Shipping forecast and gale warnings
The general synopsis at 1800
High Norway 1039 moving rapidly away northeast by 1800 Monday. Low Trafalgar 1009 expected Iberia 1011 by same time. New low expected Fastnet 1016 by that time
Issued at: .
For the period to .
Shipping forecast and gale warnings map
Viking
- Wind
- Southerly or southwesterly, backing southeasterly, 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
North Utsire
- Wind
- Southerly or southwesterly, backing southeasterly, 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate becoming moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
South Utsire
- Wind
- Easterly or southeasterly 3 to 5, increasing 5 or 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate occasionally slight.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Forties
- Wind
- Easterly or southeasterly 3 to 5, increasing 5 or 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate occasionally slight.
- Weather
- Showers later.
- Visibility
- Good.
Cromarty
- Wind
- South backing southeast, 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth at first in moray firth.
- Weather
- Showers later.
- Visibility
- Good.
Forth
- Wind
- East or southeast 2 to 4, increasing 5 or 6.
- Sea state
- Slight becoming moderate.
- Weather
- Showers later.
- Visibility
- Good.
Tyne
- Wind
- East or northeast veering southeast, 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally rough in south and slight at first in north.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Dogger
- Wind
- East or northeast veering southeast, 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally rough in south.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Fisher
- Wind
- East 3 or 4, veering southeast 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
German Bight
- Wind
- East veering southeast, 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally rough at first, but slight in east.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Humber
- Wind
- East veering southeast, 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally rough at first.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Thames
- Wind
- East or southeast 4 or 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain at first.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor at first.
Dover
- Wind
- East or southeast 3 or 4.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Rain at first.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor at first.
Wight
- Wind
- Cyclonic becoming east, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate becoming smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Thundery showers then rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Portland
- Wind
- Northeast, becoming cyclonic, 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth later.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Plymouth
- Wind
- Northeast, becoming cyclonic, 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Biscay
- Wind
- Northeast 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Trafalgar
- Wind
- Cyclonic 2 to 4 in southeast, otherwise northeasterly 5 to 7, backing northerly 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight in southeast, elsewhere moderate or rough, occasionally very rough at first.
- Weather
- Showers, thundery at first.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor at first.
FitzRoy
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Northeasterly gale force 8 continuing
- Wind
- In south, northeasterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8, backing northerly 3 to 5. In north, northeasterly becoming cyclonic, 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later.
- Sea state
- In south, moderate or rough, occasionally very rough at first. in north, moderate or rough.
- Weather
- In south, showers. In north, rain or showers, perhaps thundery.
- Visibility
- In south, good. In north, good, occasionally poor.
FitzRoy
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Northeasterly gale force 8 continuing
- Wind
- In south, northeasterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8, backing northerly 3 to 5. In north, northeasterly becoming cyclonic, 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later.
- Sea state
- In south, moderate or rough, occasionally very rough at first. in north, moderate or rough.
- Weather
- In south, showers. In north, rain or showers, perhaps thundery.
- Visibility
- In south, good. In north, good, occasionally poor.
Sole
- Wind
- Northeasterly becoming cyclonic, 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers, perhaps thundery.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Lundy
- Wind
- Northeasterly becoming cyclonic, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain or showers, perhaps thundery.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Fastnet
- Wind
- Northeasterly becoming cyclonic, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers, perhaps thundery.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Irish Sea
- Wind
- Northeast veering southeast, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate in south.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Shannon
- Wind
- South or southeast 3 to 5, becoming cyclonic 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally slight at first in southeast.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Rockall
- Wind
- South or southwest, backing southeast, 4 to 6, occasionally 7.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, but moderate at first in southeast.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Malin
- Wind
- South or southwest, backing southeast, 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough in far northwest, but smooth or slight in southeast.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Hebrides
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected soon
- Wind
- Southwest backing south or southeast, 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, occasionally high in far northwest.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Bailey
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 imminent
- Wind
- Southwest backing south or southeast, 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high, occasionally rough.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Fair Isle
- Wind
- Southwest backing south or southeast, 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, occasionally moderate in southeast.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Faeroes
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Gale force 8 veering southwesterly imminent
- Wind
- Southwest backing south or southeast, 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high, occasionally rough.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Southeast Iceland
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 imminent
- Wind
- Southwesterly 7 to severe gale 9, becoming cyclonic, then southerly, 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- High becoming very rough.
- Weather
- 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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