Shipping forecast and gale warnings
The general synopsis at 0600
Low south of Iceland 985 expected northeast of Iceland 988 by 0600 tomorrow. Low Fastnet 1001 moving rather quickly northeast and losing its identity by same time. New high expected England 1021 by that time
Issued at: .
For the period to .
Shipping forecast and gale warnings map
Viking
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 imminent, increasing severe gale force 9 soon
- Wind
- Southeasterly 6 or 7, increasing 7 to severe gale 9, veering westerly or southwesterly 4 to 6 in west and later in east.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough for a time.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
North Utsire
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 imminent, increasing severe gale force 9 soon
- Wind
- Southeasterly 6 or 7, increasing 7 to severe gale 9, veering westerly or southwesterly 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough for a time.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
South Utsire
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Southeasterly 6 to gale 8, veering northwesterly 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate occasionally rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Forties
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Southeast 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8, veering west or southwest 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough for a time.
- Weather
- Rain at first.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor at first.
Cromarty
- Wind
- Southeast 5 to 7, veering west or southwest 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough for a time.
- Weather
- Rain at first.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor at first.
Forth
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 expected soon
- Wind
- Southeast 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8, veering west or southwest 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough for a time.
- Weather
- Rain at first.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor at first.
Tyne
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 expected soon
- Wind
- Southeast 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8, veering west or southwest 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough for a time.
- Weather
- Rain at first.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor at first.
Dogger
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Southeast 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8, veering west or southwest 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough for a time.
- Weather
- Rain at first.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor at first.
Fisher
- Wind
- Southeast veering southwest, 4 to 6, occasionally 7, veering northwest 4 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in west.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
German Bight
- Wind
- Southeast veering southwest, 4 to 6, veering northwest 4 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Humber
- Wind
- South 4 to 6, veering northwest 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Thames
- Wind
- South 4 to 6, veering northwest 3 to 5, then northeast 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Dover
- Wind
- South 4 to 6, veering northwest 3 to 5, then northeast 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Wight
- Wind
- South 4 to 6, veering northwest 3 to 5, then northeast 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Portland
- Wind
- South 4 to 6, veering northwest 3 to 5, then northeast 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Plymouth
- Wind
- Westerly or southwesterly 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4, then easterly 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate occasionally rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Biscay
- Wind
- Westerly or southwesterly 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4, then easterly 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate occasionally rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain, perhaps thundery.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Trafalgar (issued 23:15 UTC+1)
- Wind
- Variable 4 or less, but cyclonic 4 to 6 at first in east.
- Sea state
- Moderate, becoming slight in far southeast.
- Weather
- Thundery showers, fog patches.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally very poor.
FitzRoy
- Wind
- In southeast, cyclonic 3 to 5. In northwest, northwesterly 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4, then southeasterly 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- In southeast, moderate, occasionally rough at first in north. in northwest, moderate or rough.
- Weather
- In southeast, thundery showers. In northwest, showers.
- Visibility
- In southeast, good, occasionally poor. In northwest, good.
FitzRoy
- Wind
- In southeast, cyclonic 3 to 5. In northwest, northwesterly 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4, then southeasterly 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- In southeast, moderate, occasionally rough at first in north. in northwest, moderate or rough.
- Weather
- In southeast, thundery showers. In northwest, showers.
- Visibility
- In southeast, good, occasionally poor. In northwest, good.
Sole
- Wind
- Northwesterly 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4, then southeasterly 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Lundy
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southerly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Cyclonic 6 to gale 8, becoming west or southwest 4 to 6, backing south or southeast 3 or 4 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain then showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor at first.
Fastnet
- Wind
- West or southwest 4 to 6, backing south or southeast 3 or 4 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain then showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor at first.
Irish Sea
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southerly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Cyclonic 6 to gale 8, becoming west or southwest 4 to 6, backing south or southeast 3 or 4 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain then showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor at first.
Shannon
- Wind
- West or southwest, backing south later, 4 to 6, occasionally 7.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, becoming rough.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Rockall
- Wind
- West or southwest, backing south later, 4 to 6, occasionally 7.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, becoming rough.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Malin
- Wind
- West or southwest 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Hebrides
- Wind
- West or southwest 4 to 6, occasionally 7.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Bailey
- Wind
- West or southwest 4 to 6, occasionally 7.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Fair Isle
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southerly gale force 8 continuing
- Wind
- South veering southwest, 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain then squally showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Faeroes
- Wind
- South veering southwest, 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Rain then squally showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Southeast Iceland
- Wind
- Cyclonic becoming southwesterly, 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Rough, occasionally very rough in southeast and moderate in west.
- Weather
- 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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