A southeasterly, strong and mostly variable flow prevails over the North-West of the basin. Over the South and the East, it is southwesterly, very strong and mostly variable.
For Whitley bay :
Warning moderate gale offshore.
The reliability of the situation is good.
Little cloud in the morning, changeable skies clouding over completely in the afternoon. The risk of seeing rain will remain low. In the evening, very cloudy skies to overcast.
Light rain followed by showers. SW force 2 turning S force 3 in the middle of the day then SSE. Gusts reaching 26 knots in the evening. Smooth sea becoming smooth to slight in the middle of the day then slight. Low, short swell from E. Good visibility becoming excellent in the middle of the day then good.