Shipping forecast and gale warnings
The general synopsis at 0600
Low north Bailey 979 losing its identity by 0600 tomorrow.
Issued at: .
For the period to .
Shipping forecast and gale warnings map
Viking
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Southwesterly veering northwesterly later, 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later in the utsires, occasionally gale 8 elsewhere.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Squally showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
North Utsire
- Wind
- Southwesterly veering northwesterly later, 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later in the utsires, occasionally gale 8 elsewhere.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Squally showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
South Utsire
- Wind
- Southwesterly veering northwesterly later, 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later in the utsires, occasionally gale 8 elsewhere.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Squally showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Forties
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Southwesterly veering northwesterly later, 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later in the utsires, occasionally gale 8 elsewhere.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Squally showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Cromarty
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected soon
- Wind
- Southwesterly veering northwesterly later, 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later in the utsires, occasionally gale 8 elsewhere.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally slight in west.
- Weather
- Squally showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Forth
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected soon
- Wind
- Southwesterly veering northwesterly later, 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later in the utsires, occasionally gale 8 elsewhere.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally slight in west.
- Weather
- Squally showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Tyne
- Wind
- Southwest veering west later, 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Dogger
- Wind
- Southwest veering west later, 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough later.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Fisher
- Wind
- Southwest veering west later, 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough later.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
German Bight
- Wind
- Southwest veering west later, 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough later.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Humber
- Wind
- Southwest 5 to 7, veering northwest 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough in east, elsewhere slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Thames
- Wind
- Southwest 5 to 7, veering northwest 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough in east, elsewhere slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Dover
- Wind
- Southwest 5 to 7, veering northwest 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Wight
- Wind
- Southwest 5 to 7, veering northwest 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Portland
- Wind
- Southwest 4 to 6, veering northwest 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Plymouth
- Wind
- Southwest 4 to 6, veering northwest 2 to 4 later, becoming variable later.
- Sea state
- Moderate occasionally rough until later in west, elsewhere slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Biscay
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally rough until later in northwest.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Trafalgar (issued 23:15 UTC+1)
- Wind
- Northerly or northeasterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first, but veering easterly 5 to 7 later in southeast.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
FitzRoy
- Wind
- In south, easterly or northeasterly 4 to 6, occasionally 3 later. In north, variable, becoming mainly southeasterly later, 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- In south, moderate, occasionally rough until later. in north, moderate or rough.
- Weather
- In south, fair. In north, occasional rain.
- Visibility
- In south, good. In north, good, occasionally moderate.
FitzRoy
- Wind
- In south, easterly or northeasterly 4 to 6, occasionally 3 later. In north, variable, becoming mainly southeasterly later, 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- In south, moderate, occasionally rough until later. in north, moderate or rough.
- Weather
- In south, fair. In north, occasional rain.
- Visibility
- In south, good. In north, good, occasionally moderate.
Sole
- Wind
- Southwesterly 5 at first in west, otherwise variable, becoming mainly southeasterly later, 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Rough, occasionally moderate later in west.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Lundy
- Wind
- Variable becoming southwest, 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate later.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Fastnet
- Wind
- Variable becoming southwest, 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate later, except in southwest.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Irish Sea
- Wind
- Variable becoming southwest, 2 to 4, occasionally 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Shannon
- Wind
- West or southwest 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4, then south 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Very rough until later in north, otherwise rough.
- Weather
- Rain later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate later.
Rockall
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 continuing
- Wind
- West or southwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first, decreasing 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Very rough, occasionally high at first in northwest, becoming mainly rough later.
- Weather
- Squally showers until later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Malin
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Gale now ceased but southwesterly gale force 8 expected soon
- Wind
- West or southwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first, decreasing 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Very rough, becoming mainly rough later.
- Weather
- Squally showers until later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Hebrides
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 continuing
- Wind
- Westerly or southwesterly, veering westerly or northwesterly, 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Squally showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Bailey
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Gale force 8 veering westerly soon
- Wind
- Cyclonic 3 to 5 at first in northwest, otherwise westerly or southwesterly, veering westerly or northwesterly, 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Squally showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Fair Isle
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 continuing
- Wind
- Southwesterly, veering northwesterly later, 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, occasionally moderate in east and south.
- Weather
- Squally showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Faeroes
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 veering westerly soon
- Wind
- Southwesterly veering westerly or northwesterly 5 to 7, occasionally 4 at first in northwest and gale 8 at times in southeast.
- Sea state
- Moderate at first in northeast, otherwise rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Squally showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Southeast Iceland
- Wind
- Cyclonic 3 to 5, becoming northwesterly 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming mainly rough, occasionally very rough in southwest.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or 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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