Channel Islands shipping forecast
For the area bounded by latitude 50°N, the French coast between Cap de la Hague and Ile de Brehat and longitude 3°W.
Issued by Jersey Met at 15:00UTC Monday , 13 April 2026 for the period ending 18:00UTC Wednesday.
General Situation
At 12:00UTC a weak ridge of high pressure over northern France, expected to decline. Low, 982mb, east of Newfoundland, expected 988mb, 400 miles west of Ireland by midday Wednesday.
Forecast from 18:00UTC Monday to 18:00UTC Tuesday.
Wind: Variable 1 to 3, becoming south to southeast 3 to 4 after midnight, increasing 4 to 5 by dawn, then 5 to 6 by mid-morning, decreasing 4 to 5 mid-afternoon.
Sea state: Smooth or slight, with a low swell, becoming moderate to rather rough in the north.
Weather: Occasional rain. Risk of mist or fog patches later.
Visibility: Good, occasionally moderate, perhaps locally poor or very poor.
Outlook from 18:00UTC Tuesday to 18:00UTC Wednesday.
Wind: South 4 to 5, perhaps briefly 6 mid-Channel in the afternoon, veering west later.
Sea state: Slight to moderate, occasionally rather rough mid-Channel at first.
Weather: Occasional rain. Risk of mist or fog patches, especially in the north, until midday.
Visibility: Good, occasionally moderate, perhaps locally poor or very poor.
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