General Situation at 1300 on Fri 05 Sep 2008
A deep Atlantic low will move slowly northeast across the southern half of the United Kingdom during Friday and the weekend.
From Cape Wrath to Rattray Head including Orkney - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Northeast 4 or 5 increasing 5 or 6, occasionally 7 in east later.
Moderate or rough.
Showers.
Mainly good.
Outlook:
Northeasterly 5 or 6, occasionally 7 in east.
Moderate in west, rough in east.
Showers.
Good.
Rattray Head to Berwick on Tweed - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Northeasterly 4 or 5 increasing 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 in south later.
Moderate, becoming rough or very rough.
Fair then rain.
Good, becoming moderate or poor.
Outlook:
Northeast 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8.
Rough.
Rain.
Moderate.
Berwick on Tweed to Whitby - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Easterly or northeasterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 in north, decreasing 4 or 5 in south later.
Moderate, becoming rough or very rough.
Rain then squally showers.
Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Outlook:
Northeast 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8.
Rough.
Rain.
Moderate.
Whitby to Gibraltar Point - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
East or southeast 5 or 6, decreasing 4 or 5 later.
Moderate or rough.
Rain then squally showers.
Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Outlook:
Southeast becoming cyclonic 4 or 5.
Moderate or rough.
Thundery showers.
Moderate or good.
Gibraltar Point to North Foreland - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Southerly or southeasterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 later.
Moderate or rough.
Rain then squally showers.
Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Outlook:
Southerly veering southwesterly 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 in south, but becoming cyclonic 4 or 5 in north.
Slight or moderate, but rough in south.
Squally showers.
Moderate or good.
North Foreland to Selsey Bill - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Southerly veering southwesterly 5 to 7, increasing gale 8 at times.
Rough or very rough.
Rain then squally showers.
Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Outlook:
Southwesterly 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8, veering westerly 5 or 6 later.
Rough.
Squally showers.
Moderate or good.
Selsey Bill to Lyme Regis - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
South veering southwest 5 to 7, increasing gale 8 at times.
Rough or very rough.
Rain then squally showers.
Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Outlook:
Southwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first, veering west 5 or 6 later.
Rough, becoming moderate later.
Squally showers.
Moderate or good.
Lyme Regis to Lands End including the Isles of Scilly - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Southerly veering westerly or southwesterly 5 or 6, decreasing 4 at times, then veering northwesterly in far west later.
Rough or very rough.
Squally showers.
Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Outlook:
West veering northwest 5 to 7.
Moderate or rough.
Squally showers, but mainly fair later.
Moderate or good.
Lands End to St Davids Head including the Bristol Channel - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Southerly becoming cyclonic then westerly or northwesterly, 4 or 5, occasionally 6 at first, and increasing 6 to gale 8 in west later.
Slight or moderate in east, rough in west.
Squally showers.
Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Outlook:
Northwest 4 or 5, increasing 6 or 7 for a time.
Moderate or rough, but slight at first in east.
Squally showers, but mainly fair later.
Moderate or good.
St Davids Head to Great Ormes Head, including St Georges Channel - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Northeasterly backing northerly 6 to gale 8 in far north, otherwise cyclonic 4 or 5 becoming northerly 6 to gale 8 later.
Rough or very rough.
Rain or squally showers.
Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Outlook:
Northeast 4 increasing 6 or 7, perhaps gale 8 for a time, decreasing 4 or 5 later.
Rough becoming moderate.
Occasional rain.
Moderate or good.
Great Ormes Head to the Mull of Galloway - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Northeast backing north 6 to gale 8.
Slight or moderate.
Rain.
Moderate or poor, occasionally good.
Outlook:
Northeasterly 6 to gale 8, but 3 or 4 in south, backing northerly 5 or 6.
Slight or moderate, occasionally rough for a time.
Rain.
Moderate.
Isle of Man - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Northeast or east, backing north or northeast, 6 to gale 8.
Rough.
Rain.
Moderate, occasionally poor.
Outlook:
North or northeast 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 or 5.
Rough becoming moderate.
Rain, becoming fair later.
Moderate or poor, becoming good.
Lough Foyle to Carlingford Lough - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Northeast 5 or 6 increasing 6 to gale 8, backing northerly later.
Moderate or rough.
Rain.
Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Outlook:
Northeast 6 to gale 8 backing north 4 or 5.
Moderate or rough, occasionally slight later.
Rain then fair.
Moderate becoming good.
The Mull of Galloway to Mull of Kintyre including the Firth of Clyde and the North Channel - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Northeast 5 or 6 increasing 6 to gale 8, backing northerly later.
Moderate or rough.
Fair then rain.
Moderate or good.
Outlook:
Northeasterly 6 to gale 8 backing northerly 4 or 5.
Slight or moderate.
Rain then fair.
Moderate becoming good.
Mull of Kintyre to Ardnamurchan Point - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Northeast 5 or 6 increasing 6 to gale 8, backing northerly later.
Slight or moderate.
Fair then rain.
Moderate or good.
Outlook:
Northeast 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8, decreasing 3 or 4.
Moderate or rough, occasionally slight later.
Rain then fair.
Good, occasionally moderate at first.
Ardnamurchan Point to Cape Wrath including the Outer Hebrides - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
North or northeast 5 to 7.
Moderate or rough.
Showers.
Mainly good.
Outlook:
Northeast 5 to 7 decreasing 3 or 4.
Moderate.
Showers then fair.
Good.
Shetland Isles - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Northeast 4 or 5, occasionally 3 at first, and perhaps increasing 6 at times later.
Moderate or rough.
Mainly fair.
Good.
Outlook:
Northeast 5 or 6.
Moderate.
Mainly fair.
Moderate or good.
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