Coast and Sea

Shipping forecast and gale warnings


The general synopsis at 0600

Low just west of Bailey 1001 losing its identity

Issued at: .

For the period to .

Shipping forecast and gale warnings map


Viking

Wind
West backing southwest, 4 or 5.
Sea state
Slight or moderate.
Weather
Thundery showers.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.

North Utsire

Wind
Westerly backing southwesterly, 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later.
Sea state
Slight or moderate.
Weather
Thundery showers.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.

South Utsire

Wind
Westerly backing southwesterly, 3 to 5.
Sea state
Slight or moderate.
Weather
Thundery showers.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.

Forties

Wind
West 3 or 4 backing southwest 4 or 5.
Sea state
Slight occasionally moderate.
Weather
Thundery showers, rain later.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.

Cromarty

Wind
Southwest 3 to 5, backing south later.
Sea state
Smooth or slight.
Weather
Thundery showers.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.

Forth

Wind
West or southwest, backing south or southeast later, 3 to 5.
Sea state
Smooth or slight.
Weather
Thundery showers, rain later.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.

Tyne

Wind
West or southwest, backing south or southeast later, 3 to 5.
Sea state
Smooth or slight.
Weather
Thundery showers, rain later.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.

Dogger

Wind
West or southwest 3 to 5.
Sea state
Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate at first in east.
Weather
Thundery showers, rain later.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.

Fisher

Wind
West 4 or 5, decreasing 2 to 4, backing southwest 3 or 4 later.
Sea state
Slight occasionally moderate.
Weather
Thundery showers.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.

German Bight

Wind
West 4 or 5, decreasing 2 to 4, backing southwest 3 or 4 later.
Sea state
Slight occasionally moderate.
Weather
Thundery showers.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.

Humber

Wind
West 2 to 4, backing southwest 4 or 5.
Sea state
Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate at first in east.
Weather
Thundery showers, rain later.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.

Thames

Wind
West 3 to 5 backing southwest 5 or 6.
Sea state
Smooth or slight occasionally moderate.
Weather
Thundery showers, rain later.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.

Dover

Wind
West 3 to 5 backing southwest 5 or 6.
Sea state
Slight or moderate.
Weather
Thundery showers, rain later.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.

Wight

Wind
West 4 to 6, backing southwest 5 to 7.
Sea state
Slight or moderate.
Weather
Thundery showers, rain later.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.

Portland

Wind
West 4 to 6, backing southwest 5 to 7.
Sea state
Slight or moderate.
Weather
Showers, rain later.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.

Plymouth

Wind
West 4 to 6, backing southwest 5 to 7.
Sea state
Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough.
Weather
Showers, rain later.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.

Biscay

Wind
Northwesterly, becoming variable, 2 to 4, but backing southwesterly 4 or 5 in north.
Sea state
Moderate.
Weather
Fair.
Visibility
Good.

Trafalgar

Wind
Variable 2 to 4 at first in far southeast, otherwise northerly or northeasterly 5 to 7.
Sea state
Moderate or rough, but slight or moderate in far southeast.
Weather
Mainly fair.
Visibility
Good.

FitzRoy

Wind
Northeasterly 4 to 6 in south, elsewhere variable 4 or less, becoming southwesterly 5 in north.
Sea state
Moderate, occasionally rough in far southeast.
Weather
Drizzle and fog patches later in northwest.
Visibility
Good, occasionally very poor later in northwest.

Sole

Wind
West 4 or 5, backing southwest 5 or 6.
Sea state
Moderate or rough.
Weather
Rain, fog patches later.
Visibility
Moderate or good, occasionally very poor later.

Lundy

Wind
West 4 to 6, backing southwest 5 to 7.
Sea state
Moderate, occasionally slight at first, becoming mainly rough.
Weather
Rain.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.

Fastnet

Wind
West 4 to 6, backing southwest 5 to 7.
Sea state
Moderate, occasionally slight at first, becoming mainly rough.
Weather
Rain.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.

Irish Sea

Wind
West 3 to 5, backing south or southwest 4 to 6.
Sea state
Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate in south, becoming slight or moderate, occasionally rough in south.
Weather
Rain.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.

Shannon

Wind
Southwest, backing southeast for a time, 4 to 6.
Sea state
Moderate or rough.
Weather
Rain.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.

Rockall

Wind
Southwest, backing southeast for a time, 4 to 6.
Sea state
Moderate or rough.
Weather
Rain.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.

Malin

Wind
Southwest, backing southeast for a time, 4 to 6.
Sea state
Moderate or rough, but smooth or slight in southeast.
Weather
Rain.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.

Hebrides

Wind
Cyclonic, mainly southwest, becoming southeast, 3 to 5.
Sea state
Moderate, occasionally rough at first.
Weather
Rain.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.

Bailey

Wind
Cyclonic, mainly southwest, becoming southeast, 3 to 5.
Sea state
Moderate, occasionally rough at first.
Weather
Rain.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.

Fair Isle

Wind
Southwest 4 or 5.
Sea state
Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in west.
Weather
Thundery showers.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.

Faeroes

Wind
Cyclonic, mainly southwesterly, 3 to 5.
Sea state
Moderate, occasionally slight east of faeroe isles and rough in north.
Weather
Showers.
Visibility
Good.

Southeast Iceland

Wind
Cyclonic, mainly southwesterly, 3 to 5, occasionally 6.
Sea state
Moderate, occasionally slight near icelandic coast and rough in north.
Weather
Showers, fog patches.
Visibility
Good, occasionally very poor.

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).

Marine forecasts disclaimer

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