Inshore Waters
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From:18:00 UTC Sunday 6 September
To:18:00 UTC Monday 7 September
Summary
A developing Atlantic low tracks north or northeast towards Iceland. This low will then move steadily east during Monday and overnight into Tuesday bringing strong winds to many northern and eastern waters.
Issued:18:00 UTC Sunday 6 September
Strong winds warnings are in effect in the following locations:
- From Cape Wrath to Rattray Head including Orkney
- Rattray Head to Berwick on Tweed
- Berwick on Tweed to Whitby
- North Foreland to Selsey Bill
- St Davids Head to Great Ormes Head, including St Georges Channel
- Great Ormes Head to the Mull of Galloway
- Isle of Man
- Lough Foyle to Carlingford Lough
- The Mull of Galloway to Mull of Kintyre including the Firth of Clyde and the North Channel
- Mull of Kintyre to Ardnamurchan Point
- The Minch
- Ardnamurchan Point to Cape Wrath including the Outer Hebrides
- Shetland Isles
- For Coastal areas up to 60 nautical miles from Lerwick, Shetland
Issued:18:00 UTC Sunday 6 September
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind:Southerly veering southwesterly, 4 to 6, increasing 7 or gale 8 later to the north and west of Orkney.
Sea State:Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in north.
Weather:Occasional rain then showers.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:Southwesterly veering westerly or northwesterly later, 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 in north.
Sea State:Slight or moderate at first in south, otherwise moderate or rough, occasionally very rough in north.
Weather:Rain or showers.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind:South veering southwest, 4 to 6.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Occasional rain then showers.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:Southwest 5 or 6 veering west 5 to 7 later.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind:South or southeast veering west or southwest, 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Occasional rain then showers.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:Southwest veering west later, 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Fair then occasional rain, then showers later.
Visibility:Moderate or good.
24 hour forecast:
Wind:South veering southwest, 3 or 4, occasionally 5 at first.
Sea State:Slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight later.
Weather:Occasional rain then showers.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:West or southwest 3 or 4, increasing 5 to 7.
Sea State:Smooth or slight.
Weather:Occasional rain then showers later.
Visibility:Moderate or good.
24 hour forecast:
Wind:Southerly or southeasterly veering westerly or southwesterly, 3 to 5.
Sea State:Smooth or slight.
Weather:Mainly fair then showers.
Visibility:Moderate or good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:Westerly or southwesterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later.
Sea State:Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate near North Foreland.
Weather:Mainly fair then occasional rain, then showers later.
Visibility:Moderate or good.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind:Variable 2 to 4, becoming west or southwest 4 or 5, occasionally 6 later in far east.
Sea State:Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate later.
Weather:Mainly fair.
Visibility:Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:Westerly or southwesterly 4 to 6.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Mainly fair then rain for a time.
Visibility:Good becoming moderate or poor for a time.
24 hour forecast:
Wind:South or southeast veering west or southwest, 3 or 4, occasionally 5 later.
Sea State:Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate later.
Weather:Showers.
Visibility:Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:West or southwest 4 to 6, veering northwest 3 to 5 later.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Mainly fair then rain for a time.
Visibility:Good becoming moderate or poor for a time.
24 hour forecast:
Wind:Southwest, veering west or northwest for a time, 3 or 4, occasionally 5 later.
Sea State:Smooth or slight in east, slight or moderate in west, occasionally rough later in far west.
Weather:Showers.
Visibility:Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:Southwest 4 to 6, veering west or northwest 3 to 5.
Sea State:Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in far west.
Weather:Fair then rain for a time.
Visibility:Good becoming moderate or poor for a time.
24 hour forecast:
Wind:Southwest, veering west or northwest for a time, 3 to 5.
Sea State:Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth at first in Bristol Channel.
Weather:Showers.
Visibility:Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:Southwest 4 to 6, veering west or northwest 3 to 5.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Fair then rain, then showers later.
Visibility:Good becoming moderate or poor for a time.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind:South or southwest 3 to 5, veering west 3 or 4, then backing southwest 5 or 6 later.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Showers.
Visibility:Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:Southwest veering west, then northwest later, 4 to 6.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Fair then rain, then showers later.
Visibility:Good becoming moderate or poor for a time.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind:South or southwest 4 to 6, veering west 3 to 5 for a time.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Occasional rain.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor later.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:Southwest veering west, then northwest later, 5 or 6, occasionally 7 later.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Occasional rain then showers.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind:South or southwest 5 or 6, veering west 4 or 5 for a time, occasionally 7 later.
Sea State:Slight or moderate becoming moderate or rough later.
Weather:Occasional rain.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:Southwest 5 or 6, veering west, occasionally 7 later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough.
Weather:Rain then showers.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind:South 4 to 6, veering west or southwest 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later.
Sea State:Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in far north.
Weather:Rain then showers.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:West or southwest veering northwest later, 4 to 6, occasionally 7 in far north.
Sea State:Moderate or rough in north, slight or moderate elsewhere.
Weather:Showers.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind:Southerly veering southwesterly, 4 to 6.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Occasional rain then showers.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:Westerly or southwesterly veering northwesterly later, 4 to 6, occasionally 7 in North Channel.
Sea State:Slight or moderate, occasionally rough near Mull of Kintyre.
Weather:Showers.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind:Southwesterly 4 to 6, increasing 6 to gale 8 later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough later in west.
Weather:Rain then showers, perhaps thundery later.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:Southwesterly 6 to gale 8, veering westerly 5 to 7, then northwesterly later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough in west.
Weather:Rain or showers.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind:Southerly or southwesterly 5 to 7, increasing 7 to severe gale 9 later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough.
Weather:Rain then showers, perhaps thundery.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:Southwesterly 7 to severe gale 9, veering westerly or northwesterly 5 to 7.
Sea State:Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough near entrances.
Weather:Rain or showers, perhaps thundery.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind:Southerly or southwesterly 5 to 7, increasing 7 to severe gale 9 later.
Sea State:Rough, occasionally very rough later.
Weather:Rain then showers, perhaps thundery.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:Southwesterly 7 to severe gale 9, veering westerly or northwesterly 5 to 7.
Sea State:Rough or very rough, occasionally high at first.
Weather:Rain or showers, perhaps thundery.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind:South veering southwest, 4 to 6, increasing 6 to gale 8 later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough.
Weather:Occasional rain then showers later.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
From:18:00 UTC Sunday 6 September
Until:06:00 UTC Monday 7 September
Strong winds warning issued
General situation:
A strong southerly flow will become established as a deep Atlantic depression becomes slow moving south of Iceland, pushing its frontal systems across Shetland Waters.Forecast:
Wind:South or southeast 5 to 7, veering southwest later
Sea State:Moderate becoming rough
Weather:Occasional rain
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate or poor
Outlook for 12 Hours from 0600 UTC on Monday 07 Sep until 1800 UTC on Monday 07 Sep
Wind:Southwest 5 to 7
Sea State:Moderate or rough
Weather:Showers
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate
24 hour forecast:
Wind:Southeast 2 to 4, occasionally 1 to 2, veering west 3 to 4 locally 5 after dusk.
Sea State:Smooth, occasionally slight, with a developing low swell.
Weather:Occasional showers, clearing by evening patchy drizzle and mist spreading east overnight, with a risk of fog patches, mainly in the north and west.
Visibility:Good, locally moderate at first, occasionally moderate to poor or very poor later.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:West to northwest 3 to 4, locally 5 at first, backing west to southwest 4 to 5 overnight, perhaps locally 6 mid-channel, veering northwest 3 to 4 later.
Sea State:Slight, locally smooth, with a low swell, increasing slight to moderate for a time overnight.
Weather:Patchy drizzle and mist with a risk of fog patches until early afternoon rain, locally heavy, spreading in from the west after midnight.
Visibility:Good, locally moderate to poor or very poor at first occasionally moderate to poor later.
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