Shipping forecast and gale warnings
The general synopsis at midday
Low just west of south FitzRoy 1007 expected FitzRoy 1002 by midday tomorrow. Low east Sole 1008 losing its identity
Issued at: .
For the period to .
Shipping forecast and gale warnings map
Viking
- Wind
- Variable 3 or less, becoming southeasterly 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
North Utsire
- Wind
- Variable 3 or less.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
South Utsire
- Wind
- Easterly or southeasterly 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Forties
- Wind
- Easterly or southeasterly 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate later.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Cromarty
- Wind
- Easterly or southeasterly 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate later.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Forth
- Wind
- Easterly or southeasterly 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Tyne
- Wind
- Easterly or southeasterly 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Dogger
- Wind
- Easterly or southeasterly 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Fisher
- Wind
- East or northeast 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight, occasionally moderate later in southwest.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
German Bight
- Wind
- East or northeast 3 to 5, occasionally 6.
- Sea state
- Slight, occasionally moderate.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Humber
- Wind
- East or southeast 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Fair then showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Thames
- Wind
- East or southeast 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Fair then showers, perhaps thundery later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Dover
- Wind
- East or southeast 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Fair then showers, perhaps thundery later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Wight
- Wind
- Cyclonic, becoming east or northeast later, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight, occasionally smooth.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Portland
- Wind
- Cyclonic, becoming east or northeast later, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight, occasionally smooth.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Plymouth
- Wind
- Cyclonic, becoming east or northeast later, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight, occasionally moderate.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Biscay
- Wind
- Southwest 2 to 4, backing south or southeast 3 to 5, increasing 6 at times later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Trafalgar (issued 23:15 UTC+1)
- Wind
- Northwesterly becoming variable 2 to 4, then becoming cyclonic 5 or 6 later in northwest.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming rough later in far northwest.
- Weather
- Mainly fair, then rain or thundery showers in northwest.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor in north.
FitzRoy
- Wind
- In south, southwesterly 3 to 5, becoming cyclonic 5 to 7, occasionally 4 later. In north, cyclonic 2 to 4, increasing 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later.
- Sea state
- In south, slight or moderate becoming moderate or rough. in north, slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough later.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
FitzRoy
- Wind
- In south, southwesterly 3 to 5, becoming cyclonic 5 to 7, occasionally 4 later. In north, cyclonic 2 to 4, increasing 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later.
- Sea state
- In south, slight or moderate becoming moderate or rough. in north, slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough later.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Sole
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming east or southeast 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally slight in east.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Lundy
- Wind
- Cyclonic, becoming east or southeast later, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Showers, perhaps thundery.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Fastnet
- Wind
- Cyclonic, becoming east or southeast later, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers, perhaps thundery.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Irish Sea
- Wind
- Easterly or northeasterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 in north.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight occasionally moderate.
- Weather
- Showers, perhaps thundery later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Shannon
- Wind
- Cyclonic becoming northeast, 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally slight in east.
- Weather
- Showers, perhaps thundery.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Rockall
- Wind
- Southeast backing northeast, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Moderate.
- Weather
- Rain at times.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Malin
- Wind
- East or southeast, backing northeast later, 3 to 5, occasionally 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally slight.
- Weather
- Fair then occasional rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Hebrides
- Wind
- East or southeast, backing northeast later, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally slight.
- Weather
- Fair then occasional rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Bailey
- Wind
- East or southeast, backing northeast later, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Moderate.
- Weather
- Fair then occasional rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Fair Isle
- Wind
- Southeast 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor later.
Faeroes
- Wind
- Southeast 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Southeast Iceland
- Wind
- Cyclonic 3 to 5, occasionally 2 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain, fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very 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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