General Situation at 1800 on Tue 09 Feb 2010
An anticyclone near Iceland will maintain a ridge of high pressure across western areas of the United Kingdom. Meanwhile, a shallow low in the northern North Sea moves slowly southwards to affect eastern and southeastern coastal areas of England tonight and on Wednesday morning.
Cape Wrath to Rattray Head including Orkney - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Northerly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 at first in east, backing northwesterly 3 or 4 later.
Rough in north, moderate in east.
Wintry showers.
Good.
Outlook:
Northwest backing west or northwest, 3 or 4, increasing 4 or 5 later.
Rough becoming moderate in north, moderate becoming slight in east.
Wintry showers.
Good.
Rattray Head to Berwick on Tweed - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
North 5 or 6, decreasing 3 or 4.
Moderate.
Showers.
Good.
Outlook:
Northerly or northeasterly, backing westerly, 3 or 4, occasionally 5 in north.
Moderate.
Wintry showers.
Good.
Berwick on Tweed to Whitby - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
North 5 or 6, veering northeast 4 or 5, decreasing 3 for a time.
Moderate becoming rough.
Showers, becoming wintry later.
Good.
Outlook:
Northeast 4 or 5, backing northwest 3 or 4.
Rough becoming moderate.
Wintry showers.
Good.
Whitby to Gibraltar Point - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Northeast 4 or 5, increasing 6 for a time.
Moderate becoming rough.
Showers, becoming wintry later.
Good.
Outlook:
Northeast 4 or 5, decreasing 3 or 4, backing northwest later.
Rough becoming moderate.
Wintry showers.
Good.
Gibraltar Point to North Foreland - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Northeast, backing north for a time, 5 or 6, occasionally 7 later.
Moderate, occasionally rough in north.
Wintry showers.
Good, occasionally poor in east.
Outlook:
Northeast 5 to 7, increasing gale 8 at times.
Moderate, occasionally rough at first in north.
Wintry showers.
Good, occasionally poor in east.
North Foreland to Selsey Bill - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Northeast, backing north for a time, 5 to 7.
Slight near shore, otherwise moderate or rough.
Wintry showers in east otherwise mainly fair.
Good, occasionally poor in east.
Outlook:
Northeast 5 to 7, increasing gale 8 at times.
Slight near shore, otherwsie moderate or rough.
Wintry showers, mainly in east.
Good, occasionally poor in east.
Selsey Bill to Lyme Regis - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Northeast, backing north for a time, 5 or 6, increasing 7 at times.
Slight near shore, otherwise moderate or rough.
Fair, wintry showers later in east.
Good, occasionally poor later in east.
Outlook:
Northeasterly 5 or 6, occasionally 7 in east.
Slight near shore, otherwise moderate or rough.
Wintry showers, then fair.
Good, occasionally poor at first.
Lyme Regis to Lands End including the Isles of Scilly - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Northeasterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 at first in east.
Slight near shore in east, otherwise moderate or rough, but rough or very rough at first in far west.
Fair.
Good.
Outlook:
Northeasterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 later in east.
Slight near shore in east, otherwise moderate or rough.
Fair.
Good.
Lands End to St Davids Head including the Bristol Channel
24 hour forecast:
Northeasterly 4 or 5, decreasing 3 in east.
Very rough at first in far southwest, otherwise moderate or rough, but slight in Bristol Channel.
Mainly fair.
Good.
Outlook:
Northeasterly 4 or 5, occasionally 3 at first in east, backing northerly later.
Moderate or rough, but slight in Bristol Channel.
Mainly fair.
Good.
St Davids Head to Great Ormes Head including St Georges Channel
24 hour forecast:
Northeast 4 or 5, decreasing 3 or 4.
Moderate near st david's head, otherwise slight.
Mainly fair.
Good.
Outlook:
Northeast backing north 3 or 4.
Slight but moderate at first near st david's head.
Mainly fair.
Good.
Great Ormes Head to Mull of Galloway
24 hour forecast:
Northeast 4 or 5, decreasing 3 or 4.
Smooth or slight.
Mainly fair.
Good.
Outlook:
Northeast 3 or 4, decreasing 2 or 3.
Smooth or slight.
Mainly fair.
Good.
Isle of Man
24 hour forecast:
Northeast backing north for a time, 3 or 4, occasionally 5.
Slight, occasionally moderate.
Mainly fair.
Good.
Outlook:
Northeast 3 or 4, backing north or northwest 2 or 3.
Mainly slight.
Mainly fair.
Good.
Lough Foyle to Carlingford Lough
24 hour forecast:
Northeast 3 or 4.
Moderate at first in north, otherwise slight.
Mainly fair.
Good.
Outlook:
Northeast 3 or 4, becoming variable 2 or 3 for a time.
Smooth or slight.
Mainly fair.
Good.
The Mull of Galloway to Mull of Kintyre including Firth of Clyde
24 hour forecast:
Northeast 3 or 4.
Smooth or slight.
Mainly fair.
Good.
Outlook:
Northeast 3 or 4, becoming variable 2 or 3 for a time.
Smooth or slight.
Mainly fair.
Good.
Mull of Kintyre to Ardnamurchan Point
24 hour forecast:
Northeast 4 or 5, decreasing 3 or 4.
Moderate.
Mainly fair.
Good.
Outlook:
Northeast 3 or 4, becoming variable 2 or 3 for a time.
Moderate becoming slight.
Mainly fair.
Good.
Ardnamurchan Point to Cape Wrath excluding The Minch
24 hour forecast:
Northeast 4 or 5, becoming variable 3 or 4 later.
Moderate or rough.
Wintry showers.
Good.
Outlook:
Variable, becoming north or northwest, 3 or 4.
Moderate or rough.
Wintry showers in north.
Good.
The Minch
24 hour forecast:
Northeast 4 or 5, becoming variable 3 or 4 later.
Smooth with shelter, otherwise slight or moderate, but rough at first near rum and eigg.
Wintry showers.
Good.
Outlook:
Variable, becoming north or northwest, 3 or 4.
Smooth with shelter, otherwise slight or moderate.
Wintry showers in north.
Good.
The Channel Islands - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Northeast to north 4 to 5 increasing 5 to 6 at times.
Moderate to rather rough.
Scattered wintry showers.
Mainly good.
Outlook:
Northeast to north 4 to 5, occasionally 6.
Moderate to rather rough with swell.
Scattered wintry showers.
Mainly good.
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