Shipping forecast and gale warnings
The general synopsis at 0600
Low Portland 1022 losing its identity. New low expected northwest France 1008 by 0600 tomorrow
Issued at: .
For the period to .
Shipping forecast and gale warnings map
Viking
- Wind
- Southerly or southeasterly 4 to 6, increasing 6 or 7 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
North Utsire
- Wind
- Southerly or southeasterly 4 to 6, increasing 6 or 7 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
South Utsire
- Wind
- Southerly or southeasterly 4 to 6, increasing 6 or 7 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough later.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Forties
- Wind
- Southerly or southeasterly 4 to 6, increasing 6 or 7 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate, becoming moderate or rough later.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Cromarty
- Wind
- Southerly or southeasterly 4 to 6, increasing 6 or 7 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough later.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Forth
- Wind
- East 3 to 5, veering southeast 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate, becoming moderate or rough later.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good occasionally moderate.
Tyne
- Wind
- East 3 to 5, veering southeast 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate, becoming moderate or rough later.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good occasionally moderate.
Dogger
- Wind
- East or southeast 4 to 6, increasing 6 or 7 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate, becoming rough later.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Fisher
- Wind
- East or southeast 4 to 6, increasing 6 or 7 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough later.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
German Bight
- Wind
- East or southeast 4 to 6, increasing 6 or 7 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough later.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Humber
- Wind
- East or southeast 4 to 6, increasing 6 or 7 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough later.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Thames
- Wind
- East or southeast 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers, rain later.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor later.
Dover
- Wind
- Easterly or southeasterly 3 to 5, becoming cyclonic 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate later.
- Weather
- Rain later.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor later.
Wight
- Wind
- Easterly or southeasterly 3 to 5, becoming cyclonic 4 to 6 later, occasionally 7 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate later.
- Weather
- Rain later.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor later.
Portland
- Wind
- Easterly or southeasterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first in west, becoming cyclonic 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers, rain later.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor later.
Plymouth
- Wind
- Cyclonic 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4, then west or southwest 3 or 4 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate occasionally slight.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Biscay
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming west or southwest 3 or 4 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate occasionally slight.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Trafalgar (issued 23:15 UTC+1)
- Wind
- Cyclonic 2 to 4 in southeast, otherwise northeasterly 5 to 7, backing northerly 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight in southeast, elsewhere moderate or rough, occasionally very rough at first.
- Weather
- Showers, thundery at first.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor at first.
FitzRoy
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Northwesterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- In southeast, northeasterly 4 to 6, backing westerly 3 to 5 later. In northwest, variable 2 to 4, becoming cyclonic 6 to gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- In southeast, moderate, but rough at first in south. in northwest, moderate or rough, becoming very rough later in far west.
- Weather
- In southeast, thundery showers. In northwest, rain or showers, perhaps thundery.
- Visibility
- In southeast, good, occasionally poor. In northwest, good, occasionally poor.
FitzRoy
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Northwesterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- In southeast, northeasterly 4 to 6, backing westerly 3 to 5 later. In northwest, variable 2 to 4, becoming cyclonic 6 to gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- In southeast, moderate, but rough at first in south. in northwest, moderate or rough, becoming very rough later in far west.
- Weather
- In southeast, thundery showers. In northwest, rain or showers, perhaps thundery.
- Visibility
- In southeast, good, occasionally poor. In northwest, good, occasionally poor.
Sole
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Northwesterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming cyclonic 6 to gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming very rough later in far west.
- Weather
- Rain or showers, perhaps thundery.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Lundy
- Wind
- Cyclonic becoming south later, 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain or showers, thundery at first.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Fastnet
- Wind
- Cyclonic becoming south later, 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers, thundery at first.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Irish Sea
- Wind
- East veering southeast 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate in west, smooth or slight in east.
- Weather
- Showers, rain later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Shannon
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Northwesterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- South backing southeast 4 to 6, becoming cyclonic 6 to gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Rough occasionally moderate, becoming rough or very rough later.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Rockall
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Northwesterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- South backing southeast 4 to 6, becoming cyclonic 6 to gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Malin
- Wind
- South backing southeast 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, but very rough at first in far northwest.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good occasionally moderate.
Hebrides
- Wind
- South backing southeast 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good occasionally moderate.
Bailey
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Gale now ceased but southeasterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Southwest backing southeast 5 to 7, becoming cyclonic 6 to gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Very rough, occasionally high at first.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Fair Isle
- Wind
- Southwest backing southeast 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, but moderate or rough in southeast.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Faeroes
- Wind
- Southwest backing southeast 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- In west very rough, occasionally high at first, in east rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Southeast Iceland
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Gale now ceased but southerly gale force 8 expected soon
- Wind
- Southwesterly 5 to 7, becoming cyclonic, mainly southerly, 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- High becoming very rough, then rough in far northwest.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate occasionally 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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