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 0600 UTC until Thursday 23 May 2013 at 0600 UTC
General Situation at 0600 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:
West 5 or 6, veering northwest 6 to gale 8.
Moderate or rough, becoming very rough in north, but slight at first in inner Moray Firth.
Showers, becoming squally.
Good.
Outlook:
North or northwest 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 or 5 later.
Rough or very rough, occasionally moderate in inner Moray Firth.
Squally showers.
Moderate or good.
Rattray Head to Berwick upon Tweed - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Westerly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 in north, veering northwesterly 6 to gale 8.
Moderate or rough, but slight at first in south.
Showers, becoming squally.
Good.
Outlook:
Northwesterly 6 to gale 8, perhaps increasing severe gale 9 for a time, then veering northerly 5 or 6 later.
Rough or very rough, occasionally moderate at first in south.
Squally showers, occasional rain later.
Good, occasionally moderate later.
Berwick upon Tweed to Whitby - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Northwest 4 or 5, increasing 6 or 7 later.
Slight or moderate, becoming rough later.
Fair then showers, becoming squally.
Good.
Outlook:
Northwest 6 to gale 8, perhaps increasing severe gale 9 for a time, then veering north or northeast 5 to 7 later.
Rough, becoming very rough.
Squally showers, occasional rain later.
Good, occasionally moderate later.
Whitby to Gibraltar Point - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Variable, becoming northwest, 3 or 4, increasing 6 or 7 later.
Moderate, becoming rough later in north.
Fair then showers, squally later.
Good.
Outlook:
Northwest 6 to gale 8, perhaps severe gale 9 later, then becoming cyclonic 5 to 7 later.
Rough or very rough, occasionally moderate at first in south.
Squally showers, occasional rain later.
Good, occasionally poor later.
Gibraltar Point to North Foreland - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Northwesterly 4 or 5, becoming variable 4, then becoming northwesterly 6 later.
Slight or moderate.
Fair then showers, squally later.
Good.
Outlook:
Northwesterly, becoming cyclonic later, 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 later.
Slight or moderate, becoming rough in north.
Squally showers then occasional rain.
Good, occasionally poor later.
North Foreland to Selsey Bill - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Variable 3 or 4, becoming northwesterly 5 or 6 later.
Slight, occasionally moderate later in east.
Fair.
Good.
Outlook:
Northwesterly 5 or 6, backing westerly 4 or 5 later.
Slight or moderate.
Showers for a time.
Good.
Selsey Bill to Lyme Regis - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Northwest, backing west for a time, 3 or 4, increasing 5 or 6 later.
Slight, occasionally moderate later near headlands.
Fair.
Good.
Outlook:
Northwest 5 or 6, increasing 7 for a time in Lyme Bay.
Slight or moderate.
Showers for a time.
Good.
Lyme Regis to Lands End including the Isles of Scilly - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
North 4 or 5, backing northwest 5 or 6.
Slight or moderate.
Fair.
Good.
Outlook:
Northwest 5 or 6, increasing 7 for a time.
Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in far west.
Showers for a time.
Good.
Lands End to St Davids Head including the Bristol Channel - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Northwest 3 or 4, increasing 5 or 6.
Slight, becoming moderate later.
Showers later.
Good.
Outlook:
North or northwest 5 to 7.
Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in far west.
Showers, squally for a time.
Good.
St Davids Head to Great Orme Head including St Georges Channel - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Northwest 4 or 5, increasing 6 or 7.
Slight, becoming moderate, occasionally rough later.
Fair then showers.
Good.
Outlook:
Northwest 5 to 7.
Moderate or rough.
Showers, squally for a time.
Good.
Great Orme Head to the Mull of Galloway - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Northwest 5 or 6, occasionally 7 later.
Slight or moderate, occasionally rough later.
Squally showers later.
Good.
Outlook:
Northwest 5 to 7.
Moderate or rough, occasionally slight in the Solway Firth.
Showers, squally for a time.
Good.
Isle of Man - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Northwest 4 or 5, increasing 6, occasionally 7 later.
Slight or moderate.
Showers.
Good.
Outlook:
North or northwest 6 or 7, perhaps gale 8 later.
Moderate, occasionally rough.
Showers.
Good.
Lough Foyle to Carlingford Lough - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Northwest 4 or 5, increasing 6 or 7, perhaps gale 8 later.
Slight or moderate, becoming rough in north.
Squally showers later.
Good.
Outlook:
North or northwest 6 to gale 8, occasionally 5 at first.
Moderate or rough, but slight near Carlingford Lough.
Showers, squally for a time.
Good.
Mull of Galloway to Mull of Kintyre including the Firth of Clyde and North Channel - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Northwest 4 or 5, increasing 6 or 7, perhaps gale 8 later.
Slight or moderate, occasionally rough.
Squally showers later.
Good.
Outlook:
North or northwest 6 to gale 8, occasionally 5 at first.
Moderate or rough, but slight in the Firth of Clyde.
Showers, squally for a time.
Good.
Mull of Kintyre to Ardnamurchan Point - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Northwest 5, increasing 6 or 7, perhaps gale 8 later.
Moderate or rough, occasionally slight at first in far east.
Showers, squally later.
Good.
Outlook:
North or northwest 6 to gale 8, decreasing 5 at times.
Moderate or rough, becoming slight in far east.
Showers, squally at first.
Good.
The Minch - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Northwesterly 6 to gale 8, but 5 at first in south.
Slight or moderate, but rough or very rough in far north.
Showers, becoming squally.
Good.
Outlook:
Northwesterly, veering northerly, 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 or 5 later.
Slight or moderate, but rough or very rough north of Skye.
Squally showers.
Good.
Ardnamurchan Point to Cape Wrath - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Northwesterly 6 to gale 8, but 5 at first in south.
Rough, occasionally very rough, but moderate at first in south.
Showers, becoming squally.
Good.
Outlook:
Northwesterly, veering northerly, 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 or 5 later.
Rough, occasionally very rough at first.
Squally showers.
Good.
Channel Islands - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Northerly 2 to 4, backing northwest early afternoon, increasing 4 to 5 this evening, then 5 to 6 by morning.
Slight becoming moderate overnight, locally rather rough later.
Isolated showers developing later tonight.
Good.
Outlook:
Northwest 5 to 6.
Moderate to rather rough becoming rather rough to rough.
Isolated showers.
Good.
