Coast and sea
General situation
As several frontal systems move eastward across the area, a mainly southerly flow will prevail through the period, occasionally increasing strong across all areas, with showers and squally spells of rain expected.
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
- Variable 2 to 4 at first and later, becoming southerly or southeasterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 for a time in west.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight in Moray Firth, otherwise slight or moderate, occasionally rough later in far northwest.
- Weather
- Rain or drizzle at times.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming cyclonic 4 to 6, then westerly or northwesterly, 2 to 4, occasionally 5 later in north.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough to north and west of Orkney, otherwise slight or moderate, occasionally smooth at first in Moray Firth.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Rattray Head to Berwick upon Tweed (2)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- Southerly or southeasterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 for a time in north, becoming variable 2 to 4 for a time later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth in Firth of Forth.
- Weather
- Rain or drizzle at times.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Southerly or southeasterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 in north, becoming cyclonic 2 to 4 later, then westerly or northwesterly 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Berwick upon Tweed to Whitby (3)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- South or southeast 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Fair at first, then rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- South or southeast veering southwest later, 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Whitby to Gibraltar Point (4)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- Southwest 2 to 4, backing south or southeast 3 or 4, increasing 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain or showers later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor later.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- South 4 to 6, backing southeast 3 to 5, veering southwest 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Gibraltar Point to North Foreland (5)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- Southwesterly 3 or 4, backing southerly 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate later.
- Weather
- Fair, rain later.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor later.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Southerly or southeasterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 for a time, veering southwesterly 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
North Foreland to Selsey Bill (6)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- Southwest 3 to 5, occasionally 2 at first, backing south 4 to 6, occasionally 7 for a time.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth at first in east and rough later in west.
- Weather
- Showers, squally rain later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor later.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Southerly veering southwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 for a time, decreasing 3 at times later.
- Sea state
- Moderate, becoming moderate or rough for a time.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Selsey Bill to Lyme Regis (7)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- Southwest 3 to 5, backing south 5 to 7 for a time.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers, squally rain for a time.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- South 3 to 5, increasing 5 to 7, veering southwest 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming mainly moderate.
- Weather
- Rain or 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 5 to 7, veering south or southwest 3 to 5 later, increasing 5 to 7 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough near Isles of Scilly.
- Weather
- Squally rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Southwest 4 to 6, occasionally 7 for a time.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough at first near Isles of Scilly.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Lands End to St Davids Head including the Bristol Channel (9)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- Southerly veering southwesterly later, 4 to 6, occasionally 7 in west, becoming variable 3 or 4 for a time.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally slight in inner Bristol Channel.
- Weather
- Squally rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Southerly or southwesterly 3 to 5, veering westerly or southwesterly 4 or 5, backing southerly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later in west.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally slight in inner Bristol Channel.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
St Davids Head to Great Orme Head, including St Georges Channel (10)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- Southerly veering southwesterly later, 5 to 7, becoming variable 2 to 4 for a time.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate for a time, smooth at times east of Anglesey.
- Weather
- Squally rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Southerly or southwesterly 5 to 7, veering westerly 3 to 5, then backing southerly or southeasterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later in south.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in south, and smooth at times east of Anglesey.
- Weather
- Rain then showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor at first.
Great Orme Head to the Mull of Galloway (11)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- South or southeast 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first in west, becoming variable 2 to 4, then south 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming mainly slight.
- Weather
- Squally rain at first and later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- South or southwest 5 to 7, veering west 4 to 6, then backing south 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Slight, occasionally moderate at first.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Isle of Man (12)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- South 5 to 7, veering southwest 3 or 4, becoming variable 3.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming slight.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate or poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Variable 3, becoming south 4 or 5, but veering west 3 or 4 for a time.
- Sea state
- Slight, becoming slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain at first and again later.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Lough Foyle to Carlingford Lough (13)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- South 5 to 7, veering southwest 3 to 5, becoming variable 3 or less, then cyclonic mainly northeast 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth later in east.
- Weather
- Squally rain at first and again later.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Cyclonic becoming west later, 3 to 5, becoming variable 3 or less later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate in north, but slight, occasionally smooth in east and south.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- 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
- Southerly 5 to 7, veering southwesterly 3 or 4, becoming variable 3 or less, then cyclonic, mainly northeasterly 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Slight, but moderate at first in North Channel, smooth at times in Firth of Clyde.
- Weather
- Rain at first and again later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Cyclonic becoming mainly westerly later, 3 to 5, backing southwest 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Slight in North Channel, elsewhere smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Mull of Kintyre to Ardnamurchan Point (15)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- Southeast 5 to 7, veering southwest 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, but smooth or slight in eastern shelter.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, but smooth or slight in eastern shelter.
- Weather
- Rain then showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first.
The Minch (16)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- Southeasterly veering southwesterly, 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first in south, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in south entrance, smooth at times east of skye.
- Weather
- Rain, then showers later.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, but occasionally smooth in central areas and east of skye.
- Weather
- Showers or rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor later.
Ardnamurchan Point to Cape Wrath (17)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- Southeasterly veering southwesterly, 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first in south, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Rough, but moderate near Sutherland.
- Weather
- Rain, then showers later.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Rough, but moderate near Sutherland.
- Weather
- Showers or rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor later.
Shetland Isles (18)
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- South or southeast 3 to 5, veering southwest 2 to 4 at times.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally rough in north and west.
- Weather
- Occasional rain, fog patches at first.
- Visibility
- Moderate or poor, occasionally very poor at first, becoming moderate or good.
For Coastal areas up to 60 nautical miles from Lerwick, Shetland (18)
Strong wind warning
Valid Sunday 09 Nov 2025 at 0600 UTC until Sunday 09 Nov 2025 at 1800 UTC
General situation
A weak front moves north across the area early Sunday with a more developed front following Sunday evening..
Forecast
- Wind
- Southerly or southeasterly 3 or 4, veering southwesterly 2 or 3 for a time in southwest, occasionally 5 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate, but slight just east of shetland and rough in northwest.
- Weather
- Occasional rain, fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or poor, occasionally very poor.
Outlook for 12 Hours from 1800 UTC on Sunday 09 Nov until 0600 UTC on Monday 10 Nov
- Wind
- South or southeast 4 or 5, backing south or southwest 2 to 4 for a time later.
- Sea state
- Moderate, but rough in northwest.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Channel Islands (19)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- South 4 to 5, increasing 5 to 6 with gusts to 35kt by afternoon, increasing 6 to 7 by late evening, veering south to southwest 4 to 5 by dawn.
- Sea state
- Slight to moderate, increasing rather rough to rough for a time overnight a low to moderate swell throughout.
- Weather
- Rain and showers from mid-afternoon, perhaps locally heavy.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate or poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- South to southwest 4 to 5, veering southwest to west 6 to 7 by midday, decreasing 4 to 5 by midnight, backing south 5 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Slight to moderate, increasing rather rough to rough for at time Sunday evening a low to moderate swell throughout.
- Weather
- Rain or showers, locally heavy with a risk of thunder, clearing by midnight.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate or 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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