Issued by the Met Office at 0500 UTC on Saturday 04 December.
Inshore Waters Forecast to 12 miles offshore from 0500 UTC to 0500 UTC.
From Cape Wrath to Rattray Head including Orkney.
24 hour forecast:
Wind: southwest veering west 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 along the north coast.
Weather: rain clearing to showers.
Visibility: moderate or good.
Sea State: moderate or rough, occasionally very rough west of Orkney.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: west or southwest 5 to 7 backing south or southwest 4 or 5, increasing 6
or 7 later.
Weather: showers dying out, rain later.
Visibility: moderate or good.
Sea State: moderate or rough, occasionally very rough west of Orkney.
Rattray Head to Berwick on Tweed.
24 hour forecast:
Wind: west or southwest 5 or 6, occasionally 4 around the shore.
Weather: patchy rain later.
Visibility: moderate or good.
Sea State: slight to moderate.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: southwest 4 or 5, occasionally 3 around the shore, increasing 5 or 6
later.
Weather: mainly fair.
Visibility: good.
Sea State: slight to moderate.
Berwick on Tweed to Whitby.
24 hour forecast:
Wind: west or southwest 4 or 5.
Weather: fair.
Visibility: moderate or good.
Sea State: slight to moderate.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: west or southwest 3 or 4, occasionally 5.
Weather: mainly fair.
Visibility: moderate or good.
Sea State: slight to moderate.
Whitby to the Wash.
24 hour forecast:
Wind: west or southwest 4 or 5, occasionally 3 around the shore.
Weather: mainly fair, but patchy mist and drizzle possible at first.
Visibility: moderate or good, possibly poor at first.
Sea State: slight to moderate.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: west or southwest 2 to 4.
Weather: mainly fair, but risk of patchy drizzle and mist.
Visibility: moderate or good, possibly poor at times.
Sea State: slight or smooth.
The Wash to North Foreland.
24 hour forecast:
Wind: west or southwest 2 to 4.
Weather: mainly fair, but patchy mist and fog possible.
Visibility: moderate or good, possibly poor at times with fog patches.
Sea State: slight or smooth.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: west or southwest 2 to 4.
Weather: mainly fair, but risk of mist and fog patches.
Visibility: moderate or good, possibly poor at times with fog patches.
Sea State: slight or smooth.
North Foreland to Selsey Bill.
24 hour forecast:
Wind: variable, mainly west or northwest 1 to 3.
Weather: hazy with the risk of mist and fog patches.
Visibility: moderate or poor with fog patches.
Sea State: slight or smooth.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: variable 1 to 3.
Weather: hazy with the risk of mist and fog patches.
Visibility: moderate or poor with fog patches.
Sea State: slight or smooth.
Selsey Bill to Lyme Regis.
24 hour forecast:
Wind: variable, mainly west or northwest 1 to 3.
Weather: hazy with the risk of mist and fog patches.
Visibility: moderate or poor with fog patches.
Sea State: slight or smooth.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: variable 1 to 3.
Weather: hazy with the risk of mist and fog patches.
Visibility: moderate or poor with fog patches.
Sea State: slight or smooth.
Lyme Regis to Lands End including the Isles of Scilly.
24 hour forecast:
Wind: west or northwest 2 to 4.
Weather: mainly fair.
Visibility: moderate or good.
Sea State: slight or smooth.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: variable 2 to 4.
Weather: mainly fair.
Visibility: moderate or good.
Sea State: slight.
Lands End to St Davids Head including the Bristol Channel.
24 hour forecast:
Wind: west or southwest 2 to 4.
Weather: mainly fair.
Visibility: moderate or good.
Sea State: slight to moderate.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: southwest 3 or 4.
Weather: mainly fair.
Visibility: moderate or good.
Sea State: slight.
St Davids Head to Colwyn Bay, including St Georges Channel.
24 hour forecast:
Wind: west or southwest 3 or 4, occasionally 5, later veering northwest.
Weather: mainly fair.
Visibility: moderate or good.
Sea State: slight to moderate.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: backing southwest 3 or 4, increasing 5 or 6 later.
Weather: mainly fair.
Visibility: moderate or good.
Sea State: slight to moderate.
Colwyn Bay to the Mull of Galloway including the Isle of Man.
24 hour forecast:
Wind: southwest 4 or 5, veering west or northwest later.
Weather: patchy rain and drizzle.
Visibility: moderate or good.
Sea State: slight to moderate.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: backing southwest 3 or 4, increasing 6 or 7 later.
Weather: mainly fair.
Visibility: moderate or good.
Sea State: slight to moderate.
Lough Foyle to Carlingford Lough.
24 hour forecast:
Wind: southwest 4 or 5, veering west later.
Weather: occasional rain or drizzle.
Visibility: moderate or good.
Sea State: slight to moderate, occasionally rough along the north coast.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: backing south or southwest 3 or 4, increasing 5 or 6 later.
Weather: mainly fair.
Visibility: moderate or good.
Sea State: slight to moderate.
The Mull of Galloway to Mull of Kintyre including the Firth of Clyde and the
North Channel.
24 hour forecast:
Wind: southwest 4 or 5, occasionally 6, veering west 4 later.
Weather: occasional rain or drizzle.
Visibility: moderate or good.
Sea State: slight to moderate.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: backing southwest 3 or 4, increasing 6 or 7 later.
Weather: mainly fair.
Visibility: moderate or good.
Sea State: slight, building moderate to rough later.
Mull of Kintyre to Ardnamurchan Point.
24 hour forecast:
Wind: southwest 5 or 6, occasionally 7, veering west and easing 4 or 5
overnight.
Weather: rain clearing to showers.
Visibility: moderate or good.
Sea State: moderate or rough, but slight in shelter.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: backing south or southwest 4 or 5, increasing 6 to gale 8 later.
Weather: fair then rain later.
Visibility: moderate or good.
Sea State: moderate or rough, but slight in shelter.
Ardnamurchan Point to Cape Wrath including the Outer Hebrides.
24 hour forecast:
Wind: southwest 6 or 7, occasionally gale 8, veering west and easing 5 or 6
overnight.
Weather: rain clearing to showers.
Visibility: moderate or good.
Sea State: moderate or rough, occasionally very rough in open water.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: backing south or southwest 4 or 5, increasing 7 to severe gale 9 later.
Weather: fair then rain.
Visibility: moderate or good.
Sea State: moderate or rough, occasionally very rough in open water.
Shetland Isles.
24 hour forecast:
Wind: southwest veering west 6 or 7, occasionally gale 8.
Weather: rain clearing to showers.
Visibility: moderate or good.
Sea State: rough or very rough.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: backing southwest 5 or 6, increasing 7 or gale 8 later.
Weather: showers dying out, rain later.
Visibility: moderate or good.
Sea State: rough or very rough.
Outlook for all UK Inshore Waters for following 3 days:
Mainly settled in the
south with light to moderate southeast to southwest winds. Strong to gale force
south or southwest winds at times in the north.
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