Coast and Sea
Shipping forecast and gale warnings
The general synopsis at 0600
Low northwest Bailey 994 losing its identity by 0600 tomorrow. New low expected 300 miles northeast of Faeroes 988 by same time.
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Shipping forecast and gale warnings map
Viking
- Wind
- Southerly or southeasterly 4 to 6, becoming cyclonic 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough for a time in northeast.
- Weather
- Occasional rain, fog patches at first.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor at first.
North Utsire
- Wind
- Southerly or southeasterly 4 to 6, becoming cyclonic 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough for a time.
- Weather
- Occasional rain, fog patches at first.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor at first.
South Utsire
- Wind
- Southerly or southeasterly 4 to 6, becoming cyclonic 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain, fog patches at first.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor at first.
Forties
- Wind
- Southerly or southeasterly 4 to 6, becoming cyclonic 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain, fog patches at first.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor at first.
Cromarty
- Wind
- South veering west or southwest 4 or 5, becoming variable 3 or less for a time.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Occasional rain, then showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Forth
- Wind
- South veering west or southwest 4 or 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Occasional rain, then showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Tyne
- Wind
- South veering west or southwest 4 or 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Occasional rain, then showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Dogger
- Wind
- South or southeast, veering west or southwest, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Fog patches, thundery showers later.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Fisher
- Wind
- South or southeast, veering west or southwest, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Fog patches, thundery showers later.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
German Bight
- Wind
- South or southeast, veering west or southwest, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Fog patches, thundery showers later.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Humber
- Wind
- South or southeast, veering west or southwest, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Fog patches, thundery showers later.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Thames
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming southwest 3 to 5 for a time.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Dover
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming southwest 3 to 5 for a time.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Wight
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming southwest 3 to 5 for a time.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Drizzle, fog banks.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Portland
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming southwest 3 to 5 for a time.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate in west.
- Weather
- Drizzle, fog banks.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Plymouth
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming southwest 3 to 5 for a time.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate.
- Weather
- Drizzle, fog banks.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Biscay
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers, fog patches.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally very poor.
FitzRoy
- Wind
- In southeast, variable 2 to 4. In northwest, southwesterly veering westerly 3 to 5, becoming variable 3 or less later.
- Sea state
- In southeast, slight or moderate. in northwest, moderate.
- Weather
- In southeast, showers, fog patches. In northwest, rain and fog patches at first.
- Visibility
- In southeast, good, occasionally very poor. In northwest, moderate or good, occasionally very poor at first.
Trafalgar
- Wind
- Cyclonic in far southeast, otherwise northerly, 3 to 5, but southwesterly 2 to 4 in northwest.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
FitzRoy
- Wind
- In southeast, variable 2 to 4. In northwest, southwesterly veering westerly 3 to 5, becoming variable 3 or less later.
- Sea state
- In southeast, slight or moderate. in northwest, moderate.
- Weather
- In southeast, showers, fog patches. In northwest, rain and fog patches at first.
- Visibility
- In southeast, good, occasionally very poor. In northwest, moderate or good, occasionally very poor at first.
Sole
- Wind
- Southwesterly veering westerly 3 to 5, becoming variable 3 or less later.
- Sea state
- Moderate.
- Weather
- Rain and fog patches at first.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor at first.
Lundy
- Wind
- South or southwest 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain, perhaps thundery, fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Fastnet
- Wind
- South or southwest 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain, perhaps thundery, fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Irish Sea
- Wind
- South or southwest 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight later.
- Weather
- Rain, perhaps thundery, fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Shannon
- Wind
- Southwest veering west later, 3 to 5, occasionally 2 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Rockall
- Wind
- Southerly veering southwesterly, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Moderate.
- Weather
- Rain then showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Malin
- Wind
- Southerly veering southwesterly, 3 to 5, but cyclonic 4 to 6 at first in southeast.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally slight.
- Weather
- Rain then showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Hebrides
- Wind
- Southerly veering southwesterly, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally slight.
- Weather
- Rain then showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Bailey
- Wind
- Southerly veering westerly or southwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate becoming moderate or rough later.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Fair Isle
- Wind
- Cyclonic 4 to 6, otherwise variable, 2 to 4, becoming southwest 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate,.
- Weather
- Occasional rain, then showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor at first.
Faeroes
- Wind
- Variable, 2 to 4, becoming southwest 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough later in north.
- Weather
- Occasional rain, then showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor at first.
Southeast Iceland
- Wind
- Cyclonic 3 to 5, occasionally 6 in south, becoming variable 3 or less in the north.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally rough later in south.
- Weather
- Rain or 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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