Coast and sea
General situation
A complex area of low pressure will continue to move away into the Continent overnight, bringing rain or showers at first to all areas, and strong winds with gales at first across southeastern waters. A transient ridge of high pressure will then move in from the west during Tuesday, bringing lighter winds and settled conditions for a time.
Issued at:
For coastal areas up to 12 miles offshore for the period to
Inshore waters forecast and strong winds map
Cape Wrath to Rattray Head including Orkney (1)
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- Cyclonic, mainly north or northeast, 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4, then southwest 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Southwest 3 to 5, increasing 5 to 7, backing south 3 or 4 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough for a time in northwest.
- Weather
- Fair at first, then occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Rattray Head to Berwick upon Tweed (2)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- Northerly or northwesterly 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally rough at first offshore, becoming slight or moderate later.
- Weather
- Showers, perhaps thundery at first.
- Visibility
- Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Southwesterly 2 to 4, increasing 4 to 6, occasionally 7 in north, decreasing 3 or 4 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth later in Firth of Forth.
- Weather
- Mainly fair, rain later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate later.
Berwick upon Tweed to Whitby (3)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- North or northwest 4 to 6, veering northeast 3 or 4, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally rough until later.
- Weather
- Showers, perhaps thundery at first.
- Visibility
- Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, then southwest 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers, rain later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate later.
Whitby to Gibraltar Point (4)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- Northerly or northwesterly 4 to 6, decreasing 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally rough at first, slight at times later.
- Weather
- Showers, squally at first.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming southwesterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 in north.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers at first.
- Visibility
- Good.
Gibraltar Point to North Foreland (5)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- Northerly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first in east, decreasing 3 or 4 in north, but 4 or 5 in south.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough for a time.
- Weather
- Rain at times, then showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor at first.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Northerly or northwesterly 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4, then southwesterly 3 or 4 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming mainly slight.
- Weather
- Showers, becoming mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
North Foreland to Selsey Bill (6)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- Northerly 5 or 6, occasionally 7 at first, decreasing 3 or 4 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough at first in far east.
- Weather
- Showers until later.
- Visibility
- Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Northerly or northwesterly 4 to 6, backing westerly or southwesterly 2 or 3, increasing 4 or 5 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate becoming smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Selsey Bill to Lyme Regis (7)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- North 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first, decreasing 3 or 4 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Showers, becoming mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor at first.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- North becoming variable 2 to 4, then southwest 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Mainly fair, rain later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate later.
Lyme Regis to Lands End including the Isles of Scilly (8)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- North or northwest 4 or 5, occasionally 6 at first, decreasing 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough at first in west, otherwise slight or moderate, occasionally smooth later in lyme bay.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor at first.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming southwest 3 or 4.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth until later.
- Weather
- Mainly fair, rain later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor later.
Lands End to St Davids Head including the Bristol Channel (9)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- Northerly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first in west, decreasing 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough until later in west.
- Weather
- Showers, squally at first.
- Visibility
- Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming southwesterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 for a time in west.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth at first in inner Bristol Channel.
- Weather
- Fair, rain later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor later.
St Davids Head to Great Orme Head, including St Georges Channel (10)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- North or northwest 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first, veering north or northeast 3 or 4, then becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough at first, becoming smooth or slight later.
- Weather
- Showers, squally at first.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor at first.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming south 5 to 7, decreasing 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate later.
- Weather
- Fair at first, then rain and drizzle.
- Visibility
- Good, becoming moderate or good occasionally poor.
Great Orme Head to the Mull of Galloway (11)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- North 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first, decreasing 3 or 4, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Showers, becoming mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good occasionally moderate at first.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming southwest 5 or 6 , occasionally 7 for a time, decreasing 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Mainly fair at first, then occasional rain and drizzle.
- Visibility
- Good becoming moderate or good occasionally poor later.
Isle of Man (12)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- North 5 or 6, decreasing 3 or 4, becoming 2 or 3 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate, becoming smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Variable 2 or 3, becoming south or southwest and increasing 5 or 6, veering southwest 4 or 5 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, becoming moderate or rough, then moderate later.
- Weather
- Fair, then rain and drizzle for a time.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate or poor later.
Lough Foyle to Carlingford Lough (13)
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- North or northwest 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4, then south or southwest 3 or 4 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Showers, becoming mainly fair later.
- Visibility
- Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- South or southwest 4 to 6, increasing 4 to 6, occasionally 7 for a time.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Mainly fair, then occasional rain and drizzle.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Mull of Galloway to Mull of Kintyre including the Firth of Clyde and North Channel (14)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- Northerly 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4, then southerly or southwesterly 3 or 4 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate at first in North Channel, otherwise smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Showers at first, then mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Southerly or southwesterly 3 or 4, increasing 4 to 6, occasionally 7 for a time in North Channel.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Mainly fair at first, then occasional rain and drizzle.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor later.
Mull of Kintyre to Ardnamurchan Point (15)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- North 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4, then south 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth in sheltered east, becoming moderate or rough later in west.
- Weather
- Showers, becoming mainly fair later.
- Visibility
- Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- South or southwest 4 to 6, increasing 6 or 7 for a time.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough in west, slight or moderate in east.
- Weather
- Rain and drizzle at times.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
The Minch (16)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- North 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4, then south or southwest 4 to 6, occasionally 7 west of western isles later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight for a time in central areas.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Southwest 4 to 6, increasing 6 to gale 8, veering west or northwest 3 or 4, backing south 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough for a time.
- Weather
- Rain and drizzle at times.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Ardnamurchan Point to Cape Wrath (17)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- North 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4, then south or southwest 4 to 6, occasionally 7 west of western isles later.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally rough later.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Southwest 4 to 6, increasing 6 to gale 8, veering west or northwest 3 or 4, backing south 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain and drizzle at times.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Shetland Isles (18)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- North or northeast 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first in east, becoming variable 2 to 4, the southwest 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally rough at first in east, and slight at times later in east.
- Weather
- Showers, becoming mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
For Coastal areas up to 60 nautical miles from Lerwick, Shetland (18)
Strong wind warning
Valid Tuesday 25 Nov 2025 at 0000 UTC until Tuesday 25 Nov 2025 at 1200 UTC
General situation
A ridge, extending north to the west of the UK, topples east across Shetland waters through Tuesday.
Forecast
- Wind
- Northeasterly 5 or 6 backing northerly 4 or 5, becoming variable 3 or less later in west
- Sea state
- Moderate but rough at first in east
- Weather
- Showers
- Visibility
- Mainly good
Outlook for 12 Hours from 1200 UTC on Tuesday 25 Nov until 0000 UTC on Wednesday 26 Nov
- Wind
- Northerly 4 or 5 at first in east, variable 3 or less in west. backing southwesterly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate, but slight in shelter east of shetland
- Weather
- Mainly fair
- Visibility
- Mainly good
Channel Islands (19)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- North to northwest 5 to 6, decreasing 4 to 5 by midday Tuesday.
- Sea state
- Rather rough to rough, decreasing slight to moderate later.
- Weather
- Isolated showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- North 4 backing northwest 2 to 3 by dawn, perhaps locally variable 1 to 2 near the french coast by midday, backing southwest 3 to 4 by dusk, backing south to southwest 5 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Slight to moderate, decreasing smooth to slight with a low swell by Wednesday morning, increasing moderate in the northwest later.
- Weather
- Isolated showers, perhaps locally heavy at first, dying out overnight rain later.
- Visibility
- Good or very good, locally moderate at first.
The inshore waters forecast information
Forecasts for UK inshore waters are issued four times a day and cover a period of 24 hours from 0000, 0600, 1200 and 1800 UTC.
The coastal waters around the British Isles are divided into 19 areas which extend up to 12 nautical miles offshore.
The forecast contains details of wind direction and force, sea state, weather and visibility.
Strong coastal winds (force 6 or more) are displayed for the first 24 hours of the inshore waters forecast.
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