Coast and Sea

Shipping forecast and gale warnings


The general synopsis at 1800

Low Iberia 1007 expected FitzRoy 1010 by 1800 Wednesday. New highs expected Forties 1021 and Malin 1020 by same time

Issued at: .

For the period to .

Shipping forecast and gale warnings map


Viking

Wind
Southerly or southwesterly veering westerly or northwesterly, 3 to 5.
Sea state
Slight or moderate.
Weather
Fog patches.
Visibility
Good, occasionally very poor.

North Utsire

Wind
Southerly or southwesterly veering westerly or northwesterly, 3 to 5.
Sea state
Slight or moderate.
Weather
Fog patches.
Visibility
Good, occasionally very poor.

South Utsire

Wind
Variable 2 to 4 becoming northwesterly 4 to 6.
Sea state
Slight or moderate.
Weather
Fog patches.
Visibility
Good, occasionally very poor.

Forties

Wind
Variable 2 to 4.
Sea state
Slight, occasionally moderate at first.
Weather
Showers.
Visibility
Good.

Cromarty

Wind
Variable, mainly southeast later, 2 to 4.
Sea state
Slight occasionally smooth.
Weather
Showers.
Visibility
Good.

Forth

Wind
Variable, mainly southeast later, 2 to 4.
Sea state
Slight occasionally smooth.
Weather
Showers.
Visibility
Good.

Tyne

Wind
Variable, mainly southeast later, 2 to 4.
Sea state
Slight occasionally smooth.
Weather
Showers.
Visibility
Good.

Dogger

Wind
Southwest veering northeast, becoming variable, 3 or 4.
Sea state
Slight, occasionally smooth later.
Weather
Showers, fog patches later.
Visibility
Good, occasionally very poor later.

Fisher

Wind
Southwest 2 to 4 veering northwest 4 to 6.
Sea state
Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth in southeast.
Weather
Showers, fog patches.
Visibility
Good, occasionally very poor.

German Bight

Wind
South or southeast, becoming variable, then northeast, 2 to 4.
Sea state
Smooth or slight.
Weather
Fog patches.
Visibility
Good, occasionally very poor.

Humber

Wind
South or southeast, becoming variable, then northeast, 2 to 4.
Sea state
Smooth or slight.
Weather
Fog patches.
Visibility
Good, occasionally very poor.

Thames

Wind
Southeast becoming variable, 2 to 4, becoming northeast 4 or 5 later.
Sea state
Smooth or slight.
Weather
Fair.
Visibility
Good.

Dover

Wind
Southeast becoming variable, 2 to 4, becoming northeast 4 or 5 later.
Sea state
Smooth or slight.
Weather
Fair.
Visibility
Good.

Wight

Wind
Variable 2 to 4, becoming northeast 4 or 5 later.
Sea state
Smooth or slight.
Weather
Fair.
Visibility
Good.

Portland

Wind
Variable, mainly northwest veering northeast, 2 to 4, becoming east 4 or 5 later.
Sea state
Smooth or slight.
Weather
Fog patches.
Visibility
Good, occasionally very poor.

Plymouth

Wind
Variable, mainly northwest veering northeast, 2 to 4, becoming east 4 or 5 later.
Sea state
Mainly slight.
Weather
Fog patches.
Visibility
Good, occasionally very poor.

Biscay

Wind
East or northeast 2 to 4 becoming cyclonic 3 to 5.
Sea state
Slight, occasionally smooth near french coast.
Weather
Showers, fog patches.
Visibility
Good, occasionally very poor.

Trafalgar

Wind
Cyclonic 2 to 4, occasionally 5 later.
Sea state
Slight or moderate.
Weather
Thundery showers, fog patches.
Visibility
Good, occasionally very poor.

FitzRoy

Wind
Cyclonic 2 to 4, occasionally 5.
Sea state
Slight or moderate.
Weather
Thundery showers, fog patches.
Visibility
Good, occasionally very poor.

Sole

Wind
Northeast 3 to 5, becoming cyclonic 4 to 6.
Sea state
Slight or moderate.
Weather
Thundery showers, fog patches.
Visibility
Good, occasionally very poor.

Lundy

Wind
Northwesterly 2 to 4, veering easterly or northeasterly 3 to 5.
Sea state
Smooth or slight.
Weather
Fog patches at first, showers later.
Visibility
Good, occasionally very poor at first.

Fastnet

Wind
Northwesterly 2 to 4, veering easterly or northeasterly 3 to 5.
Sea state
Slight, becoming moderate later except in southeast.
Weather
Fog patches at first, showers later.
Visibility
Good, occasionally very poor at first.

Irish Sea

Wind
Northwesterly 2 to 4, veering easterly or northeasterly 3 to 5 in south, but becoming variable in north.
Sea state
Smooth or slight.
Weather
Fog patches at first, showers later.
Visibility
Good, occasionally very poor at first.

Shannon

Wind
Variable 2 to 4, becoming northeast 4 to 6 later.
Sea state
Slight or moderate.
Weather
Thundery showers.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.

Rockall

Wind
Southwesterly 4 or 5, becoming variable 4 or less in southeast.
Sea state
Moderate.
Weather
Showers.
Visibility
Good.

Malin

Wind
Southwesterly 2 to 4, becoming variable 4 or less.
Sea state
Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth in southeast.
Weather
Showers, fog patches at first.
Visibility
Good, occasionally very poor at first.

Hebrides

Wind
Southwesterly 4 or 5.
Sea state
Moderate.
Weather
Showers.
Visibility
Good.

Bailey

Wind
Southwest 5 or 6.
Sea state
Moderate or rough.
Weather
Showers.
Visibility
Good.

Fair Isle

Wind
Southwest 4 or 5.
Sea state
Slight or moderate.
Weather
Drizzle with fog patches then showers.
Visibility
Good, occasionally very poor at first.

Faeroes

Wind
Southwest 4 or 5.
Sea state
Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough.
Weather
Drizzle with fog patches then showers.
Visibility
Good, occasionally very poor at first.

Southeast Iceland

Wind
Cyclonic 3 to 5, becoming southwesterly 5 or 6.
Sea state
Moderate, occasionally rough later.
Weather
Drizzle, 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).

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