Coast and Sea

Shipping forecast and gale warnings

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The general synopsis at midnight

Low 100 miles northwest of Norway 993 expected 200 miles northwest of Norway 995 by midnight tonight

Issued at: 04:05 (UTC) on Wed 10 Jun 2026.

For the period 06:00 (UTC) on Wed 10 Jun 2026 to 06:00 (UTC) on Thu 11 Jun 2026.

Shipping forecast and gale warnings map

Shipping forecast and gale warnings explained

Viking

Wind: Westerly or southwesterly, backing southerly later, 3 to 5.
Sea state: Slight or moderate.
Weather: Showers, perhaps thundery.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

North Utsire

Wind: Westerly or southwesterly, backing southerly later, 3 to 5.
Sea state: Slight or moderate.
Weather: Showers, perhaps thundery.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

South Utsire

Wind: Westerly or northwesterly, backing southwesterly later, 3 to 5.
Sea state: Slight or moderate.
Weather: Showers, perhaps thundery.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Forties

Wind: Westerly or northwesterly, backing southwesterly later, 3 to 5.
Sea state: Slight or moderate.
Weather: Showers, perhaps thundery.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Cromarty

Wind: West or southwest, 3 to 5.
Sea state: Smooth or slight.
Weather: Thundery showers.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Forth

Wind: West or southwest, 3 to 5.
Sea state: Smooth or slight.
Weather: Thundery showers.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Tyne

Wind: West or southwest, 3 to 5.
Sea state: Smooth or slight.
Weather: Thundery showers.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Dogger

Wind: West or southwest, 3 to 5.
Sea state: Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate at first in east.
Weather: Thundery showers.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Fisher

Wind: Southwest, veering west for a time, 3 or 4, occasionally 5 at first.
Sea state: Slight or moderate.
Weather: Thundery showers.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

German Bight

Wind: Southwest 4 to 6, veering west 2 to 4.
Sea state: Slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight later.
Weather: Thundery showers.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Humber

Wind: Southwest 4 to 6, veering west 2 to 4.
Sea state: Slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight later.
Weather: Thundery showers.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Thames

Wind: West backing southwest for a time, 4 to 6.
Sea state: Slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight later.
Weather: Thundery showers.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Dover

Wind: West backing southwest for a time, 4 to 6.
Sea state: Slight or moderate.
Weather: Thundery showers.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Wight

Wind: West 4 to 6.
Sea state: Slight or moderate.
Weather: Showers, occasional rain later.
Visibility: Good, occasionally moderate.

Portland

Wind: West 4 to 6.
Sea state: Slight or moderate.
Weather: Showers, occasional rain later.
Visibility: Good, occasionally moderate.

Plymouth

Wind: West 4 to 6.
Sea state: Slight or moderate.
Weather: Showers, occasional rain later.
Visibility: Good, occasionally moderate.

Biscay

Wind: Westerly or northwesterly 3 or 4, occasionally 5 in north.
Sea state: Moderate.
Weather: Showers.
Visibility: Good.

Trafalgar

Wind: Variable 2 to 4 at first in far southeast, otherwise northerly or northeasterly 5 to 7.
Sea state: Moderate or rough, but slight or moderate in far southeast.
Weather: Mainly fair.
Visibility: Good.

FitzRoy

Wind: Northerly 5 or 6 in far southeast, otherwise variable 2 to 4, becoming southwesterly 3 to 5 in northwest.
Sea state: Moderate, occasionally rough in far southeast.
Weather: Occasional rain in west.
Visibility: Good, occasionally moderate in west.

Sole

Wind: West backing southwest later, 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later.
Sea state: Moderate, occasionally rough later.
Weather: Thundery showers, rain later.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Lundy

Wind: West backing southwest later, 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later.
Sea state: Moderate, occasionally rough later.
Weather: Thundery showers, rain later.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Fastnet

Wind: West backing southwest later, 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later.
Sea state: Moderate, occasionally rough later.
Weather: Thundery showers, rain later.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Irish Sea

Wind: West 3 to 5, backing south or southwest 4 to 6 later.
Sea state: Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate in south.
Weather: Thundery showers, rain later.
Visibility: Good occasionally poor.

Shannon

Wind: West, backing south or southwest, 4 to 6.
Sea state: Rough, occasionally moderate.
Weather: Showers then rain.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor later.

Rockall

Wind: West, backing south or southwest, 4 to 6.
Sea state: Rough, occasionally moderate.
Weather: Showers then rain.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor later.

Malin

Wind: West or southwest, backing south later, 4 or 5, occasionally 6 later.
Sea state: Moderate or rough.
Weather: Thundery showers, rain later.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Hebrides

Wind: West or southwest, backing south later, 4 or 5, occasionally 6 later.
Sea state: Moderate or rough.
Weather: Thundery showers, rain later.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Bailey

Wind: Variable 3 or less at first in north, otherwise westerly 4 to 6, backing southeasterly 3 to 5 later.
Sea state: Moderate or rough.
Weather: Showers, perhaps thundery, rain later in south.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Fair Isle

Wind: West backing southwest, 3 to 5.
Sea state: Slight or moderate.
Weather: Showers, perhaps thundery.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Faeroes

Wind: West backing southwest, 3 to 5.
Sea state: Slight or moderate.
Weather: Showers, perhaps thundery.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Southeast Iceland

Wind: Variable 2 to 4, but northeasterly 5 or 6 at first in far northwest and northwesterly 5 or 6 later in far northeast.
Sea state: Moderate, occasionally rough later in northeast.
Weather: Rain or showers.
Visibility: Moderate or good, occasionally poor in north.

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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