States of Jersey METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT

Channel Islands Shipping Forecast

For the area bounded by latitude 50N, the French coast between Cap de la Hague and Ile de Brehat and longitude 3W.

Issued by the Jersey Meteorological Department at 10pm Thursday, 24 May 2012 for the period ending 7pm Sunday.


General Situation

At 7 p.m., high, 1034 mb, over Scandinavia maintained a ridge southwest to Biscay.


Forecast from 1am Friday until 1am Saturday

Wind:Northeast 3 or 4 increasing 4 or 5 by noon.
Sea state:Slight becoming slight to moderate.
Weather:Some mist or fog patches overnight and in the morning.
Visibility:Moderate, poor or very poor in mist or fog, becoming good.
Swell:2-4ft.

Outlook from 1am Saturday until 1am Sunday

Wind:Northeast 4 to 5, soon veering east, locally 6, becoming cyclonic variable in south on Saturday evening.
Sea state:Slight to moderate, locally rather rough in the north and west.
Weather:Fine.
Visibility:Good.

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