Coast and sea
General situation
The United Kingdom will lie in a south to southwesterly airflow during Monday, with showers affecting many areas. A deep area of low pressure will bring a spell of very wet and very windy weather on Monday night and Tuesday.
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
- South or southeast veering southwest, 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain then showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or poor, becoming good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Southwest 3 or 4 backing east or southeast 6 to gale 8, veering southwest 7 to severe gale 9 later, occasionally storm 10 later near Cape Wrath.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in north and also later in east.
- Weather
- Showers then rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Rattray Head to Berwick upon Tweed (2)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- Westerly backing southwesterly 4 to 6, then backing southerly 3 or 4 later in south.
- Sea state
- Moderate, becoming slight in south.
- Weather
- Rain at first in north, otherwise showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first in north.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- South or southwest 3 to 5 backing southeast 5 to 7, veering southwest 7 to severe gale 9 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough later.
- Weather
- Rain for a time.
- Visibility
- Good, becoming moderate or poor for a time.
Berwick upon Tweed to Whitby (3)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- West or southwest 5 to 7 backing south or southwest 4 to 6, occasionally 3 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Southerly or southeasterly 3 or 4 increasing 5 or 6, veering southwesterly 6 or 7 later, occasionally gale 8 later in north.
- Sea state
- Slight becoming moderate, then occasionally rough later.
- Weather
- Rain for a time.
- Visibility
- Good, becoming moderate or poor for a time.
Whitby to Gibraltar Point (4)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- Southwest 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first, backing south 3 or 4 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- South or southeast 3 or 4 increasing 5 or 6, veering southwest 5 to 7 later.
- Sea state
- Slight becoming moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain, becoming fair later.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first.
Gibraltar Point to North Foreland (5)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- Southwesterly, backing southerly later, 4 to 6, occasionally 3 later in north.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight in Thames Estuary and The Wash, but elsewhere slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain or showers later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor later.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Southerly or southwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 3 at first in north, then increasing 7 at times in east.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in east.
- Weather
- Rain at times, becoming fair later.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first.
North Foreland to Selsey Bill (6)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- Southwesterly, backing southerly later, 4 to 6, occasionally 7 in east.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate in east.
- Weather
- Fair then rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor later.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Southerly 4 to 6 veering southwesterly 6 to gale 8, then decreasing 4 or 5 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally slight at first in east.
- Weather
- Occasional rain until later.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor until later.
Selsey Bill to Lyme Regis (7)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- South or southwest 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers, then rain later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor later.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- South 6 to gale 8, veering southwest 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough for a time.
- Weather
- Rain, then showers later.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first.
Lyme Regis to Lands End including the Isles of Scilly (8)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- Southwest 4 to 6, backing south 6 to gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate at first in east, otherwise rough or very rough, but becoming high later near the Isles of Scilly.
- Weather
- Showers, then rain later.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor later.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Southerly 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 at first in west, veering southwesterly 5 or 6.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough in east, very rough or high in west.
- Weather
- Rain then showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Lands End to St Davids Head including the Bristol Channel (9)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- Southwesterly, backing southerly or southeasterly later, 4 to 6, occasionally 7 in west.
- Sea state
- Rough, occasionally moderate in east and very rough in west.
- Weather
- Showers, squally at first, then rain later.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Southerly veering southwesterly 5 to 7, increasing gale 8 or severe gale 9 for a time at first in west.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough in east, but in west, rough or very rough occasionally high.
- Weather
- Rain then showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or 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 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first, backing southeast 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally slight in far northeast and very rough near St David's Head.
- Weather
- Showers, squally at first, then rain later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Southeast 4 to 6 veering southwest 7 to severe gale 9, decreasing 5 or 6 again later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough, occasionally high in west.
- Weather
- Rain then showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Great Orme Head to the Mull of Galloway (11)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- South or southwest 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first, backing southeast 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in north.
- Weather
- Showers, squally at first, then rain later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Easterly or southeasterly 4 to 6 veering southwesterly 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 in north.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming rough or very rough except in far south.
- Weather
- Rain then showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first.
Isle of Man (12)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- South or southwest 5 to 7, backing southeast 4 or 5 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate later.
- Weather
- Showers, then rain later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Southeast 4 to 6 veering south or southwest 7 to severe gale 9.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate becoming rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Rain then mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first.
Lough Foyle to Carlingford Lough (13)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- Southerly or southwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first in east, then backing southeasterly later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough at first in southeast.
- Weather
- Showers, squally at first, then rain later in south.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Southeast 4 or 5 increasing 6 or 7, then veering south or southwest 7 to severe gale 9, occasionally 6 again later.
- Sea state
- Moderate, becoming rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Rain then showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first.
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 or southwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first in south, backing southerly or southeasterly 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough at first in far south and smooth in far north.
- Weather
- Showers, squally at first.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor at first.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Southerly or southeasterly 3 to 5 backing easterly or southeasterly 5 to 7, then veering southerly or southwesterly 7 to severe gale 9.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth at first in far north, becoming rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Rain then showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first.
Mull of Kintyre to Ardnamurchan Point (15)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- South or southwest 4 or 5, increasing 6 or 7 for a time, then backing southeast 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Mainly moderate or rough, but slight or moderate in sheltered east and occasionally very rough near Tiree.
- Weather
- Showers, squally for a time at first.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- Southeasterly 3 to 5 increasing 6 to gale 8, veering southwesterly 7 to severe gale 9 later, increasing storm 10 or violent storm 11 for a time later in north.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming very rough or high later, occasionally very high later near Tiree.
- Weather
- Fair then rain.
- Visibility
- Good, becoming moderate or poor.
The Minch (16)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- South or southwest 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, but smooth or slight just northeast of Skye and occasionally rough in southwest.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- South 4 or 5 backing east 6 to gale 8, veering southwest severe gale 9 to violent storm 11 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming rough or very rough later, then becoming high later in west.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Ardnamurchan Point to Cape Wrath (17)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- Cyclonic 4 at first in far north, otherwise southerly or southwesterly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate near Sutherland, otherwise moderate or rough, but becoming rough or very rough later in south.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- South 4 or 5 backing east 6 to gale 8, veering southwest severe gale 9 to violent storm 11 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough at first in north, otherwise rough or very rough, becoming high or very high later in south.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Shetland Isles (18)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- East or southeast 5 to 7 veering south or southeast 3 to 5, then southwest 3 or 4 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor until later.
For Coastal areas up to 60 nautical miles from Lerwick, Shetland (18)
Strong wind warning
Valid Monday 08 Dec 2025 at 0000 UTC until Monday 08 Dec 2025 at 1200 UTC
General situation
A strong easterly or southeasterly airstream covers Shetland Waters, with a low moving NE across the North Sea and into southern Norway. A frontal trough edges NE across southern Shetland waters on Monday.
Forecast
- Wind
- Easterly or southeasterly 5 to 7, becoming cyclonic 3 to 5 in south and later elsewhere
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough
- Weather
- Rain or showers
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor later
Outlook for 12 Hours from 1200 UTC on Monday 08 Dec until 0000 UTC on Tuesday 09 Dec
- Wind
- Cyclonic 3 to 5
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally slight just east of Shetland later
- Weather
- Rain, becoming fair later in south
- Visibility
- Moderate or poor, becoming good later in south
Channel Islands (19)
Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
- Wind
- Southwest 3 to 5, increasing occasionally 6 in the north of the area by dawn, backing south by dusk, increasing 5 to 7 later.
- Sea state
- Rather rough to rough, decreasing moderate with a moderate swell in the south.
- Weather
- Patchy rain or drizzle at times.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate or poor.
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
- Wind
- South 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 for a time in the north of the area, veering southwest 4 to 5 around dusk, occasionally 3 in the south of the area later.
- Sea state
- Moderate in the south, otherwise rather rough, increasing rather rough to rough by dawn, occasionally very rough in the north and west of the area until evening.
- Weather
- Occasional rain, perhaps locally heavy for a time.
- 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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