Coast and sea
The general synopsis at 1800
Low southwest England 969 expected netherlands 985 by 1800 Friday. New low expected Rockall 999 by same time. Low Bailey 987 losing its identity
Issued at: .
For the period to .
Shipping forecast and gale warnings map
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Viking
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Easterly or southeasterly 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Wintry showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
North Utsire
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Easterly or southeasterly 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Wintry showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
South Utsire
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Easterly or southeasterly 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Wintry showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Forties
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Easterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- In east, easterly or southeasterly 6 to gale 8. In west, easterly or southeasterly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- In east, moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough. in west, slight or moderate becoming moderate or rough, occasionally very rough.
- Weather
- In east, wintry showers. In west, wintry showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Cromarty
- Wind
- Easterly or southeasterly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate becoming moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Wintry showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Forth
- Wind
- Easterly or southeasterly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate becoming moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Wintry showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Tyne
- Wind
- Easterly or southeasterly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate becoming moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Wintry showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Dogger
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Easterly gale force 8 expected soon, increasing severe gale force 9 later
- Wind
- East or northeast 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain or snow.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Fisher
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Easterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- East or northeast 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
German Bight
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Easterly gale force 8 expected soon, increasing severe gale force 9 later
- Wind
- East or northeast 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain or snow.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Humber
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Easterly gale force 8 expected soon, increasing severe gale force 9 later
- Wind
- East or northeast 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain or snow.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Thames
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Easterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Cyclonic 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or poor.
Dover
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southwesterly storm force 10 expected later
- Wind
- Cyclonic gale 8 to storm 10, becoming northwest 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, occasionally high at first, becoming moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or poor.
Wight
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Violent storm force 11 veering westerly imminent
- Wind
- Cyclonic gale 8 to storm 10, occasionally violent storm 11 at first, becoming northwest 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, occasionally high at first, becoming moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or poor.
Portland
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Hurricane force 12 veering northwesterly and decreasing severe gale force 9 imminent
- Wind
- Cyclonic gale 8 to storm 10, occasionally violent storm 11 at first, becoming northwest 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, occasionally high at first.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or poor.
Plymouth
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Hurricane force 12 now decreased violent storm force 11, veering northwesterly and decreasing severe gale force 9 imminent
- Wind
- Cyclonic gale 8 to storm 10, becoming northwest 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, occasionally high at first.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or poor.
Biscay
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Storm force 10 veering westerly and decreasing severe gale force 9 imminent
- Wind
- West 7 to severe gale 9.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high.
- Weather
- Squally showers.
- Visibility
- Poor.
Trafalgar
- Wind
- Cyclonic 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally slight in southeast.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
FitzRoy
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Storm force 10 veering northwesterly and decreasing severe gale force 9 imminent
- Wind
- Northwesterly 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 at first, decreasing 5 in southwest.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high, occasionally rough in south.
- Weather
- Squally showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or poor.
Sole
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Northwesterly hurricane force 12 decreasing severe gale force 9 imminent
- Wind
- Northwesterly 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 at first.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high.
- Weather
- Squally showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or poor.
Lundy
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Northwesterly hurricane force 12 now decreased storm force 10, decreasing gale force 8 imminent
- Wind
- Northwest 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 at first.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, occasionally moderate in north.
- Weather
- Squally showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Fastnet
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Northwesterly hurricane force 12 decreasing gale force 8 imminent
- Wind
- Northwest 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, occasionally moderate in north.
- Weather
- Squally showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Irish Sea
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Northerly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Northerly or northwesterly, 4 to 6, but 6 to gale 8 at first in south.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in south.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Shannon
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Northwesterly violent storm force 11 now decreased severe gale force 9, decreasing gale force 8 imminent
- Wind
- Northwest 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough becoming very rough or high.
- Weather
- Squally showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate, occasionally poor.
Rockall
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Northwesterly severe gale force 9 expected later
- Wind
- Westerly 4 to 6, becoming cyclonic 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 in west.
- Sea state
- Rough becoming rough or very rough, then very rough or high later.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Malin
- Wind
- Cyclonic 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough later.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Hebrides
- Wind
- Cyclonic 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough later.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Bailey
- Wind
- Cyclonic, 6 or 7 in far northwest, otherwise 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Fair Isle
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 continuing
- Wind
- Cyclonic 5 to 7, decreasing 4 at times, occasionally gale 8.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough later in northeast.
- Weather
- Wintry showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Faeroes
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Gale force 8 backing easterly imminent
- Wind
- Cyclonic 5 to 7, decreasing 4 at times, occasionally gale 8 at first.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough at first in west.
- Weather
- Wintry showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Southeast Iceland
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Northeasterly storm force 10 decreasing severe gale force 9 imminent
- Wind
- Easterly or northeasterly 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 at first.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, occasionally high at first in west.
- Weather
- Wintry showers.
- Visibility
- Good, 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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