Shipping forecast and gale warnings
The general synopsis at midday
Low south Norway 985 expected South Utsire 993 by midday tomorrow
Issued at: .
For the period to .
Shipping forecast and gale warnings map
Viking
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Northerly gale force 8 imminent, increasing severe gale force 9 soon
- Wind
- North or northwest 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 at first, decreasing 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Very rough, becoming rough later.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or poor.
North Utsire
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Northerly gale force 8 continuing
- Wind
- Cyclonic 6 to gale 8, decreasing 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough becoming moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
South Utsire
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Northwesterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Cyclonic 6 to gale 8, decreasing 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough becoming moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Forties
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Northwesterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Northwest 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, occasionally moderate at first.
- Weather
- Rain or squally showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Cromarty
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Northwesterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Northwest 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, occasionally moderate.
- Weather
- Rain or squally showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Forth
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Northwesterly gale force 8 expected soon
- Wind
- Northwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming very rough at times.
- Weather
- Squally showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Tyne
- Wind
- Northwest 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming very rough at times.
- Weather
- Squally showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Dogger
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Northwesterly gale force 8 expected soon
- Wind
- Northwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming very rough at times.
- Weather
- Squally showers, then rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Fisher
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Northwesterly gale force 8 expected soon
- Wind
- Cyclonic 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Rough, occasionally moderate in east and very rough in west.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
German Bight
- Wind
- West or northwest 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough in northwest.
- Weather
- Showers then rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Humber
- Wind
- North or northwest 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Thames
- Wind
- North or northwest 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Dover
- Wind
- North or northwest 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight occasionally moderate.
- Weather
- Showers, thundery at first.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Wight
- Wind
- North or northwest 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight occasionally moderate.
- Weather
- Showers, thundery at first.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Portland
- Wind
- North or northwest 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first.
- Sea state
- Slight occasionally moderate.
- Weather
- Showers, thundery at first.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Plymouth
- Wind
- North or northwest 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Biscay
- Wind
- North or northwest 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
FitzRoy
- Wind
- North or northwest 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough at first in northeast.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Sole
- Wind
- North or northwest 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Trafalgar
- Wind
- Northerly or northwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 3 at first in south and 7 later in northeast.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough except in southeast.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Lundy
- Wind
- Northerly or northwesterly 4 to 6, decreasing 3 at times later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough at first in south.
- Weather
- Showers, perhaps thundery at first.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Fastnet
- Wind
- Northerly or northwesterly 4 to 6, decreasing 3 at times later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough at first in south.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Irish Sea
- Wind
- Northerly or northwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 in northwest, decreasing 3 at times later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Shannon
- Wind
- Northerly or northwesterly 4 to 6, decreasing 3 at times later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Rockall
- Wind
- North becoming cyclonic, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally rough at first.
- Weather
- Showers then occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Malin
- Wind
- Northerly or northwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first, becoming variable 3 or less later in west.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Hebrides
- Wind
- Northerly or northwesterly 4 to 6, becoming variable 3 or less later in west.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Bailey
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming southeast 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Fair Isle
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Northerly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Northerly 6 to gale 8, occasionally 5 later.
- Sea state
- Rough occasionally very rough.
- Weather
- Squally showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Faeroes
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Northerly gale force 8 expected soon
- Wind
- In east, northerly 6 to gale 8, occasionally 5 later. In west, northerly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first.
- Sea state
- In east, rough occasionally very rough. in west, moderate or rough.
- Weather
- In east, squally showers. In west, showers.
- Visibility
- In east, good, occasionally moderate. In west, good.
Faeroes
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Northerly gale force 8 expected soon
- Wind
- In east, northerly 6 to gale 8, occasionally 5 later. In west, northerly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first.
- Sea state
- In east, rough occasionally very rough. in west, moderate or rough.
- Weather
- In east, squally showers. In west, showers.
- Visibility
- In east, good, occasionally moderate. In west, good.
Southeast Iceland
- Wind
- Northerly 5 at first in east, otherwise variable 2 to 4, becoming southeasterly 4 or 5 later in west.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally slight in northwest.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
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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