General Situation at 1800 on Tue 02 Dec 2008
Low pressure in Forth moves away southeastwards. A developing Atlantic low moves southeastwards across southwest England tonight. Atlantic fronts affect all areas Wednesday night into Thursday.
From Cape Wrath to Rattray Head including Orkney - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Northerly 4, increasing 5 or 6 for a time in east, backing southwesterly 4 or 5 later.
Slight or moderate.
Wintry showers.
Mainly good.
Outlook:
Southwest 4 or 5 backing southeast 6 to gale 8.
Moderate or rough.
Rain then showers.
Moderate or good.
Rattray Head to Berwick on Tweed - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Northerly, backing southwesterly later, 4 or 5, occasionally 6.
Slight or moderate.
Wintry showers.
Mainly good.
Outlook:
Southwest 4 or 5, backing southeast 7 to severe gale 9 for a time.
Rough or very rough.
Rain.
Moderate or good.
Berwick on Tweed to Whitby - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Northerly 4 or 5, occasionally 6, backing southwesterly 4 later.
Slight or moderate.
Showers.
Good.
Outlook:
Southwest 4 or 5, backing southeast 7 to severe gale 9 for a time.
Moderate or rough.
Rain.
Moderate or good.
Whitby to Gibraltar Point - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
West or northwest 4 or 5, occasionally 6.
Slight or moderate.
Showers.
Good, occasionally poor.
Outlook:
Westerly 4 or 5, backing southeasterly 7 to severe gale 9 for a time.
Moderate or rough.
Rain.
Moderate or good.
Gibraltar Point to North Foreland - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
West or northwest 4 or 5, occasionally 6 at first.
Slight or moderate.
Showers.
Good, occasionally poor.
Outlook:
West or northwest 4 or 5, backing southeast 7 to severe gale 9 for a time.
Moderate or rough.
Rain.
Moderate or good.
North Foreland to Selsey Bill - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Mainly northwesterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 at first, decreasing 3 later.
Slight or moderate.
Rain or showers, fair later.
Moderate or good.
Outlook:
Northwest 3 backing south 7 to severe gale 9, veering west 5 to 7 later.
Rough or very rough.
Rain then showers.
Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Selsey Bill to Lyme Regis - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Northerly 4 or 5, occasionally 6, becoming variable 3.
Slight or moderate.
Occasional rain.
Moderate or good.
Outlook:
Variable 3 becoming southerly veering westerly 7 to severe gale 9.
Rough or very rough.
Rain then showers.
Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Lyme Regis to Lands End including the Isles of Scilly - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
West veering north or northeast 5 to 7 decreasing 4 or 5, becoming variable 3 or 4 later.
Slight or moderate, increasing rough in west.
Occasional rain.
Moderate or good.
Outlook:
Variable 4 becoming southerly veering westerly 7 to severe gale 9.
Rough or very rough.
Rain then showers.
Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Lands End to St Davids Head including the Bristol Channel - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
West veering northeast 4 increasing 5 or 6, becoming variable 4 later.
Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in southwest.
Rain then fair.
Moderate or good.
Outlook:
Variable 4 becoming southerly veering westerly 7 to severe gale 9.
Rough or very rough.
Rain then showers.
Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
St Davids Head to Great Ormes Head, including St Georges Channel
24 hour forecast:
Northwest veering northeast, then backing southwest later, 4 or 5, decreasing 3 for a time.
Slight or moderate.
Showers.
Good.
Outlook:
Southerly 4 or 5 increasing 7 to severe gale 9, then veering westerly.
Rough.
Rain then showers.
Moderate or good.
Great Ormes Head to the Mull of Galloway - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Northwest veering northeast 5 or 6 becoming variable 3, then south 4 or 5 later.
Moderate or rough decreasing slight or moderate.
Showers.
Good.
Outlook:
South 4 or 5 backing southeast 7 to severe gale 9, veering west 5 to 7 later.
Rough.
Rain then showers.
Moderate or good.
Isle of Man
24 hour forecast:
Northwest veering north or northeast 4 or 5 decreasing 2 or 3, backing southwest 4 or 5 later.
Slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight for a time.
Showers then fair.
Good, occasionally moderate at first.
Outlook:
Southwest backing south 4 or 5 increasing 6 to gale 8, then veering west 6 or 7.
Slight or moderate becoming moderate or rough.
Fair then rain or showers.
Moderate or good, occasionally poor in rain.
Lough Foyle to Carlingford Lough - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Northwest 4 or 5 veering northeast 3 or 4, then backing south, increasing 5 or 6 later.
Slight in south, moderate in north.
Showers.
Mainly good.
Outlook:
Southerly 4 or 5 increasing 6 to gale 8, then veering westerly.
Moderate or rough.
Rain then showers.
Moderate or good.
The Mull of Galloway to Mull of Kintyre including the Firth of Clyde and the North Channel - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Northeast backing south 3 or 4, increasing 5 or 6 later.
Slight or moderate.
Squally showers.
Mainly good.
Outlook:
South 5 or 6 increasing 6 to gale 8, then veering west.
Rough.
Rain then showers.
Moderate or good.
Mull of Kintyre to Ardnamurchan Point - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Northeast 4 or 5 becoming variable 3, then south 5 or 6 later.
Moderate or rough.
Showers.
Good.
Outlook:
South or southeast veering west 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8.
Rough or very rough.
Rain then showers.
Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Ardnamurchan Point to Cape Wrath including the Outer Hebrides - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Northeast 4 or 5 becoming variable 3, then south 5 to 7 later.
Moderate or rough, occasionally slight in east.
Showers, wintry at first.
Moderate or good.
Outlook:
Southeasterly 5 to 7 increasing 7 to severe gale 9, veering westerly 4 or 5 later.
Rough or very rough.
Rain then showers.
Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Shetland Isles - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Northeast 5 to 7 backing southwest 3 or 4.
Moderate or rough.
Squally wintry showers.
Good, occasionally poor.
Outlook:
Southwest 3 or 4 backing southeast 6 to gale 8.
Rough or very rough.
Wintry showers, rain later.
Good, occasionally poor.
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