Inshore Waters
Inshore Waters information supplied by the Met Office, externalon behalf of theMaritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA), external.
From:00:00 UTC Thursday 21 May
To:00:00 UTC Friday 22 May
Summary
A moist southwesterly flow will affect northern and western waters on Thursday and Friday, as high pressure slowly builds from the near Continent. High pressure and much warmer conditions will become dominant across all but the north of Scotland by Friday evening.
Issued:00:01 UTC Thursday 21 May
Strong winds warnings are in effect in the following locations:
- St Davids Head to Great Ormes Head, including St Georges Channel
- Great Ormes Head to the Mull of Galloway
- Isle of Man
- The Minch
- Ardnamurchan Point to Cape Wrath including the Outer Hebrides
Issued:00:01 UTC Thursday 21 May
24 hour forecast:
Wind:Southwest backing southeast 3 to 5, then becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
Sea State:Slight or moderate, but smooth or slight in Moray Firth.
Weather:Showers at first, then rain at times.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:Variable 2 to 4, becoming south or southwest 3 to 5.
Sea State:Slight or moderate, but smooth or slight in Moray Firth.
Weather:Occasional rain.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first.
24 hour forecast:
Wind:South or southwest 3 to 5.
Sea State:Slight or moderate in north, smooth or slight in south.
Weather:Fair at first, then rain at times.
Visibility:Moderate or good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:South or southwest 3 to 5.
Sea State:Slight or moderate in north, smooth or slight in south.
Weather:Occasional rain.
Visibility:Moderate or good.
24 hour forecast:
Wind:South or southwest 3 to 5.
Sea State:Smooth or slight.
Weather:Fair at first, then occasional rain.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:South or southeast 3 or 4, veering southwest 2 or 3 later.
Sea State:Smooth or slight.
Weather:Rain later.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate.
24 hour forecast:
Wind:South or southwest 3 or 4, occasionally 2 later.
Sea State:Smooth or slight.
Weather:Rain for a time.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:South or southeast 2 or 3, increasing 4 or 5, then veering southwest 3 or 4 later.
Sea State:Smooth or slight.
Weather:Fair.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate.
24 hour forecast:
Wind:Southwesterly backing southerly 3 or 4.
Sea State:Smooth or slight.
Weather:Fair.
Visibility:Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:Southerly 3 or 4, backing southeasterly 4 or 5, occasionally 3 later.
Sea State:Smooth or slight.
Weather:Fair.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate.
24 hour forecast:
Wind:Southwesterly backing southerly, then backing easterly or southeasterly later, 2 to 4.
Sea State:Slight, occasionally moderate at first, becoming smooth later in east.
Weather:Fair.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate later.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:Easterly or southeasterly 2 to 4.
Sea State:Slight, occasionally smooth in east.
Weather:Fair.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate.
24 hour forecast:
Wind:Southwest backing south, then east or southeast later, 2 to 4.
Sea State:Moderate at first offshore, otherwise slight.
Weather:Fair.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:South or southeast, becoming variable later, 2 to 4.
Sea State:Slight, occasionally smooth in shelter.
Weather:Fair.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate.
24 hour forecast:
Wind:Southwest 4 or 5, backing south or southeast 3 or 4, occasionally 5 later.
Sea State:Rough at first near Isles of Scilly, otherwise slight or moderate.
Weather:Occasional drizzle at first in west.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first in west.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:South or southeast, becoming variable, 2 to 4.
Sea State:Slight or moderate, but smooth or slight in Lyme Bay.
Weather:Occasional drizzle.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
24 hour forecast:
Wind:Southerly or southeasterly 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4 for a time in east.
Sea State:Moderate in west, smooth or slight in east.
Weather:Rain or drizzle at first, fog patches at first in west.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally very poor at first in west.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:South or southeast 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4.
Sea State:Moderate in west, smooth or slight in east.
Weather:Occasional drizzle, fog patches later in west.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally very poor later in west.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind:South or southwest 4 or 5, occasionally 6 at first, backing southeast 3 or 4 later.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Occasional rain or drizzle and fog patches, fair later.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:Southeast veering southwest 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Fair at first, then occasional drizzle, fog patches later.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally very poor later.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind:South or southwest 4 or 5, occasionally 6 at first, backing east or southeast 3 or 4 later.
Sea State:Slight or moderate, but smooth or slight in Liverpool Bay.
Weather:Occasional rain or drizzle, fair later.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor in north.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:Southeast veering southwest 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
Sea State:Slight or moderate in north, smooth or slight in south.
Weather:Fair at first, then occasional drizzle, rain later.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor in north.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind:South 4 or 5, veering southwest 5 or 6, then backing southeast 3 to 5 later.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Occasional rain or drizzle and fog patches, fair later.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:South or southeast, veering southwest later, 3 to 5.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Fog patches, rain later.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
24 hour forecast:
Wind:South or southwest, backing southeast later, 3 to 5.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Rain at times.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:South or southeast 3 to 5, veering southwest 2 to 4 later.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Occasional rain or drizzle, showers later.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first.
24 hour forecast:
Wind:South or southwest, backing southeast later, 3 to 5.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Rain at times.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:South or southeast 3 to 5, veering southwest 2 to 4 later.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Occasional rain or drizzle, showers later.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first.
24 hour forecast:
Wind:South or southwest, backing southeast later, 3 to 5.
Sea State:Rough at first near Tiree, otherwise slight or moderate.
Weather:Rain at times.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:Southeast veering southwest 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Rain or showers.
Visibility:Moderate or good occasionally poor at first.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind:South or southwest 4 or 5, occasionally 6 at first.
Sea State:Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth later in north.
Weather:Showers at first, then rain at times.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:Southwest backing south 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later.
Sea State:Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth at first in north.
Weather:Rain at first, then showers.
Visibility:Moderate or poor, becoming good.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind:South or southwest 4 or 5, occasionally 6 at first.
Sea State:Moderate, occasionally rough at first.
Weather:Showers at first, then rain at times.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:South or southwest 4 or 5, occasionally 6 at first.
Sea State:Moderate, occasionally rough later.
Weather:Rain at first, then showers.
Visibility:Moderate or poor, becoming good.
24 hour forecast:
Wind:South or southwest 3 or 4, occasionally 5 later.
Sea State:Moderate, occasionally slight east of Shetland.
Weather:Showers at first, rain later.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor later.
From:00:00 UTC Thursday 21 May
Until:12:00 UTC Thursday 21 May
General situation:
A low to the northwest of Scotland will slowly fill with a southerly or southwesterly airstream over Shetland Waters.Forecast:
Wind:Southwesterly backing southerly later, 3 or 4, occasionally 5 in west.
Sea State:Moderate, but slight in shelter to the east of shetland.
Weather:A few showers at first. Otherwise mainly fair.
Visibility:Moderate or good.
Outlook for 12 Hours from 1200 UTC on Thursday 21 May until 0000 UTC on Friday 22 May
Wind:South or southwest 3 or 4, occasionally 5 for a time.
Sea State:Moderate, but slight in shelter to the east of shetland.
Weather:Rain and fog patches.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
24 hour forecast:
Wind:South to southeast 1 to 3, backing east to northeast Thursday morning, backing northeast 2 to 4 early afternoon, perhaps 5 mid-channel for a time in the evening, veering southeast later.
Sea State:Smooth to slight with a low swell.
Weather:Risk of mist or fog patches into the afternoon.
Visibility:Good, perhaps locally poor or very poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:Southeast 2 to 4, veering southeast to south overnight, becoming easterly or variable 1 to 3 later.
Sea State:Smooth to slight, with a low swell.
Weather:Fair or fine.
Visibility:Good.
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