Coast and Sea
Shipping forecast and gale warnings
The general synopsis at 0600
Low northeast Scotland 1000 losing its identity
Issued at: .
For the period to .
Shipping forecast and gale warnings map
Viking
- Wind
- Cyclonic 3 to 5, increasing 5 to 7 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough later.
- Weather
- Thundery showers, fog patches at first.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor at first and poor later.
North Utsire
- Wind
- Cyclonic 3 to 5, increasing 5 to 7 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough later.
- Weather
- Thundery showers, fog patches at first.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor at first and poor later.
South Utsire
- Wind
- Cyclonic 3 to 5, increasing 5 to 7 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough later.
- Weather
- Thundery showers, fog patches at first.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor at first and poor later.
Forties
- Wind
- In east, cyclonic 3 to 5, increasing 5 to 7 later. In west, cyclonic 3 to 5, becoming northwesterly 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 for a time in west.
- Sea state
- In east, slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough later. in west, slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough later in west.
- Weather
- In east, thundery showers, fog patches at first. In west, thundery showers.
- Visibility
- In east, moderate or good, occasionally very poor at first and poor later. In west, moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Forties
- Wind
- In east, cyclonic 3 to 5, increasing 5 to 7 later. In west, cyclonic 3 to 5, becoming northwesterly 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 for a time in west.
- Sea state
- In east, slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough later. in west, slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough later in west.
- Weather
- In east, thundery showers, fog patches at first. In west, thundery showers.
- Visibility
- In east, moderate or good, occasionally very poor at first and poor later. In west, moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Cromarty
- Wind
- Cyclonic 3 to 5, becoming northwesterly 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough later in east.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Forth
- Wind
- West or southwest 3 to 5 increasing 6 or 7, perhaps gale 8 later, then veering northwest 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough later, except in west.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Tyne
- Wind
- West or southwest 3 to 5 increasing 6 or 7, perhaps gale 8 later, then veering northwest 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough later, except in west.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Dogger
- Wind
- West or southwest 3 to 5 increasing 6 or 7, perhaps gale 8 later, then veering northwest 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough later.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Fisher
- Wind
- Southwest 4 to 6, becoming cyclonic 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate becoming moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers, fog patches at first.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor at first.
German Bight
- Wind
- Southwest 4 to 6, becoming cyclonic 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate becoming moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers, fog patches at first.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor at first.
Humber
- Wind
- Southwest veering west or northwest 4 to 6, occasionally 7 for a time and decreasing 3 at times later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough in north.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Thames
- Wind
- Southwest veering west or northwest 4 to 6, decreasing 3 at times later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate,.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Dover
- Wind
- Southwest veering west or northwest 4 to 6, decreasing 3 at times later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Wight
- Wind
- Southwest veering west or northwest 4 to 6, decreasing 3 at times later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Portland
- Wind
- West or northwest 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Plymouth
- Wind
- West or northwest 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Biscay
- Wind
- West or northwest, veering northeast later, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Trafalgar (issued 23:15 UTC+1)
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4 in west, but in east, northerly or northwesterly 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
FitzRoy
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming cyclonic 3 to 5 in southeast.
- Sea state
- Moderate becoming slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers, thundery in west.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor in west.
Sole
- Wind
- West or northwest becoming variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Lundy
- Wind
- Westerly or northwesterly 4 to 6, decreasing 3 at times later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Fastnet
- Wind
- Westerly or northwesterly 4 to 6, decreasing 3 at times later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Irish Sea
- Wind
- Westerly or northwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 in north, decreasing 3 at times later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Shannon
- Wind
- Westerly or northwesterly 4 to 6, decreasing 3 at times later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Rockall
- Wind
- Westerly or northwesterly 4 to 6, decreasing 3 at times later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Malin
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Northwesterly gale force 8 continuing
- Wind
- Cyclonic becoming northwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first, backing west or southwest 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally becoming slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain then showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or poor, becoming good.
Hebrides
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Gale force 8 backing northerly soon
- Wind
- Cyclonic becoming northwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first, backing west or southwest 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally becoming slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain then showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or poor, becoming good.
Bailey
- Wind
- North backing southwest 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Occasionally rough at first in southeast, otherwise moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Fair Isle
- Wind
- Northeast 5 to 7, backing northwest 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Faeroes
- Wind
- Northeast 4 to 6, backing west or northwest 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Rough at first in far south, otherwise slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Southeast Iceland
- Wind
- Cyclonic becoming southwesterly, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
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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