Coast and sea
General situation
A large area of low pressure with centres to the north and north west of the United Kingdom will continue to bring unsettled conditions and strong southerly or southwesterly winds, with gales at times away from the northwest today into tomorrow, then in the northwest later in the period.
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)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- Southwest 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4, then west or southwest 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally slight in Moray Firth and rough elsewhere.
- Weather
- Occasional rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor until later.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- West or southwest 4 to 6, backing south 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate in Moray Firth, moderate or rough elsewhere.
- Weather
- Showers, mainly in northwest.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate in northwest.
Rattray Head to Berwick upon Tweed (2)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- Southwest 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4, then southwest 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally slight in southwest and rough elsewhere.
- Weather
- Occasional rain, becoming mainly fair later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Southerly or southwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later in north.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally slight in south and rough at first in north.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Berwick upon Tweed to Whitby (3)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- South 5 to 7, but variable 2 to 4 at first near Berwick upon Tweed, veering southwest 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally rough until later.
- Weather
- Occasional rain, becoming mainly fair later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor until later.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- South or southwest 5 or 6, decreasing 4 or 5 for a time.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Whitby to Gibraltar Point (4)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- South or southwest 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming moderate later.
- Weather
- Rain, becoming mainly fair later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- South or southwest 4 or 5, occasionally 6 at first.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming slight later.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Gibraltar Point to North Foreland (5)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- Southerly or southwesterly 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 or 5 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, but moderate or rough at first in east.
- Weather
- Occasional rain, showers later in south.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Southerly or southwesterly 4 or 5, decreasing 3 at times later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate becoming smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Showers in south.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate in south.
North Foreland to Selsey Bill (6)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- Southerly or southwesterly 7 or gale 8, decreasing 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough becoming slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain, showers later.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor, becoming good occasionally poor later.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Southerly or southwesterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 at first and 3 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Selsey Bill to Lyme Regis (7)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- South or southwest 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 at first, veering west or southwest 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, becoming moderate later.
- Weather
- Occasional rain, thundery showers later.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor, becoming good occasionally poor later.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Southwest 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first.
- Sea state
- Moderate, becoming slight at times near shore.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Lyme Regis to Lands End including the Isles of Scilly (8)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- South or southwest 6 to gale 8, veering west or southwest 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough later except in far west.
- Weather
- Occasional rain, thundery showers later.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor, becoming good occasionally poor later.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- West or southwest 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first.
- Sea state
- Very rough near Isles of Scilly, otherwise moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate later in east.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Lands End to St Davids Head including the Bristol Channel (9)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- South or southwest 6 to gale 8, veering west or southwest 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Rough, occasionally moderate in severn estuary and very rough elsewhere until later.
- Weather
- Occasional rain then thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Cyclonic, mainly southwesterly, 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first in west.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally slight in severn estuary and very rough near Lands End.
- Weather
- Showers, thundery at first.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
St Davids Head to Great Orme Head, including St Georges Channel (10)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- South or southwest 6 or 7, occasionally gale 8 at first, veering west or southwest 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate east of Anglesey, otherwise moderate or rough, occasionally very rough at first in far southwest.
- Weather
- Rain then thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first, becoming good occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- West or southwest backing south or southwest, 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Rough at first near St Davids Head, otherwise slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers, thundery at first.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Great Orme Head to the Mull of Galloway (11)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4 at first in north, otherwise cyclonic, becoming southwesterly later, 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain, showers later, perhaps thundery.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first, becoming good occasionally poor later.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Southerly or southwesterly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers perhaps thundery at first.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Isle of Man (12)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- Variable 3 or less, occasionally southerly 5 to 7 in the south and east of the area, becoming west or southwest 5 or 6 in all waters, backing south or southwest later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in the south and east for a time.
- Weather
- Occasional rain, becoming mainly fair later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor until later.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- South or southwest 5 or 6, decreasing 4 or 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Lough Foyle to Carlingford Lough (13)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming southwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later in north.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in far north.
- Weather
- Occasional rain then showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor, becoming good occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Southwesterly 5 or 6, occasionally 7 in north.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in far north.
- Weather
- Showers, perhaps thundery for a time.
- 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
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming southwesterly 5 or 6 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight at first in Firth of Clyde, otherwise slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain then showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor, becoming good occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Southwesterly 5 or 6, decreasing 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Mull of Kintyre to Ardnamurchan Point (15)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- South or southwest 3 to 5, increasing 5 to 7 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough later in west.
- Weather
- Rain or showers, perhaps thundery.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Southwest 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
The Minch (16)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- Southerly or southwesterly 3 to 5, increasing 5 to 7 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, but rough near entrances.
- Weather
- Rain or showers, perhaps thundery.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Southerly or southwesterly 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate becoming moderate or rough, occasionally very rough later in south.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Ardnamurchan Point to Cape Wrath (17)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- Southerly or southwesterly 3 to 5, increasing 5 to 7 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers, perhaps thundery.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Southerly or southwesterly 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Shetland Isles (18)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- Southeast 6 or 7, veering south or southwest 4 or 5, becoming variable 2 to 4, then cyclonic 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
For Coastal areas up to 60 nautical miles from Lerwick, Shetland (18)
Strong wind warning
Valid Monday 01 Dec 2025 at 1200 UTC until Tuesday 02 Dec 2025 at 0000 UTC
General situation
Atlantic low to west of Scotland will drift slowly east, pushing occasional frontal systems across Shetland Waters.
Forecast
- Wind
- Southeasterly 6 or 7 at first in northeast, otherwise west or southwest 3 to 5 becoming variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Rough, occasionally very rough at first in north.
- Weather
- Rain at first then fair.
- Visibility
- Moderate or poor, becoming good later.
Outlook for 12 Hours from 0000 UTC on Tuesday 02 Dec until 1200 UTC on Tuesday 02 Dec
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4 becoming cyclonic 4 to 6 in east, then westerly or southwesterly 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Rough.
- Weather
- Fair at first then rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate or poor.
Channel Islands (19)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- South to southwest 6 to 7 with gusts to 45kt, increasing 7 to gale 8 with gusts of 50kt by dusk, veering southwest to west 4 to 5 by midnight, occasionally 6 mainly in the northwest.
- Sea state
- Rather rough to rough, increasing very rough mid-channel for a time this evening, decreasing slight to moderate with a low to moderate swell later.
- Weather
- Patchy rain at first, heavy rain spreading eastwards from dusk, clearing to scattered showers by midnight, perhaps locally heavy with hail later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate or poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Southwest 4 to 5, locally 6 mid-channel at first.
- Sea state
- Slight to moderate with a low to moderate swell, perhaps rather rough mid-channel at first.
- Weather
- Scattered showers, locally heavy at times, perhaps with hail.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate, perhaps locally poor.
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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