Coast and Sea
Shipping forecast and gale warnings
The general synopsis at 1800
New lows expected 300 miles west of Trafalgar 991 and Humber 1022 by 1800 Saturday. High south Sweden 1032 moving away southeastwards
Issued at: .
For the period to .
Shipping forecast and gale warnings map
Viking
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Slight, occasionally moderate at first.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
North Utsire
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Slight, occasionally moderate at first.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
South Utsire
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Slight, occasionally moderate at first.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Forties
- Wind
- East or southeast 2 to 4, occasionally 5.
- Sea state
- Slight occasionally moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Cromarty
- Wind
- East or southeast 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Forth
- Wind
- East or southeast 2 to 4, occasionally 5.
- Sea state
- Slight occasionally moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Tyne
- Wind
- East or southeast 2 to 4, occasionally.
- Sea state
- Slight occasionally moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Dogger
- Wind
- East or southeast 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Fisher
- Wind
- East or southeast 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
German Bight
- Wind
- East or southeast 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Humber
- Wind
- Southeasterly 3 to 5 at first in northeast, otherwise variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Slight, occasionally moderate at first in northeast and smooth later in south.
- Weather
- Rain in southwest.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Thames
- Wind
- Variable 3 or less, increasing 4 at times.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Rain or showers, fog patches at first.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor at first and poor later.
Dover
- Wind
- Variable 3 or less, increasing 4 at times.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Rain or showers, perhaps thundery, fog patches at first.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor at first and poor later.
Wight
- Wind
- Variable 3 or less, increasing 4 at times.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Rain or showers, perhaps thundery, fog patches at first.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor at first and poor later.
Portland
- Wind
- Variable 3 or less, increasing 4 at times.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Plymouth
- Wind
- Variable 3 or less, increasing 4 at times.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Biscay
- Wind
- East or southeast 2 to 4, occasionally 5 later.
- Sea state
- Slight.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Trafalgar
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Southerly or southeasterly 3 to 5, increasing 5 to 7 later, occasionally gale 8 later in west, perhaps severe gale 9 later in west.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming rough or very rough later in west.
- Weather
- Showers, perhaps thundery, rain later in west.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
FitzRoy
- Wind
- In east, southerly or southeasterly 3 to 5. In west, cyclonic, becoming southeasterly later, 4 to 6, occasionally 3 at first and 7 later, perhaps gale 8 later in southwest.
- Sea state
- In east, slight or moderate. in west, moderate occasionally rough.
- Weather
- In east, rain or showers. In west, rain or showers, perhaps thundery.
- Visibility
- In east, good, occasionally poor. In west, moderate or good, occasionally poor.
FitzRoy
- Wind
- In east, southerly or southeasterly 3 to 5. In west, cyclonic, becoming southeasterly later, 4 to 6, occasionally 3 at first and 7 later, perhaps gale 8 later in southwest.
- Sea state
- In east, slight or moderate. in west, moderate occasionally rough.
- Weather
- In east, rain or showers. In west, rain or showers, perhaps thundery.
- Visibility
- In east, good, occasionally poor. In west, moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Sole
- Wind
- Variable 3 or less until later in east, otherwise southeasterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later in west.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Lundy
- Wind
- Variable 3 or less, increasing 4 at times.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Fastnet
- Wind
- Variable 3 or less, increasing 4 at times.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Irish Sea
- Wind
- Variable 3 or less, increasing 4 at times.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Shannon
- Wind
- Easterly veering southeasterly, 2 to 4, increasing 5 later in southwest.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Rockall
- Wind
- Variable 3 or less, occasionally 4.
- Sea state
- Slight, occasionally moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Malin
- Wind
- Variable 3 or less, occasionally 4.
- Sea state
- Slight.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Hebrides
- Wind
- Variable 3 or less.
- Sea state
- Slight.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Bailey
- Wind
- In southeast, variable 3 or less, occasionally 4. In northwest, southwesterly 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- In southeast, slight, occasionally moderate. in northwest, moderate, occasionally slight in south.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Bailey
- Wind
- In southeast, variable 3 or less, occasionally 4. In northwest, southwesterly 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- In southeast, slight, occasionally moderate. in northwest, moderate, occasionally slight in south.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Fair Isle
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Slight, occasionally moderate at first.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Faeroes
- Wind
- Southwesterly 3 to 5 in northwest, otherwise variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Slight, occasionally moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Southeast Iceland
- Wind
- Southwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally rough later in northwest.
- 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).
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