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Shipping Forecast information supplied by the Met Office , external on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA), external.
From:12:00 UTC Friday 24 July
To:12:00 UTC Saturday 25 July
Summary at 0600
Developing low moving steadily eastwards, expected Norwegian Basin 984 by 0600 tomorrow
Issued:10:30 UTC Friday 24 July
Gale warnings are in effect in the following locations:
- Hebrides
- Fair Isle
- Faeroes
Issued:10:30 UTC Friday 24 July
Wind: West or southwest 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later.
Sea State: Moderate becoming rough.
Weather: Occasional rain.
Visibility: Moderate or good, occasionally poor later.
Wind: Southwesterly 3 to 5, backing southerly 5 to 7 later.
Sea State: Moderate, occasionally rough later.
Weather: Occasional rain.
Visibility: Moderate or good, occasionally poor later.
Wind: Southwesterly 3 to 5, backing southerly 5 to 7 later.
Sea State: Moderate, occasionally rough later.
Weather: Occasional rain.
Visibility: Moderate or good, occasionally poor later.
Wind: Cyclonic 4 or 5 becoming west or southwest 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later.
Sea State: Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough later.
Weather: Occasional rain.
Visibility: Good, occasionally moderate.
Wind: Cyclonic 4 or 5 becoming west or southwest 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later.
Sea State: Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough later.
Weather: Occasional rain.
Visibility: Good, occasionally moderate.
Wind: Cyclonic 4 or 5 becoming west or southwest 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later.
Sea State: Slight or moderate.
Weather: Occasional rain.
Visibility: Good, occasionally moderate.
Wind: Cyclonic 3 to 5, becoming southwest 5 or 6 later.
Sea State: Slight or moderate.
Weather: Mainly fair.
Visibility: Good.
Wind: Cyclonic 3 to 5, becoming southwest 5 or 6 later.
Sea State: Slight or moderate.
Weather: Mainly fair.
Visibility: Good.
Wind: West or southwest 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later.
Sea State: Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough later.
Weather: Showers.
Visibility: Good.
Wind: West or southwest 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later.
Sea State: Slight or moderate.
Weather: Showers.
Visibility: Good.
Wind: Variable becoming west or southwest, 2 to 4, occasionally 5 later.
Sea State: Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate later.
Weather: Fair.
Visibility: Good.
Wind: Variable becoming west or southwest, 2 to 4, occasionally 5 later.
Sea State: Smooth or slight.
Weather: Fair.
Visibility: Good.
Wind: Variable becoming west or southwest, 2 to 4, occasionally 5 later.
Sea State: Smooth or slight.
Weather: Fair.
Visibility: Good.
Wind: Variable becoming west or southwest, 2 to 4, occasionally 5 later.
Sea State: Smooth or slight.
Weather: Fair.
Visibility: Good.
Wind: Variable 2 to 4 becoming north or northwest 3 to 5.
Sea State: Smooth or slight.
Weather: Fair.
Visibility: Good.
Wind: Variable 2 to 4 becoming north or northwest 3 to 5.
Sea State: Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate in west.
Weather: Fair.
Visibility: Good.
Wind: Cyclonic 4 to 6.
Sea State: Slight or moderate.
Weather: Thundery showers.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.
Wind: Northwest 4 or 5, occasionally 6 later.
Sea State: Moderate, occasionally slight in east.
Weather: Thundery showers in north.
Visibility: Good, occasionally moderate.
Wind: Cyclonic 5 or 6 at first in south, otherwise northeasterly backing northwesterly 4 to 6.
Sea State: Slight or moderate.
Weather: Thundery showers.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.
Wind: Northeasterly backing northwesterly 4 to 6.
Sea State: Slight or moderate.
Weather: Fair.
Visibility: Good.
Wind: Variable 2 to 4 becoming west or southwest 4 or 5, occasionally 6 later.
Sea State: Smooth or slight becoming slight or moderate.
Weather: Occasional rain later.
Visibility: Moderate or good.
Wind: Variable 2 to 4 becoming west or southwest 4 or 5, occasionally 6 later.
Sea State: Smooth or slight becoming slight or moderate.
Weather: Occasional rain later.
Visibility: Moderate or good.
Wind: Variable 2 to 4 becoming west or southwest 4 or 5, occasionally 6 later.
Sea State: Smooth or slight becoming slight or moderate.
Weather: Occasional rain later.
Visibility: Moderate or good.
Wind: Northwest 3 or 4 backing west 5 or 6.
Sea State: Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough later.
Weather: Occasional rain.
Visibility: Moderate or good.
Wind: West or southwest 4 to 6, increasing 7 for a time, veering northwest later.
Sea State: Moderate or rough, becoming very rough for a time in north.
Weather: Occasional rain.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.
Wind: West or southwest 4 to 6, increasing 7 for a time, veering northwest later.
Sea State: Moderate or rough.
Weather: Occasional rain.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Westerly gale force 8 expected later
Issued:03:53 UTC Friday 24 July
Wind: Southwest veering northwest 5 to 7, increasing gale 8 for a time.
Sea State: Rough, becoming very rough for a time.
Weather: Occasional rain.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.
Wind: Southwest veering northwest 5 to 7.
Sea State: Rough, becoming very rough for a time.
Weather: Occasional rain.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Northwesterly gale force 8 expected later
Issued:09:56 UTC Friday 24 July
Wind: West or southwest 5 to 7, veering northwest 6 to gale 8 later.
Sea State: Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough later.
Weather: Occasional rain.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Northwesterly gale force 8 expected later
Issued:03:53 UTC Friday 24 July
Wind: Southwest becoming cyclonic 5 to 7, becoming northwest 6 to gale 8 later.
Sea State: Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough later in far south.
Weather: Occasional rain.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.
Wind: Cyclonic 4 to 6, becoming northwesterly 5 to 7 in east.
Sea State: Moderate or rough.
Weather: Occasional rain.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.
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