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On behalf of the Maritime & Coastguard Agency

Issued by the Met Office at 1700 UTC on Monday 21 August.

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: variable 2 to 4.
Weather: mainly fair.
Visibility: moderate or good.
Sea State: slight.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: southeast 3 or 4, occasionally 5, veering west later.
Weather: rain at times.
Visibility: moderate or good.
Sea State: slight to moderate.

Rattray Head to Berwick on Tweed.

24 hour forecast:
Wind: variable 2 to 4.
Weather: mainly fair, but risk of a shower.
Visibility: moderate or good.
Sea State: slight.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: south or southeast veering west or southwest 2 to 4.
Weather: occasional rain.
Visibility: moderate or good.
Sea State: slight.

Berwick on Tweed to Whitby.

24 hour forecast:
Wind: variable 2 to 4.
Weather: mainly fair, but risk of a shower.
Visibility: moderate or good.
Sea State: slight.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: south or southeast veering west 2 to 4.
Weather: occasional rain.
Visibility: moderate or good.
Sea State: slight.

Whitby to the Wash.

24 hour forecast:
Wind: variable 2 to 4.
Weather: scattered showers.
Visibility: moderate or good.
Sea State: slight.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: variable 2 to 4 becoming southwest 4 or 5.
Weather: rain later.
Visibility: moderate or good.
Sea State: slight to moderate.

The Wash to North Foreland.

24 hour forecast:
Wind: northwest 4 or 5 becoming variable 3 or less.
Weather: showers, possibly thundery at first.
Visibility: moderate or good.
Sea State: slight.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: west or southwest 3 or 4, occasionally 5 later.
Weather: rain later.
Visibility: moderate or good.
Sea State: slight to moderate.

North Foreland to Selsey Bill.

24 hour forecast:
Wind: west or southwest 5 or 6 veering west or northwest 3 or 4, backing southwest later.
Weather: showers at first.
Visibility: moderate or good.
Sea State: slight to moderate, locally rough at first.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: southwest 3 or 4, increasing 5 or 6 later.
Weather: rain later.
Visibility: moderate or good.
Sea State: slight building moderate to rough.

Selsey Bill to Lyme Regis.

24 hour forecast:
Wind: west or southwest 4 or 5 veering northwest 2 to 4, backing southwest later.
Weather: mainly fair.
Visibility: moderate or good.
Sea State: slight to moderate.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: southwest 3 or 4 increasing 5 or 6.
Weather: occasional rain.
Visibility: moderate or good.
Sea State: slight building moderate to rough.

Lyme Regis to Lands End including the Isles of Scilly.

24 hour forecast:
Wind: northwest backing south or southwest 2 to 4.
Weather: occasional rain.
Visibility: moderate or good.
Sea State: slight to moderate.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: southwest 3 or 4 increasing 5 or 6, veering west or northwest 4 or 5 later.
Weather: rain at times.
Visibility: moderate or good.
Sea State: slight to moderate, occasionally rough.

Lands End to St Davids Head including the Bristol Channel.

24 hour forecast:
Wind: northwest backing south or southwest 2 to 4.
Weather: occasional rain.
Visibility: moderate or good.
Sea State: slight to moderate.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: southwest 3 or 4 increasing 5 or 6, veering west or northwest 4 or 5 later.
Weather: rain at times.
Visibility: moderate or good.
Sea State: slight to moderate, occasionally rough in open water.

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

24 hour forecast:
Wind: variable, mainly south or southwest 2 to 4.
Weather: occasional rain.
Visibility: moderate or good.
Sea State: slight.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: increasing southwest 4 or 5, then veering west or northwest 2 to 4.
Weather: rain at times.
Visibility: moderate or good.
Sea State: slight to moderate.

Colwyn Bay to the Mull of Galloway.

24 hour forecast:
Wind: west or northwest backing south or southwest 3 or 4, occasionally 5 at first.
Weather: rain later on Tuesday.
Visibility: moderate or good.
Sea State: slight to moderate.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: increasing south or southwest 4 or 5, then veering west or northwest 2 to 4.
Weather: rain at times.
Visibility: moderate or good.
Sea State: slight to moderate.

Isle of Man.

24 hour forecast:
Wind: northwest 3 to 4 decreasing 2 or 3 tonight and backing southwest to south 3 to 4 tomorrow morning.
Weather: isolated showers then rain will spread from the west tomorrow.
Visibility: good becoming moderate in rain.
Sea State: moderate becoming slight tonight and moderate again tomorrow afternoon.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: southwest 3 or 4 veering west to northwest later.
Weather: rain then showers.
Visibility: moderate becoming good.
Sea State: moderate.

Lough Foyle to Carlingford Lough.

24 hour forecast:
Wind: northwest 4 or 5 becoming variable 3 or less, then southeast 4 or 5 later on Tuesday.
Weather: mainly fair.
Visibility: moderate or good.
Sea State: slight to moderate.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: veering southwest 4 or 5, then west or northwest 3 or 4.
Weather: rain or showers.
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: west or northwest 4 or 5 becoming variable 3 or less, then southeast 4 or 5 later on Tuesday.
Weather: mainly fair.
Visibility: moderate or good.
Sea State: slight to moderate, but smooth at times in shelter.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: veering southwest 4 or 5, then west or northwest 3 or 4.
Weather: rain or showers.
Visibility: moderate or good.
Sea State: slight to moderate.

Mull of Kintyre to Ardnamurchan Point.

24 hour forecast:
Wind: variable 2 to 4, becoming southeast 4 or 5 later on Tuesday.
Weather: mainly fair.
Visibility: moderate or good.
Sea State: slight to moderate.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: veering southwest 5 or 6, then northwest 4 or 5.
Weather: rain or showers.
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: variable 2 to 4, locally southeast 4 or 5 later on Tuesday.
Weather: mainly fair.
Visibility: moderate or good.
Sea State: slight to moderate.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: increasing southeast 5 or 6, then veering southwest, then west or northwest 4 or 5 later.
Weather: rain or showers.
Visibility: moderate or good.
Sea State: moderate or rough.

Shetland Isles.

24 hour forecast:
Wind: north or northeast 2 to 4.
Weather: mainly fair.
Visibility: moderate or good.
Sea State: slight to moderate.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: northeast veering southeast 2 to 4.
Weather: mainly fair.
Visibility: moderate or good.
Sea State: slight to moderate.

Outlook for all UK Inshore Waters for following 3 days:
Unsettled with fresh to strong winds at times as low pressure becomes centred around the British Isles.

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