Inshore Waters
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From:18:00 UTC Wednesday 3 June
To:18:00 UTC Thursday 4 June
Summary
Low pressure currently centred just north of Ireland will move northeastwards across Scotland overnight before then edging away northwards on Thursday. This will bring unsettled weather to all parts, accompanied by strong and gusty winds at times, especially in the south.
Issued:18:00 UTC Wednesday 3 June
Strong winds warnings are in effect in the following locations:
- Rattray Head to Berwick on Tweed
- Berwick on Tweed to Whitby
- Whitby to Gibraltar Point
- Gibraltar Point to North Foreland
- North Foreland to Selsey Bill
- Selsey Bill to Lyme Regis
- Lyme Regis to Lands End including the Isles of Scilly
- Lands End to St Davids Head including the Bristol Channel
- 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
- Shetland Isles
- For Coastal areas up to 60 nautical miles from Lerwick, Shetland
- The Channel Islands
Issued:18:00 UTC Wednesday 3 June
24 hour forecast:
Wind:East or southeast 3 to 5 becoming cyclonic 2 to 4.
Sea State:Mainly slight or moderate, but smooth or slight in Moray Firth.
Weather:Rain then showers, perhaps thundery in south, fog patches.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:Cyclonic 2 to 4 becoming west or northwest 4 to 6, backing west or southwest 3 to 5 later.
Sea State:Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth in Moray Firth but becoming moderate or rough to the west and north of Orkney.
Weather:Showers, perhaps thundery at first in south.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor at first.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind:Cyclonic 4 to 6 becoming southerly or southwesterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later in south.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Showers, thundery at times.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:Westerly or southwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 3 in north and 7 at first in south, becoming variable 3 or 4 later.
Sea State:Slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight later.
Weather:Showers, thundery at first.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor at first.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind:South or southwest 4 to 6, occasionally 3 at first, then veering west later.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Showers, thundery at times.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:West or southwest 4 to 6, decreasing 3 or 4 later.
Sea State:Slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight later.
Weather:Showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate at first.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind:Southwest 4 to 6.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Showers, thundery at times.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:West or southwest 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
Sea State:Slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight later.
Weather:Showers, perhaps thundery at first.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate at first.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind:Southerly at first near eastern Norfolk, otherwise southwesterly, 4 to 6, occasionally 7 in south.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Showers, thundery at times.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:Westerly or southwesterly 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
Sea State:Slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight later.
Weather:Showers, perhaps thundery at first.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate at first.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind:Southwesterly 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough, occasionally slight near North Foreland.
Weather:Showers, becoming squally.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:Southwesterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first in east, veering westerly 3 to 5, then backing southwesterly again later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough becoming slight or moderate.
Weather:Showers, becoming fair later.
Visibility:Good.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind:Southwest 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough.
Weather:Showers, becoming squally.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:Southwest 5 or 6 veering west 3 to 5, then backing southwest again later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough becoming slight or moderate.
Weather:Showers, becoming fair later.
Visibility:Good.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind:Southwest, veering west or northwest later, 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 for a time later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough in east, rough or very rough in west.
Weather:Squally showers.
Visibility:Moderate or good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:Westerly 5 or 6 backing southwesterly 3 to 5, then backing southerly 5 or 6 later in west.
Sea State:Very rough at first from Lizard Point westwards, otherwise moderate or rough, but becoming slight later in east.
Weather:Showers, then rain later in west.
Visibility:Moderate or good.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind:Southwest veering west 5 to 7, increasing gale 8 at times.
Sea State:Rough or very rough in west, moderate or rough in east.
Weather:Squally showers.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:Westerly or northwesterly 6 or 7 decreasing 4 or 5, backing southerly 3 to 5 later in west but becoming variable 2 later in east.
Sea State:Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough at first in west and slight later in east.
Weather:Showers, becoming fair later.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate at first.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind:Southwest 5 to 7, veering west 4 to 6 later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough near St David's Head and slight to the east of Anglesey.
Weather:Squally showers.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:West 4 to 6, backing south 3 to 5 later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough at first except in far north, otherwise slight or moderate.
Weather:Showers, becoming fair later.
Visibility:Good.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind:Southwest, veering west later, 5 to 7.
Sea State:Mainly moderate, but occasionally slight in far south, and later also in far north.
Weather:Showers, squally or thundery at times.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:Westerly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first in south, backing southerly or southwesterly 3 to 5 later.
Sea State:Moderate, becoming slight later.
Weather:Showers, becoming fair later.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate at first.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind:Southwest 5 or 6, occasionally 7 at first, veering west 4 to 6 later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough, becoming moderate.
Weather:Showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:West 5 or 6 decreasing 4 or 5, then backing south later.
Sea State:Moderate, becoming slight or moderate.
Weather:Showers.
Visibility:Good.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind:Southerly or southwesterly veering westerly, 4 to 6, occasionally 3 at first in north and 7 later in north.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Rain or showers, squally or thundery at times.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:West 5 to 7 backing southwest 4 or 5, then south or southeast 3 to 5 later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough in far north, but elsewhere slight or moderate.
Weather:Showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind:Southerly or southwesterly veering westerly, 4 to 6, occasionally 3 in far north.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Rain or showers, squally or thundery at times.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:Westerly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first, backing southwesterly 3 to 5, then backing southerly later.
Sea State:Slight or moderate, occasionally rough at first near the Mull of Kintyre.
Weather:Showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind:South 2 to 4 becoming cyclonic 3 to 5, then west or northwest 4 to 6 later.
Sea State:Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough in west.
Weather:Rain or showers, perhaps thundery.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:West 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first, backing south or southwest 3 to 5 later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough, occasionally slight in east but becoming very rough for a time at first in west.
Weather:Rain then showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate.
24 hour forecast:
Wind:Cyclonic 3 to 5 becoming variable 3 or less, then northwest 3 to 5 later.
Sea State:Mainly smooth or slight, but occasionally moderate in west and south.
Weather:Rain or showers, perhaps thundery.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:Northwest 3 to 5 backing west 5 to 7, then south or southwest 3 to 5 later.
Sea State:Smooth or slight just east of Skye, elsewhere mainly slight or moderate, but occasionally rough in southwest.
Weather:Rain or showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate.
24 hour forecast:
Wind:Cyclonic 3 to 5 becoming variable 3 or less, then northwest 3 to 5 later.
Sea State:Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough later in south.
Weather:Rain or showers, perhaps thundery.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:Northwest 3 to 5 backing west 5 to 7, then south or southwest 3 to 5 later.
Sea State:Slight or moderate near Sutherland, but elsewhere moderate or rough occasionally very rough.
Weather:Rain or showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind:Variable 2 to 4 becoming east 4 to 6, then veering southeast 3 to 5.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Occasional rain developing, fog patches.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
From:18:00 UTC Wednesday 3 June
Until:06:00 UTC Thursday 4 June
Strong winds warning issued
General situation:
Complex low pressure remains slow moving to the southwest and south of Shetland with associated troughs affecting Shetland Waters at times.Forecast:
Wind:Southerly or southeasterly 2 to 4 increasing 4 or 5, occasionally 6 for a time in east.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Occasional mist and fog patches, rain at times.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Outlook for 12 Hours from 0600 UTC on Thursday 04 Jun until 1800 UTC on Thursday 04 Jun
Wind:Southeasterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 at first in east.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Occasional rain, fog patches.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind:Southwest 5 to 6, with gusts to 35kt, veering west to southwest by dawn, locally 7 later.
Sea State:Slight to moderate in the southeast at first, otherwise rather rough or rough, increasing very rough in the west later.
Weather:Scattered showers, locally heavy later with a risk of thunder until midday, becoming isolated later.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate, perhaps locally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:West 5 to 6, locally 7 at times, decreasing 4 to 5 by midnight, backing southwest 3 to 4 later.
Sea State:Very rough in the west at first, rather rough or rough elsewhere, decreasing smooth or slight later with a low to moderate swell.
Weather:Isolated showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate.
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