General Situation
An area of low pressure, centred west from Ireland, will be slow moving, with fronts and troughs
moving eastwards across the United Kingdom during the next few days
From Cape Wrath to Rattray Head including Orkney
Issued by the Met Office at 1700 UTC on Friday 03 July 2009
24 hour forecast:
Wind:
Easterly becoming variable 3 or 4, occasionally 5 at first in northwest.
Sea State:
Smooth or slight.
Weather:
Rain or showers for a time.
Visibility:
Moderate or good, occasionally poor in east.
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Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:
Variable 3 or 4, becoming easterly or southeasterly.
Sea State:
Smooth or slight.
Weather:
Showers.
Visibility:
Moderate or good.
Rattray Head to Berwick on Tweed
Issued by the Met Office at 1700 UTC on Friday 03 July 2009
24 hour forecast:
Wind:
Easterly backing southerly 3 or 4, occasionally 5 later in north.
Sea State:
Smooth or slight.
Weather:
Rain or showers for a time.
Visibility:
Moderate or poor becoming good.
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Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:
Southerly backing southeasterly 3 or 4, occasionally 5 at first in north.
Sea State:
Smooth or slight.
Weather:
Showers.
Visibility:
Good.
Berwick on Tweed to Whitby
Issued by the Met Office at 1700 UTC on Friday 03 July 2009
24 hour forecast:
Wind:
Variable becoming south or southwest 3 or 4.
Sea State:
Smooth or slight.
Weather:
Thundery rain or showers at first.
Visibility:
Moderate or poor becoming good.
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Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:
South or southeast 3 or 4.
Sea State:
Smooth or slight.
Weather:
Showers.
Visibility:
Good.
Whitby to Gibraltar Point
Issued by the Met Office at 1700 UTC on Friday 03 July 2009
24 hour forecast:
Wind:
West backing southeast 3 or 4.
Sea State:
Smooth or slight.
Weather:
Thundery rain or showers at first in north.
Visibility:
Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first in north.
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Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:
Southeast veering south or southwest 3 or 4.
Sea State:
Smooth or slight.
Weather:
Showers.
Visibility:
Good.
Gibraltar Point to North Foreland
Issued by the Met Office at 1700 UTC on Friday 03 July 2009
24 hour forecast:
Wind:
Westerly or southwesterly 3 or 4, backing southerly later.
Sea State:
Smooth or slight.
Weather:
Showers later.
Visibility:
Good.
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Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:
Southerly or southwesterly 3 or 4, occasionally 5 later in south.
Sea State:
Smooth or slight.
Weather:
Showers.
Visibility:
Good.
Selsey Bill to Lyme Regis
Issued by the Met Office at 1700 UTC on Friday 03 July 2009
24 hour forecast:
Wind:
Southwest 4 or 5, backing south 3 or 4.
Sea State:
Slight, occasionally moderate at first.
Weather:
Showers.
Visibility:
Good.
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Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:
South or southwest 3 or 4, occasionally 5 later.
Sea State:
Slight.
Weather:
Showers.
Visibility:
Good.
Lyme Regis to Lands End including the Isles of Scilly
Issued by the Met Office at 1700 UTC on Friday 03 July 2009
24 hour forecast:
Wind:
Southerly or southwesterly 3 or 4, occasionally 5 in west.
Sea State:
Slight, occasionally moderate in west.
Weather:
Showers.
Visibility:
Good.
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Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:
Southwesterly 3 or 4, increasing 5 or 6.
Sea State:
Slight or moderate.
Weather:
Showers.
Visibility:
Good.
Lands End to St Davids Head including the Bristol Channel
Issued by the Met Office at 1700 UTC on Friday 03 July 2009
24 hour forecast:
Wind:
West or southwest backing south 3 or 4, increasing 5 for a time.
Sea State:
Slight or moderate.
Weather:
Showers.
Visibility:
Moderate or good.
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Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:
South 3 or 4, increasing 5 or 6 later.
Sea State:
Moderate occasionally slight in east.
Weather:
Showers.
Visibility:
Good.
St Davids Head to Great Ormes Head, including St Georges Channel
Issued by the Met Office at 1700 UTC on Friday 03 July 2009
24 hour forecast:
Wind:
Southerly 3 or 4, occasionally 5 in north.
Sea State:
Slight occasionally moderate in south.
Weather:
Showers, rain for a time.
Visibility:
Moderate or good.
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Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:
Southerly 3 or 4, increasing 5 or 6.
Sea State:
Slight or moderate.
Weather:
Showers.
Visibility:
Good.
Great Ormes Head to the Mull of Galloway
Issued by the Met Office at 1700 UTC on Friday 03 July 2009
24 hour forecast:
Wind:
South or southwest 3 or 4, occasionally 5 at first.
Sea State:
Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate in north.
Weather:
Showers, rain for a time.
Visibility:
Moderate or good.
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Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:
South or southwest 3 or 4, occasionally 5 in north.
Sea State:
Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate in north.
Weather:
Showers.
Visibility:
Good.
Isle of Man
Issued by the Met Office at 1700 UTC on Friday 03 July 2009
24 hour forecast:
Wind:
Southwest 4 or 5, backing south or southeast 4 later.
Sea State:
Slight or moderate.
Weather:
Showers.
Visibility:
Moderate or good.
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Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:
South 4 or 5.
Sea State:
Slight or moderate.
Weather:
Showers.
Visibility:
Moderate or good.
Lough Foyle to Carlingford Lough
Issued by the Met Office at 1700 UTC on Friday 03 July 2009
24 hour forecast:
Wind:
Southerly or southeasterly 3 or 4, increasing 5 at times.
Sea State:
Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate in south.
Weather:
Showers, thundery at times.
Visibility:
Good.
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Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:
Southerly or southeasterly 3 or 4, increasing 5 at times.
Sea State:
Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate in south.
Weather:
Showers.
Visibility:
Good.
The Mull of Galloway to Mull of Kintyre including the Firth of Clyde and the North Channel
Issued by the Met Office at 1700 UTC on Friday 03 July 2009
24 hour forecast:
Wind:
Southerly or southeasterly 3 or 4, increasing 5 at times.
Sea State:
Slight or moderate.
Weather:
Showers.
Visibility:
Good.
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Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:
Southerly or southeasterly 3 or 4, increasing 5 at times.
Sea State:
Slight or moderate.
Weather:
Showers.
Visibility:
Good.
Mull of Kintyre to Ardnamurchan Point
Issued by the Met Office at 1700 UTC on Friday 03 July 2009
24 hour forecast:
Wind:
Variable becoming east or southeast 3 or 4, occasionally 5 later.
Sea State:
Smooth or slight.
Weather:
Thundery rain at first, showers later.
Visibility:
Moderate or poor, becoming good.
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Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:
East or southeast 3 or 4, increasing 5 at times.
Sea State:
Smooth or slight.
Weather:
Showers.
Visibility:
Good.
Ardnamurchan Point to Cape Wrath including the Outer Hebrides
Issued by the Met Office at 1700 UTC on Friday 03 July 2009
24 hour forecast:
Wind:
Variable 3 or 4.
Sea State:
Slight, occasionally smooth in The Minch.
Weather:
Thundery rain then showers.
Visibility:
Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
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Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind:
Variable becoming easterly or southeasterly 3 or 4, occasionally 5 later in south.
Sea State:
Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth in The Minch.
Weather:
Showers.
Visibility:
Good.
