Valid
From: Thu 23rd May at 18:00 UTC
To: Fri 24th May at 18:00 UTC
Summary at midday
Low Tyne 1006 expected Scotland 1014 by midday tomorrow. High west Fitzroy 1025 expected Biscay 1021 by same time
Issued at: 16:25 UTC on 23rd May
Regions
Viking
Back to TopWind
Cyclonic becoming southeasterly later, 3 to 5.
Sea State
Slight or moderate.
Weather
Occasional rain, perhaps thundery.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.
North Utsire
Back to TopWind
Cyclonic becoming southeasterly later, 3 to 5.
Sea State
Slight or moderate.
Weather
Occasional rain, perhaps thundery.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.
South Utsire
Back to TopWind
Cyclonic becoming southeasterly later, 3 to 5.
Sea State
Slight or moderate.
Weather
Occasional rain, perhaps thundery.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.
Forties
Back to TopWind
East or northeast becoming cyclonic, 3 to 5.
Sea State
Slight or moderate.
Weather
Rain, fog patches.
Visibility
Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Cromarty
Back to TopWind
East or northeast becoming cyclonic, 3 to 5.
Sea State
Slight or moderate.
Weather
Rain, fog patches.
Visibility
Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Forth
Back to TopWind
East or northeast becoming cyclonic, 3 to 5.
Sea State
Slight or moderate.
Weather
Rain, fog patches.
Visibility
Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Tyne
Back to TopWind
Cyclonic becoming south later, 3 to 5.
Sea State
Slight or moderate.
Weather
Drizzle, fog patches.
Visibility
Good, occasionally very poor.
Dogger
Back to TopWind
Cyclonic becoming south later, 3 to 5.
Sea State
Slight or moderate.
Weather
Drizzle, fog patches.
Visibility
Good, occasionally very poor.
Fisher
Back to TopWind
Southerly becoming variable later, 2 to 4, but becoming westerly 4 or 5 for a time in far northeast.
Sea State
Slight or moderate.
Weather
Occasional rain, fog patches later.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor at first and very poor later.
German Bight
Back to TopWind
Southwesterly 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4.
Sea State
Slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight.
Weather
Fair.
Visibility
Good.
Humber
Back to TopWind
Southwesterly 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4.
Sea State
Slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight.
Weather
Fair.
Visibility
Good.
Thames
Back to TopWind
Southwesterly 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4.
Sea State
Slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight.
Weather
Fair, rain later.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor later.
Dover
Back to TopWind
Southwesterly 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4.
Sea State
Slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight.
Weather
Fair.
Visibility
Good.
Wight
Back to TopWind
West or northwest 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4.
Sea State
Slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight.
Weather
Showers.
Visibility
Good.
Portland
Back to TopWind
West or northwest 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4.
Sea State
Slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight.
Weather
Showers.
Visibility
Good.
Plymouth
Back to TopSea State
Slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight.
Weather
Showers.
Visibility
Good.
Biscay
Back to TopWind
West or northwest 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4.
Sea State
Slight or moderate.
Weather
Showers.
Visibility
Good.
Trafalgar
Back to TopWind
Northerly 4 or 5, increasing 6 at times in east.
Sea State
Moderate or rough, occasionally slight in far southeast.
Weather
Fair.
Visibility
Good.
FitzRoy
Back to TopWind
Northerly 4 to 6 in southeast, elsewhere variable 2 to 4, becoming southerly 5 to 7 in west.
Sea State
Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate later in east.
Weather
Rain later in west.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor later in west.
Sole
Back to TopWind
Variable 2 to 4, becoming southerly 5 to 7 in west.
Sea State
Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate later in east.
Weather
Rain later in west.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor later in west.
Lundy
Back to TopWind
Northwest 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
Sea State
Slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight.
Weather
Fair.
Visibility
Good.
Fastnet
Back to TopWind
Northwest 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
Sea State
Slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight.
Weather
Fair.
Visibility
Good.
Irish Sea
Back to TopWind
Northwest 4 to 6, backing southwest 2 to 4 later.
Sea State
Slight or moderate, occasionally rough at first, becoming smooth or slight.
Weather
Occasional rain.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.
Shannon
Back to TopWind
Variable 2 to 4, becoming southerly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later in west.
Sea State
Moderate, becoming rough later in west.
Weather
Fair.
Visibility
Good.
Rockall
Back to TopWind
Variable 2 to 4, becoming southerly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later in west.
Sea State
Moderate, becoming rough later in west.
Weather
Fair.
Visibility
Good.
Malin
Back to TopWind
North 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
Sea State
Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate later.
Weather
Rain.
Visibility
Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Hebrides
Back to TopWind
North 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
Sea State
Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate later.
Weather
Rain, fog patches.
Visibility
Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Bailey
Back to TopWind
Variable 2 to 4, becoming southeasterly 4 or 5 in west.
Sea State
Moderate, becoming rough later in west.
Weather
Fog patches later.
Visibility
Good, occasionally very poor later.
Fair Isle
Back to TopWind
Northeasterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first in west, veering southeasterly 3 or 4 later.
Sea State
Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate later.
Weather
Rain, fog patches.
Visibility
Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Faeroes
Back to TopWind
Northeasterly veering easterly later, 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first in east.
Sea State
Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in east.
Weather
Occasional rain and fog patches later.
Visibility
Good, occasionally very poor later.
Southeast Iceland
Back to TopWind
Southwesterly backing southeasterly, 3 to 5.
Sea State
Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough later.
Weather
Fair.
Visibility
Good.
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