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.
Summary
A ridge of high pressure over southern United Kingdom will gradually decline southwards overnight as a brisk westerly or northwesterly flow becomes established across the inshore waters. Winds will become strong at times especially in the north with a risk of gales in the far north early on Saturday.
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.
The general synopsis at 1800
New low moving steadily northeast, expected Norwegian Basin 979 by 1800 Saturday
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.
The general synopsis at 20:00 UTC on 24th Jul
At 241200UTC, low 68 north 07 west 988 moving steadily southeast and losing its identity by 251200UTC. Developing low moving steadily eastwards, expected Norwegian Basin 981 by same time. High 42 north 33 west 1033 slow moving with little change.
Coast & Sea information supplied by the Met Office on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA).
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