A southeasterly and very variable flow prevails over the North-East of the basin. Over the South and the West, it is southwesterly, moderate and very variable.
For Kirkwall :
Warning moderate gale offshore.
The reliability of the situation is good.
Skies changeable to very cloudy. No precipitation. In the evening, clear periods developing.
No precipitation. SSE force 4 in the morning becoming SE force 5 in the middle of the day. Gusts reaching 24 knots from the middle of the day. Smooth sea becoming smooth to slight in the middle of the day. Low, short swell from ESE. Good visibility becoming excellent in the middle of the day.