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Coast and Sea

Tide Tables

Predicted times and heights for more than 500 locations around the UK.

Tidal information supplied by the UK Hydrographic Office.

Inshore Waters

Specialist forecasts for coastal waters, up to 12 nautical miles offshore, around the United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man.

Strong winds warnings in 14 regions

Summary

A ridge of high pressure to the southeast maintains settled conditions there, while strong southerly winds and showers affect the northwest of the British Isles today, with gales later over northwest Scotland. A trough will then move northeast across the United Kingdom tomorrow, bringing rain, strong winds and some thundery showers, before another ridge builds from the south on Monday.

Shipping Forecast

The world’s longest running continuous weather forecast, the Shipping Forecast offers specialist forecasts for 31 sea areas covering the waters around the British Isles.

Gale warnings in 7 regions

The general synopsis at midnight

Low north Iceland 978 slow-moving, filling 986 by midnight tonight. High Fitzroy 1025 dissipating

Extended Outlook

Longer-term forecasts, covering three days beyond the 24-hour Shipping Forecast, for three broad sea areas around the British Isles.

High Seas

Specialist forecasts including wind, sea state and visibility for 13 sea areas within the North Atlantic region known as METAREA I.

Storm warnings in 2 regions

The general synopsis at 20:00 UTC on 25th Sep

At 251200UTC, low 66 north 15 west 971 expected 66 north 16 west 982 by 261200UTC. Low 56 north 41 west 993 expected 57 north 24 west 988 by same time.

Coast & Sea information supplied by the Met Office on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA).

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