Issued by the Met Office at 1700 UTC on Saturday 15 October.
Inshore Waters Forecast to 12 miles offshore from 1700 UTC to 1700 UTC.
From Cape Wrath to Rattray Head including Orkney.
24 hour forecast:
Wind: southeast 4 or 5, occasionally 6 around Orkney, becoming 5 or 6 tomorrow.
Weather: fair.
Visibility: moderate or good.
Sea State: moderate in Moray Firth throughout, and rough around Orkney
throughout, otherwise moderate becoming rough.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: southeast 5 or 6 .
Weather: mainly fair.
Visibility: moderate or good .
Sea State: rough, though moderate in sheltered western waters.
Rattray Head to Berwick on Tweed.
24 hour forecast:
Wind: southeast 4 or 5, occasionally 3 overnight.
Weather: fair.
Visibility: moderate or good.
Sea State: moderate becoming rough in north tomorrow.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: southeast 4 or 5, decreasing 3 in south.
Weather: mainly fair.
Visibility: moderate or good.
Sea State: moderate in south, rough in north.
Berwick on Tweed to Whitby.
24 hour forecast:
Wind: southeast 4 or 5, occasionally 6 tomorrow.
Weather: fair.
Visibility: moderate or good .
Sea State: moderate, occasionally rough later.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: southeast 5 or 6 decreasing 3 or 4.
Weather: fair.
Visibility: moderate or good .
Sea State: moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate.
Whitby to the Wash.
24 hour forecast:
Wind: east or southeast 4 or 5 .
Weather: fair.
Visibility: moderate or poor, occasionally good later.
Sea State: moderate occasionally rough later.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: southeast 4 or 5 decreasing 3 or 4.
Weather: mainly fair.
Visibility: moderate or good .
Sea State: moderate, occasionally rough at first.
The Wash to North Foreland.
24 hour forecast:
Wind: east or southeast 4 or 5, decreasing 3 or 4 later.
Weather: fair.
Visibility: moderate or poor, occasionally good later.
Sea State: moderate in north, slight in south.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: south or southeast becoming variable 3 or 4, then becoming east 3 or 4
later.
Weather: occasional rain .
Visibility: moderate or good occasionally poor later.
Sea State: moderate .
North Foreland to Selsey Bill.
24 hour forecast:
Wind: east 4 or 5 veering southwest 3 or 4 later tomorow.
Weather: occasional rain later .
Visibility: moderate or good occasionally poor later.
Sea State: slight.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: variable becoming east 3 or 4 .
Weather: occasional rain at first.
Visibility: moderate or good occasionally poor at first.
Sea State: slight, occasionally smooth later.
Selsey Bill to Lyme Regis.
24 hour forecast:
Wind: east 4 or 5 veering south or southwest 3 or 4 later tomorrow.
Weather: occasional rain later.
Visibility: moderate or good occasionally poor later.
Sea State: slight.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: south or southwest backing east 3 or 4.
Weather: occasional rain at first.
Visibility: moderate or good, occasionally poor at first.
Sea State: slight.
Lyme Regis to Lands End including the Isles of Scilly.
24 hour forecast:
Wind: east or southeast 4 or 5 becoming variable 3 or 4 by morning, then
becoming south or southwest during day.
Weather: occasional rain later tonight and tomorrow.
Visibility: moderate or good occasionally poor later.
Sea State: slight, occasionally moderate in west overnight.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: south or southwest 3 or 4, backing southeast 4 or 5 .
Weather: occasional rain.
Visibility: moderate or good occasionally poor at first.
Sea State: slight, becoming moderate in west in morning.
Lands End to St Davids Head including the Bristol Channel.
24 hour forecast:
Wind: east or southeast 4 or 5 becoming variable 3 or 4 in south later tonight,
then becoming south or southwest 3 or 4 in all areas during tomorrow.
Weather: occasional rain.
Visibility: moderate or good, occasionally poor later tonight and tomorrow.
Sea State: slight, but occasionally moderate in west at first .
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: south or southwest 3 or 4, backing southeast 4 or 5, occasionally 6
later.
Weather: occasional rain .
Visibility: moderate or good, occasionally poor at first.
Sea State: slight, becoming moderate in west.
St Davids Head to Colwyn Bay, including St Georges Channel.
24 hour forecast:
Wind: east or southeast 4 or 5 .
Weather: occasional rain later.
Visibility: moderate or good.
Sea State: slight, occasionally moderate south at first.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: east or southeast 4 or 5, veering south or southwest 3 or 4 for a time.
Weather: occasional rain .
Visibility: moderate or good occasionally poor at first.
Sea State: slight, becoming moderate in south.
Colwyn Bay to the Mull of Galloway including the Isle of Man.
24 hour forecast:
Wind: east or southeast 4 or 5, occasionally 6.
Weather: fair.
Visibility: good.
Sea State: slight, occasionally moderate in the west for a time
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: east or southeast 5 or 6, veering south 3 or 4 for a time .
Weather: occasional rain .
Visibility: moderate or good.
Sea State: slight, occasionally smooth in east later.
Lough Foyle to Carlingford Lough.
24 hour forecast:
Wind: east or southeast 4 or 5, occasionally 6.
Weather: fair.
Visibility: moderate or good .
Sea State: moderate becoming slight
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: southeast 4 or 5 occasionally 6.
Weather: occasional rain.
Visibility: moderate or good occasionally poor in east .
Sea State: slight
The Mull of Galloway to Mull of Kintyre including the Firth of Clyde and the
North Channel.
24 hour forecast:
Wind: southeast 4 or 5, occasionally 6.
Weather: fair.
Visibility: good .
Sea State: moderate becoming slight in south later .
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: southeast 5 or 6, occasionally 4 overnight.
Weather: fair.
Visibility: good .
Sea State: slight, but moderate in north at first.
Mull of Kintyre to Ardnamurchan Point.
24 hour forecast:
Wind: southeast 4 or 5 occasionally 6.
Weather: fair.
Visibility: good.
Sea State: moderate, occasionally rough in north until later.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: southeast 4 or 5 .
Weather: fair.
Visibility: good .
Sea State: moderate becoming slight.
Ardnamurchan Point to Cape Wrath including the Outer Hebrides.
24 hour forecast:
Wind: southeast 4 or 5, occasionally 6 in south, decreasing 3 at times tomorrow
.
Weather: fair.
Visibility: good
Sea State: moderate but rough in west until later tomorrow.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: southeast 3 or 4, occasionally 5 in south.
Weather: fair.
Visibility: good.
Sea State: moderate becoming slight in east.
Shetland Isles.
24 hour forecast:
Wind: southeast 4 or 5 increasing 6 at times tonight with little change
tomorrow.
Weather: fair.
Visibility: moderate or good.
Sea State: rough.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: southeast 5 or 6.
Weather: fair.
Visibility: moderate or good.
Sea State: rough.
Outlook for all UK Inshore Waters for following 3 days:
On Tuesday winds mainly
fresh or strong southeasterly, but veering southwesterly in southwest later. On
Wednesday winds becoming mostly south or southwest and increasing gale force
for a time in many areas. On Thursday winds mainly fresh or occasionally strong
southwesterly at first, but they will becoming light and variable in many
northern areas later.
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