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From: Sun 15th Jun at 00:00 UTC

To: Mon 16th Jun at 00:00 UTC

Strong winds warnings issued (7)

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Strong winds warnings are in effect in the following locations:

From Cape Wrath to Rattray Head including Orkney
Rattray Head to Berwick on Tweed
North Foreland to Selsey Bill
Mull of Kintyre to Ardnamurchan Point
The Minch
Ardnamurchan Point to Cape Wrath including the Outer Hebrides
Shetland Isles

Issued at: 00:01 UTC on 15th Jun

Summary

An area of low pressure across Scotland with unsettled conditions will move away northeastwards followed by a westerly flow across all parts, still with some rain in the north, but many southern and eastern areas remaining dry as a ridge of high pressure then gradually edges north across southern parts early next week.

Issued at: 00:01 UTC on 15th Jun

Regions

From Cape Wrath to Rattray Head including Orkney

Strong winds warning issued

24 hour forecast:

Wind

Northwesterly backing westerly or southwesterly, 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first in east and then later in north.

Sea State

Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth in Moray Firth.

Weather

Occasional rain or showers, fog patches at first in east.

Visibility

Moderate or good, occasionally poor, or very poor at first in east.

Outlook for the following 24 hours:

Wind

Westerly or southwesterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 in north, becoming variable 2 to 4 for a time later.

Sea State

Slight or moderate in north, smooth or slight in south.

Weather

Occasional rain or drizzle, mainly in north.

Visibility

Moderate or good, occasionally poor in north.

Rattray Head to Berwick on Tweed

Strong winds warning issued

24 hour forecast:

Wind

Westerly or southwesterly, becoming cyclonic for a time, 3 to 5, occasionally 6 in south and at first near Rattray Head.

Sea State

Slight occasionally moderate.

Weather

Occasional rain then showers, fog patches at first.

Visibility

Moderate or good, occasionally very poor at first.

Outlook for the following 24 hours:

Wind

Westerly or southwesterly, becoming cyclonic for a time later, 3 to 5, occasionally 6 in south and also later in north.

Sea State

Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate at first in south.

Weather

Showers later.

Visibility

Good.

Berwick on Tweed to Whitby

24 hour forecast:

Wind

West or southwest 4 or 5, becoming variable 2 to 4 for a time.

Sea State

Slight, occasionally moderate near Berwick upon Tweed.

Weather

Showers at first.

Visibility

Good.

Outlook for the following 24 hours:

Wind

West or southwest 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4 for a time.

Sea State

Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate at first near Berwick upon Tweed.

Weather

Fair.

Visibility

Good.

Whitby to Gibraltar Point

24 hour forecast:

Wind

West or southwest 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4 for a time.

Sea State

Slight, occasionally smooth in south.

Weather

Showers.

Visibility

Good.

Outlook for the following 24 hours:

Wind

West backing southeast 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.

Sea State

Smooth or slight.

Weather

Fair.

Visibility

Good.

Gibraltar Point to North Foreland

24 hour forecast:

Wind

Westerly or southwesterly 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4, then northwesterly 3 to 5 later.

Sea State

Smooth or slight.

Weather

Showers.

Visibility

Good.

Outlook for the following 24 hours:

Wind

Northwesterly 3 or 4, becoming variable 2 to 4, then southerly or southeasterly 3 to 5 later.

Sea State

Smooth or slight.

Weather

Mainly fair.

Visibility

Good.

North Foreland to Selsey Bill

Strong winds warning issued

24 hour forecast:

Wind

Southwesterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 in east, veering westerly or northwesterly 3 or 4 later.

Sea State

Slight, occasionally moderate until later.

Weather

Fair.

Visibility

Good.

Outlook for the following 24 hours:

Wind

Northwesterly 3 or 4, becoming variable 3 or less, occasionally 4 later.

Sea State

Smooth or slight.

Weather

Mainly fair.

Visibility

Moderate or good.

Selsey Bill to Lyme Regis

24 hour forecast:

Wind

West or southwest 3 to 5, veering northwest 3 or 4 later.

Sea State

Slight, occasionally moderate until later.

Weather

Fair.

Visibility

Good.

Outlook for the following 24 hours:

Wind

Northwest 3 or 4, becoming variable 3 or less, then becoming southwest 3 or 4 for a time.

Sea State

Smooth or slight.

Weather

Mainly fair.

Visibility

Moderate or good.

Lyme Regis to Lands End including the Isles of Scilly

24 hour forecast:

Wind

West or southwest 3 to 5, veering northwest 2 to 4 later.

Sea State

Slight or moderate.

Weather

Fair then showers.

Visibility

Good, occasionally moderate.

Outlook for the following 24 hours:

Wind

Northwest becoming variable, 2 to 4.

Sea State

Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate at first in west.

Weather

Mainly fair.

Visibility

Moderate or good.

Lands End to St Davids Head including the Bristol Channel

24 hour forecast:

Wind

West or southwest 3 to 5.

Sea State

Slight or moderate.

Weather

Fair then showers.

Visibility

Good, occasionally moderate.

Outlook for the following 24 hours:

Wind

West or southwest 3 or 4, occasionally 5 in Bristol Channel, becoming variable 2 to 4 for a time.

Sea State

Slight, occasionally moderate at first.

Weather

Mainly fair.

Visibility

Moderate or good.

St Davids Head to Great Ormes Head, including St Georges Channel

24 hour forecast:

Wind

Westerly or southwesterly 3 to 5.

Sea State

Slight, occasionally smooth in north and moderate near St Davids Head.

Weather

Showers.

Visibility

Good, occasionally moderate.

Outlook for the following 24 hours:

Wind

Westerly or southwesterly 3 or 4, occasionally 2 at first and 5 later, increasing 5 or 6 later in north.

Sea State

Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate at first in south and later in north.

Weather

Fair.

Visibility

Good.

Great Ormes Head to the Mull of Galloway

24 hour forecast:

Wind

Westerly or southwesterly 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4 for a time later.

Sea State

Slight occasionally smooth.

Weather

Occasional rain or drizzle, fair later.

Visibility

Moderate or good.

Outlook for the following 24 hours:

Wind

Westerly or southwesterly 2 to 4, occasionally 5 in north, increasing 5 or 6 later.

Sea State

Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate later.

Weather

Mainly fair.

Visibility

Good.

Isle of Man

24 hour forecast:

Wind

West or southwest 3 or 4, becoming variable 3 or less later.

Sea State

Slight.

Weather

Occasional rain.

Visibility

Good, occasionally moderate.

Outlook for the following 24 hours:

Wind

Southwest 2 to 4, backing south or southwest 3 to 5 later.

Sea State

Slight.

Weather

Fair.

Visibility

Good.

Lough Foyle to Carlingford Lough

24 hour forecast:

Wind

West or southwest 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4 for a time later.

Sea State

Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate in far north.

Weather

Occasional rain or drizzle.

Visibility

Moderate or good, occasionally poor in north.

Outlook for the following 24 hours:

Wind

South or southwest 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later.

Sea State

Slight or moderate in far north, but elsewhere smooth or slight, occasionally moderate later in south.

Weather

Occasional rain or drizzle in far north.

Visibility

Good, occasionally poor in far north.

The Mull of Galloway to Mull of Kintyre including the Firth of Clyde and the North Channel

24 hour forecast:

Wind

Westerly or southwesterly 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4 for a time later.

Sea State

Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate later near Mull of Kintyre.

Weather

Occasional rain or drizzle, fair later.

Visibility

Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

Outlook for the following 24 hours:

Wind

Southerly or southwesterly 3 to 5.

Sea State

Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate later.

Weather

Fair, then occasional rain or drizzle in north.

Visibility

Good, occasionally poor in north.

Mull of Kintyre to Ardnamurchan Point

Strong winds warning issued

24 hour forecast:

Wind

Westerly, backing southerly for a time at first, then backing southwesterly later, 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later in north.

Sea State

Slight or moderate, but smooth or slight to the east of islay and jura.

Weather

Occasional rain or drizzle, fog patches for a time.

Visibility

Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.

Outlook for the following 24 hours:

Wind

Southwesterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first in north, increasing 5 to 7 later, perhaps gale 8 later in northwest.

Sea State

Slight or moderate, but smooth or slight to the east of islay and jura, occasionally rough later in northwest.

Weather

Rain or drizzle at times, fog patches at first.

Visibility

Moderate or good, occasionally very poor at first and poor later.

The Minch

Strong winds warning issued

24 hour forecast:

Wind

Variable 2 to 4, becoming west or southwest 3 to 5, increasing 5 or 6 later.

Sea State

Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate later in southwest.

Weather

Fair then occasional rain or drizzle with fog patches.

Visibility

Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.

Outlook for the following 24 hours:

Wind

Southwest 5 or 6, decreasing 3 to 5, then increasing 6 or 7 later, perhaps gale 8 later.

Sea State

Smooth or slight until later just northeast of skye, otherwise slight or moderate, occasionally rough later in far south.

Weather

Occasional rain or drizzle, fog patches at first.

Visibility

Moderate or good, occasionally very poor at first and poor later.

Ardnamurchan Point to Cape Wrath including the Outer Hebrides

Strong winds warning issued

24 hour forecast:

Wind

Variable 2 to 4, becoming west or southwest 3 to 5, increasing 5 or 6 later.

Sea State

Slight or moderate.

Weather

Fair then occasional rain or drizzle with fog patches.

Visibility

Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.

Outlook for the following 24 hours:

Wind

Southwest 5 or 6, decreasing 3 to 5, then increasing 6 or 7 later, perhaps gale 8 later.

Sea State

Mainly moderate, becoming rough at times later.

Weather

Occasional rain or drizzle, fog patches at first.

Visibility

Moderate or good, occasionally very poor at first and poor later.

Shetland Isles

Strong winds warning issued

24 hour forecast:

Wind

East or northeast 2 to 4, backing west or southwest 4 or 5, occasionally 6 later.

Sea State

Slight or moderate.

Weather

Occasional rain or showers, perhaps thundery, fog patches.

Visibility

Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.

For Coastal areas up to 60 nautical miles from Lerwick, Shetland

Valid Sunday 15 Jun 2025 at 0000 UTC until Sunday 15 Jun 2025 at 1200 UTC

General situation:

Low pressure will move north across Shetland Waters early on Sunday followed by a showery westerly airstream.

Forecast:

Wind

Cyclonic 3 to 5 becoming west 4 or 5 later.

Sea State

Slight or moderate

Weather

Occasional rain or showers, perhaps thundery. Fog patches

Visibility

Moderate or good, occasionally very poor

Outlook for 12 Hours from 1200 UTC on Sunday 15 Jun until 0000 UTC on Monday 16 Jun:

Wind

Westerly or southwesterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 later in northwest.

Sea State

Moderate

Weather

Occasional rain or showers, perhaps thundery at first. Fog patches

Visibility

Moderate or good, occasionally very poor

The Channel Islands

24 hour forecast:

Wind

Westerly 2 to 4, perhaps 5 for a time in mid-channel during the afternoon.

Sea State

Smooth or slight with a low swell.

Weather

Fair or fine.

Visibility

Good or very good.

Outlook for the following 24 hours:

Wind

Northwest 3 to 4, veering northwest to north 1 to 3 by Monday morning.

Sea State

Smooth or slight with a low swell.

Weather

Fair or fine.

Visibility

Good or very good.

Inshore Waters information supplied by the Met Office on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA).

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