Inshore waters forecast key

Forecasts for UK inshore waters are issued four times a day and cover a period of 24 hours from 0000, 0600, 1200 and 1800 UTC.

The coastal waters, up to 12 miles offshore, around the British Isles are divided into 19 areas shown on the map.

The forecast contains details of forecast wind direction and force, weather, visibility and sea state.

Strong coastal winds

Strong coastal winds (Strong Breeze force 6 or more) are displayed for the first 24 hours of the inshore waters forecast.  These are displayed with the Inshore waters forecast.