Inshore Waters Forecast

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 Saturday 18 May 2013 at 1800 UTC until Sunday 19 May 2013 at 1800 UTC

General Situation at 1800 UTC on Sat 18 May 2013

An area of low pressure over central-northern parts of the United Kingdom will move away southwestwards and fill, leaving behind, a slack, mainly northerly airflow.

Cape Wrath to Rattray Head including Orkney - Strong winds are forecast

24 hour forecast: Northeast 5 or 6, veering east or northeast 3 or 4. Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate. Occasional rain, fog patches. Moderate or poor, occasionally very poor.

Outlook:  East or northeast, becoming variable, then north later, 3 or 4. Slight or moderate. Occasional drizzle, fog banks. Poor or very poor.

Rattray Head to Berwick upon Tweed

24 hour forecast: Northeast 4 or 5, becoming variable 3 or 4. Moderate. Occasional rain, fog banks. Poor or very poor.

Outlook:  Variable, becoming north 3 or 4. Slight or moderate. Occasional drizzle, fog banks. Poor or very poor.

Berwick upon Tweed to Whitby

24 hour forecast: Variable, becoming north later, 3 or 4. Moderate. Rain, then drizzle, fog banks. Poor or very poor.

Outlook:  North 3 or 4. Slight or moderate. Occasional drizzle, fog banks. Poor or very poor.

Whitby to Gibraltar Point

24 hour forecast: South, becoming variable, then north later, 3 or 4. Slight or moderate. Fog patches. Moderate, occasionally very poor.

Outlook:  North 3 or 4, occasionally 5 later. Slight or moderate. Fog patches, becoming fog banks. Poor or very poor.

Gibraltar Point to North Foreland

24 hour forecast: Southerly, becoming variable 3 or 4, then northeasterly 4 or 5. Slight. Fog patches developing later. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor later.

Outlook:  Northeasterly, backing northwesterly for a time, 4 or 5, decreasing 3 for a time. Slight, occasionally moderate later. Occasional drizzle, fog patches. Moderate, occasionally very poor.

North Foreland to Selsey Bill - Strong winds are forecast

24 hour forecast: Variable 3 or 4, becoming northeasterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 in east. Smooth or slight. Occasional rain. Moderate or good.

Outlook:  Northeasterly 4 or 5, becoming northerly or northwesterly 3 or 4. Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate later in east. Occasional rain, fog patches in east. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor in east.

Selsey Bill to Lyme Regis

24 hour forecast: Variable becoming northerly 3 or 4. Smooth or slight. Occasional rain. Moderate or good.

Outlook:  Northerly veering northwesterly, 3 or 4, occasionally 5 in west. Smooth or slight. Rain at first. Moderate or good.

Lyme Regis to Lands End including the Isles of Scilly

24 hour forecast: Northwest 4 or 5. Smooth or slight in east, slight or moderate in west. Occasional rain later. Moderate or good.

Outlook:  Northwest 4 or 5. Smooth or slight in east, slight or moderate in west. Rain at first. Moderate or good.

Lands End to St Davids Head including the Bristol Channel

24 hour forecast: Variable, mainly west at first, 3 or 4. Slight, occasionally moderate in southwest. Fair. Moderate or good.

Outlook:  Variable, 3 or 4, becoming northwest 4 or 5. Slight, occasionally moderate in southwest. Fair. Moderate or good.

St Davids Head to Great Orme Head including St Georges Channel

24 hour forecast: Variable 3 or 4. Slight. Fair. Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

Outlook:  Variable, becoming north or northwest, 3 or 4. Smooth or slight. Fair. Moderate or good.

Great Orme Head to the Mull of Galloway

24 hour forecast: Variable 3 or 4. Smooth or slight. Rain at first, fog patches. Moderate or poor, occasionally very poor.

Outlook:  Variable, becoming northerly or northwesterly, 3 or 4, occasionally 5 later. Smooth or slight. Fog patches. Moderate, occasionally very poor.

Isle of Man

24 hour forecast: South or southwest, becoming variable, 2 or 3. Smooth or slight. Rain at first, fog patches. Good, becoming moderate, occasionally very poor.

Outlook:  Variable, becoming north or northwest 2 or 3, increasing 5 or 6. Smooth or slight, becoming moderate. Fog patches at first. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor at first.

Lough Foyle to Carlingford Lough

24 hour forecast: Northeasterly, 4 or 5, becoming variable 3 or 4. Slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight in east. Occasional rain until later, fog patches. Moderate or poor, occasionally very poor.

Outlook:  Variable, becoming northwesterly later, 3 or 4, occasionally 5 later. Smooth or slight in east, slight or moderate in north. Fog patches. Moderate, occasionally very poor.

Mull of Galloway to Mull of Kintyre including the Firth of Clyde and North Channel

24 hour forecast: Northeasterly, 4 or 5, becoming variable 3 or 4. Slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight. Occasional rain at first, fog patches. Moderate or poor, occasionally very poor.

Outlook:  Variable, becoming northwesterly later, 3 or 4, occasionally 5 later. Smooth or slight. Fog patches. Moderate, occasionally very poor.

Mull of Kintyre to Ardnamurchan Point - Strong winds are forecast

24 hour forecast: Northeasterly 5 to 7, decreasing 3 or 4, then becoming variable later. Slight or moderate, but rough at first in west. Occasional rain, fog patches. Moderate or poor, occasionally very poor.

Outlook:  Variable, becoming northwesterly later, 3 or 4, occasionally 5 later. Slight or moderate. Fog patches. Moderate, occasionally very poor.

The Minch - Strong winds are forecast

24 hour forecast: Northeast 5 to 7, becoming variable 3 or 4 later. Slight or moderate south of Skye, moderate or rough north of Skye. Occasional rain, fog patches developing. Moderate or poor, occasionally very poor.

Outlook:  Variable 3 or 4, becoming northwest 4 or 5 later. Smooth or slight south of Skye, slight or moderate north of Skye. Fog patches. Moderate, occasionally very poor.

Ardnamurchan Point to Cape Wrath - Strong winds are forecast

24 hour forecast: Northeast 5 to 7, becoming variable 3 or 4 later. Rough, becoming moderate. Occasional rain, fog patches developing. Moderate or poor, occasionally very poor.

Outlook:  Variable 3 or 4, becoming northwest 4 or 5 later. Moderate. Fog patches. Moderate, occasionally very poor.

Channel Islands

24 hour forecast: West 3 in the north of the area at first, otherwise northerly 3 to 4, locally 5 in the south of the area around dawn. Slight, locally moderate in the south at times. Outbreaks of rain from around midnight. Good, locally moderate to poor in rain.

Outlook:  North to northwest 4 to 5. Slight in the north to moderate in the south. Rain at times. Good, locally moderate to poor in rain.

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Shipping forecast

The shipping forecast issued by the Met Office, on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, on Saturday 18 May 2013 at 1625 UTC

There are warnings of gales in Shannon, Rockall, Malin, Hebrides.

The General synopsis at midday

Low Tyne 1004 expected Sole 1012 by midday tomorrow. Low central France 999 expected northeast France 1007 by same time

The area forecasts for the next 24 hours

Viking, North Utsire, South Utsire, Forties, Cromarty, Forth

Northeasterly 5 or 6, decreasing 4. Moderate, occasionally rough at first. Showers, fog patches, becoming fog banks later. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor

Tyne, Dogger

Variable, mainly south, becoming north later, 3 or 4. Moderate, becoming slight. Showers, fog banks. Poor or very poor

Fisher

Northeast 5 or 6, decreasing 4. Moderate. Showers, fog patches. Moderate, occasionally very poor

German Bight, Humber, Thames

Variable, mainly south, becoming north later, 3 or 4. Slight or moderate. Showers, fog patches. Moderate, occasionally very poor

Dover, Wight

Variable 4, becoming northeast 5 or 6. Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate. Occasional rain. Moderate or good, occasionally poor

Portland, Plymouth

Northwest 4 or 5. Slight or moderate. Fair then rain. Good, becoming moderate, occasionally poor

Biscay

Westerly 5 to 7 at first in south, otherwise northwesterly 5 or 6. Moderate or rough. Thundery showers in south. Good, occasionally moderate

Trafalgar (Issued 2315 UTC Fri 17 May)

North or northwest 5 or 6, occasionally 7 for a time in Trafalgar and Fitzroy. Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough. Showers. Good

FitzRoy, Sole

North, becoming cyclonic later in Sole, 5 or 6. Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough. Rain or showers, mainly in west. Moderate or good

Lundy

Variable, mainly west, 3 or 4. Slight or moderate. Fair. Good

Fastnet

Northwest 5 or 6, becoming variable 4. Moderate or rough. Showers. Good

Irish Sea

Cyclonic 4 or 5, becoming variable 3 or 4. Slight. Occasional rain, fog patches. Moderate, occasionally very poor

Shannon, Rockall

North, becoming cyclonic for a time in Shannon, 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 or 5. Rough or very rough. Occasional rain, fog patches later. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor later

Malin, Hebrides

North or northeast, 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8, becoming variable 4 later. Rough or very rough. Occasional rain, fog patches. Moderate, occasionally very poor

Bailey

Northeasterly 4 or 5, but 6 or 7 in southeast. Moderate, but rough in southeast. Showers. Moderate or good

Fair Isle, Southeast Faeroes

Northeasterly 5 to 7, decreasing 4 later. Moderate or rough. Showers, fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor

Northwest Faeroes, Southeast South-east Iceland

Northeasterly 4 or 5. Mainly moderate. Showers later. Good

Northwest South-east Iceland

Southwesterly, backing southeasterly, 3 or 4. Moderate. Showers later. Good

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