Coast and sea
General situation
A strong showery northwesterly flow will continue to affect the coastal waters. Meanwhile, a small low with rain and gales over the southeast of England today will quickly move away east. Then a ridge of high pressure will move east over Ireland later tomorrow and into Wednesday, with the winds and showers easing off from the west.
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
- Northwest 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally slight in inner Moray Firth.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Northwest 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough becoming slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Rattray Head to Berwick upon Tweed (2)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- Northwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 3 in southwest.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth in southwest, but rough in northeast.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Northwesterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first in north, veering northeasterly 2 or 3 for a time in south.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth in southwest, but rough at first in northeast.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Berwick upon Tweed to Whitby (3)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- Northwest 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Northwest 4 to 6, veering north 2 to 4, becoming variable 3 or less later.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally rough at first.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Whitby to Gibraltar Point (4)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- North or northeast, backing northwest, 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain at first in south, otherwise thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Northwest 4 to 6, decreasing 2 or 3.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough becoming slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Gibraltar Point to North Foreland (5)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- Cyclonic 4 to 6, increasing 6 to gale 8, becoming northwesterly 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough at first in east and smooth later in Thames estuary.
- Weather
- Rain then thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Northwesterly 3 to 4, occasionally 5 at first.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth in Thames estuary, becoming smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
North Foreland to Selsey Bill (6)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- Westerly or southwesterly, veering northwesterly, 5 or 6, occasionally 7 near North Foreland, decreasing 3 or 4 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate becoming smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Rain then showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate at first.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Northwesterly 3 or 4, becoming variable 2 or 3.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Selsey Bill to Lyme Regis (7)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- Northwest 5 or 6, decreasing 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate becoming smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Rain then showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate at first.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Northwest 3 or 4, occasionally 5 at first.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Lyme Regis to Lands End including the Isles of Scilly (8)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- Northwest 4 to 6, veering north 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate becoming smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Rain then showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate at first.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- North or northwest 2 to 4, occasionally 5 at first.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate in far west.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Lands End to St Davids Head including the Bristol Channel (9)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- North or northwest 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth later in sheltered north.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- North or northwest 4 or 5 decreasing 2 to 4, becoming variable later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate in west.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
St Davids Head to Great Orme Head, including St Georges Channel (10)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- Northwest 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- North or northwest 4 to 6, decreasing 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate becoming smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Great Orme Head to the Mull of Galloway (11)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- Northwest 3 to 5, increasing 5 to 7 for a time.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth in sheltered north.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Northwest 3 or 4, occasionally 5 at first.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate at first in south.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Isle of Man (12)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- North or northwest 4 or 5, soon backing northwest 5 or 6, decreasing 4 or 5 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate soon becoming mainly moderate.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Mostly good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Northwest 4 or 5, decreasing 3 or 4 later.
- Sea state
- Slight, occasionally moderate to start.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Lough Foyle to Carlingford Lough (13)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- Northwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first in southeast.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth in southwest.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Northwesterly 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth in southwest, becoming smooth or slight later.
- 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
- Northerly or northwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 near Mull of Galloway.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth in Firth of Clyde.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Northwesterly 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth in Firth of Clyde, becoming smooth or slight later.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Mull of Kintyre to Ardnamurchan Point (15)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- North or northwest 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in far northwest.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- North or northwest 4 or 5, decreasing 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate becoming smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
The Minch (16)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- North or northwest 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, but rough until later in north.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- North or northwest 4 or 5, decreasing 2 to 4, becoming variable later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming smooth later west and south of skye.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Ardnamurchan Point to Cape Wrath (17)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- North or northwest 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- North or northwest 4 or 5, decreasing 2 to 4, becoming variable later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough at first in northeast.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Shetland Isles (18)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- North or northwest 5 or 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
For Coastal areas up to 60 nautical miles from Lerwick, Shetland (18)
Strong wind warning
Valid Monday 10 Jun 2024 at 0600 UTC until Monday 10 Jun 2024 at 1800 UTC
General situation
Showery north or northwesterly flow covers Shetland Waters
Forecast
- Wind
- Northerly or northwesterly 5 or 6, occasionally 4 at first in far east
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough
- Weather
- Showers
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate
Outlook for 12 Hours from 1800 UTC on Monday 10 Jun until 0600 UTC on Tuesday 11 Jun
- Wind
- North or northwest 5 or 6
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough
- Weather
- Showers
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate
Channel Islands (19)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- West to northwest 4 to 5, locally 6 at first, veering north to northwest by midday, backing west to northwest 3 to 4 by evening, veering north 4 to 5 overnight.
- Sea state
- Moderate, soon decreasing slight, with a low swell.
- Weather
- Occasional rain, clearing by midday risk of showers later.
- Visibility
- Good, perhaps locally moderate at first.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- North 4 to 5, backing northwest 3 to 4 in the afternoon.
- Sea state
- Slight, locally moderate at first.
- Weather
- Risk of isolated showers.
- Visibility
- Good or very 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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