Inshore Waters
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From:12:00 UTC Friday 23 October
To:12:00 UTC Saturday 24 October
Summary
A deep area of low pressure, named storm austen, is currently moving eastwards across the eastern half of the English Channel. This is bringing some heavy rain to much of the United Kingdom, along with severe gale or storm force winds to southern areas.
Issued:12:00 UTC Friday 23 October
Strong winds warnings are in effect in the following locations:
- From Cape Wrath to Rattray Head including Orkney
- Rattray Head to Berwick on Tweed
- Berwick on Tweed to Whitby
- Whitby to Gibraltar Point
- Gibraltar Point to North Foreland
- North Foreland to Selsey Bill
- Selsey Bill to Lyme Regis
- Lyme Regis to Lands End including the Isles of Scilly
- Lands End to St Davids Head including the Bristol Channel
- St Davids Head to Great Ormes Head, including St Georges Channel
- Great Ormes Head to the Mull of Galloway
- Isle of Man
- Lough Foyle to Carlingford Lough
- The Mull of Galloway to Mull of Kintyre including the Firth of Clyde and the North Channel
- Mull of Kintyre to Ardnamurchan Point
- The Minch
- Ardnamurchan Point to Cape Wrath including the Outer Hebrides
- The Channel Islands
Issued:12:00 UTC Friday 23 October
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind:Variable 2 to 4, becoming west or northwest 3 to 5 becoming south or southeast 5 to 7 later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough in northwest, elsewhere smooth or slight becoming slight or moderate later.
Weather:Rain or showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:Southeast 5 to 7 becoming cyclonic 7 to severe gale 9, then west gale 8 to storm 10 later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough, occasionally high, later in northwest, elsewhere slight or moderate becoming rough or very rough later.
Weather:Rain then showers, becoming squally.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind:East or northeast 4 to 6 backing north or northwest 7 to gale 9, then south 5 or 6.
Sea State:Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough for a time in south.
Weather:Rain at times.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:West 3 to 5 backing southeast 7 to severe gale 9, veering south or southeast gale 8 or severe gale 9, then west gale 8 to storm 10 later.
Sea State:Moderate becoming rough or very rough.
Weather:Rain, showers later.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind:Cyclonic 4 to 6 becoming northwest 7 to severe gale 9, backing south 5 or 6 later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough in far southeast.
Weather:Rain at times.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:South or southwest 5 or 6, veering southwest 7 to severe gale 9.
Sea State:Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough later offshore.
Weather:Rain, then showers.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind:Cyclonic 2 to 4 becoming northwest 6 to gale 8, backing south 5 or 6 later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough in far north and slight later in far south.
Weather:Rain or showers, becoming fair for a time.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:South 5 or 6 veering southwest 7 or gale 8.
Sea State:Moderate or rough.
Weather:Rain, then showers later.
Visibility:Good, becoming moderate or poor for a time.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind:Cyclonic 2 to 4, becoming northwesterly 6 to gale 8, backing southwesterly 5 or 6 later.
Sea State:Slight or moderate becoming moderate or rough.
Weather:Rain or showers, perhaps thundery, becoming fair for a time.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor until later.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:Westerly or southwesterly 5 or 6, increasing 6 to gale 8.
Sea State:Moderate or rough, but slight in Thames estuary.
Weather:Rain or showers, mainly fair later.
Visibility:Moderate or poor becoming moderate or good.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind:Northwesterly 6 to gale 8, backing westerly 7 to severe gale 9, backing southwesterly 5 to 7 later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough occasionally very rough.
Weather:Rain or squally showers, becoming mainly fair later.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor until later.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:Southwesterly 5 to 7, increasing gale 8 or severe gale 9, veering westerly 6 to gale 8.
Sea State:Moderate or rough.
Weather:Rain, showers later.
Visibility:Moderate or poor becoming moderate or good.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind:Northwest 7 to severe gale 9, decreasing 5 to 7, backing southwest later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough in west.
Weather:Rain or showers, becoming fair for a time.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:Southwest 5 to 7, veering west 7 to gale 8.
Sea State:Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough.
Weather:Rain, squally showers later.
Visibility:Moderate or poor becoming good, occasionally moderate later.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind:Northwest 7 to severe gale 9, decreasing 6 or 7, backing west 5 or 6, backing southwest 6 to gale 8 later.
Sea State:Very rough or high becoming rough or very rough to the west of the Lizard peninsula, elsewhere rough or very rough occasionally moderate.
Weather:Squally showers, rain later.
Visibility:Moderate or good, becoming moderate or poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:Southwest 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 at first, veering west 6 or 7.
Sea State:Rough or very rough, occasionally high, to the west of the Lizard peninsula, elsewhere moderate or rough.
Weather:Rain or squally showers.
Visibility:Moderate or poor becoming good, occasionally moderate later.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind:Northwest gale 8 or severe gale 9 decreasing 6 or 7, veering southwest 7 to severe gale 9 later.
Sea State:Very rough or high at first in west, otherwise rough or very rough, but occasionally moderate in east.
Weather:Squally showers, rain later.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor later.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:Southwest 7 to severe gale 9, veering west 6 to gale 8, occasionally 6 later.
Sea State:Rough or very rough, occasionally high, in west, elsewhere slight or moderate becoming moderate or rough.
Weather:Rain then squally showers.
Visibility:Moderate or poor, becoming good, occasionally moderate later.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind:Northwest 7 to severe gale 9, decreasing 5 to 7, backing south 7 or gale 8 later.
Sea State:Rough or very rough, becoming slight or moderate for a time.
Weather:Rain or showers.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:South, veering west, 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 at first.
Sea State:Rough or very rough, occasionally moderate in far north.
Weather:Rain then showers.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind:Northwest 7 to severe gale 9, decreasing 5 or 6, backing south 6 to gale 8 later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate for a time.
Weather:Rain or showers.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:South 6 to gale 8, backing west 7 to severe gale 9.
Sea State:Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough.
Weather:Rain then showers.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind:Northwest 7 or gale 8, backing west or northwest 4 or 5 later, then south 7 to severe gale 9.
Sea State:Mainly rough, becoming slight or moderate, then rough or very rough later.
Weather:Rain at times.
Visibility:Moderate or poor, becoming good for a time
moderate or poor, becoming good for a time.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:South 7 to severe gale 9, veering west or southwest gale 8 or severe gale 9.
Sea State:Rough or very rough, becoming very rough for a time.
Weather:Rain at first, then showers.
Visibility:Moderate or poor, becoming moderate or good .
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind:Northwest 6 to gale 8, backing west 4 or 5, backing south 7 to severe gale 9 later.
Sea State:Slight or moderate, becoming rough later.
Weather:Rain or showers.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:Southerly 7 to severe gale 9, veering westerly 7 to severe gale 9, occasionally storm 10 later in north.
Sea State:Rough or very rough, becoming high later in far north.
Weather:Rain then squally showers.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind:Northwesterly 6 to gale 8, backing westerly 4 or 5, backing southerly 7 to severe gale 9 later.
Sea State:Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in North Channel.
Weather:Rain or showers.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:Southerly 7 to severe gale 9, veering westerly 7 to severe gale 9, occasionally storm 10 later near Mull of Kintyre.
Sea State:Moderate or rough, then rough or very rough later.
Weather:Rain then squally showers.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind:Northwest 5 to 7, backing southwest 3 to 5, backing south or southeast 7 to severe gale 9 later.
Sea State:Slight or moderate becoming moderate or rough.
Weather:Rain or showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:South or southeast 7 to severe gale 9, veering west severe gale 9 to violent storm 11, veering northwest gale 8 to storm 10 later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough becoming high or very high.
Weather:Rain then squally showers.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind:Variable 2 to 4, becoming southwest 3 to 5, backing south or southeast 7 to severe gale 9 later.
Sea State:Smooth or slight, becoming moderate or rough later, occasionally very rough later near southern entrance.
Weather:Rain or showers.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:South or southeast 7 to severe gale 9, becoming cyclonic gale 8 to storm 10, then northwest later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough, occasionally high near entrances.
Weather:Rain then squally showers.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind:Variable 2 to 4, becoming southwest 3 to 5, backing south or southeast 7 to severe gale 9 later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough later.
Weather:Rain or showers.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:South or southeast 7 to severe gale 9, becoming cyclonic gale 8 to storm 10, then northwest later.
Sea State:Rough or very rough becoming high or very high.
Weather:Rain then squally showers.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
24 hour forecast:
Wind:Variable, mainly south or southeast, 2 to 4.
Sea State:Slight or moderate, occasionally rough later in west.
Weather:Showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate.
From:12:00 UTC Friday 23 October
Until:00:00 UTC Saturday 24 October
General situation:
A weak ridge of high pressure will cover Shetland waters on Friday with storm Boelo tracking close to northwest Scotland by the end of Saturday.Forecast:
Wind:Variable, mainly south or southeast, 2 to 4.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Showers.
Visibility:Moderate or good.
Outlook for 12 Hours from 0000 UTC on Saturday 24 Oct until 1200 UTC on Saturday 24 Oct
Wind:Variable 2 to 4 becoming southeast 5 or 6.
Sea State:Slight or moderate becoming moderate or rough.
Weather:Rain or showers.
Visibility:Moderate or good.
Strong winds warning issued
24 hour forecast:
Wind:West to northwest gale 8 to severe gale 9 with gusts to 65kt, decreasing 7 to gale 8 with gusts to 55kt by late afternoon, further decreasing 5 to 6 after midnight, backing southwest later.
Sea State:Very rough to high, decreasing rough to very rough around dusk, then decreasing rather rough to rough by dawn, locally moderate with a low swell in the south and east later.
Weather:Rain or showers, locally heavy risk of hail and thunderstorms later this afternoon.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate or poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:Southwest 5 to 6, soon increasing 7 to gale 8 with gusts to 50kt, veering west to northwest 6 to 7 by midnight, locally 5 later.
Sea State:Moderate with a low swell in the south at first, otherwise rather rough to rough, increasing rough to very rough.
Weather:Rain or showers, occasionally heavy.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate or poor.
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