Coast and sea
General situation
The strong westerly flow will gradually weaken and veer northwesterly today, as a ridge of high pressure approaches from the southwest. The ridge will continue to move eastwards across the southern Britain during Saturday, allowing a strengthening southwesterly flow to then develop across northwestern waters by Sunday.
Issued at:
For coastal areas up to 12 miles offshore for the period to
Inshore waters forecast and strong winds map
Cape Wrath to Rattray Head including Orkney (1)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- West 5 to 7, veering northwest 4 or 5, then backing southwest 5 or 6 later.
- Sea state
- Very rough at first in far northwest, otherwise moderate or rough, but slight or moderate in Moray Firth.
- Weather
- Showers, perhaps thundery at first in north.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate at first in north.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Southwest 5 or 6, occasionally 4 at first, backing south 7 to severe gale 9 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate in Moray Firth, otherwise moderate or rough, becoming very rough later in far northwest.
- Weather
- Showers at first, rain later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor later.
Rattray Head to Berwick upon Tweed (2)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- West or southwest 5 or 6, occasionally 4 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers at first.
- Visibility
- Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Southwest 4 or 5, backing south 6 to gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming rough later in north.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Berwick upon Tweed to Whitby (3)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- Southwest veering west 5 or 6, occasionally 4 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain or showers at first.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor at first near Whitby.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- West backing southwest 4 or 5, then backing south 5 to 7 later.
- Sea state
- Slight, occasionally moderate later.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Whitby to Gibraltar Point (4)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- Southwest veering west 5 or 6, occasionally 7 at first, occasionally 4 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain at first.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor at first.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- West 4 or 5, backing southwest 3 or 4, then backing south 5 or 6 later.
- Sea state
- Slight, occasionally moderate.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Gibraltar Point to North Foreland (5)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- Southwesterly veering westerly 5 or 6, decreasing 4 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain for a time at first.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor at first.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Westerly 3 or 4, backing southerly 2 or 3, then increasing 4 or 5 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate in north.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
North Foreland to Selsey Bill (6)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- Southwesterly veering westerly 5 or 6, occasionally 7 at first, veering northwesterly 3 or 4 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate, becoming slight later.
- Weather
- Showers then rain at first.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor at first.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Northwesterly 3 or 4, becoming variable 1 to 3, then southeasterly 4 or 5 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Selsey Bill to Lyme Regis (7)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- Southwest 5 or 6, veering northwest 4 or 5, then becoming variable 1 to 3 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally rough at first offshore, becoming slight later.
- Weather
- Showers then rain at first.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor at first.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Variable 1 to 3, becoming southeast 3 or 4, then veering south 4 or 5 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Lyme Regis to Lands End including the Isles of Scilly (8)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- Southwest 5 or 6, veering northwest 4 or 5, then becoming variable 1 to 3 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough in far west, otherwise slight or moderate, occasionally rough at first offshore.
- Weather
- Rain or showers at first.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor at first.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Variable 1 to 3, becoming southeast 3 or 4, then veering south 4 or 5 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate in west, smooth or slight in east.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Lands End to St Davids Head including the Bristol Channel (9)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- Southwest 5 to 7, veering northwest 4 or 5, then backing west 2 or 3 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough in west, slight or moderate in east.
- Weather
- Rain at first, then showers, fair later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor at first.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Westerly 2 or 3, backing southerly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 later in west.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate in west, smooth or slight in east.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
St Davids Head to Great Orme Head, including St Georges Channel (10)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- West veering northwest 5 or 6, occasionally 7 at first, backing west 3 or 4 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally rough at first, becoming slight later.
- Weather
- Showers, but rain at first in far south, fair later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor at first in south.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- West 3 or 4, backing south or southwest 5 or 6, occasionally 7 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming rough later in west.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Great Orme Head to the Mull of Galloway (11)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- West veering northwest 5 or 6, occasionally 7 at first, backing west 4 or 5 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate, becoming slight later.
- Weather
- Showers, fair later.
- Visibility
- Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- West 4 or 5, backing south or southwest 5 or 6, occasionally 7 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming rough later in northwest.
- Weather
- Showers in north.
- Visibility
- Good.
Isle of Man (12)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- West veering northwest 5 or 6, occasionally 7 at first, backing west 4 or 5 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate, becoming slight later.
- Weather
- Showers, fair later.
- Visibility
- Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- West 4 or 5, backing south or southwest 5 or 6, occasionally 7 later.
- Sea state
- Slight becoming moderate, then rough later.
- Weather
- Showers later.
- Visibility
- Good.
Lough Foyle to Carlingford Lough (13)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- West or northwest 5 or 6, occasionally 7 at first, backing southwest 4 or 5 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, but moderate or rough in far north.
- Weather
- Showers, perhaps thundery at first.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate at first.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Southwest 4 or 5, backing south 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Slight occasionally moderate, becoming moderate or rough later.
- Weather
- Showers at first, rain later.
- Visibility
- Good, becoming moderate or poor later.
Mull of Galloway to Mull of Kintyre including the Firth of Clyde and North Channel (14)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- West or northwest 5 or 6, occasionally 7 at first, backing southwest 4 or 5 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, but moderate or rough near Mull of Kintyre.
- Weather
- Showers, perhaps thundery at first.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate at first.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Southwest 4 or 5, backing south 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Slight occasionally moderate, becoming moderate or rough later.
- Weather
- Showers at first, rain later.
- Visibility
- Good, becoming moderate or poor later.
Mull of Kintyre to Ardnamurchan Point (15)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- West or northwest 5 or 6, occasionally 7 at first, backing southwest 4 or 5 later.
- Sea state
- Very rough at first in west, otherwise moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers, perhaps thundery at first.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate at first.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Southwest 4 or 5, backing south 5 to 7, then veering southwest 7 or gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming very rough later near Tiree.
- Weather
- Showers, rain later.
- Visibility
- Good, becoming moderate or poor later.
The Minch (16)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- West 5 to 7, veering northwest 4 or 5, then backing southwest 5 or 6 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate, becoming slight in shelter.
- Weather
- Showers, perhaps thundery at first.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate at first.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Southwest 5 to 7, increasing gale 8 or severe gale 9 later.
- Sea state
- Slight occasionally moderate, becoming moderate or rough later.
- Weather
- Showers, rain later.
- Visibility
- Good, becoming moderate or poor later.
Ardnamurchan Point to Cape Wrath (17)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- West 5 to 7, veering northwest 4 or 5, then backing southwest 5 or 6 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Showers, perhaps thundery at first.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate at first.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Southwest 5 to 7, increasing gale 8 or severe gale 9 later.
- Sea state
- Rough, becoming very rough later.
- Weather
- Showers, rain later.
- Visibility
- Good, becoming moderate or poor later.
Shetland Isles (18)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- West veering northwest 5 or 6, occasionally 7 at first, backing southwest 4 or 5 later.
- Sea state
- Very rough, becoming moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
For Coastal areas up to 60 nautical miles from Lerwick, Shetland (18)
Strong wind warning
Valid Friday 07 Oct 2022 at 1200 UTC until Saturday 08 Oct 2022 at 0000 UTC
General situation
A deep area of low pressure moving NE into the Norwegian Sea Friday will slowly fill Friday night and Saturday.
Forecast
- Wind
- Westerly or southwesterly 6 or 7, occasionally gale 8 at first in the east, veering northwesterly 5 or 6 later
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Showers
- Visibility
- Mainly good
Outlook for 12 Hours from 0000 UTC on Saturday 08 Oct until 1200 UTC on Saturday 08 Oct
- Wind
- Northwest 5 or 6, backing southwest later, decreasing 4 at times.
- Sea state
- Rough , occasionally very rough at first in the far north, moderate in lee shelter later.
- Weather
- Showers
- Visibility
- Mainly good
Channel Islands (19)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- West to southwest 3 to 5, increasing 6 for a time this afternoon and evening, veering northwest 3 to 5 overnight, then veering northerly 1 to 3.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight with a low swell at first in the southeast, otherwise moderate to rather rough, decreasing slight overnight with a low swell, then mainly smooth later.
- Weather
- Isolated showers, mainly in the north of the area, then occasional rain for a time, clearing southeastwards around midnight.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Variable 1 to 3, locally calm, becoming southeasterly 3 to 4 by midnight, increasing 5 at times later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight with a low swell.
- Weather
- Fair or fine.
- Visibility
- Good.
The inshore waters forecast information
Forecasts for UK inshore waters are issued four times a day and cover a period of 24 hours from 0000, 0600, 1200 and 1800 UTC.
The coastal waters around the British Isles are divided into 19 areas which extend up to 12 nautical miles offshore.
The forecast contains details of wind direction and force, sea state, weather and visibility.
Strong coastal winds (force 6 or more) are displayed for the first 24 hours of the inshore waters forecast.
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