General Situation
At 18:00UTC low over Faeroes, 987mb, expected to fill, whilst low over mid-Atlantic, 987mb, expected to be 947mb, just southeast of Iceland by midnight at the start of Thursday.
Forecast from 00:00UTC Wednesday to 00:00UTC Thursday.
Weather: Showers, locally heavy with a risk of hail and thunder at first, but dying out by dawn, occasional rain or drizzle later.
Wind: Northwest to west 5 to 7, locally gale 8 at first, decreasing 4 to 5 by dawn, backing southwesterly 5 to 6 by noon, perhaps occasionally 7 mid-Channel later.
Visibility: Good, occasionally moderate or poor.
Sea state: Rough to very rough, decreasing moderate to rather rough with a low swell by dawn, increasing rough mid-Channel by mid-afternoon.
Sea temperature: 9.1°C
Outlook from 00:00UTC Thursday to 00:00UTC Friday.
Weather: Occasional rain or showers, becoming persistent and heavy for a time late morning and early afternoon.
Wind: Southwest to south 5 to 7, increasing 6 to gale 8 in the morning, veering northwesterly 5 to 7 in the afternoon, decreasing 4 to 6 in the evening.
Visibility: Good, occasionally moderate or poor.
Sea state: Moderate with a low swell in the southeast, rather rough to rough in the northwest, generally increasing rough through the afternoon, perhaps locally very rough at times.
