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For 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 09:00UTC Tuesday , 25 February 2020 for the period ending 12:00UTC Thursday.
General Situation
At 06:00UTC low, Fisher, 979mb, expected southern Sweden, 979mb, by 00:00 UTC on Wednesday. New low expected 350 miles west of Shannon, 1002mb, by 12:00 UTC on Wednesday.
Forecast from 12:00UTC Tuesday to 12:00UTC Wednesday.
Wind: West 5 to 7, increasing gale 8 at times with gusts to 55kt, veering northwest by late evening.
Sea state: Rather rough to rough, increasing very rough to high in northwest during the afternoon.
Weather: Showers, heavy and thundery at times, some with hail.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.
Swell:
Outlook from 12:00UTC Wednesday to 12:00UTC Thursday.
Wind: Northwest 5 to 7, backing west 4 to 6 by evening, then backing south around midnight, veering west 6 to gale 8 by dawn, then veering northerly 5 to 7 later.
Sea state: Rough to very rough, decreasing moderate to rather rough with a low to moderate swell for a time late evening to late morning in southeast.
Weather: Isolated showers, then rain at times from late evening, becoming persistent, locally heavy, for a time between midnight and dawn, then becoming fair by late morning.
Visibility: Moderate to good, occasionally poor later.
