Inshore waters Forecast
General weather forecast for inshore waters of Great Britain and Northern Ireland for the period 09:00 to 21:00 on Thu 15 May

Cape Wrath to Duncansby Head including Orkney

Time period	09:00 to 12:00	12:00 to 15:00	15:00 to 18:00	18:00 to 21:00
Wind speed	3 to 4	3 to 4	3 to 4	3 to 4
Wind direction	WNW bec NW	NW bec NNW	NNW	NNW bec WNW
Visibility	Good	Good	Good	Good
Weather	Cloudy	Cloudy	Cloudy	Cloudy

Shetland

Time period	09:00 to 12:00	12:00 to 15:00	15:00 to 18:00	18:00 to 21:00
Wind speed	3 to 4	4 to 5	4 to 5	4 to 5
Wind direction	NW	NW bec WNW	WNW	WNW bec NW
Visibility	Good	Good	Good	Good
Weather	Cloudy	Cloudy	Cloudy	Cloudy

Duncansby Head to Fraserburgh

Time period	09:00 to 12:00	12:00 to 15:00	15:00 to 18:00	18:00 to 21:00
Wind speed	1 to 2	2 to 3	1 to 2	1 to 2
Wind direction	NNW bec SE	SE	SE bec N	N bec NW
Visibility	Good	Good	Good	Good
Weather	Cloudy	Cloudy	Cloudy	Cloudy

Fraserburgh to St Abb's Head

Time period	09:00 to 12:00	12:00 to 15:00	15:00 to 18:00	18:00 to 21:00
Wind speed	3 to 4	3 to 4	2 to 3	2 to 3
Wind direction	NNE bec NE	NE bec E	E	E bec ENE
Visibility	Good	Good	Good	Good
Weather	Cloudy	Cloudy	Cloudy	Cloudy

St Abb's Head to Whitby

Time period	09:00 to 12:00	12:00 to 15:00	15:00 to 18:00	18:00 to 21:00
Wind speed	3 to 4	2 to 3	2 to 3	2 to 3
Wind direction	NNE	NNE	NNE bec NE	NE
Visibility	Good	Good	Good	Good
Weather	Fair	Cloudy	Cloudy	Cloudy

Whitby to The Wash

Time period	09:00 to 12:00	12:00 to 15:00	15:00 to 18:00	18:00 to 21:00
Wind speed	3 to 4	3 to 4	3 to 4	3 to 4
Wind direction	NNE bec NE	NE	NE	NE
Visibility	Good	Good	Good	Good
Weather	Fair	Fair	Cloudy	Cloudy

The Wash to North Foreland

Time period	09:00 to 12:00	12:00 to 15:00	15:00 to 18:00	18:00 to 21:00
Wind speed	4 to 5	4 to 5	4 to 5	4 to 5
Wind direction	NE	NE bec NNE	NNE	NNE bec NE
Visibility	Good	Good	Good	Good
Weather	Fair	Cloudy	Cloudy	Cloudy

North Foreland to St Catherine's Point

Time period	09:00 to 12:00	12:00 to 15:00	15:00 to 18:00	18:00 to 21:00
Wind speed	3 to 4	2 to 3	1 to 2	1 to 2
Wind direction	NE	NE bec N	N	N
Visibility	Good	Good	Good	Good
Weather	Cloudy	Cloudy	Cloudy	Cloudy

St Catherine's Point to Land's End

Time period	09:00 to 12:00	12:00 to 15:00	15:00 to 18:00	18:00 to 21:00
Wind speed	4 to 5	3 to 4	2 to 3	2 to 3
Wind direction	NE	NE	NE bec NNE	NNE bec N
Visibility	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Moderate
Weather	Fog	Mist	Fog	Mist

Land's End to Holyhead

Time period	09:00 to 12:00	12:00 to 15:00	15:00 to 18:00	18:00 to 21:00
Wind speed	2 to 3	2 to 3	2 to 3	1 to 2
Wind direction	E bec ENE	ENE bec NE	NE bec NNE	NNE bec NE
Visibility	Good	Good	Good	Good
Weather	Heavy Rain	Drizzle	Cloudy	Cloudy

Holyhead to Mull of Kintyre

Time period	09:00 to 12:00	12:00 to 15:00	15:00 to 18:00	18:00 to 21:00
Wind speed	3 to 4	3 to 4	3 to 4	3 to 4
Wind direction	E	E bec ENE	ENE bec NNE	NNE bec NE
Visibility	Good	Good	Good	Good
Weather	Cloudy	Fair	Fair	Fair

Mull of Kintyre to Cape Wrath

Time period	09:00 to 12:00	12:00 to 15:00	15:00 to 18:00	18:00 to 21:00
Wind speed	2 to 3	2 to 3	1 to 2	1 to 2
Wind direction	SSW	SSW bec SW	SW bec NNW	NNW bec NNE
Visibility	Good	Good	Good	Good
Weather	Cloudy	Cloudy	Fair	Fair

Lough Foyle to Carlingford Lough

Time period	09:00 to 12:00	12:00 to 15:00	15:00 to 18:00	18:00 to 21:00
Wind speed	4 to 5	3 to 4	2 to 3	2 to 3
Wind direction	E	E bec NE	NE bec NNE	NNE bec NE
Visibility	Good	Good	Good	Good
Weather	Fair	Fair	Fair	Fair