Inshore Waters
Valid
From: Tue 28th Jan at 18:00 UTC
To: Wed 29th Jan at 18:00 UTC
Summary
A deep low over eastern England will continue to move east or northeast over the North Sea. While, a deep Atlantic low will move east towards northwest France tomorrow. Strong winds or gales with rain and showers will affect the coastal waters at times during the next couple of days.
Issued at: 18:00 UTC on 28th Jan
Regions
From Cape Wrath to Rattray Head including Orkney
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Cyclonic, becoming northwest, 4 to 6, increasing 7 or gale 8 for a time.
Sea State
Moderate or rough, becoming slight in Moray Firth.
Weather
Showers.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Northwest 4 to 6.
Sea State
Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough later in north.
Weather
Squally showers.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.
Rattray Head to Berwick on Tweed
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
North or northwest, 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later.
Sea State
Slight or moderate, occasionally rough later near Rattray Head.
Weather
Showers.
Visibility
Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
West or northwest 4 to 6.
Sea State
Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in northeast.
Weather
Mainly fair.
Visibility
Good.
Berwick on Tweed to Whitby
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
West or northwest, 4 or 5, occasionally 6.
Sea State
Moderate, occasionally slight near shore.
Weather
Showers at first.
Visibility
Good, occasionally moderate at first.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
West or northwest 4 to 6, occasionally 3 later.
Sea State
Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough for a time.
Weather
Mainly fair.
Visibility
Good.
Whitby to Gibraltar Point
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Northwest, backing west for a time, 4 or 5.
Sea State
Slight or moderate.
Weather
Occasional rain or showers at first.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor at first.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Northwest, backing west later, 4 or 5.
Sea State
Slight or moderate.
Weather
Mainly fair.
Visibility
Good.
Gibraltar Point to North Foreland
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Southwesterly 4 to 6, becoming cyclonic for a time, then variable 3 or less later.
Sea State
Slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight later.
Weather
Occasional rain or showers, becoming fair.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor at first.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Variable 4 or less, becoming west or northwesterly 3 or 4.
Sea State
Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate in north and east.
Weather
Rain or showers in south.
Visibility
Good, occasionally moderate in south.
North Foreland to Selsey Bill
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Westerly or southwesterly 4 to 6, becoming variable 3 or 4 later.
Sea State
Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate later.
Weather
Rain later.
Visibility
Good, becoming moderate or poor later.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Variable 3 or 4, becoming northerly 4 to 6, then northwesterly 3 or 4 later.
Sea State
Slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight later.
Weather
Rain for a time, fair later.
Visibility
Good becoming moderate or poor for a time.
Selsey Bill to Lyme Regis
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
West or northwest, 4 to 6, occasionally 7, becoming variable 3 or 4 later, then northeast 4 or 5 later.
Sea State
Rough or very rough, becoming slight or moderate later.
Weather
Rain later.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor later.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
North or northeast 4 to 6, backing northwest 3 or 4 later.
Sea State
Slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight later.
Weather
Rain at first.
Visibility
Moderate or poor, becoming good.
Lyme Regis to Lands End including the Isles of Scilly
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Northwest 6 to gale 8, becoming variable 3 or 4, then northeast 4 to 6 later, increasing 7 or gale 8 later.
Sea State
Very rough or high becoming moderate or rough, occasionally slight in lyme bay.
Weather
Rain or squally showers mainly in south.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor in south.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Northeast 6 to gale 8, backing north, 6 to gale 8, backing northwest 4 or 5.
Sea State
Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough in west and slight in lyme bay, becoming slight or moderate later.
Weather
Showers at first.
Visibility
Good.
Lands End to St Davids Head including the Bristol Channel
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Northwest 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 to 6, becoming variable 3 or 4, then northeast 6 to gale 8 later.
Sea State
In west, very rough or high, becoming rough or very rough, otherwise moderate or rough becoming slight or moderate later.
Weather
Rain or showers, mainly fair later.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Northeast 6 to gale 8, backing north or northwest 3 to 5.
Sea State
Moderate or rough, but smooth or slight in east, occasionally very rough until later west of Isles of Scilly.
Weather
Showers at first.
Visibility
Good.
St Davids Head to Great Ormes Head, including St Georges Channel
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Northwesterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first in south , decreasing 3 to 5 for a time, veering northerly later.
Sea State
Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate later, but very rough at first in southwest.
Weather
Showers.
Visibility
Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Northerly 5 to 7, backing northwesterly 4 or 5, backing southwesterly 3 or 4 later.
Sea State
Slight or moderate, occasionally rough until later in south.
Weather
Mainly fair.
Visibility
Good.
Great Ormes Head to the Mull of Galloway
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Northwest, 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later.
Sea State
Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth at first in Liverpool Bay and Solway Firth.
Weather
Showers at first.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Northwest, backing west later, 3 to 5.
Sea State
Slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight later.
Weather
Fair.
Visibility
Good.
Isle of Man
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
West or northwest, veering north or northwest later, 4 to 6.
Sea State
Slight or moderate, becoming moderate later.
Weather
South at first, then mainly fair.
Visibility
Good, occasionally moderate at first.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
North or northwest 5 or 6, backing west or southwest 3 or 4 later.
Sea State
Moderate, becoming slight later.
Weather
Fair.
Visibility
Good.
Lough Foyle to Carlingford Lough
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
North or northwest 4 or 5, occasionally 6.
Sea State
Slight or moderate, occasionally rough later in north.
Weather
Showers.
Visibility
Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Northwest 4 to 6, backing west or southwest 3 or 4 later.
Sea State
Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth in south and rough in north.
Weather
Showers at first in north.
Visibility
Good, occasionally moderate at first in north.
The Mull of Galloway to Mull of Kintyre including the Firth of Clyde and the North Channel
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Northwesterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later.
Sea State
Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate later in the North Channel.
Weather
Mainly fair.
Visibility
Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Northwesterly 4 to 6, backing southwest 3 or 4 later.
Sea State
Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth in Firth of Clyde.
Weather
Showers.
Visibility
Good.
Mull of Kintyre to Ardnamurchan Point
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
North or northwest 3 to 5, occasionally 6.
Sea State
Moderate or rough , occasionally slight in sheltered southeast.
Weather
Showers, wintry later.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor later.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
North or northwest 5 or 6, decreasing 3 or 4, backing southwest later.
Sea State
Moderate or rough, but smooth or slight in sheltered southeast.
Weather
Wintry showers at first.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.
The Minch
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
North or northwest 4 to 6.
Sea State
Slight or moderate, but rough in north and later in south.
Weather
Wintry showers later.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor later.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Northwest 4 to 6, becoming variable 3 or 4, then south 4 or 5 later.
Sea State
Moderate or rough, occasionally slight in central areas.
Weather
Wintry showers at first.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor at first.
Ardnamurchan Point to Cape Wrath including the Outer Hebrides
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
North or northwest 4 to 6.
Sea State
Moderate or rough.
Weather
Wintry showers later.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor later.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Northwest 4 to 6, becoming variable 3 or 4, then south 4 or 5 later.
Sea State
Rough occasionally moderate.
Weather
Wintry showers at first.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor at first.
Shetland Isles
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
East or northeast 4 to 6, becoming cyclonic 3 to 5, then becoming northwest 4 to 6 later.
Sea State
Moderate or rough.
Weather
Rain or showers.
Visibility
Good, occasionally moderate.
For Coastal areas up to 60 nautical miles from Lerwick, Shetland
Back to TopValid Tuesday 28 Jan 2025 at 1800 UTC until Wednesday 29 Jan 2025 at 0600 UTC
General situation:
Complex area of low over southern UK will move into the North Sea during today before extending north over Shetland on Wednesday.
Forecast:
Wind
Easterly becoming cyclonic, 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later in far west
Sea State
Moderate or rough
Weather
Rain or showers
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor
Outlook for 12 Hours from 0600 UTC on Wednesday 29 Jan until 1800 UTC on Wednesday 29 Jan:
Wind
Cyclonic 5 to 7 becoming northwest 6 to gale 8
Sea State
Moderate or rough
Weather
Rain or showers
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor
The Channel Islands
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
West 6 to gale 8, with gusts to 55kt, decreasing 5 to 7 by midnight, backing south 3 to 5 by dawn, then southeasterly 4 to 6 tomorrow morning, then in the northwest, backing northeasterly 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8, later.
Sea State
Rough to high, gradually decreasing moderate to rough.
Weather
Scattered squally showers, with a risk of hail and thunder, clearing overnight rain, locally heavy, arriving in the south by dawn, spreading north later.
Visibility
Good, occasionally moderate, locally poor at times.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Southeasterly 4 to 6 in the southeast at first, otherwise, northeasterly 5 to 7, perhaps locally gale 8 at times, backing northerly by midnight, decreasing 4 to 5 Thursday morning, backing northwest 3 to 4 later.
Sea State
Moderate to rough, decreasing slight to moderate in the southeast.
Weather
Rain, locally heavy, gradually clearing southwards after midnight, fair or fine by dawn.
Visibility
Moderate or poor, locally good generally good to very good later.
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