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The tables below show the latest marine observational data.

Latest observations — 0300 UTC on 8 Feb 2012: East & North coasts

Location Weather Temperature Humidity Wind Vis Pressure Wave
Air Dew Pt Sea Dir Speed Period Height
    °C °C °C % deg knots n miles hPa seconds metres
Lerwick mostly cloudy 5.2 1.0 N/A 74 200 31 8 1035.8 N/A N/A
Foula no data N/A N/A N/A N/A 200 33 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Sule Skerry no data 5.7 1.3 N/A 73 160 22 N/A 1031.7 N/A N/A
Kirkwall clear 3.6 0.7 N/A 81 190 23 5 1034.7 N/A N/A
Wick Airport partly cloudy 4.3 -1.2 N/A 67 170 14 9 1035.0 N/A N/A
Lossiemouth mostly cloudy -0.8 -4.6 N/A 75 190 6 16 1036.2 N/A N/A
Dyce mostly cloudy 1.3 -1.3 N/A 83 190 19 5 1039.4 N/A N/A
Leuchars mostly cloudy 0.7 -2.2 N/A 81 210 10 8 1041.2 N/A N/A
Boulmer clear -2.6 -6.0 N/A 77 170 14 12 1043.8 N/A N/A
Donna Nook no data 0.5 -3.9 N/A 72 100 11 11 1044.2 N/A N/A
Weybourne overcast 1.0 -3.8 N/A 70 70 15 15 1043.4 N/A N/A
Shoeburyness no data 0.1 -3.3 N/A 78 60 15 14 1041.0 N/A N/A
Manston overcast -0.3 -4.3 N/A 74 50 13 10 1040.4 N/A N/A
Sandettie no data -0.6 -4.7 7.2 74 70 26 5 1039.9 7 2.1
Observations are subject to final quality control checks after publication on this web site.

Latest observations — 0300 UTC on 8 Feb 2012: West coast

Location Weather Temperature Humidity Wind Vis Pressure Wave
Air Dew Pt Sea Dir Speed Period Height
    °C °C °C % deg knots n miles hPa seconds metres
Stornoway overcast 6.1 1.5 N/A 72 190 30 8 1030.4 N/A N/A
Skye: Lusa no data 5.1 -1.8 N/A 61 210 8 14 1033.6 N/A N/A
Tiree overcast 6.2 3.1 N/A 81 170 32 6 1034.0 N/A N/A
Machrihanish no data 4.4 2.2 N/A 86 130 14 6 1038.1 N/A N/A
Ronaldsway mostly cloudy 3.1 0.2 N/A 81 140 15 21 1041.5 N/A N/A
Crosby clear -3.2 -8.0 N/A 69 140 11 12 1043.6 N/A N/A
Valley clear 1.5 -1.6 N/A 80 180 12 7 1041.4 N/A N/A
Aberporth no data 2.3 -1.6 7.7 75 130 13 N/A 1041.4 4 1.0
Turbot Bank no data 3.5 0.0 8.5 78 120 14 N/A 1041.8 8 2.0
Malin Head no data 5.7 2.3 N/A 79 180 33 16 1032.1 N/A N/A
Aldergrove partly cloudy 4.0 0.1 N/A 76 150 12 7 1038.0 N/A N/A
M5 no data 7.1 4.4 9.8 83 140 21 N/A 1039.2 6 2.6
Roches Point no data 8.4 6.0 N/A 85 150 14 9 1037.0 N/A N/A
Valentia drizzle 9.6 7.5 N/A 87 150 12 6 1033.9 N/A N/A
Belmullet rain 8.0 7.8 N/A 99 160 19 8 1030.8 N/A N/A
K4 no data 11.0 10.7 10.5 98 180 22 N/A 1024.0 8 4.6
K5 no data 7.6 6.5 9.7 93 350 6 N/A 1020.4 9 5.8
Observations are subject to final quality control checks after publication on this web site.

Latest observations — 0300 UTC on 8 Feb 2012: South coast

Location Weather Temperature Humidity Wind Vis Pressure Wave
Air Dew Pt Sea Dir Speed Period Height
    °C °C °C % deg knots n miles hPa seconds metres
Solent no data -1.7 -6.3 N/A 71 20 10 N/A 1041.3 N/A N/A
Hurn overcast -3.1 -6.8 N/A 76 20 5 15 1041.6 N/A N/A
Channel no data 1.8 -3.1 9.3 70 50 18 11 1040.2 7 1.9
Guernsey snow showers 1.1 -4.0 N/A 69 40 13 14 1039.3 N/A N/A
Jersey Buoy no data N/A N/A 8.4 N/A 30 15 N/A 1038.9 14 1.3
Jersey Airport mostly cloudy 1.2 -2.9 N/A 74 40 11 14 1038.3 N/A N/A
Plymouth clear -1.2 -6.0 N/A 70 70 10 8 1041.4 N/A N/A
Culdrose no data 3.1 0.5 N/A 83 100 14 5 1040.1 N/A N/A
Seven Stones no data 6.5 0.6 10.2 66 110 21 N/A 1039.5 10 2.0
Observations are subject to final quality control checks after publication on this web site.

Latest observations — 0300 UTC on 8 Feb 2012: Offshore

Location Weather Temperature Humidity Wind Vis Pressure Wave
Air Dew Pt Sea Dir Speed Period Height
    °C °C °C % deg knots n miles hPa seconds metres
Gascogne no data 7.3 0.9 12.8 64 30 19 N/A 1034.6 7 2.9
K2 no data 12.3 11.7 11.3 96 N/A N/A N/A 1029.8 8 3.3
K1 no data 12.3 11.8 12.3 97 200 9 N/A 1033.2 10 3.3
M6 no data 11.4 11.3 10.7 99 190 14 N/A 1022.8 8 4.0
Brittany no data 8.3 0.9 12.4 60 120 11 N/A 1036.8 9 2.7
PAP no data N/A N/A 11.8 N/A 200 16 N/A 1029.8 N/A N/A
Observations are subject to final quality control checks after publication on this web site.