General Situation at 0600 on Mon 22 Mar 2010
A deep area of low pressure will track northwards to the west of the United Kingdom.
Cape Wrath to Rattray Head including Orkney - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Southeasterly 4 or 5, increasing 5 to 7, veering southwesterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 in north.
Slight or moderate, occasionally rough to west and north of Orkney.
Occasional rain, then showers.
Good, occasionally moderate for a time.
Outlook:
Southwesterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 in north, backing southeasterly 5 or 6, occasionally 7 later.
Slight or moderate, occasionally rough to west and north of Orkney.
Showers, rain later.
Good, becoming moderate later.
Rattray Head to Berwick on Tweed - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Southeast 4 or 5, increasing 5 to 7, veering southwest 4 or 5.
Slight or moderate.
Occasional rain, then showers.
Good, occasionally moderate for a time.
Outlook:
Southwest backing southeast 4 or 5, occasionally 6 later.
Slight or moderate.
Fair, rain later.
Good, becoming moderate later.
Berwick on Tweed to Whitby - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
South 5 or 6, veering southwest 4 or 5.
Slight or moderate.
Occasional rain, fair later.
Moderate becoming good.
Outlook:
Southwest backing southeast 4 or 5, occasionally 6 later.
Slight or moderate.
Fair, rain later.
Good, becoming moderate later.
Whitby to Gibraltar Point - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
South 4 or 5, increasing 5 or 6, veering southwest 4 or 5 later.
Slight or moderate.
Fair, then rain for a time.
Good becoming moderate occasionally poor for a time.
Outlook:
Southwest backing southeast, 4 or 5 occasionally 6 later.
Slight or moderate.
Fair, rain later.
Good, becoming moderate later.
Gibraltar Point to North Foreland - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Southwesterly 4 or 5, increasing 6 for a time, decreasing 3 or 4 later.
Smooth or slight.
Rain for a time later.
Good, becoming moderate or poor for a time later.
Outlook:
Southwesterly 3 or 4, backing southeasterly 4 or 5.
Smooth or slight.
Fair, rain later.
Good, becoming moderate later.
North Foreland to Selsey Bill - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Southwesterly 4 or 5, increasing 7 for a time in east, decreasing 3 or 4 later.
Smooth or slight.
Rain for a time later, fog patches later.
Moderate or poor, occasionally very poor later.
Outlook:
Southwesterly, backing southeasterly 3 or 4.
Smooth or slight.
Rain or drizzle, fog patches.
Moderate or poor, occasionally very poor.
Selsey Bill to Lyme Regis - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Southwesterly 4 or 5, increasing 6 for a time in west, backing southeasterly 3 or 4 later.
Slight or moderate.
Fair, then rain or drizzle later, fog patches later.
Moderate or poor, occasionally very poor later.
Outlook:
Southeasterly 3 or 4, increasing 4 or 5.
Slight or moderate.
Occasional rain, fog patches.
Moderate or poor, occasionally very poor.
Lyme Regis to Lands End including the Isles of Scilly - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Southwesterly 5 to 7, veering westerly 4 or 5, backing southeasterly 5 or 6 later.
Moderate, but rough in west.
Rain for a time.
Moderate or poor, becoming good.
Outlook:
Southeasterly veering southerly 5 or 6, occasionally 7 in west.
Moderate, but rough in west.
Occasional rain.
Moderate or poor.
Lands End to St Davids Head including the Bristol Channel - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Southwesterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 around St Davids Head, decreasing 4 or 5, backing southeasterly later.
Moderate, but rough in west.
Rain for a time.
Moderate or poor, becoming good.
Outlook:
Southeasterly 4 or 5, increasing 5 or 6, veering southwesterly occasionally 7 in west.
Moderate, but rough in west.
Fair then rain.
Good, becoming moderate or poor.
St Davids Head to Great Ormes Head including St Georges Channel - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Southerly 6 to gale 8, veering southwesterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 for a time, backing southerly later.
Moderate or rough.
Occasional rain, then fair.
Moderate or poor, becoming good.
Outlook:
Southerly 4 or 5, veering southeasterly 5 to 7, backing southerly later.
Moderate or rough.
Fair, then occasional rain.
Good, becoming moderate or poor.
Great Ormes Head to Mull of Galloway - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Southerly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 in west, veering southwesterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 for a time, backing southerly later.
Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in west.
Occasional rain, then showers.
Moderate or poor, becoming good.
Outlook:
Southerly 4 or 5, backing southeasterly 5 to 7.
Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in west.
Fair, then occasional rain.
Good, becoming moderate or poor.
Isle of Man - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
South veering southwest 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 or 5, backing south later.
Moderate or rough, becoming slight.
Rain at first, then fair.
Moderate, occasionally poor, becoming good.
Outlook:
South 4 or 5, increasing 6 or 7, veering southwest 3 or 4 later.
Slight or moderate.
Fair, rain later.
Good, becoming moderate occasionally poor later.
Lough Foyle to Carlingford Lough - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
South 6 to gale 8, veering southwest 4 or 5, backing south later.
Moderate or rough.
Rain then showers.
Moderate or poor, becoming good.
Outlook:
South or southeast 4 or 5, increasing 5 to 7.
Moderate or rough.
Fair then occasional rain.
Good becoming moderate or poor.
The Mull of Galloway to Mull of Kintyre including Firth of Clyde - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
South 6 to gale 8, veering southwest 4 or 5, backing south later.
Moderate or rough.
Rain then showers.
Moderate or poor, becoming good.
Outlook:
South or southeast 4 or 5, increasing 5 to 7.
Moderate or rough.
Fair then occasional rain.
Good, becoming moderate or poor.
Mull of Kintyre to Ardnamurchan Point - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Southeast veering southwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first, backing south later.
Rough, occasionally very rough in north.
Occasional rain, then squally showers.
Moderate or poor, becoming good.
Outlook:
South or southeast 5 to 7, veering southwest 4 or 5 later.
Rough, occasionally very rough in north.
Fair then rain.
Good becoming moderate or poor.
Ardnamurchan Point to Cape Wrath excluding The Minch - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Southeasterly 7 or gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 to west of Outer Hebrides at first, veering southwesterly 5 to 7, backing southerly later.
Rough or very rough.
Occasional rain then squally showers, rain later.
Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Outlook:
Southerly 5 to 7 occasionally gale 8 in west for a time, decreasing 4 or 5 later.
Rough or very rough.
Rain at times.
Moderate occasionally poor.
The Minch - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Southeasterly 7 or gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 to west of Outer Hebrides at first, veering southwesterly 5 to 7, backing southerly later.
Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in south.
Occasional rain then squally showers, rain later.
Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Outlook:
Southerly 5 to 7 occasionally gale 8 in west for a time, decreasing 4 or 5 later.
Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in south.
Rain at times.
Moderate occasionally poor.
The Channel Islands - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Southerly 4 to 5, perhaps locally 6 mid-channel in the afternoon, veering southwest to west early evening decreasing 2 to 3, becoming variable overnight then southeast by morning 3 to 4.
Slight in the south at first and again later, otherwise moderate, locally rather rough for a time mid-channel.
Outbreaks of rain from late afternoon with mist patches and a risk of fog patches.
Good becoming moderate to poor, perhaps very poor from late afternoon.
Outlook:
Southeast to south 3 to 4, perhaps locally 5 towards mid-channel at times.
Slight, locally moderate with a low swell.
Cloudy with a little rain or drizzle at times with mist and a risk of fog patches some fair periods in the afternoon and evening.
Moderate to poor, becoming moderate to good for a time.
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