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Latest marine observations for Kirkwall

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The graphs below show the latest marine observational data for Kirkwall.

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Temperature (°C) and weather
Temperature (deg C) 8 °C8 °C7 °C7 °C7 °C7 °C8 °C8 °C7 °C7 °C7 °C7 °C8 °C9 °C9 °C9 °C10 °C10 °C10 °C10 °C10 °C11 °C11 °C11 °CGridline
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Wind speed (knots)
Wind and gust speed (knots) 14 knots16 knots19 knots17 knots14 knots13 knots13 knots13 knots11 knots13 knots12 knots9 knots11 knots14 knots15 knots19 knots19 knots23 knots21 knots24 knots24 knots23 knots21 knots14 knotsGridline
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Visibility (Nautical Miles)
Visibility (n miles) 13 n mile12 n mile15 n mile15 n mile16 n mile16 n mile15 n mile14 n mile15 n mile15 n mile14 n mile14 n mile16 n mile14 n mile14 n mile12 n mile11 n mile10 n mile5 n mile2 n mile4 n mile4 n mile6 n mile6 n mileGridline
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Pressure (hPa)
Pressure (mb) 1007 hPa1008 hPa1009 hPa1009 hPa1010 hPa1010 hPa1010 hPa1010 hPa1010 hPa1010 hPa1010 hPa1009 hPa1009 hPa1008 hPa1006 hPa1004 hPa1002 hPa1001 hPa999 hPa996 hPa994 hPa992 hPa991 hPa990 hPaGridline
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Wave height (metres)
Pressure (mb) n/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/aGridline
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Last updated: 2235 on Sat 21 Nov 2009