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Issued by the Met Office at 1700 UTC on Monday 08 February 2010
Ser. No. 4
Inshore Waters Forecast to 12 miles offshore from 1800 UTC to 1800 UTC
General Situation
An anticyclone near Iceland will maintain a ridge of high pressure across western areas of the United
Kingdom throughout this forecast period.
From Cape Wrath to Rattray Head including Orkney SWW
24 hour forecast:
Northerly or northeasterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 in east.
Moderate occasionally rough.
Wintry showers.
Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Northerly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 in east, decreasing 3 or 4 later.
Moderate or rough.
Wintry showers.
Moderate or good.
Rattray Head to Berwick on Tweed SWW
24 hour forecast:
North or northeast 4 or 5, occasionally 6.
Moderate, occasionally rough later.
Showers.
Moderate or good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
North 5 or 6, decreasing 3 or 4 later.
Moderate or rough.
Wintry showers.
Moderate or good.
Berwick on Tweed to Whitby SWW
24 hour forecast:
North or northeast 4 or 5, occasionally 6 later.
Moderate.
Showers.
Moderate or good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
North 5 or 6, decreasing 3 or 4 later.
Moderate, occasionally rough.
Wintry showers.
Moderate or good.
Whitby to Gibraltar Point SWW
24 hour forecast:
Northeast backing north 4 or 5, occasionally 6 later.
Moderate.
Occasional rain, wintry showers later.
Moderate or good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
North or northeast 5 or 6, decreasing 3 or 4 later.
Moderate, occasionally rough.
Wintry showers.
Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Gibraltar Point to North Foreland SWW
24 hour forecast:
Northeasterly 5 or 6, occasionally 7 in south later.
Slight or moderate.
Occasional rain or sleet, wintry showers later.
Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Northerly or northeasterly 5 to 7.
Mainly moderate.
Wintry showers.
Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
North Foreland to Selsey Bill SWW
24 hour forecast:
Northeasterly 4 or 5, increasing 5 to 7.
Slight or moderate.
Occasional rain or sleet, then mainly fair.
Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Northerly or northeasterly 5 to 7.
Mainly moderate.
Wintry showers.
Moderate or good.
Selsey Bill to Lyme Regis SWW
24 hour forecast:
Northeast 4 or 5, increasing 5 or 6.
Slight or moderate.
Occasional rain, fair later.
Moderate or good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Northeast backing north 5 or 6.
Mainly moderate.
Showers.
Moderate or good.
Lyme Regis to Lands End including the Isles of Scilly SWW
24 hour forecast:
Northeasterly 5 or 6.
Moderate or rough.
Showers.
Moderate or good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Northeasterly 5 or 6, decreasing 3 or 4.
Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough in far west.
Mainly fair.
Moderate or good.
Lands End to St Davids Head including the Bristol Channel SWW
24 hour forecast:
Northeasterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 in south and west.
Moderate or rough in west, slight in Bristol Channel.
Mainly fair.
Moderate or good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Northeasterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 in south and west, decreasing 3 or 4.
Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough in far west, but slight in Bristol Channel.
Mainly fair.
Moderate or good.
St Davids Head to Great Ormes Head, including St Georges Channel SWW
24 hour forecast:
Northeasterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 near headlands.
Slight or moderate.
Mainly fair.
Moderate or good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Northerly or northeasterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 near headlands at first, decreasing 3 or 4.
Mainly moderate, but rough in south, and slight in northeast.
Mainly fair.
Moderate or good.
Great Ormes Head to the Mull of Galloway
24 hour forecast:
Northeast 4 or 5.
Smooth or slight.
Mainly fair.
Moderate or good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Northeast backing north 4 or 5, decreasing 3 or 4.
Smooth or slight.
Mainly fair.
Moderate or good.
Isle of Man
24 hour forecast:
North or northeast 4 or 5.
Slight or moderate.
Showers.
Moderate or good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Northeast backing north 4 or 5, decreasing 3 or 4.
Slight or moderate.
Mainly fair.
Good.
Lough Foyle to Carlingford Lough
24 hour forecast:
Northeast 4 or 5, decreasing 3 or 4.
Smooth or slight, but moderate in north.
Mainly fair.
Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
North or northeast 3 or 4.
Mainly slight, but moderate in north.
Mainly fair.
Good.
The Mull of Galloway to Mull of Kintyre including the Firth of Clyde and the North Channel
24 hour forecast:
East or northeast 4 or 5, decreasing 3 or 4.
Smooth or slight.
Mainly fair.
Moderate or good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
North or northeast 3 or 4.
Mainly slight.
Mainly fair.
Good.
Mull of Kintyre to Ardnamurchan Point
24 hour forecast:
Northeast 4 or 5, decreasing 3 or 4.
Moderate, occasionally rough in north.
Mainly fair.
Moderate or good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
North or northeast 3 or 4.
Mainly moderate, occasionally rough in north and west.
Mainly fair.
Good.
Ardnamurchan Point to Cape Wrath including the Outer Hebrides
24 hour forecast:
Northeast 4 or 5.
Moderate or rough.
Mainly fair.
Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
North or northeast 4 or 5.
Moderate or rough.
Wintry showers in north.
Moderate or good.
The Minch
24 hour forecast:
East backing northeast, 3 or 4.
Smooth or slight, but moderate in far north and far south.
Mainly fair.
Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
North or northeast 4 or 5.
Smooth or slight, but moderate in far north and far south.
Wintry showers in north.
Moderate or good.
The Channel Islands SWW
24 hour forecast:
Northeast to north 5 or 6, locally 4 in the south.
Moderate to rather rough, locally rough in the north and west.
Scattered wintry showers, becoming isolated in the morning.
Moderate to good, perhaps poor in showers.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Northeast to north 5 or 6, decreasing 4 or 5 in the morning.
Moderate to rather rough with a swell.
Fair or cloudy isolated wintry showers.
Mainly good.
For Coastal areas up to 60 nautical miles from LerWick, Shetland
Valid Monday 08 Feb 2010 at 1800 UTC until Tuesday 09 Feb 2010 at 0600 UTC
Shetland Isles
General Situation
High pressure centred close to the Faeroes with a ridge extending southeast to Shetland.
Gale Warnings in operation for Sea Area Fair Isle: Nil at time of issue.
North 5 or 6.
Moderate or rough.
Wintry showers.
Mainly good.
Outlook for 12 Hours from 0600 UTC on Tuesday 09 Feb until 1800 UTC on Tuesday 09 Feb:
North 5 or 6.
Moderate or rough.
Wintry showers.
Mainly good.
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