Shipping forecast and gale warnings
The general synopsis at 1800
Low just west of Sole 993 losing its identity by 1800 Sunday. New low expected Humber 994 by same time.
Issued at: .
For the period to .
Shipping forecast and gale warnings map
Viking
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 continuing
- Wind
- Cyclonic, 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8, decreasing 4 at times later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
North Utsire
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 continuing
- Wind
- Cyclonic, 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8, decreasing 4 at times later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
South Utsire
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Cyclonic, 5 to 7, occasionally gale, decreasing 4 at times later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Forties
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Cyclonic, 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8, decreasing 4 at times later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough in south, otherwise rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Cromarty
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Cyclonic, 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8, decreasing 4 at times later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Forth
- Wind
- Cyclonic, 5 to 7, decreasing 4 at times later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Tyne
- Wind
- South or southwest 4 to 6, becoming cyclonic 5 to 7 later, perhaps gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate becoming moderate or rough later.
- Weather
- Rain later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor later.
Dogger
- Wind
- South or southwest 4 to 6, becoming cyclonic 5 to 7 later, perhaps gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate becoming moderate or rough later.
- Weather
- Rain later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor later.
Fisher
- Wind
- South or southwest 4 to 6, becoming cyclonic 5 to 7 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor later.
German Bight
- Wind
- South or southwest 4 to 6, becoming cyclonic 5 to 7 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor later.
Humber
- Wind
- South or southwest 4 to 6, becoming cyclonic 5 to 7 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor later.
Thames
- Wind
- South veering northwest later, 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, becoming moderate later.
- Weather
- Occasional rain or thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Dover
- Wind
- South veering northwest later, 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, becoming moderate later.
- Weather
- Occasional rain or thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Wight
- Wind
- South veering northwest later, 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, becoming moderate later.
- Weather
- Occasional rain or thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Portland
- Wind
- South veering northwest later, 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, becoming moderate later, then occasionally rough later.
- Weather
- Occasional rain or thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Plymouth
- Wind
- South veering northwest later, 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough, occasionally very rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain or thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Biscay
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Westerly or southwesterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 in north, decreasing 4 or 5 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate becoming rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Rain or thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Trafalgar
- Wind
- Westerly or southwesterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in north.
- Weather
- Occasional rain, mainly north and west.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
FitzRoy
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Westerly gale force 8 imminent, increasing severe gale force 9 soon
- Wind
- In south, westerly or southwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first. In north, cyclonic, 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale, becoming westerly or northwesterly 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- In south, moderate or rough. in north, moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough occasionally high.
- Weather
- In south, rain or thundery showers. In north, rain or thundery showers.
- Visibility
- In south, good, occasionally poor. In north, good, occasionally poor.
FitzRoy
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Westerly gale force 8 imminent, increasing severe gale force 9 soon
- Wind
- In south, westerly or southwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first. In north, cyclonic, 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale, becoming westerly or northwesterly 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- In south, moderate or rough. in north, moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough occasionally high.
- Weather
- In south, rain or thundery showers. In north, rain or thundery showers.
- Visibility
- In south, good, occasionally poor. In north, good, occasionally poor.
Sole
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Westerly gale force 8 continuing
- Wind
- Cyclonic, 6 to gale 8, becoming westerly or northwesterly 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough occasionally high.
- Weather
- Rain or thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Lundy
- Wind
- South 5 to 7, becoming cyclonic 4 to 6, then northwest 5 to 7 later, perhaps gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate becoming moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain or thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Fastnet
- Wind
- South 5 to 7, becoming cyclonic 4 to 6, then northwest 5 to 7 later, perhaps gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain or thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Irish Sea
- Wind
- South 5 to 7, becoming cyclonic 4 to 6, then northwest 5 to 7 later, perhaps gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate occasionally rough in south.
- Weather
- Occasional rain or thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Shannon
- Wind
- Cyclonic, becoming north, 4 to 6, veering southeast 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough later in far north.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Rockall
- Wind
- North or northwest 5 to 7, decreasing 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, occasionally moderate at first in south.
- Weather
- Rain then wintry showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Malin
- Wind
- North or northwest 5 to 7, decreasing 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, occasionally moderate.
- Weather
- Rain then wintry showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Hebrides
- Wind
- North or northwest 5 to 7, decreasing 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, occasionally moderate in east.
- Weather
- Rain then wintry showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Bailey
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Northwesterly gale force 8 expected soon
- Wind
- North or northwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8, decreasing 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Rain then wintry showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Fair Isle
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Gale now ceased but northwesterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Northerly or northwesterly 5 to 7, becoming cyclonic 3 to 5 for a time, occasionally gale 8 later in north.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Rain at first, otherwise wintry showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Faeroes
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Gale now ceased but northwesterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Northerly or northwesterly 5 to 7, becoming cyclonic 3 to 5 for a time, occasionally gale 8 later in north.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, occasionally high in north.
- Weather
- Wintry showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Southeast Iceland
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Northwesterly storm force 10 decreasing severe gale force 9 imminent, decreasing gale force 8 soon
- Wind
- Northerly or northwesterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 in north.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high in east, rough or very rough occasionally moderate in west.
- Weather
- Snow showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor. Light icing.
Shipping forecast information
The shipping forecast is issued four times a day at 2300, 0500, 1100, 1700 UTC and covers a period of 24 hours from 0000, 0600, 1200 and 1800 UTC respectively.
The waters around the British Isles are divided into 31 sea areas shown on the map.
The forecast contains details of gale warnings in force, a general synopsis and sea-area forecasts containing wind direction and force, sea state, weather and visibility.
Gale warnings are issued as required throughout the day (for winds of Gale Force 8 or more).
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