Orkney Harbours - Weather Forecast
| Forecast Issued on: | Saturday, 05 July 2008 at 03:47 UTC | ||
Forecast for Scapa
Flow, The Pentland Firth & Orkney Coastal Waters |
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| General Situation: | A mainly northeasterly airstream becomes established across the Northern Isles as a slow moving low becomes centred over the UK. | ||
| Lightning Risk: | 4 (Low) | ||
| Day: | Saturday |
Saturday |
Sat / Sun |
| Time UTC: | 0600 - 1200 |
1200 - 1800 |
1800 - 0600 |
| Wind Direction: | EAST OR NE |
NE BACKING NORTH |
NORTH SOON VEERING NE |
| Mean Speed: | 05 to 10KT |
05 to 10KT |
10KT increasing 15 to 20KT in north |
| Gusts: | 15kts |
15kts |
30kts |
| Weather: | Low cloud, mist and fog patches continue, especially across northern and eastern waters, gradually becoming mainly fair overnight. | ||
| Visibility: | Moderate or poor with fog patches, locally good in western waters and more generally overnight. | ||
| Remarks: | Nil. | ||
| Outlook for: | remainder of Sunday | NE 10 to 15KT, occasionally 20KT in north. | |
| Outlook for Monday | NE 10 to 15KT, occasionally 20KT in north. | ||
| Remarks: | Nil. | ||
The Orkney Harbours Weather Forecast is provided by the Met Office to the Orkney Island Council Department of Harbours. Permission to use this information has been agreed by both the Met Office and the Department of Harbours.