An Atlantic low will move east across central Scotland during Friday night to be over the northern North Sea on Saturday. A northwesterly flow developing over the United Kingdom as a ridge of high pressure moves into the west.
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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 Friday 06 August 2010 at 1800 UTC until Saturday 07 August 2010 at 1800 UTC
General Situation at 1800 UTC on Fri 06 Aug 2010
An Atlantic low will move east across central Scotland during Friday night to be over the northern North Sea on Saturday. A northwesterly flow developing over the United Kingdom as a ridge of high pressure moves into the west.
Cape Wrath to Rattray Head including Orkney - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Easterly or northeasterly, backing northerly or northwesterly, 4 or 5, occasionally 6 in east, becoming cyclonic for a time in Moray Firth.
Slight or moderate.
Occasional rain, then showers.
Moderate or good, occasionally poor in east.
Outlook:
Northwesterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 in east, decreasing 3 or 4, backing southerly later.
Slight or moderate.
Showers becoming fair.
Moderate or good.
Rattray Head to Berwick upon Tweed
24 hour forecast:
Southeast veering southwest, then northwest, 3 or 4, increasing 5 at times.
Slight or moderate.
Occasional rain, then showers.
Moderate or good, occasionally poor for a time.
Outlook:
Northwesterly 4 or 5, becoming variable 3, then southeasterly 3 or 4 later.
Slight or moderate.
Showers, becoming fair.
Moderate or good.
Berwick upon Tweed to Whitby
24 hour forecast:
Southeast 4 or 5, veering southwest, then north or northwest 3 or 4.
Slight or moderate.
Occasional rain, then showers.
Good, occasionally moderate for a time.
Outlook:
Northerly 3 or 4, becoming variable 3 later.
Slight or moderate.
Showers becoming mainly fair.
Mainly good.
Whitby to Gibraltar Point
24 hour forecast:
Southeast 4 or 5, veering southwest 3 or 4.
Slight, becoming moderate for a time.
Rain for a time, then showers.
Good, occasionally moderate.
Outlook:
Southwest veering northwest, 3 or 4, becoming variable 3 later.
Slight.
Showers becoming fair.
Moderate or good.
Gibraltar Point to North Foreland - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Southerly or southwesterly 5 or 6, veering westerly 3 or 4 later.
Slight, occasionally moderate.
Occasional rain or showers.
Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Outlook:
Westerly veering northwesterly 3 or 4, increasing 5 for a time.
Slight or moderate, becoming slight.
Showers, becoming mainly fair.
Moderate or good.
North Foreland to Selsey Bill - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Southerly veering southwesterly 5 or 6, decreasing 4 or 5.
Slight or moderate.
Occasional rain, then showers.
Moderate or good, occasionally poor for a time.
Outlook:
Southwesterly 4 or 5, veering northwesterly 3 or 4, becoming variable 3 later.
Slight or moderate.
Showers becoming fair.
Moderate or good.
Selsey Bill to Lyme Regis - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Southwest veering west, 4 or 5, occasionally 6 at first.
Slight or moderate.
Occasional rain, then showers.
Moderate or good, occasionally poor for a time.
Outlook:
West 4 or 5, veering north or northwest 3 or 4, becoming variable 3 later.
Slight or moderate.
Showers then fair.
Moderate or good.
Lyme Regis to Lands End including the Isles of Scilly - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Southwest veering west, 4 or 5, occasionally 6 at first.
Slight or moderate, occasionally rough west of Lands End.
Showers becoming fair.
Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first.
Outlook:
Westerly veering northerly or northwesterly, 3 or 4, occasionally 5 in west at first, becoming variable 3 later.
Slight or moderate, but rough in west at first.
Fair.
Mainly good.
Lands End to St Davids Head including the Bristol Channel - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Southwest 4 or 5, occasionally 6 at first, veering northwest 3 or 4 later.
Moderate, occasionally rough in southwest.
Showers becoming fair.
Moderate or good, occasionally poor in southwest at first.
Outlook:
North or northwest 3 or 4, becoming variable 3 later.
Slight or moderate, but rough in far southwest at first.
Fair.
Good.
St Davids Head to Great Orme Head including St Georges Channel - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Southwest 4 or 5, occasionally 6 around headlands at first, veering northwest 3 or 4 later.
Slight, occasionally moderate.
Showers becoming fair.
Moderate or good.
Outlook:
Northwesterly 3 or 4, becoming variable 3 later.
Slight, occasionally moderate at first.
Fair.
Good.
Great Orme Head to the Mull of Galloway
24 hour forecast:
Southwest veering northwest, 4 or 5.
Slight, occasionally moderate.
Showers, becoming fair.
Moderate or good.
Outlook:
Northwest 4 or 5, decreasing 3 or 4, backing southwest later.
Slight, occasionally moderate.
Fair.
Good.
Isle of Man - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Southwest 4, veering northwest 4 or 5, occasionally 6 later.
Slight or moderate.
Occasional rain or showers.
Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Outlook:
Northwest 4 or 5, occasionally 6 at first, backing southwest 3 or 4.
Slight or moderate.
Mainly fair.
Mainly good.
Lough Foyle to Carlingford Lough - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Southwest 3 or 4, veering northwest 4 or 5, occasionally 6 later.
Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in north.
Rain or showers, becoming mainly fair.
Moderate or good.
Outlook:
Northwest 4 or 5, occasionally 6 at first, decreasing 3 or 4, backing south or southwest 4 or 5 later.
Slight or moderate, occasionally rough at first in north.
Mainly fair, rain later.
Mainly good.
Mull of Galloway to Mull of Kintyre including the Firth of Clyde and North Channel - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Southerly veering northwesterly, 3 or 4, increasing 5 or 6 later.
Moderate becoming slight.
Occasional rain, then showers, becoming fair later.
Moderate or good.
Outlook:
Northwesterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 in North Channel at first, decreasing 3 or 4, backing southerly later.
Slight.
Fair.
Good.
Mull of Kintyre to Ardnamurchan Point
24 hour forecast:
Cyclonic 3 or 4, becoming northerly or northwesterly, 4 or 5.
Moderate, occasionally rough.
Occasional rain then showers, becoming fair later.
Moderate or good.
Outlook:
Northwesterly 4 or 5, decreasing 3 or 4, backing southerly later.
Moderate, occasionally rough at first, becoming mainly slight.
Mainly fair.
Good.
The Minch
24 hour forecast:
Northeasterly backing northwesterly, 4 or 5, decreasing 3 or 4 later.
Slight, but moderate in far north and far south.
Occasional rain, becoming mainly fair.
Moderate or good.
Outlook:
Northwesterly backing southerly, 3 or 4.
Slight, but moderate in far north and far south.
Mainly fair.
Moderate or good.
Ardnamurchan Point to Cape Wrath
24 hour forecast:
Northeasterly backing northwesterly, 4 or 5.
Slight becoming moderate.
Occasional rain, becoming mainly fair.
Moderate or good.
Outlook:
Northwesterly 4 or 5, backing southerly 3 or 4.
Moderate becoming slight.
Mainly fair.
Moderate or good.
Channel Islands
24 hour forecast:
Southwest 2 to 4 in the south, 4 to 5 in the north of the area, becoming generally 3 to 4, veering west in the morning and northwest by evening.
Slight to moderate, locally rather rough in the north at first, becoming slight.
Occasional rain and drizzle with a risk of fog patches in the north, clearing in the morning to fair.
Good, locally moderate to very poor for a time.
Outlook:
Northwest 2 to 4.
Slight.
Fair or fine.
Good.
