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On behalf of the Maritime & Coastguard Agency

Issued by the Met Office at 1700 UTC on Wednesday 14 June.

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: south or southeast 4 or 5.
Weather: occasional rain spreads to the north.
Visibility: mainly good.
Sea State: slight, but moderate on open waters in the northwest.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: south or southeast 4 or 5 becoming variable 3 or 4.
Weather: occasional rain or drizzle.
Visibility: good, becoming moderate or poor at times.
Sea State: slight, but moderate at first in north.

Rattray Head to Berwick on Tweed.

24 hour forecast:
Wind: south or southeast 4 or 5.
Weather: fair.
Visibility: good, becoming moderate at times.
Sea State: slight.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: south or southeast 4 or 5 becoming variable 3 or 4.
Weather: patchy rain and drizzle later in north.
Visibility: good, becoming moderate or poor at times.
Sea State: slight.

Berwick on Tweed to Whitby.

24 hour forecast:
Wind: southeast or variable 3 or 4, occasionally 5 at first.
Weather: fair.
Visibility: good, becoming moderate at times.
Sea State: slight.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: southeast or variable 3 or 4.
Weather: scattered showers developing.
Visibility: good, becoming moderate or poor at times.
Sea State: slight.

Whitby to the Wash.

24 hour forecast:
Wind: east or northeast 3 or 4, occasionally 5 at first in south.
Weather: showers.
Visibility: moderate or good.
Sea State: slight.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: east or northeast becoming variable 3 or 4.
Weather: showers.
Visibility: moderate or good, becoming poor at times.
Sea State: slight.

The Wash to North Foreland.

24 hour forecast:
Wind: northeast 4 or 5, perhaps 6 at times in south, backing north 3 or 4 on thursday.
Weather: showers, some thundery.
Visibility: moderate or good, becoming poor at times.
Sea State: slight, but moderate for a time in the exposed south.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: north becoming variable 3 or 4.
Weather: showers, some thundery.
Visibility: moderate or good with fog patches.
Sea State: slight.

North Foreland to Selsey Bill.

24 hour forecast:
Wind: north or northeast 4 or 5, perhaps 6 for a time in east.
Weather: showers, some thundery.
Visibility: moderate or good, becoming poor at times.
Sea State: slight, but moderate for a time in the exposed east.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: north or northeast 4 or 5 becoming variable 3 or 4.
Weather: showers, some thundery.
Visibility: moderate or good, becoming poor at times.
Sea State: slight, but moderate at first in exposed east.

Selsey Bill to Lyme Regis.

24 hour forecast:
Wind: east or northeast 3 or 4, on-shore sea-breezes likely on thursday.
Weather: a few showers, mainly in east. misty overnight.
Visibility: moderate or good, becoming poor at times.
Sea State: slight.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: variable 3 or 4, with on-shore sea-breezes by day.
Weather: a few showers, some mist.
Visibility: moderate or good, with fog patches mainly early morning.
Sea State: slight.

Lyme Regis to Lands End including the Isles of Scilly.

24 hour forecast:
Wind: northeast 4 or 5 becoming variable 3 or 4, with on-shore sea-breezes on thursday.
Weather: mainly fair.
Visibility: moderate or good.
Sea State: slight.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: variable 3 or 4, with on-shore sea-breezes by day.
Weather: mainly fair.
Visibility: moderate or good.
Sea State: slight.

Lands End to St Davids Head including the Bristol Channel.

24 hour forecast:
Wind: north 5 at first in west, otherwise variable 3 or 4 with on-shore sea- breezes on thursday.
Weather: early showers, otherwise fair. some early morning mist.
Visibility: moderate or good, becoming poor for a time.
Sea State: slight.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: variable 3 or 4, with on-shore sea-breezes by day.
Weather: fair.
Visibility: moderate or good, with fog patches mainly early morning.
Sea State: slight.

St Davids Head to Colwyn Bay, including St Georges Channel.

24 hour forecast:
Wind: north 4 or 5 becoming variable 3 or 4, with on-shore sea-breezes on thursday.
Weather: fair.
Visibility: moderate or good.
Sea State: slight.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: variable 3 or 4, with on-shore sea-breezes by day.
Weather: fair.
Visibility: moderate or good, becoming poor at times mainly early morning.
Sea State: slight.

Colwyn Bay to the Mull of Galloway including the Isle of Man.

24 hour forecast:
Wind: variable 3 or 4, with on-shore sea-breezes on thursday.
Weather: fair, some mist.
Visibility: moderate or good, with fog patches mainly early morning.
Sea State: slight.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: variable 3 or 4, with on-shore sea-breezes by day.
Weather: fair.
Visibility: moderate or good, with fog patches mainly early morning.
Sea State: slight.

Lough Foyle to Carlingford Lough.

24 hour forecast:
Wind: variable 3 or 4, with on-shore sea-breezes on thursday.
Weather: fair, some mist.
Visibility: moderate or good, becoming poor at times mainly early morning.
Sea State: slight.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: variable 3 or 4, with on-shore sea-breezes by day.
Weather: mainly fair, perhaps patchy rain in north.
Visibility: moderate or good, with fog patches mainly early morning.
Sea State: slight.

The Mull of Galloway to Mull of Kintyre including the Firth of Clyde and the North Channel.

24 hour forecast:
Wind: variable 3 or 4, with on-shore sea-breezes on thursday.
Weather: fair, some mist.
Visibility: moderate or good, perhaps fog patches in east in early morning.
Sea State: slight.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: variable 3 or 4, with on-shore sea-breezes by day.
Weather: mainly fair, perhaps patchy rain in north.
Visibility: moderate or good, with fog patches mainly early morning.
Sea State: slight.

Mull of Kintyre to Ardnamurchan Point.

24 hour forecast:
Wind: variable 3 or 4 becoming south 4 or 5.
Weather: patchy rain and drizzle spreading from the west on thursday.
Visibility: good becoming moderate occasionally poor.
Sea State: slight or moderate.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: south 4 or 5 becoming variable 3 or 4.
Weather: occasional rain or drizzle.
Visibility: moderate with fog patches.
Sea State: slight or moderate.

Ardnamurchan Point to Cape Wrath including the Outer Hebrides.

24 hour forecast:
Wind: south 4 or 5, occasionally 6 on thursday.
Weather: occasional rain and drizzle spreads eastwards.
Visibility: good becoming moderate or poor.
Sea State: slight or moderate.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: south 4 or 5, occasional 6 at first.
Weather: occasional rain and drizzle.
Visibility: moderate with fog patches.
Sea State: slight or moderate.

Shetland Isles.

24 hour forecast:
Wind: south or southwest 4 or 5, increasing 6 at times.
Weather: some rain and drizzle.
Visibility: good becoming moderate or poor.
Sea State: moderate.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: south or southwest 4 or 5, occasionally 6 at first.
Weather: occasional rain and drizzle.
Visibility: moderate with fog patches.
Sea State: slight or moderate.

Outlook for all UK Inshore Waters for following 3 days:
Light or moderate and variable winds, some on-shore sea-breezes by day, but fresh or strong west or southwest winds develop across Northern Britain later in weekend. showers in places, rain spreads east on sunday and monday. fog in places.

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