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The inshore waters forecast issued by the Met Office, on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency
For coastal areas up to 12 miles offshore from Saturday 31 July 2010 at 1800 UTC until Sunday 01 August 2010 at 1800 UTC
General Situation at 1800 UTC on Sat 31 Jul 2010
An area of low pressure to the north of Scotland will slowly drift eastwards and fill.
Cape Wrath to Rattray Head including Orkney
24 hour forecast:
Variable 3 or 4, becoming north or northwest 4 or 5 later.
Slight or moderate.
Occasional rain, showers later.
Moderate or good, occasionally poor for a time.
Outlook:
Northwest 4 or 5, becoming variable 3 or 4 later.
Slight or moderate.
Showers then fair.
Good.
Rattray Head to Berwick upon Tweed
24 hour forecast:
Southwesterly veering northerly or northwesterly later, 4 or 5 decreasing 3 or 4 in south later.
Slight or moderate.
Occasional rain, then showers.
Moderate or good, occasionally poor for a time.
Outlook:
Northerly or northwesterly, 3 or 4 occasionally 5 at first in north, becoming variable 3 or less later.
Slight or moderate.
Showers then fair.
Good.
Berwick upon Tweed to Whitby
24 hour forecast:
West or southwest 3 or 4, becoming variable 3 or less later.
Slight, occasionally moderate at first.
Occasional rain, then showers.
Moderate or good, occasionally poor for a time.
Outlook:
Variable 3 or less, becoming north or northwest 3 or 4.
Mainly slight.
Showers, then fair.
Good.
Whitby to Gibraltar Point
24 hour forecast:
Southwest 3 or 4, becoming variable 3 or less later.
Mainly slight.
Showers.
Good.
Outlook:
Variable 3 or less, becoming north or northwest 3 or 4.
Mainly slight.
Showers.
Good.
Gibraltar Point to North Foreland
24 hour forecast:
Southwesterly 3 or 4, occasionally 5 in south, becoming variable 3 or less in north later.
Slight, occasionally moderate at first.
Occasional rain then showers, fog patches at first.
Moderate or good, occasionally very poor at first.
Outlook:
Variable 3 or less, but southwesterly 4 or 5 for a time in south, becoming northerly or northwesterly 3 or 4 later.
Mainly slight.
Showers.
Good.
North Foreland to Selsey Bill - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Southwesterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 at first in east.
Slight, occasionally moderate for a time.
Occasional rain or drizzle with fog patches, then showers.
Moderate or good, occasionally very poor at first.
Outlook:
Southwesterly 4 or 5, veering northwesterly 3 or 4, becoming variable 3 or less later.
Mainly slight.
Showers.
Good.
Selsey Bill to Lyme Regis
24 hour forecast:
West or southwest 4 or 5.
Mainly slight.
Fair, showers later.
Good.
Outlook:
West or southwest 4 or 5, veering north or northwest 3 or 4.
Mainly slight.
Showers.
Good.
Lyme Regis to Lands End including the Isles of Scilly
24 hour forecast:
West or northwest 4 or 5, decreasing 3 or 4 later.
Slight, but moderate in west.
Showers.
Good.
Outlook:
West or northwest, veering north 3 or 4.
Slight but moderate in west.
Mainly fair.
Good.
Lands End to St Davids Head including the Bristol Channel
24 hour forecast:
West 4 or 5, veering northwest 3 or 4.
Slight, but moderate in west.
Showers.
Good.
Outlook:
Northwest veering north 3 or 4.
Slight, but moderate in west.
Mainly fair.
Good.
St Davids Head to Great Orme Head including St Georges Channel
24 hour forecast:
Southwest 4 or 5, veering northwest 3 or 4.
Slight, occasionally moderate in south.
Showers, then mainly fair.
Good.
Outlook:
North or northwest 3 or 4.
Mainly slight.
Mainly fair.
Good.
Great Orme Head to the Mull of Galloway
24 hour forecast:
Southwest veering west or northwest, 4 or 5.
Mainly slight, occasionally moderate for a time.
Occasional rain then showers.
Good, occasionally moderate for a time.
Outlook:
West or northwest 4 or 5.
Mainly slight.
Mainly fair.
Good.
Isle of Man
24 hour forecast:
West or southwest, veering west or northwest 3 or 4, increasing 5 at times.
Slight.
Showers.
Good.
Outlook:
West or northwest 3 or 4, increasing 5 at times.
Slight.
Showers.
Good.
Lough Foyle to Carlingford Lough
24 hour forecast:
West or northwest 4 or 5, but 3 or 4 for a time in south.
Moderate but slight in far south.
Showers.
Good.
Outlook:
Northwest 4 or 5, backing west or southwest later.
Moderate but slight in south.
Showers, occasional rain later.
Good, occasionally moderate later.
Mull of Galloway to Mull of Kintyre including the Firth of Clyde and North Channel
24 hour forecast:
West or northwest 4 or 5, but 3 or 4 for a time in south.
Mainly moderate.
Occasional rain then showers.
Good, occasionally moderate at first.
Outlook:
Northwest 4 or 5, backing west or southwest later.
Moderate, becoming slight in south.
Showers, occasional rain later.
Good, occasionally moderate later.
Mull of Kintyre to Ardnamurchan Point
24 hour forecast:
West veering northwest 4 or 5.
Moderate.
Occasional rain then showers.
Moderate or good.
Outlook:
Northwest 4 or 5, backing southwest later.
Moderate.
Showers, occasional rain later.
Good, occasionally moderate later.
The Minch
24 hour forecast:
Cyclonic becoming northwest 4 or 5, decreasing 3 or 4 later.
Slight, occasionally moderate.
Occasional rain then showers.
Moderate or good.
Outlook:
Northwest backing southwest 3 or 4, increasing 4 or 5 later.
Slight, occasionally moderate.
Showers, occasional rain later.
Good, occasionally good later.
Ardnamurchan Point to Cape Wrath
24 hour forecast:
Cyclonic becoming northwest 4 or 5, decreasing 3 or 4 later.
Moderate.
Occasional rain then showers.
Moderate or good.
Outlook:
Northwest backing southwest 3 or 4, increasing 4 or 5 later.
Moderate.
Showers, occasional rain later.
Good, occasionally good later.
Channel Islands
24 hour forecast:
West 3 to 4, perhaps 5 in mid-channel this evening, becoming northwest 2 to 4 south of jersey Sunday afternoon.
Mainly slight.
Fair to cloudy risk of isolated showers Sunday morning.
Mainly good.
Outlook:
West 3 to 4, veering northwest overnight.
Slight.
Fair to cloudy risk of an occasional light shower.
Mainly good.
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| The shipping forecast issued by the Met Office, on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, on Saturday 31 July 2010 at 1725 UTC
There are no warnings of gales currently in force.
The General synopsis at 1300
Low Hebrides 1002 losing its identity by midday tomorrow. New low expected Fastnet 1014 by same time
The area forecasts for the next 24 hours
Viking, North Utsire
Cyclonic 4 or 5, becoming northerly 5 or 6, occasionally 7 in north later. Slight or moderate. Rain or showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor
South Utsire, Forties, Cromarty, Forth
Southwest veering northwest later, 3 or 4 increasing 5 at times. Slight or moderate. Rain or showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor
Tyne, Dogger
Southwest 3 or 4, becoming variable 3 or less later. Slight, occasionally moderate for a time. Showers. Moderate or good
Fisher, German Bight
Southwest 3 or 4, occasionally 5 for a time. Moderate occasionally slight later. Occasional rain then showers. Good, occasionally poor for a time
Humber
Southwesterly 3 or 4, occasionally 5 at first in southeast, becoming variable 3 or less later. Moderate becoming slight. Showers. Good, occasionally poor at first
Thames, Dover, Wight
West or southwest 4 or 5, occasionally 6 at first in Dover. Slight, occasionally moderate for a time. Occasional rain with fog patches at first in Thames and Dover, otherwise fair. Good, occasionally very poor at first in Thames and Dover
Portland, Plymouth, Biscay, North FitzRoy
West or northwest 4 or 5. Slight or moderate. Rain or showers. Moderate or good
Trafalgar (Issued 0015 UTC Sat 31 Jul)
Northerly or northwesterly 4 or 5, increasing 6 at times, occasionally 7 in north later. Moderate or rough. Showers. Good, occasionally moderate
South FitzRoy
Northerly 5 or 6, occasionally 7 in east. Moderate or rough. Occasional rain. Moderate or good
Sole, Lundy, Fastnet, Irish Sea
Westerly or northwesterly 4 or 5, becoming variable 3 later execpt west Sole and north Irish Sea. Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in west Sole later. Rain or showers. Moderate or good
Shannon, Rockall, Malin
Northwest 4 or 5, decreasing 3 at times. Moderate, occasionally rough in Shannon and Rockall. Rain or showers. Moderate or good
Hebrides, Bailey
North or northwest 3 or 4, but cyclonic 4 or 5 for a time in Hebrides. Moderate. Rain or showers. Moderate or good
Fair Isle
Cyclonic becoming north, 4 or 5. Slight or moderate. Rain or showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor
Faeroes
Northeast 4 or 5, backing northwest 3 or 4. Mainly moderate. Rain or showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor
South-east Iceland
Variable 3 or 4. Mainly moderate. Occasional rain, fog patches. Moderate, occasionally very poor
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