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Newgale (Pembrokeshire)

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Wind Gust Wave Period Rain Cloud Temp Chill Wave Rating
00:00
12kts
17.9kts
2.5m
11.6sec
-1mm
-1%
7°C
3°C
03:00
14kts
21.5kts
2.3m
11.3sec
0.3mm
2%
8°C
3°C
06:00
14.6kts
20.9kts
2.2m
11sec
0.7mm
2%
8°C
3°C
09:00
17.1kts
21.9kts
2.2m
10.8sec
0.2mm
1%
9°C
5°C
12:00
22.5kts
28.3kts
2.4m
10.5sec
1.1mm
2%
10°C
4°C
15:00
21.3kts
26.7kts
2.4m
10.2sec
0.6mm
15%
10°C
5°C

First light: 05:25-05:59 / Last light: 18:51-19:25

General info

Suitability intermediate, advanced
Beach faces W
Best wind N, S, NE, SE, NNE, NNW, SSE

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Shipping Forecast

AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 0505 UTC ON FRIDAY 29 MARCH 2024 FOR THE PERIOD 0600 UTC FRIDAY 29 MARCH TO 0600 UTC SATURDAY 30 MARCH 2024

THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN VIKING NORTH UTSIRE GERMAN BIGHT WIGHT PORTLAND TRAFALGAR ROCKALL HEBRIDES BAILEY FAIR ISLE FAEROES AND SOUTHEAST ICELAND

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDNIGHT

LOW ROCKALL 967 EXPECTED 100 MILES WEST OF SHANNON 973 BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. NEW LOW EXPECTED NORTHWEST HEBRIDES 977 BY SAME TIME. LOWS TYNE 972 AND SHANNON 971 LOSING THEIR IDENTITIES

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE EAST FORTIES

SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 IN EAST VIKING AND NORTH UTSIRE AND 4 ELSEWHERE. SLIGHT OR MODERATE AT FIRST IN SOUTH UTSIRE, OTHERWISE MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

WEST FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH

CYCLONIC 3 TO 5 BECOMING SOUTHERLY 4 TO 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN WEST CROMARTY AND FORTH, BUT ELSEWHERE MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

TYNE DOGGER FISHER GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER THAMES DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST IN GERMAN BIGHT, WIGHT AND PORTLAND, DECREASING 3 TO 5 LATER. IN PORTLAND AND PLYMOUTH, ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH, ELSEWHERE MODERATE OR ROUGH BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS, THUNDERY EXCEPT IN DOGGER, FISHER AND GERMAN BIGHT. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

BISCAY FITZROY

WEST OR SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 BACKING SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6. VERY ROUGH, BECOMING ROUGH EXCEPT IN NORTHWEST FITZROY. THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

SOLE

WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY, BACKING SOUTHERLY LATER, 5 TO 7, PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER IN WEST. VERY ROUGH, BECOMING ROUGH IN EAST. THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA

SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 IN LUNDY AND FASTNET. VERY ROUGH AT FIRST IN FAR SOUTH OF FASTNET, OTHERWISE MAINLY MODERATE OR ROUGH, BUT SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN NORTH IRISH SEA. THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

SHANNON

CYCLONIC 3 TO 5 INCREASING 5 TO 7, PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES

NORTHEASTERLY 6 TO GALE 8 UNTIL LATER IN NORTHWEST ROCKALL AND NORTHWEST HEBRIDES, OTHERWISE CYCLONIC 3 TO 5. MODERATE OR ROUGH IN MALIN, ELSEWHERE MAINLY ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BUT BECOMING HIGH FOR A TIME IN NORTHWEST HEBRIDES. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR EXCEPT IN MALIN

BAILEY

NORTHEASTERLY 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, BECOMING CYCLONIC 4 TO 6 IN SOUTHEAST. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE OR POOR

FAIR ISLE SOUTHEAST FAEROES

NORTHEASTERLY 6 TO GALE 8 AT FIRST EXCEPT IN SOUTHEAST FAIR ISLE, OTHERWISE SOUTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH IN SOUTHEAST FAIR ISLE, ELSEWHERE ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BUT BECOMING HIGH FOR A TIME IN SOUTHEAST FAEROES. RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

NORTHWEST FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND