Inshore Waters
Valid
From: Thu 26th Dec at 18:00 UTC
To: Fri 27th Dec at 18:00 UTC
Summary
A slow moving ridge of high pressure lies to the south of the United Kingdom, bringing light and varaible winds to the south coast, and generally moderate southwesterly winds elsewhere. Fog patches and drizzle will affect many english and welsh coasts, whilst Scotland and Northern Ireland will see outbreaks of rain under a slow moving weather front.
Issued at: 18:00 UTC on 26th Dec
Regions
From Cape Wrath to Rattray Head including Orkney
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Westerly or southwesterly 3 to 5, becoming variable 3 or less for a time in south.
Sea State
Rough or very rough to the north and west of Orkney, elsewhere smooth or slight, occasionally moderate at first.
Weather
Rain at times.
Visibility
Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Southerly 3 to 5, veering southwesterly 5 or 6, increasing 7 at times later in northwest.
Sea State
Rough or very rough to the north and west of Orkney, elsewhere smooth or slight becoming slight or moderate later.
Weather
Rain then showers later.
Visibility
Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first.
Rattray Head to Berwick on Tweed
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Variable, becoming southwest, 2 to 4.
Sea State
Smooth or slight.
Weather
Occasional rain.
Visibility
Good, occasionally moderate.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Southwesterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later.
Sea State
Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate later near Rattray Head.
Weather
Occasional drizzle later.
Visibility
Good, occasionally moderate later.
Berwick on Tweed to Whitby
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Southwest 2 to 4.
Sea State
Smooth occasionally slight.
Weather
Mainly fair.
Visibility
Good occasionally moderate.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Southerly or southwesterly 3 or 4, occasionally 5 later in north.
Sea State
Smooth occasionally slight.
Weather
Mainly fair.
Visibility
Good occasionally moderate.
Whitby to Gibraltar Point
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Southwest 2 to 4.
Sea State
Smooth occasionally slight.
Weather
Occasional drizzle, fog patches.
Visibility
Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Southwest 2 to 4.
Sea State
Smooth occasionally slight.
Weather
Occasional drizzle, fog patches.
Visibility
Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Gibraltar Point to North Foreland
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Southwesterly 2 to 4, becoming variable 3 or less in south.
Sea State
Smooth or slight.
Weather
Fog patches, occasional drizzle.
Visibility
Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Southwesterly 2 to 4, but variable 3 or less in south.
Sea State
Smooth or slight.
Weather
Fog patches, occasional drizzle.
Visibility
Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
North Foreland to Selsey Bill
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Variable, mainly easterly or southeasterly, 3 or less.
Sea State
Smooth occasionally slight.
Weather
Occasional drizzle, fog patches.
Visibility
Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Variable 3 or less.
Sea State
Smooth occasionally slight.
Weather
Occasional drizzle, fog patches.
Visibility
Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Selsey Bill to Lyme Regis
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Variable, mainly east or northeast, 3 or less.
Sea State
Smooth or slight.
Weather
Occasional drizzle, fog patches.
Visibility
Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Variable, mainly east or northeast at first, 3 or less.
Sea State
Smooth or slight.
Weather
Occasional drizzle, fog patches.
Visibility
Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Lyme Regis to Lands End including the Isles of Scilly
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Variable, mainly east or northeast, 2 or 3, increasing 4 at times later.
Sea State
Smooth or slight to the east of the Lizard peninsula, otherwise moderate.
Weather
Fog patches, occasional drizzle.
Visibility
Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Variable, but mainly east at first, 3 or less.
Sea State
Smooth or slight to the east of the Lizard peninsula, otherwise moderate.
Weather
Fog patches, occasional drizzle.
Visibility
Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Lands End to St Davids Head including the Bristol Channel
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
South or southeast, but becoming variable at times, 3 or less, occasionally 4 near St Davids Head.
Sea State
Moderate, but slight in the Bristol Channel and later in north.
Weather
Fog patches, occasional drizzle.
Visibility
Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
South or southeast becoming variable later, 2 or 3, but 4 at first near St Davids Head.
Sea State
Slight, occasionally moderate in southwest.
Weather
Fog patches, occasional drizzle.
Visibility
Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
St Davids Head to Great Ormes Head, including St Georges Channel
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
South or southwest 2 to 4, occasionally 5 later near Anglesey.
Sea State
Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate at first near St Davids Head.
Weather
Occasional drizzle, fog patches.
Visibility
Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Southerly veering southwesterly, 2 to 4, occasionally 5 in north.
Sea State
Smooth or slight.
Weather
Fog patches, occasional drizzle.
Visibility
Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Great Ormes Head to the Mull of Galloway
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
South 2 to 4.
Sea State
Smooth or slight.
Weather
Occasional drizzle, fog patches.
Visibility
Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
South veering southwest, 3 to 5.
Sea State
Smooth or slight.
Weather
Occasional drizzle and fog patches at first.
Visibility
Moderate or good, occasionally very poor at first.
Isle of Man
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
South or southwest 3 or 4.
Sea State
Slight.
Weather
Mist and drizzle, risk of fog.
Visibility
Moderate or poor, occasionally very poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
South or southwest 3 or 4, veering west or southwest.
Sea State
Slight.
Weather
Mist and drizzle.
Visibility
Moderate or poor.
Lough Foyle to Carlingford Lough
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
South or southwest, 2 to 4.
Sea State
Rough in far north, otherwise smooth or slight.
Weather
Rain at first in north, otherwise occasional drizzle, fog patches in south.
Visibility
Moderate or good, occasionally poor, or very poor in south.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
South veering west or southwest 2 to 4, increasing 5 at times.
Sea State
Rough in far north, otherwise smooth or slight.
Weather
Rain or drizzle until later.
Visibility
Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first.
The Mull of Galloway to Mull of Kintyre including the Firth of Clyde and the North Channel
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Southerly or southwesterly 2 to 4.
Sea State
Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth in the Firth of Clyde.
Weather
Rain then drizzle.
Visibility
Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Southerly veering westerly or southwesterly 3 to 5.
Sea State
Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth in the Firth of Clyde.
Weather
Rain or drizzle until later.
Visibility
Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first.
Mull of Kintyre to Ardnamurchan Point
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Variable 2 to 4, becoming cyclonic, then south or southwest later, 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later near Ardnamurchan Point.
Sea State
Rough or very rough, but moderate in shelter.
Weather
Rain at times.
Visibility
Moderate or poor, occasionally good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
South or southwest, veering west or southwest, 4 to 6.
Sea State
Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough later.
Weather
Occasional rain, showers later.
Visibility
Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first.
The Minch
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Variable 2 to 4 at first in south, otherwise southwesterly 3 to 5, increasing 6 at times later in south.
Sea State
Slight or moderate, but rough or very rough until later near entrances.
Weather
Rain or drizzle.
Visibility
Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Southwest 4 to 6, increasing 7 at times later in north.
Sea State
Slight or moderate, occasionally rough near entrances.
Weather
Rain then showers.
Visibility
Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first.
Ardnamurchan Point to Cape Wrath including the Outer Hebrides
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Variable 2 to 4 at first in south, otherwise southwesterly 3 to 5, increasing 6 at times later in south.
Sea State
Rough or very rough.
Weather
Rain or drizzle.
Visibility
Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Southwest 4 to 6, increasing 7 at times later in north.
Sea State
Rough or very rough.
Weather
Rain then showers.
Visibility
Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first.
Shetland Isles
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Southwesterly 4 or 5, increasing 6 at times in north and west.
Sea State
Slight or moderate in sheltered east, otherwise rough or very rough.
Weather
Showers.
Visibility
Good.
For Coastal areas up to 60 nautical miles from Lerwick, Shetland
Back to TopValid Thursday 26 Dec 2024 at 1800 UTC until Friday 27 Dec 2024 at 0600 UTC
General situation:
A broad southwesterly flow covers Shetland Waters.
Forecast:
Wind
Southwest 5 or 6, occasionally 4 later
Sea State
Rough or very rough, but slight or moderate in shelter to the east of shetland
Weather
Showers
Visibility
Good
Outlook for 12 Hours from 0600 UTC on Friday 27 Dec until 1800 UTC on Friday 27 Dec:
Wind
Southwest 4 to 6
Sea State
Rough or very rough, but slight or moderate in shelter to the east of shetland
Weather
Showers
Visibility
Good
The Channel Islands
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Easterly 2 to 3.
Sea State
Smooth or slight with a low swell.
Weather
Misty with patchy fog and light drizzle at times.
Visibility
Moderate to very poor, occasionally good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
East 2 to 3, becoming variable 1 to 2 by dawn then southwesterly 2 to 3 later.
Sea State
Smooth or slight with a low swell.
Weather
Mist patches risk of fog patches and light drizzle.
Visibility
Moderate to good, locally poor perhaps very poor at times.
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