
General situation
Most of the United Kingdom will remain in a cold east to northeasterly airflow during the next couple of days, with showers affecting many areas. Also, an area of low pressure currently lying over the Netherlands will bring some longer spells of rain to eastern coasts of England.
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
- East or southeast 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate in Moray Firth, but elsewhere moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Southeasterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 at first in north.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers for a time.
- Visibility
- Good.
Rattray Head to Berwick upon Tweed (2)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- East 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Rough, becoming moderate later.
- Weather
- Showers then fair.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate at first.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- East, veering southeast later, 4 or 5, decreasing 3 at times later.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally slight later.
- Weather
- Fair then showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Berwick upon Tweed to Whitby (3)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- East 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Rough, becoming moderate later.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- East, veering southeast later, 4 or 5, decreasing 3 at times later.
- Sea state
- Moderate, becoming slight later.
- Weather
- Showers, becoming fair later.
- Visibility
- Good.
Whitby to Gibraltar Point (4)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- Northeast 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Rough in north, moderate or rough in south, becoming slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain then showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Northeast, veering east later, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming slight later.
- Weather
- Showers at first.
- Visibility
- Good.
Gibraltar Point to North Foreland (5)
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- Cyclonic 3 to 5, becoming northeasterly 3 or 4 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Northeasterly 3 or 4.
- Sea state
- Slight, occasionally moderate until later in north.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
North Foreland to Selsey Bill (6)
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- Southeasterly 3 or 4 becoming variable 3 or less.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Variable 3 or less becoming northerly or northeasterly 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Showers in east.
- Visibility
- Good.
Selsey Bill to Lyme Regis (7)
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- Variable mainly north 3 or less becoming east or northeast 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Showers then fair.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate at first.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Easterly or northeasterly 3 or 4, occasionally 5 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Fair, showers later.
- Visibility
- Good.
Lyme Regis to Lands End including the Isles of Scilly (8)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- Southeasterly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight in east, mainly moderate in west, but occasionally rough near the Isles of Scilly.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate at first.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Easterly or southeasterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 in west.
- Sea state
- Mainly slight or moderate, but occasionally smooth in lyme bay and rough near the Isles of Scilly.
- Weather
- Rain at times in west.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate in west.
Lands End to St Davids Head including the Bristol Channel (9)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- East or southeast 4 or 5, occasionally 6 near Lands End.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate in west, smooth or slight in east.
- Weather
- Fair, showers at first in east.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate at first in east.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- East or southeast 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later in west.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight in east, otherwise moderate, occasionally rough later.
- Weather
- Fair, then rain at times in west.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate in west.
St Davids Head to Great Orme Head, including St Georges Channel (10)
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- Easterly veering southeasterly, 4 or 5.
- Sea state
- Mainly smooth or slight, but occasionally moderate in far west.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Easterly or southeasterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 later in far north, decreasing 3 at times elsewhere.
- Sea state
- Mainly smooth or slight, but occasionally moderate in west.
- Weather
- Rain at times in west.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate later.
Great Orme Head to the Mull of Galloway (11)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- Easterly or northeasterly, 4 or 5, occasionally 6 in north, decreasing 3 at times elsewhere.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate in west, smooth or slight in east.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Easterly or southeasterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate in northwest, but elsewhere smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Showers, rain at times later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate later.
Isle of Man (12)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- East or northeast 4 to 6, veering east or southeast 4 or 5 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- East or southeast 4 or 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Lough Foyle to Carlingford Lough (13)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- East or southeast 5 or 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Southeast 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough later in north.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Mull of Galloway to Mull of Kintyre including the Firth of Clyde and North Channel (14)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- Easterly, veering southeasterly later, 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate in North Channel, but elsewhere smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Showers, perhaps wintry in far north, but becoming fair.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate at first.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Easterly or southeasterly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate in North Channel, but elsewhere smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Mull of Kintyre to Ardnamurchan Point (15)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- East or southeast 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Mainly slight or moderate, but smooth or slight to the east of islay and jura, occasionally rough later in west.
- Weather
- Showers then mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- East or southeast 4 to 6, occasionally 7.
- Sea state
- Mainly slight or moderate, but smooth or slight to the east of islay and jura and becoming rough near western Tiree.
- Weather
- Mainly fair, rain at times later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate later.
The Minch (16)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- Easterly or southeasterly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Mainly smooth or slight, but moderate in north and south.
- Weather
- Showers, becoming fair later.
- Visibility
- Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Easterly or southeasterly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, but slight or moderate in north and moderate or rough in south.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Ardnamurchan Point to Cape Wrath (17)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- Easterly or southeasterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later in south.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers, becoming fair later.
- Visibility
- Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Easterly or southeasterly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough later to the west of the Outer Hebrides.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Shetland Isles (18)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- Southeasterly 4 to 6, backing northeast 4 or 5 in north, then becoming cyclonic later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, but moderate or rough until later in south.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
For Coastal areas up to 60 nautical miles from Lerwick, Shetland (18)
Valid Tuesday 11 Feb 2025 at 1200 UTC until Wednesday 12 Feb 2025 at 0000 UTC
General situation
High pressure to the north will continue to extend a ridge towards Shetland Waters.
Forecast
- Wind
- Easterly or southeasterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first in south
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough
- Weather
- Fair
- Visibility
- Good
Outlook for 12 Hours from 0000 UTC on Wednesday 12 Feb until 1200 UTC on Wednesday 12 Feb
- Wind
- Easterly or southeasterly 3 to 5
- Sea state
- Moderate, but rough at first in southwest
- Weather
- Fair
- Visibility
- Good
Channel Islands (19)
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- Southeast 1 to 3, veering east 3 to 4 by dusk, increasing 3 to 5 by midnight.
- Sea state
- Smooth, locally slight.
- Weather
- Light drizzle and mist patches developing in the south of the area towards dawn, mainly near french coast.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate, locally poor at times.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- East 2 to 4, perhaps locally 5 at first, generally increasing 3 to 5 on Thursday.
- Sea state
- Slight, with a low but increasing swell, locally moderate in the north later.
- Weather
- Occasional drizzle and mist patches, mainly in the far south of the area.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate, locally poor at times.
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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