Coast and Sea
Shipping forecast and gale warnings
The general synopsis at 0600
New low expected northwest Humber 1019 by 0600 tomorrow
Issued at: .
For the period to .
Shipping forecast and gale warnings map
Viking
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Slight.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
North Utsire
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Slight.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
South Utsire
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4 becoming easterly or southeasterly 3 or 4.
- Sea state
- Slight.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Forties
- Wind
- East or southeast 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming slight.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Cromarty
- Wind
- East or southeast 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight in west, but in east, slight or moderate, becoming slight.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Forth
- Wind
- East or southeast 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming slight.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Tyne
- Wind
- East or southeast 2 to 4, becoming variable 3 or less later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming slight.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Dogger
- Wind
- East or southeast 2 to 4, becoming variable 3 or less later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming slight.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Fisher
- Wind
- East or southeast 3 or 4, occasionally 5 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
German Bight
- Wind
- East or southeast 3 or 4, occasionally 5 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor in south.
Humber
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Thames
- Wind
- Variable 3 or less, increasing 4 at times.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Occasional rain or showers, thundery at times, fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Dover
- Wind
- Variable 3 or less, increasing 4 at times.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Occasional rain or showers, thundery at times, fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Wight
- Wind
- Variable 3 or less, increasing 4 at times.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Occasional rain or showers, thundery at times, fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Portland
- Wind
- Variable 3 or less, increasing 4 at times.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Occasional rain or showers, thundery at times, fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Plymouth
- Wind
- Variable 3 or less, becoming southeast 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, becoming moderate later in far southwest.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Biscay
- Wind
- East or southeast 2 to 4, increasing 4 or 5 later.
- Sea state
- Slight, becoming slight or moderate later.
- Weather
- Occasional rain in west.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Trafalgar (issued 00:15 UTC)
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 expected soon, increasing severe gale force 9 later
- Wind
- Southerly or southeasterly 3 to 5, increasing 5 to 7 later, occasionally gale 8 later in west, perhaps severe gale 9 later in west.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming rough or very rough later in west.
- Weather
- Showers, perhaps thundery, rain later in west.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
FitzRoy
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southeasterly severe gale force 9 expected later
- Wind
- In east, southerly or southeasterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later. In west, southeasterly 3 to 5 increasing 5 to 7, then 7 to severe gale 9 later.
- Sea state
- In east, slight or moderate. in west, moderate or rough, becoming very rough later.
- Weather
- In east, rain at times. In west, rain or thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
FitzRoy
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southeasterly severe gale force 9 expected later
- Wind
- In east, southerly or southeasterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later. In west, southeasterly 3 to 5 increasing 5 to 7, then 7 to severe gale 9 later.
- Sea state
- In east, slight or moderate. in west, moderate or rough, becoming very rough later.
- Weather
- In east, rain at times. In west, rain or thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Sole
- Wind
- Variable 2 at first in east, otherwise easterly or southeasterly 3 to 5, but increasing 6 or 7 in west.
- Sea state
- Slight until later in east, otherwise moderate, but becoming rough later in west.
- Weather
- Showers, then rain later in west.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, becoming poor later in west.
Lundy
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Showers, fog patches in east.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor in east and poor in west.
Fastnet
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming southeast 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, becoming moderate later in southwest.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Irish Sea
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Shannon
- Wind
- Easterly or southeasterly 3 to 5, occasionally 2 at first in northeast, increasing 6 or 7 later in south and west.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming rough later in southwest.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Rockall
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming southeasterly 5 later in southwest.
- Sea state
- Slight, becoming moderate later in southwest.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Malin
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Slight.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Hebrides
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Slight.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Bailey
- Wind
- In southeast, variable 2 to 4. In northwest, southwesterly 4 or 5.
- Sea state
- In southeast, slight. in northwest, mainly moderate, but slight at first in south.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- In southeast, good, occasionally moderate. In northwest, good.
Bailey
- Wind
- In southeast, variable 2 to 4. In northwest, southwesterly 4 or 5.
- Sea state
- In southeast, slight. in northwest, mainly moderate, but slight at first in south.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- In southeast, good, occasionally moderate. In northwest, good.
Fair Isle
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Slight.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Faeroes
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4 becoming southwest 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Southeast Iceland
- Wind
- Southwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 in west, perhaps gale 8 later near iceland.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
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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