Inshore Waters
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From:06:00 UTC Saturday 5 September
To:06:00 UTC Sunday 6 September
Summary
Low pressure to the northeast will move away east and lose its identity on Saturday as high pressure moves northeast into the southern UK. This high will move away into the Continent during Sunday and overnight into Monday as a deep low tracks north towards Iceland.
Issued:06:00 UTC Saturday 5 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
- Whitby to Gibraltar Point
- Gibraltar Point to North Foreland
- 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:06:00 UTC Saturday 5 September
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind:West 5 or 6 backing southwest 4 or 5 then south or southeast 5 or 6.
Sea State:Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough at first in west, occasionally slight later in east.
Weather:Showers at first, occasional rain later.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor later.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:South or southeast veering southwest 5 to 7.
Sea State:Slight or moderate, becoming rough or very rough in west.
Weather:Occasional rain.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind:West 5 or 6 backing south 4 or 5.
Sea State:Slight or moderate, occasionally rough at first in north.
Weather:Showers at first, occasional rain later.
Visibility:Moderate or good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:South or southeast veering southwest 5 or 6.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Occasional rain.
Visibility:Moderate or good.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind:West 5 or 6 backing south 3 or 4.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Showers at first.
Visibility:Moderate or good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:South 3 or 4 increasing 5 or 6, veering southwest 4 or 5 later.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Rain at times.
Visibility:Moderate or good.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind:West 5 or 6 backing south 3 or 4.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Mainly fair.
Visibility:Mainly good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:South 3 or 4 increasing 5 or 6, veering southwest 4 or 5 later.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Rain at times.
Visibility:Moderate or good.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind:Westerly or northwesterly 5 or 6 decreasing 3 or 4, backing southerly later.
Sea State:Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth later.
Weather:Mainly fair.
Visibility:Mainly good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:Southerly veering southwesterly 4 or 5, occasionally 3 at first.
Sea State:Smooth or slight.
Weather:Rain at times.
Visibility:Moderate or good.
24 hour forecast:
Wind:Westerly or northwesterly 4 or 5 becoming variable 3 or 4, becoming southerly or southeasterly later.
Sea State:Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth later.
Weather:Occasional rain later in west.
Visibility:Moderate or good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:Southerly or southeasterly veering westerly or southwesterly 4 or 5, occasionally 3 at first.
Sea State:Smooth or slight.
Weather:Occasional rain.
Visibility:Moderate or good.
24 hour forecast:
Wind:West or northwest 4 or 5 becoming variable 3 or 4 then southeast 4 or 5.
Sea State:Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth later.
Weather:Occasional rain later.
Visibility:Moderate or good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:Southeast veering west 4 or 5.
Sea State:Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate later.
Weather:Occasional rain.
Visibility:Moderate or good.
24 hour forecast:
Wind:Northwest becoming variable 3 or 4, becoming southeast 4 or 5 later.
Sea State:Slight or moderate, occasionally rough at first in west.
Weather:Occasional rain later.
Visibility:Moderate or good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:Southeast veering west or northwest 4 or 5.
Sea State:Slight or moderate, occasionally rough later in west.
Weather:Occasional rain.
Visibility:Moderate or good.
24 hour forecast:
Wind:West or northwest 3 or 4 backing south or southeast 4 or 5.
Sea State:Slight or moderate, occasionally rough at first in southwest.
Weather:Occasional rain later.
Visibility:Moderate or good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:South or southeast veering west or northwest 4 or 5.
Sea State:Slight or moderate, occasionally rough later in southwest.
Weather:Occasional rain.
Visibility:Moderate or good.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind:West backing south 4 or 5, occasionally 6 later.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Occasional rain later.
Visibility:Moderate or good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:South 5 or 6 veering west or southwest 4 or 5.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Occasional rain.
Visibility:Moderate or good.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind:West backing south 4 or 5, occasionally 6 later.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Occasional rain later.
Visibility:Moderate or good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:South 5 or 6 veering west or southwest 4 or 5.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Occasional rain.
Visibility:Moderate or good.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind:West 4 or 5, backing southwest 3 or 4, increasing south 4 to 6 later.
Sea State:Moderate becoming slight for a time.
Weather:Fair, occasional rain later.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate later.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:South 5 or 6, veering west or southwest 4 or 5 later.
Sea State:Moderate becoming slight later.
Weather:Occasional rain.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind:West or northwest 4 or 5 backing south or southeast 5 or 6.
Sea State:Slight or moderate, occasionally rough at first in west.
Weather:Showers at first, occasional rain later.
Visibility:Moderate or good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:South or southeast veering southwest 5 to 7.
Sea State:Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in west.
Weather:Occasional rain.
Visibility:Moderate or good.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind:West or northwest 4 or 5 backing south or southeast 5 or 6.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Showers at first, occasional rain later.
Visibility:Moderate or good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:South or southeast 5 or 6, increasing 7 for a time, veering southwest later.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Occasional rain.
Visibility:Moderate or good.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind:West or northwest 4 or 5 backing south or southeast 5 to 7.
Sea State:Slight or moderate, occasionally rough at first.
Weather:Showers at first, occasional rain later.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor later.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:South or southeast 5 to 7, increasing gale 8 for a time, veering southwest later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough, occasionally slight at first.
Weather:Occasional rain.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind:West or northwest 5 or 6 backing south or southeast 5 to 7.
Sea State:Slight or moderate, occasionally rough at first.
Weather:Showers at first, occasional rain later.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor later.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:South or southeast 5 to 7, increasing gale 8 for a time, veering southwest later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough, occasionally slight at first.
Weather:Occasional rain.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind:West or northwest 5 or 6 backing south or southeast 5 to 7.
Sea State:Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough at first.
Weather:Showers at first, occasional rain later.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor later.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:South or southeast 5 to 7, increasing gale 8 for a time, veering southwest later.
Sea State:Rough or very rough, occasionally moderate at first.
Weather:Occasional rain.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind:West or northwest 5 to 7 decreasing 4 or 5, then backing south 3 or 4.
Sea State:Rough or very rough becoming moderate in southwest, slight or moderate occasionally smooth later in east.
Weather:Showers at first, rain later in southwest.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
From:06:00 UTC Saturday 5 September
Until:18:00 UTC Saturday 5 September
Strong winds warning issued
General situation:
A strong, mainly westerly, showery airflow at first, this flow relaxing as a ridge of high pressure extends north across Shetland Waters later on Saturday before low pressure to the west of Scotland extends Atlantic troughs north through Sunday morning with a strengthening southerly flow.Forecast:
Wind:West or northwest 5 to 7.
Sea State:Rough, occasionally very rough in southwest, but slight or moderate in sheltered waters east of shetland.
Weather:Showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate or poor.
Outlook for 12 Hours from 1800 UTC on Saturday 05 Sep until 0600 UTC on Sunday 06 Sep
Wind:West or northwest 5 to 7, soon decreasing 3 to 5, then backing south 3 or 4 later.
Sea State:Generally rough at first but slight or moderate in sheltered waters east of shetland. becoming generally moderate but slight or smooth in sheltered waters east of shetland.
Weather:Mainly fair, rain in southwest later.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate.
24 hour forecast:
Wind:Northwest 3 to 4, decreasing 2 to 3 by midday, locally variable 1 or 2 in the afternoon, becoming generally east to northeast 2 to 4 in the evening, veering southeast later.
Sea State:Smooth or slight with a low swell.
Weather:Risk of patchy light rain in the far northwest of the area later.
Visibility:Good or very good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:Southeast 3 to 4, becoming variable 1 to 3 in the afternoon, then west to northwest 3 to 4 towards midnight.
Sea State:Smooth or slight with a low swell.
Weather:Risk of isolated showers, mainly early afternoon and in the southeast of the area rain or drizzle and mist patches later.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate or poor later.
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