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The inshore waters forecast issued by the Met Office, on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency
For coastal areas up to 12 miles offshore from Tuesday 07 September 2010 at 1800 UTC until Wednesday 08 September 2010 at 1800 UTC
General Situation at 1800 UTC on Tue 07 Sep 2010
High pressure will remain slow moving over Scandinavia, whilst areas of low pressure and associated weather fronts affect the United Kingdom during the next couple of days, bringing unsettled conditions to all areas.
Cape Wrath to Rattray Head including Orkney - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
East to southeast 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 in north and east at first.
Rough or very rough.
Occasional rain.
Moderate or good.
Outlook:
Southeast 5 to 7, decreasing 4 or 5, becoming variable 3 or less later.
Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough.
Rain at times.
Moderate or good.
Rattray Head to Berwick upon Tweed - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
East to southeast 5 to 7, decreasing 4 or 5.
Rough.
Occasional rain.
Moderate or good.
Outlook:
East or southeast 4 or 5, becoming variable 3 or 4 later.
Moderate or rough.
Occasional rain.
Moderate or good.
Berwick upon Tweed to Whitby - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
East or southeast 4 or 5, occasionally 6 at first, becoming variable 3 or 4 later.
Moderate or rough.
Showers.
Moderate or good.
Outlook:
Variable 3 or less, becoming west 4, occasionally 5 later.
Moderate or rough.
Showers.
Moderate or good.
Whitby to Gibraltar Point
24 hour forecast:
Southeast 4 or 5, becoming variable 3 or less.
Moderate, occasionally slight later.
Showers.
Moderate or good.
Outlook:
Variable 3 or less becoming westerly 3 or 4.
Slight or moderate.
Showers.
Moderate or good.
Gibraltar Point to North Foreland
24 hour forecast:
Southeast 3 or 4, becoming variable 3 or less.
Slight to moderate.
Showers, occasionally thundery.
Moderate or good.
Outlook:
Variable, becoming westerly 3 or 4, occasionally 5 later.
Moderate at first in north, otherwise slight.
Showers.
Moderate or good.
North Foreland to Selsey Bill
24 hour forecast:
Variable 3 or 4, becoming westerly later.
Slight or moderate.
Showers, occasionally thundery, rain later.
Good.
Outlook:
West or southwest 3 or 4, occasionally 5.
Slight or moderate.
Rain then showers.
Moderate or good.
Selsey Bill to Lyme Regis
24 hour forecast:
Variable 3 or less, becoming west or southwest 3 or 4.
Slight or moderate.
Showers, rain later.
Moderate or good.
Outlook:
West or southwest 3 or 4, occasionally 5.
Slight or moderate.
Rain then showers.
Good.
Lyme Regis to Lands End including the Isles of Scilly
24 hour forecast:
Variable, mainly westerly 3 or 4, occasionally 5 in far west later.
Moderate in west, slight in east.
Showers, occasionally thundery.
Moderate or good.
Outlook:
Westerly 3 or 4, occasionally 5.
Slight or moderate.
Showers, then mainly fair.
Good.
Lands End to St Davids Head including the Bristol Channel
24 hour forecast:
South or southwest 3 or 4, occasionally 5 later.
Moderate, slight in Bristol Channel.
Showers, occasionally thundery.
Moderate or good.
Outlook:
South or southwest 4 or 5, veering northwest for a time.
Moderate, occasionally slight in Bristol Channel at first.
Showers, then mainly fair.
Good.
St Davids Head to Great Orme Head including St Georges Channel
24 hour forecast:
South backing southeast 3 or 4, occasionally 5 later.
Slight or moderate.
Showers, occasionally thundery.
Good.
Outlook:
Southeast veering west 3 or 4, occasionally 5.
Slight, occasionally moderate in south.
Showers.
Good.
Great Orme Head to the Mull of Galloway
24 hour forecast:
South or southeast 3 or 4, occasionally 5.
Slight or moderate.
Showers, occasionally thundery.
Good.
Outlook:
South or southeast 3 or 4, veering west 4 or 5.
Mainly slight, occasionally moderate in north at first.
Showers.
Good.
Isle of Man
24 hour forecast:
South or southeast 3 or 4.
Slight.
Showers.
Good, occasionally moderate.
Outlook:
South or southeast 3 or 4, becoming variable 3 or less for a time, then west 4 later.
Slight.
Mainly fair.
Good.
Lough Foyle to Carlingford Lough - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Southeasterly 3 or 4, increasing 5 or 6 in north and east for a time.
Moderate or rough in n, slight or moderate in s.
Showers, occasionally thundery.
Moderate or good.
Outlook:
Southeast veering west 3 or 4.
Slight or moderate.
Showers.
Good.
Mull of Galloway to Mull of Kintyre including the Firth of Clyde and North Channel - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Southeast 5 or 6, decreasing 4 later.
Slight or moderate.
Rain or showers.
Moderate or good.
Outlook:
Southeast veering west 3 or 4.
Slight or moderate.
Showers.
Good.
Mull of Kintyre to Ardnamurchan Point - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
East or southeast 5 to 7, decreasing 4 or 5 later.
Moderate, occasionally rough in west, decreasing slight or moderate later.
Showers.
Moderate or good.
Outlook:
East or southeast 4 or 5, becoming variable 3 or less for a time, then west 3 or 4.
Slight or moderate.
Showers or rain.
Moderate or good.
The Minch - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
East to southeast 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 in north at first.
Slight or moderate.
Mainly fair.
Good.
Outlook:
Southeasterly 4 or 5 becoming variable 3 or less for a time, then west 3 or 4.
Slight or moderate.
Showers.
Good.
Ardnamurchan Point to Cape Wrath - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
East to southeast 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 in north at first.
Moderate or rough, occasionally slight near Sutherland.
Mainly fair.
Good.
Outlook:
East or southeast 5 to 7, veering west or southwest 3 or 4, occasionally 5 later.
Slight or moderate, occasionally rough.
Showers.
Good.
Channel Islands
24 hour forecast:
Variable 1 to 3, becoming northwest to west 2 to 4 this evening, backing southwest towards midday, during tomorrow morning.
Slight to moderate.
Rain, locally heavy with a risk of thunder, clearing overnight isolated showers developing.
Good, occasionally moderate to poor in rain.
Outlook:
Southwest 3 to 4, very soon veering west to northwest, backing southwest Thursday afternoon.
Slight to moderate, with a low swell.
Scattered showers dying out soon after dawn on Thursday.
Good.
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| The shipping forecast issued by the Met Office, on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, on Tuesday 07 September 2010 at 1725 UTC
There are warnings of gales in Viking, South Utsire, Forties, Cromarty, Forth, Tyne, Dogger, Fisher, German Bight, Biscay, FitzRoy, Hebrides, Bailey, Fair Isle, Faeroes, South-east Iceland.
The General synopsis at 1300
Low southeast Rockall 988 expected 50 miles northwest of Rockall 991 by midday tomorrow. Low Biscay 995 moving east and losing its identity by same time
The area forecasts for the next 24 hours
Viking, North Utsire, South Utsire
Southeasterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 in Viking and South Utsire, decreasing 4 at times in North Utsire. Rough or very rough, but moderate in North Utsire. Mainly fair. Good
Forties, Cromarty, Forth
Southeasterly 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 in north Forties at first, decreasing 4 or 5 in Forth. Rough or very rough. Showers. Moderate or good
Tyne
Southeasterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 in northeast at first, becoming variable 3 or less later. Rough decreasing moderate. Showers. Moderate or good
Dogger, Fisher, German Bight
Southeasterly 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 or 5 in southwest Dogger. Rough or very rough. Showers. Moderate or good
Humber
Southeasterly 5 to 7, backing easterly 4 or 5, becoming variable 3 or less later. Rough or very rough, becoming moderate. Thundery showers. Moderate or good
Thames, Dover, Wight
Variable 3 or 4, but northeast 4 or 5 in north Thames at first, becoming west or northwest later. Moderate, becoming slight. Thundery showers. Good
Portland, Plymouth
Variable becoming westerly or southwesterly 3 or 4, occasionally 5 in west later. Moderate. Showers. Good
Biscay
Cyclonic 7 to severe gale 9, occasionally storm force 10 in far south for a time, then becoming northwesterly 5 to 7, backing westerly or southwesterly for a time. Rough or very rough, occasionally high in far south for a time. Rain or squally showers. Good, occasionally poor
Trafalgar (Issued 0015 UTC Tue 07 Sep)
Westerly or northwesterly 5 or 6, occasionally 7 in north. Moderate or rough. Showers in north, otherwise fair. Moderate or good
FitzRoy
Northwesterly 5 to 7, but cyclonic 6 to gale 8 in southeast at first, backing westerly or southwesterly in south for a time. Rough. Squally showers. Moderate or good
Sole
Westerly 5 or 6. Moderate or rough. Showers. Good
Lundy
Southwest backing southeast for a time, 4 or 5. Moderate. Showers. Good
Fastnet
West or southwest 4 or 5, occasionally 6. Moderate or rough. Showers. Good
Irish Sea
South or southeast 4 or 5. Moderate. Thundery showers. Moderate or good
Shannon
West or northwest 5 or 6. Moderate or rough. Showers. Good
Rockall
Cyclonic 5 or 6, occasionally 7. Rough. Rain or showers. Moderate or good
Malin, Hebrides, Bailey
Southeasterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 in Hebrides and Bailey at first. Rough or very rough. Rain or showers. Moderate or good
Fair Isle, Faeroes
East or southeast 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 in Fair Isle at first, decreasing 5 or 6 later. Rough or very rough. Rain later. Good
South-east Iceland
Southeasterly 5 to 7, increasing gale 8 for a time. Rough or very rough. Occasional rain. Moderate or good, occasionally poor
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