gov.jeFor the area bounded by latitude 50N, the French coast between Cap de la Hague and Île de Bréhat and longitude 3W.
Issued by the Jersey Met at 03:00UTC Wednesday , 19 February 2020 for the period ending 06:00UTC Friday.
General Situation
At 00:00UTC low, 992mb, sea area Fair Isle expected to fill, another low, 981mb, mid-Atlantic, expected to move northeast to be 947mb, just southeast of Iceland by midnight Thursday.
Forecast from 06:00UTC Wednesday to 06:00UTC Thursday.
Wind: Northwest to west 4 to 5, backing southwesterly 5 to 6 by noon, then southwest to south 6 to 7 overnight.
Sea state: Moderate to rather rough with a low swell, increasing rough in the northwest in the afternoon.
Weather: Occasional rain or drizzle, turning showery.
Visibility: Moderate to good.
Swell:
Outlook from 06:00UTC Thursday to 06:00UTC Friday.
Wind: Southwest to south 6 to gale 8, veering northwesterly in the afternoon, decreasing 5 to 6 in the evening, backing west to southwest 4 to 5 overnight.
Sea state: Rather rough to rough, locally moderate with a low swell in the southeast at first, generally increasing rough to very rough during the afternoon, decreasing moderate to rather rough with a low swell overnight.
Weather: Occasional rain or showers, becoming persistent and heavy for a time late morning and early afternoon.
Visibility: Good, occasionally moderate or poor.
