The general synopsis at 0600
New low expected Southeast Iceland 978 by 0600 tomorrow. Low Biscay 1010 losing its identity
Issued at: .
For the period to .
Shipping forecast and gale warnings map
Viking
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southerly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Southwesterly 4 to 6 backing southerly or southeasterly 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough later.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
North Utsire
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southerly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Southwesterly 4 to 6 backing southerly or southeasterly 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough later.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
South Utsire
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Southwesterly 4 to 6 backing southerly or southeasterly 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough later.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Forties
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southerly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Southwest 5 or 6, backing south 6 to gale 8 for a time.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Cromarty
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southerly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Southwest 5 or 6, backing south 6 to gale 8 for a time.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally slight.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Forth
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southerly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Southwest 5 or 6, backing south 6 to gale 8 for a time.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally slight.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Tyne
- Wind
- South or southwest 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Dogger
- Wind
- South or southwest 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Fisher
- Wind
- South or southwest 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
German Bight
- Wind
- South or southwest 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Humber
- Wind
- South or southwest 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Thames
- Wind
- Variable 3, becoming south or southwest 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight becoming slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Dover
- Wind
- Variable 3, becoming south or southwest 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight becoming slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Wight
- Wind
- Southeast 4, veering southwest 4 to 6, backing south 5 to 7 later, perhaps gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough later.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Portland
- Wind
- Southeast 4, veering southwest 4 to 6, backing south 5 to 7 later, perhaps gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough later.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Plymouth
- Wind
- Cyclonic 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Biscay
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Cyclonic 4 to 6, increasing 6 to gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough later.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Trafalgar
Forecast issued:
- Wind
- Northwesterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 until later, backing westerly or southwesterly, 5 to 7 later in northwest.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, becoming rough, occasionally moderate in southeast.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
FitzRoy
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly severe gale force 9 expected later
- Wind
- In southeast, northwesterly 4 to 6, becoming cyclonic 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 later. In northwest, southwesterly 5 to 7, veering westerly or northwesterly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- In southeast, rough, becoming very rough later. in northwest, rough or very rough.
- Weather
- In southeast, occasional rain. In northwest, rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Sole
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 continuing
- Wind
- Southwest 6 to gale 8, veering west 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough, occasionally high later in west.
- Weather
- Rain the showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Lundy
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southerly gale force 8 expected soon
- Wind
- South or southwest 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Fastnet
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southerly gale force 8 expected soon
- Wind
- South or southwest 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough later.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Irish Sea
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southerly gale force 8 expected soon
- Wind
- South or southwest 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate later.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Shannon
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southerly gale force 8 continuing
- Wind
- Southerly 6 to gale 8 at first in east, otherwise southwesterly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough becoming very rough or high.
- Weather
- Rain then showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Rockall
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southerly gale force 8 continuing
- Wind
- Southerly 6 to gale 8 at first in east, otherwise southwesterly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough becoming very rough or high.
- Weather
- Rain then showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Malin
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southerly gale force 8 imminent
- Wind
- South 6 to gale 8, veering southwest 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, occasionally moderate in east.
- Weather
- Rain then showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Hebrides
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southerly gale force 8 imminent
- Wind
- South 6 to gale 8, veering southwest 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, occasionally moderate in east.
- Weather
- Rain then showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Bailey
- Wind
- Cyclonic 5 to 7, decreasing 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming mainly very rough.
- Weather
- Rain then showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Fair Isle
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southerly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Southwest 4 to 6, backing south 6 to gale 8 for a time.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough in west.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Faeroes
- Wind
- Cyclonic 3 to 5, increasing 5 to 7, becoming southwesterly 4 or 5 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough later.
- Weather
- Wintry showers or rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Southeast Iceland
- Wind
- Cyclonic 3 to 5, increasing 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough later, occasionally high later in west.
- Weather
- Wintry showers or rain.
- 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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