
Good, occasionally moderate or poor later.
Great Orme Head to the Mull of Galloway
24 hour forecast:
West or southwest 3 or 4, occasionally 5 later.
Smooth or slight.
Fair.
Good.
Outlook:
South or southwest 4 or 5, increasing 6 or 7 for a time.
Slight becoming moderate.
Fair then occasional rain, showers later.
Moderate or good.
Isle of Man - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
South or southwest 3 or 4, increasing 5 or 6 later.
Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate.
Fair, occasional rain or drizzle for a time later.
Good, occasionally moderate later.
Outlook:
South or southwest 5 or 6, occasionally 7, decreasing 4 or 5 later.
Moderate or rough.
Fair, rain later.
Good, becoming moderate or poor later.
Lough Foyle to Carlingford Lough
24 hour forecast:
Mainly southerly or southwesterly, veering westerly for a time in northwest, 3 or 4, occasionally 5 later.
Smooth or slight.
Occasional rain or showers but mainly fair in east.
Moderate or good.
Outlook:
Southerly 4 or 5, increasing 6 or 7, perhaps gale 8 for a time in North Channel, veering southwesterly 4 or 5 later.
Slight becoming moderate or rough.
Rain for a time, then showers.
Moderate or good, occasionally poor for a time.
Mull of Galloway to Mull of Kintyre including the Firth of Clyde and North Channel
24 hour forecast:
Southerly 3 or 4, occasionally 5 in North Channel, becoming variable 3 for a time.
Smooth or slight.
Fair then occasional rain or showers.
Moderate or good.
Outlook:
Southerly 4 or 5, increasing 6 or 7, perhaps gale 8 for a time in North Channel, veering southwesterly 4 or 5 later.
Slight, becoming moderate or rough.
Rain for a time, then showers.
Moderate or good, occasionally poor for a time.
Mull of Kintyre to Ardnamurchan Point - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Southerly 4 or 5, veering westerly 3 or 4, then backing southerly 5 or 6 later.
Slight or moderate.
Occasional rain then showers.
Moderate or good.
Outlook:
South 5 to 7, increasing gale 8 for a time.
Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough.
Rain or showers.
Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
The Minch
24 hour forecast:
South or southwest 4 or 5, veering northwest 3 or 4, for a time.
Smooth or slight, but moderate in north and in far south.
Occasional rain, then showers.
Moderate or good.
Outlook:
South 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8.
Slight or moderate, occasionally rough later in far north and far south.
Rain or showers.
Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Ardnamurchan Point to Cape Wrath - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
South or southwest 4 or 5, veering northwest 3 or 4, then backing south 5 or 6 later.
Slight or moderate.
Occasional rain, then showers.
Moderate or good.
Outlook:
South 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8.
Moderate becoming rough.
Rain or showers.
Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Channel Islands
24 hour forecast:
North to northwest 2 to 4 backing northwest to west late period.
Slight.
Fine.
Good.
Outlook:
Northwest to west 2 or 3 overnight increasing 3 or 4 and backing southwest to south by Monday morning further increasing 4 or 5 late period.
Smooth or slight becoming slight to moderate.
Fair becoming cloudy with rain in west late period.
Good locally moderate in west later.
