The general synopsis at 0600
High Viking 1032 expected Forties 1033 by 0600 tomorrow
Issued at: .
For the period to .
Shipping forecast and gale warnings map
Viking
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Slight, occasionally moderate later in far northwest.
- Weather
- Occasional drizzle.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
North Utsire
- Wind
- Northwesterly 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Slight.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
South Utsire
- Wind
- Northwesterly 2 to 4, increasing 4 or 5 for a time.
- Sea state
- Slight.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Forties
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Slight.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Cromarty
- Wind
- South or southeast 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Forth
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Slight.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Tyne
- Wind
- Easterly or northeasterly 3 or 4..
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Dogger
- Wind
- Easterly or northeasterly 3 or 4, occasionally 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Fisher
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming northwest 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
German Bight
- Wind
- Northeast 4 to 6, decreasing 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Humber
- Wind
- Northeast 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Thames
- Wind
- Northeast 5 or 6, occasionally 7 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Dover
- Wind
- Northeast 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers at first.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate at first.
Wight
- Wind
- Northeast 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers at first.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate at first.
Portland
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Easterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- East or northeast 4 to 6, increasing 6 or 7, occasionally gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough later.
- Weather
- Showers, perhaps thundery later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Plymouth
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Easterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- East or northeast 4 to 6, increasing 6 or 7, occasionally gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough later.
- Weather
- Showers, perhaps thundery later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Biscay
- Wind
- Easterly or northeasterly, cyclonic in south, 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Trafalgar
Forecast issued:
- Wind
- Northerly at first in west, otherwise cyclonic 4 to 6, but 7 or gale 8 at first in southeast.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough becoming slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Thundery showers, fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
FitzRoy
- Wind
- Easterly or northeasterly, cyclonic in south, 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first in southeast.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Sole
- Wind
- Northeast 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate becoming rough later.
- Weather
- Showers, perhaps thundery later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor later.
Lundy
- Wind
- Northeast 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate becoming moderate later.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Fastnet
- Wind
- Northeast 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate becoming moderate or rough later.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Irish Sea
- Wind
- East or northeast 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight becoming slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Shannon
- Wind
- East or northeast 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate becoming moderate or rough later.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Rockall
- Wind
- In northwest, southerly 3 to 5. In southeast, easterly or southeasterly 3 or 4.
- Sea state
- In northwest, moderate or rough. in southeast, moderate becoming moderate or rough later.
- Weather
- In northwest, drizzle. In southeast, fair.
- Visibility
- In northwest, moderate or good. In southeast, moderate or good.
Malin
- Wind
- Easterly or southeasterly 3 or 4.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally slight at first, becoming moderate or rough later.
- Weather
- Fog patches at first.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor at first.
Hebrides
- Wind
- South 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate becoming moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Bailey
- Wind
- South 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Drizzle.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good occasionally poor.
Fair Isle
- Wind
- Southerly or southwesterly 2 to 4, occasionally 5 later in north.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate becoming moderate or rough later in west.
- Weather
- Fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Faeroes
- Wind
- Southwest 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming very rough later in west.
- Weather
- Drizzle.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Southeast Iceland
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected soon
- Wind
- Southwesterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first in north.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or 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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