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Issued by the Met Office at 0001 UTC on Friday 03 September
Ser. No. 53
Inshore Waters Forecast to 12 miles offshore
for the period 0000 UTC Friday 03 September to 0000 UTC Saturday 04 September 2010
General Situation
Area of high pressure centred over the northern North Sea will remain slow moving for the next few days, maintaining a ridge of high pressure southwestwards across the United Kingdom.
Cape Wrath to Rattray Head including Orkney
24 hour forecast:
Easterly or southeasterly 3 or 4, occasionally 5 near headlands.
Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate near headlands.
Mainly fair.
Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Southeasterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 in north and east.
Slight, occasionally moderate.
Fair.
Moderate or good.
Rattray Head to Berwick upon Tweed
24 hour forecast:
Mainly southeast 2 or 3 occasionally 4.
Smooth or slight.
Mainly fair.
Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Southeast 3 or 4, occasionally 5.
Slight.
Fair.
Moderate or good.
Berwick upon Tweed to Whitby
24 hour forecast:
Mainly east or southeast, 2 or 3, increasing 4 later.
Smooth or slight.
Mainly fair.
Moderate or good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Southeasterly 3 or 4, occasionally 5.
Smooth or slight.
Fair.
Moderate or good.
Whitby to Gibraltar Point
24 hour forecast:
East or southeast, 2 or 3, occasionally 4.
Slight.
Fair.
Moderate or good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
East or southeast 3 or 4.
Smooth or slight.
Fair.
Moderate or good.
Gibraltar Point to North Foreland
24 hour forecast:
East or northeast 3 or 4.
Slight.
Fair.
Moderate or good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
East 3 or 4.
Smooth or slight.
Fair.
Moderate or good.
North Foreland to Selsey Bill
24 hour forecast:
East or northeast 3 or 4, occasionally 5.
Slight, occasionally moderate in east.
Fair.
Moderate or good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
East 3 or 4, occasionally 5.
Slight or moderate.
Fair.
Good.
Selsey Bill to Lyme Regis
24 hour forecast:
East or northeast 3 or 4, occasionally 5 near headlands.
Slight or moderate.
Fair.
Moderate or good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
East 4 or 5.
Slight or moderate.
Fair.
Good.
Lyme Regis to Lands End including the Isles of Scilly SWW
24 hour forecast:
Easterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 near headlands especially in west.
Slight or moderate.
Fair.
Moderate or good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
East or southeast 4 or 5.
Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in far west later.
Fair, rain in west later.
Moderate or good.
Lands End to St Davids Head including the Bristol Channel
24 hour forecast:
Easterly or southeasterly 3 or 4, occasionally 5 in far southwest.
Slight, occasionally smooth.
Fair.
Moderate or good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Southeast 3 or 4, occasionally 5.
Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in far west later.
Fair, rain in west later.
Moderate or good.
St Davids Head to Great Orme Head, including St Georges Channel
24 hour forecast:
Variable mainly east or southeast, 2 or 3, occasionally 4.
Smooth or slight.
Fair.
Moderate or good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Southeast 3 or 4, occasionally 5.
Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate in south later.
Fair, occasional rain later.
Moderate or good.
Great Orme Head to the Mull of Galloway
24 hour forecast:
Mainly east or southeast 3 or 4, occasionally 5.
Slight.
Fair.
Moderate or good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Southeast 4 or 5.
Smooth or slight.
Fair, occasional rain later.
Moderate or good.
Isle of Man
24 hour forecast:
East or southeast 3 or 4, occasionally 5.
Slight.
Fair.
Moderate or good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Southeast 3 or 4 increasing 4 occasionally 5.
Slight.
Fair.
Moderate or good.
Lough Foyle to Carlingford Lough
24 hour forecast:
Southeasterly 3 or 4 increasing 4 or 5.
Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate in north and west.
Mainly fair.
Moderate or good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Southeast 4 or 5, occasionally 6.
Slight, occasionally moderate in north later.
Occasional rain later.
Moderate or good, occasionally poor later.
Mull of Galloway to Mull of Kintyre including the Firth of Clyde and North Channel
24 hour forecast:
Southeasterly 3 or 4 increasing 4 or 5.
Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate in west.
Mainly fair.
Moderate or good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Southeast 4 or 5, occasionally 6.
Slight or moderate.
Occasional rain later.
Moderate or good, occasionally poor later.
Mull of Kintyre to Ardnamurchan Point
24 hour forecast:
East or southeast 3 or 4, occasionally 5.
Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate in west.
Mainly fair.
Moderate or good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Southeast 4 or 5, occasionally 6.
Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in northwest later.
Occasional rain later.
Moderate or good.
The Minch
24 hour forecast:
Easterly or southeasterly 3 or 4, increasing 4 or 5 later.
Slight.
Mainly fair.
Moderate or good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Southeast 4 or 5, increasing 5 or 6.
Slight or moderate.
Occasional rain later.
Moderate or good.
Ardnamurchan Point to Cape Wrath
24 hour forecast:
Easterly or southeasterly 3 or 4, increasing 4 or 5 later.
Slight or moderate.
Mainly fair.
Moderate or good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Southeast 4 or 5, increasing 5 or 6.
Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in west later.
Occasional rain later.
Moderate or good.
For Coastal areas up to 60 nautical miles from Lerwick, Shetland
Valid Friday 03 Sep 2010 at 0000 UTC until Friday 03 Sep 2010 at 1200 UTC
Shetland Isles
General Situation
High pressure will cover Shetland and surrounding waters.
Gale Warnings in operation for Sea Area Fair Isle: Nil at time of issue.
Variable 3 or less, becoming southeasterly 4 in the southwest.
Slight.
Fair.
Moderate or good.
Outlook for 12 Hours from 1200 UTC on Friday 03 Sep until 0000 UTC on Saturday 04 Sep:
East or southeast 2 to 4.
Slight to moderate.
Mainly fair.
Moderate or good.
Channel Islands
24 hour forecast:
East to northeast 3 to 4, locally 5 at first and again late afternoon.
Slight, locally moderate at first and late afternoon.
Fair or fine.
Moderate to good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Northeast to east 3 to 4, veering southeast by dawn, decreasing 2 to 3 by afternoon, becoming locally variable.
Slight with a low swell.
Fair.
Moderate to good.
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