Inshore Waters
Valid
From: Mon 3rd Mar at 12:00 UTC
To: Tue 4th Mar at 12:00 UTC
Summary
A strong and moist southwesterly flow will dominate across the northern half of the British Isles, while in the south, high pressure will give predominantly fine weather with lighter winds.
Issued at: 12:00 UTC on 3rd Mar
Regions
From Cape Wrath to Rattray Head including Orkney
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Southwesterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 later in north.
Sea State
Moderate or rough, but slight or moderate in Moray Firth, and very rough or high in far northwest.
Weather
Showers in north.
Visibility
Good, occasionally moderate in north.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Southwesterly 6 to gale 8.
Sea State
Moderate or rough, but slight or moderate in Moray Firth, and very rough or high in far northwest.
Weather
Fair at first, then rain at times.
Visibility
Moderate or good, occasionally poor in far northwest.
Rattray Head to Berwick on Tweed
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Southwest 4 or 5, increasing 6 or 7 later.
Sea State
Slight or moderate.
Weather
Fair.
Visibility
Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Southwest 5 to 7.
Sea State
Slight or moderate, but moderate or rough near Rattray Head.
Weather
Fair at first, then occasional rain.
Visibility
Mainly good.
Berwick on Tweed to Whitby
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
West 3 or 4, backing southwest 4 or 5, occasionally 6 later.
Sea State
Smooth or slight.
Weather
Fair.
Visibility
Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Southwest 5 or 6, occasionally 7 later.
Sea State
Slight or moderate.
Weather
Occasional rain later.
Visibility
Good.
Whitby to Gibraltar Point
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Southwest 3 or 4, occasionally 5 later.
Sea State
Smooth or slight.
Weather
Fair.
Visibility
Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Southwest 4 or 5, occasionally 6 later.
Sea State
Smooth or slight, but slight or moderate near Whitby.
Weather
Fair.
Visibility
Good.
Gibraltar Point to North Foreland
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Variable, but mainly southwesterly in north, 2 to 4.
Sea State
Smooth or slight.
Weather
Fog patches at first.
Visibility
Moderate or good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Variable 2 to 4, becoming southerly or southwesterly 3 to 5.
Sea State
Smooth or slight.
Weather
Fair.
Visibility
Good, occasionally moderate.
North Foreland to Selsey Bill
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Variable 1 to 3, becoming northeasterly 2 to 4 for a time.
Sea State
Smooth, occasionally slight.
Weather
Fair.
Visibility
Moderate or good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Variable 1 to 3, becoming southerly 2 to 4 later.
Sea State
Smooth, occasionally slight.
Weather
Fair.
Visibility
Good, occasionally moderate at first.
Selsey Bill to Lyme Regis
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Variable 1 to 3, becoming northeast 2 to 4 for a time.
Sea State
Smooth or slight.
Weather
Fair.
Visibility
Moderate or good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Variable 1 to 3.
Sea State
Smooth or slight.
Weather
Fair.
Visibility
Good, occasionally moderate at first.
Lyme Regis to Lands End including the Isles of Scilly
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
East or northeast 2 to 4, becoming variable 1 to 3 later.
Sea State
Smooth or slight, but moderate or rough in far west.
Weather
Fair.
Visibility
Good, occasionally moderate in east.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Variable 1 to 3.
Sea State
Smooth or slight, but moderate in far west.
Weather
Fair.
Visibility
Good.
Lands End to St Davids Head including the Bristol Channel
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Variable 1 to 3.
Sea State
Smooth or slight in east, slight or moderate in west.
Weather
Fair.
Visibility
Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Variable 1 to 3, becoming southwest 2 to 4, occasionally 5 near Pembrokeshire.
Sea State
Smooth or slight in east, slight or moderate in west.
Weather
Fair.
Visibility
Good.
St Davids Head to Great Ormes Head, including St Georges Channel
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Southerly or southwesterly 2 to 4, increasing 5 or 6 later near Anglesey.
Sea State
Smooth or slight, but slight or moderate later near Anglesey.
Weather
Fair.
Visibility
Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Southerly or southwesterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 in north.
Sea State
Slight or moderate.
Weather
Fair.
Visibility
Good.
Great Ormes Head to the Mull of Galloway
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Southwest 3 to 5.
Sea State
Slight, occasionally moderate later in north.
Weather
Fair.
Visibility
Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Southwest 4 to 6.
Sea State
Slight or moderate, occasionally rough later in north.
Weather
Rain or drizzle later in north.
Visibility
Good, occasionally moderate later.
Isle of Man
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Southwest 3 or 4, increasing 5 or 6 later.
Sea State
Slight, occasionally moderate later.
Weather
Fair.
Visibility
Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Southwest 5 or 6, occasionally 7 later.
Sea State
Moderate, occasionally rough later.
Weather
Rain later.
Visibility
Good, occasionally moderate later.
Lough Foyle to Carlingford Lough
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Southwest 4 or 5, occasionally 3 at first, occasionally 6 later.
Sea State
Slight or moderate, but moderate or rough in far north.
Weather
Occasional drizzle, fair later.
Visibility
Good, occasionally moderate.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Southwest 5 or 6, occasionally 7 later.
Sea State
Slight or moderate, but moderate or rough in far north.
Weather
Fair at first, then occasional rain.
Visibility
Good, occasionally moderate later.
The Mull of Galloway to Mull of Kintyre including the Firth of Clyde and the North Channel
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Southwesterly 4 or 5, occasionally 3 at first, occasionally 6 later.
Sea State
Slight or moderate, occasionally rough later near Mull of Kintyre.
Weather
Occasional drizzle, fair later.
Visibility
Good, occasionally moderate.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Southwesterly 5 or 6, occasionally 7 later.
Sea State
Slight or moderate, but moderate or rough near Mull of Kintyre.
Weather
Fair at first, then occasional rain.
Visibility
Good, occasionally moderate later.
Mull of Kintyre to Ardnamurchan Point
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Southwesterly 3 or 4, increasing 5 or 6, then increasing 7 or gale 8 later in north.
Sea State
Rough or very rough in west, moderate or rough in east.
Weather
Occasional drizzle.
Visibility
Good, occasionally moderate.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Southwesterly 6 to gale 8, occasionally 5 in south.
Sea State
Rough or very rough, occasionally moderate in shelter.
Weather
Occasional rain or drizzle.
Visibility
Moderate or good.
The Minch
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Southwest 4 to 6, increasing 7 to severe gale 9 later.
Sea State
Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough.
Weather
Occasional drizzle.
Visibility
Good, occasionally moderate.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Southwesterly 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 at first.
Sea State
Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough.
Weather
Rain at times.
Visibility
Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Ardnamurchan Point to Cape Wrath including the Outer Hebrides
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
Southwest 4 to 6, increasing 7 to severe gale 9 later.
Sea State
Very rough or high.
Weather
Occasional drizzle.
Visibility
Good, occasionally moderate.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
Southwesterly 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 at first.
Sea State
Very rough or high.
Weather
Rain at times.
Visibility
Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Shetland Isles
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
West backing southwest 6 to gale 8.
Sea State
Rough or very rough in east, very rough or high in west.
Weather
Showers.
Visibility
Moderate or good.
For Coastal areas up to 60 nautical miles from Lerwick, Shetland
Back to TopValid Monday 03 Mar 2025 at 1200 UTC until Tuesday 04 Mar 2025 at 0000 UTC
General situation:
A strong westerly or southwesterly airstream will continue to affect Shetland Waters
Forecast:
Wind
West or southwest 6 to gale 8
Sea State
Very rough or high, but moderate or rough in lee shelter of shetland
Weather
Showers
Visibility
Good, occasionally moderate
Outlook for 12 Hours from 0000 UTC on Tuesday 04 Mar until 1200 UTC on Tuesday 04 Mar:
Wind
West or southwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 later
Sea State
Very rough or high, but moderate or rough in lee shelter of shetland
Weather
Showers
Visibility
Good, occasionally moderate later
The Channel Islands
Back to Top24 hour forecast:
Wind
East to northeast 3 to 4, locally 2 near the french coast, decreasing 2 to 3 across the area Tuesday morning.
Sea State
Smooth or slight with a low swell.
Weather
Mist and risk of fog patches overnight, mainly near the french coast.
Visibility
Good, locally moderate at times, perhaps very poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind
East to northeast 2 to 3, occasionally variable Tuesday afternoon, increasing 3 to 4 for a time Tuesday evening, veering southeast 2 to 3 overnight.
Sea State
Smooth or slight with a low swell.
Weather
Mist and risk of fog patches overnight, mainly near the french coast.
Visibility
Good, locally moderate at times, perhaps very poor.
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