This Is Jersey

Summary:

Sunny periods developing.

General Situation:

At 10am, a ridge of high pressure extended over Biscay and northern France. Old low, 999mb, 250 miles west of Ireland was slow moving.

Forecast from 1 pm Saturday to 1 pm Sunday

• Wind: S'ly or variable F1 to 3, becoming W to NW in the afternoon, locally F4 for a time, backing S to SW overnight, but locally variable then W to NW Jersey southwards in the morning. Increasing F3 to 4 towards mid Channel later.
• Forecast: Fair to rather cloudy with isolated showers at times.
• Visibility: Good.
• Sea State: Smooth or slight.
• Swell: Not significant.
• Sea Temp: 17

Forecast from 1 pm Sunday to 1 pm Monday

• Wind: Mainly SW F2 to 4, locally W to NW Jersey southwards at first, veering SW to W during the afternoon and increasing F4 to 5, locally F3 in the SE of the area.
• Forecast: Fair to cloudy with occasional showers, especially later.
• Visibility: Good, except in showers.
• Sea State: Slight to moderate becoming locally rather rough later.

Data from Jersey Met, last updated on Saturday 4th July 2009 at 15:15