A deep area of low pressure to the north of Scotland will maintain a very strong northwesterly flow over the United Kingdom through much of the period bringing squally showers. Winds will ease later Wednesday, though, as pressure builds from 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 Tuesday 18 October 2011 at 0001 UTC until Wednesday 19 October 2011 at 0000 UTC
General Situation at 0001 UTC on Tue 18 Oct 2011
A deep area of low pressure to the north of Scotland will maintain a very strong northwesterly flow over the United Kingdom through much of the period bringing squally showers. Winds will ease later Wednesday, though, as pressure builds from the west.
Cape Wrath to Rattray Head including Orkney - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Southwest veering northwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8, increasing severe gale 9 at times, perhaps storm 10 for a time later.
Very rough or high in north, moderate or rough, occasionally very rough in east.
Squally showers.
Good, occasionally poor.
Outlook:
Northwesterly 7 to severe gale 9, perhaps storm 10 for a time at first in northeast, decreasing 5 or 6 later.
Very rough or high in north, rough, occasionally very rough in east.
Squally showers.
Good, occasionally poor.
Rattray Head to Berwick upon Tweed - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Southwesterly veering northwester 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8, increasing severe gale 9 for a time later in far north.
Moderate or rough, becoming very rough in north.
Squally showers.
Good, occasionally moderate.
Outlook:
Northwesterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first, decreasing 4 or 5 later.
Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough in north.
Squally showers.
Good, occasionally moderate.
Berwick upon Tweed to Whitby - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Westerly veering northwesterly 5 to 7, increasing gale 8 at times.
Moderate or rough.
Squally showers.
Good, occasionally moderate.
Outlook:
Northwest 5 or 6, occasionally 7 at first.
Moderate or rough.
Squally showers, mainly fair later.
Good, occasionally moderate.
Whitby to Gibraltar Point - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
West or southwest, veering northwest later, 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8.
Moderate, occasionally rough.
Rain at first in south, then showers.
Moderate or good.
Outlook:
West veering northwest 5 to 7, decreasing 4 or 5 later.
Moderate, occasionally rough.
Squally showers.
Good.
Gibraltar Point to North Foreland - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Southwest veering west 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 at first, decreasing 5 for a time.
Moderate, occasionally rough in east.
Rain then showers.
Moderate becoming good.
Outlook:
Westerly veering northwesterly 5 or 6, occasionally 7, decreasing 4 or 5 later.
Moderate, occasionally rough in east.
Showers.
Good.
North Foreland to Selsey Bill - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Southwesterly 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 for a time in east, veering westerly 5 or 6.
Moderate, occasionally rough at first.
Rain for a time then mainly fair.
Moderate becoming good.
Outlook:
West veering northwest 5 to 7, decreasing 4 or 5.
Moderate, becoming slight.
Showers.
Good.
Selsey Bill to Lyme Regis - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Southwest 6 to gale 8, veering west or northwest 5 or 6.
Moderate, occasionally rough at first.
Rain for a time then mainly fair.
Moderate becoming good.
Outlook:
West veering northwest 5 to 7, decreasing 4 at times.
Moderate, becoming slight.
Showers.
Good.
Lyme Regis to Lands End including the Isles of Scilly - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Southwest 6 to gale 8, veering northwest 5 or 6.
Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough at first in far west.
Rain then showers.
Moderate or poor, becoming good.
Outlook:
Northwesterly 5 or 6, increasing 7 at times, decreasing 4 later.
Moderate occasionally rough in west, becoming slight in east.
Showers then fair.
Good.
Lands End to St Davids Head including the Bristol Channel - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Southwesterly 7 or gale 8 at first in far south, otherwise westerly or northwesterly 5 to 7.
Moderate or rough.
Rain then showers.
Moderate or good.
Outlook:
Westerly veering northwesterly 5 or 6, increasing 7 at times, decreasing 4 later.
Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate.
Showers, fair later.
Good.
St Davids Head to Great Orme Head including St Georges Channel - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
West, veering northwest later, 5 to 7, increasing gale 8 at times in north.
Moderate or rough.
Squally showers.
Good, occasionally moderate.
Outlook:
Northwesterly 5 or 6, occasionally 7, decreasing 4 later.
Moderate.
Showers at first.
Good.
Great Orme Head to the Mull of Galloway - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
West veering northwest 5 to 7, increasing gale 8 at times.
Moderate or rough.
Squally showers.
Good.
Outlook:
Northwest 5 or 6, decreasing 4 later.
Slight or moderate.
Showers, mainly fair later.
Good.
Isle of Man - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Westerly 5 to 7, veering northwesterly 5 later.
Moderate or rough.
Showers.
Moderate or good.
Outlook:
Northwest 5, increasing 6 or 7 for a time.
Moderate or rough.
Showers.
Moderate or good.
Lough Foyle to Carlingford Lough - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
West or northwest 5 to 7, increasing gale 8 at times.
Moderate or rough in east, rough or very rough in north.
Squally showers.
Good, occasionally moderate.
Outlook:
Northwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first, decreasing 4 later.
Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough at first in north, becoming slight in east.
Squally showers at first.
Mainly good.
Mull of Galloway to Mull of Kintyre including the Firth of Clyde and North Channel - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
West or northwest 5 to 7, increasing gale 8 at times.
Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough in north at first.
Squally showers.
Good, occasionally moderate.
Outlook:
Northwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first, decreasing 4 later.
Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate.
Squally showers, fair later.
Good, occasionally moderate at first.
Mull of Kintyre to Ardnamurchan Point - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
West veering northwest 6 to gale 8.
Very rough or high.
Squally showers.
Good, occasionally poor.
Outlook:
Northwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first, decreasing 4 later.
Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough.
Squally showers, fair later.
Good, occasionally poor at first.
The Minch - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Westerly veering northwesterly 6 to gale 8, increasing severe gale 9 for a time in far north.
Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough south of skye and in far north.
Squally showers.
Good, occasionally poor.
Outlook:
Mainly northwesterly 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 or 5 later.
Moderate or rough, but very rough or high for a time in north.
Squally showers, mainly fair later.
Good, occasionally poor.
Ardnamurchan Point to Cape Wrath - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Westerly veering northwesterly 6 to gale 8, increasing severe gale 9 for a time in far north.
Very rough or high.
Squally showers.
Good, occasionally poor.
Outlook:
Mainly northwesterly 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 or 5 later.
Very rough or high, becoming mainly rough later.
Squally showers, mainly fair later.
Good, occasionally poor.
Channel Islands - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Southwest 6 to 7 with gusts to 45 knots, veering northwest around dawn, decreasing 4 to 5, locally 6 mid channel by evening.
Rough becoming rather rough.
Rain, locally heavy around dawn, clearing early to mid-morning isolated showers later.
Good but moderate to poor in rain.
Outlook:
Northwest 5, decreasing 3 to 4 later Wednesday.
Rather rough becoming moderate then slight with swell.
Occasional showers dying out later.
Mainly good.
