What does wx offshore mean

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Marine forecasts glossary. Gale warnings Gale Winds of at least Beaufort force 8 knots or gusts reaching knots Severe gale Winds of force 9 knots or gusts reaching knots Storm Winds of force 10 knots or gusts reaching knots Violent storm Winds of force 11 knots or gusts of 69 knots or more Hurricane force Winds of force 12 64 knots or more Note: The term used is 'hurricane force'; the term 'hurricane' on its own means a true tropical cyclone, not experienced in British waters.

Imminent Expected within six hours of time of issue Soon Expected within six to 12 hours of time of issue Later Expected more than 12 hours from time of issue Visibility Very poor Visibility less than 1, metres Poor Visibility between 1, metres and 2 nautical miles Moderate Visibility between 2 and 5 nautical miles Good Visibility more than 5 nautical miles Movement of pressure systems Slowly Moving at less than 15 knots Steadily Moving at 15 to 25 knots Rather quickly Moving at 25 to 35 knots Rapidly Moving at 35 to 45 knots Very rapidly Moving at more than 45 knots Pressure tendency in station reports Rising or falling more slowly Pressure rising or falling at a progressively slower rate through the preceding three hours Rising or falling slowly Pressure change of 0.

Seas around 4 ft. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Vsby 1 to 3 NM after midnight. TUE NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft this afternoon. A chance of rain late this morning, then rain this afternoon. Isolated tstms late. Seas 10 to 15 ft, subsiding to 8 to 10 ft after midnight. Rain in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. SAT N winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 4 to 7 ft in the afternoon.

A chance of showers in the morning. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 8 ft this afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 4 to 6 ft after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. Gusts up to 30 kt. SUN W winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft.

TUE NW winds 10 to 15 kt.