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In addition, some bulletins include a forecast for all UK inshore waters, as distinct from the coastal waters. [15] Selsey Bill is a boundary for two areas of the Met Office's inshore water forecast. The area to the west extends to Lyme Regis and to the East to North Foreland. Selsey Bill is in sea area Wight. [15]
Map of Sea Areas and Coastal Weather Stations referred to in the Shipping Forecast. The 31 sea areas covered in the forecast are as shown in this table and map. [12] The forecast follows the order shown, going clockwise around the British Isles, with each area except Trafalgar, Irish Sea, Shannon, and Fair Isle bordering the previous.
Selsey's climate is classified as warm and temperate. [94] Although Selsey is in one of the sunnier areas of the UK, [95] there is rainfall throughout the year and even the driest month still has rain. [96] Probably the most problematic climatic hazard is wind. [97] The town is situated in an area where tornadoes and waterspouts are common. [98]
Location of The Mixon within the Selsey Bill and Hounds Marine Conservation Zone. The Mixon (reef, rocks or shoal) are a limestone outcrop in the English Channel about 1 mile (1,600 m) off Selsey Bill, West Sussex. It was formed during the Eocene period. At the east end of the reef is a gully with a depth of 30 meters (98 ft).
NOAA ship Delaware II in foul weather on Georges Bank. Sea State 5 and 8 range. In oceanography, sea state is the general condition of the free surface on a large body of water—with respect to wind waves and swell—at a certain location and moment. A sea state is characterized by statistics, including the wave height, period, and spectrum ...
Selsey, East Beach is a 1.7-hectare (4.2-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Selsey in West Sussex, United Kingdom. [1] [2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site. [3] This site exposes a sequence of marine estuary and freshwater deposits dating to the warm Eemian interglacial.
A study by Princeton University and McGill University concluded that the Manhood Peninsula is at particularly high risk of flooding as its topography is less than 5 metres (16 ft) above the current mean sea level. It is projected that, without improvements to the sea defence infrastructure, by 2050, the district will fall below mean sea level.
The stations are listed in the order they are read in the forecast, the numbers in brackets refer to the map on the right. Weather reports included in the forecasts are issued at 2300 local time for the late broadcast and 0400 for the early one, although reports issued at other times may be included if for some reason, the most recent weather ...