General Situation at 0700 on Thu 28 Aug 2008
A fresh, occasionally strong, mainly westerly airflow covers the United Kingdom, with a ridge of high pressure over southern areas. A shallow low will move steadily east over Orkney before losing its identity.
From Cape Wrath to Rattray Head including Orkney - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Cyclonic becoming westerly then backing southerly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 in west later.
Slight, but moderate in northwest.
Rain or showers.
Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Outlook:
Southerly or southwesterly 4 or 5, increasing 6 at times.
Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in north.
Rain at times.
Moderate or good, occasionally poor in north.
Rattray Head to Berwick on Tweed - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
West or southwest 4 or 5, increasing 6 at times.
Slight or moderate.
Occasional rain.
Moderate or good.
Outlook:
Southwest backing south 4 or 5.
Slight.
Mainly fair.
Moderate or good.
Berwick on Tweed to Whitby
24 hour forecast:
West or southwest 4 or 5.
Slight.
Mainly fair.
Moderate or good.
Outlook:
West backing south 3 or 4, occasionally 5.
Slight.
Mainly fair.
Moderate or good.
Whitby to Gibraltar Point
24 hour forecast:
West or southwest 4 or 5.
Slight.
Mainly fair.
Moderate or good.
Outlook:
West backing south 3 or 4, occasionally 5.
Slight.
Fog patches.
Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Gibraltar Point to North Foreland
24 hour forecast:
West or southwest, veering northwest later, 4 or 5.
Slight.
Mainly fair.
Moderate or good.
Outlook:
Northwest becoming variable 3 or 4, becoming southeast 4 or 5 later.
Slight.
Fog patches.
Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
North Foreland to Selsey Bill
24 hour forecast:
West backing southwest 4 or 5, becoming variable 3 later.
Slight.
Mainly fair.
Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Outlook:
Variable becoming southeast 3 or 4.
Slight.
Fog patches.
Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Selsey Bill to Lyme Regis
24 hour forecast:
West or southwest 4 or 5, becoming variable 3 later.
Slight.
Mainly fair.
Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Outlook:
Variable becoming southeast 3 or 4.
Slight.
Fog patches.
Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Lyme Regis to Lands End including the Isles of Scilly
24 hour forecast:
West or northwest 4 or 5, becoming variable 3 later.
Slight, occasionally moderate in west.
Occasional drizzle.
Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Outlook:
Variable becoming southeast 3 or 4.
Slight.
Occasional drizzle, fog patches.
Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Lands End to St Davids Head including the Bristol Channel
24 hour forecast:
West 4 or 5, becoming variable 3 later.
Moderate becoming slight.
Occasional drizzle, fog patches later.
Moderate or good, occasionally poor, locally very poor later.
Outlook:
Variable becoming southeast 3 or 4.
Slight.
Occasional drizzle, fog patches.
Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
St Davids Head to Great Ormes Head, including St Georges Channel
24 hour forecast:
West or southwest 4 or 5, decreasing 3.
Moderate becoming slight.
Occasional drizzle, fog patches later.
Moderate or good, occasionally poor, locally very poor later.
Outlook:
Southwest backing south 3 or 4.
Slight, occasionally moderate in north later.
Occasional drizzle, fog patches.
Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Great Ormes Head to the Mull of Galloway
24 hour forecast:
Southwesterly 4 or 5, decreasing 3 later.
Moderate becoming slight.
Occasional drizzle.
Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Outlook:
West or southwest 3 backing south 4 or 5.
Slight, occasionally moderate later.
Occasional drizzle, fog patches.
Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Isle of Man
24 hour forecast:
West or southwest 3 or 4, occasionally 5 at first.
Moderate or good.
Occasional drizzle.
Slight or moderate.
Outlook:
Southwest 3, occasionally 4, backing south 4, occasional 5 later.
Slight or moderate.
Mainly fair.
Moderate or good.
Lough Foyle to Carlingford Lough - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Westerly or southwesterly 4 or 5, increasing 6 at times in northwest.
Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in north.
Occasional rain or drizzle.
Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Outlook:
Southwest backing south 4 or 5, increasing 6 at times.
Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in north.
Occasional rain or drizzle.
Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
The Mull of Galloway to Mull of Kintyre including the Firth of Clyde and the North Channel
24 hour forecast:
West or southwest, backing south later, 4 or 5, decreasing 3.
Slight or moderate.
Occasional rain or drizzle.
Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Outlook:
South or southwest 4 or 5.
Slight or moderate.
Occasional rain or drizzle.
Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Mull of Kintyre to Ardnamurchan Point - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
West or southwest 4 or 5, increasing 6 at times.
Moderate or rough.
Rain or drizzle at times.
Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Outlook:
Southwest backing south 4 or 5, increasing 6 at times.
Moderate or rough.
Rain or drizzle.
Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Ardnamurchan Point to Cape Wrath including the Outer Hebrides - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Westerly or southwesterly 4 or 5, increasing 6 at times.
Moderate or rough.
Rain or drizzle.
Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Outlook:
Southwest backing south 5 or 6, occasionally 7.
Moderate or rough.
Rain or drizzle.
Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Shetland Isles - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Variable 3 or 4 becoming southeasterly 5 or 6 later.
Slight or moderate.
Rain or showers.
Moderate or good.
Outlook:
South or southeast, veering southwest for a time, 5 or 6, occasionally 7.
Moderate or rough.
Rain at times.
Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
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