Coast and Sea
Shipping forecast and gale warnings
The general synopsis at 0600
New low expected Forties 1017 by 0600 tomorrow
Issued at: .
For the period to .
Shipping forecast and gale warnings map
Viking
- Wind
- Southerly 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4, then cyclonic 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Fog patches, rain, thundery later.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
North Utsire
- Wind
- Southerly 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4, then cyclonic 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Fog patches, rain, thundery later.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
South Utsire
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming cyclonic 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Fog patches, rain, thundery later.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Forties
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming cyclonic 5 to 7 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Fog patches, rain, thundery later.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Cromarty
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming northwest 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate in east.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Forth
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming cyclonic 5 to 7 later.
- Sea state
- Slight, becoming slight or moderate later.
- Weather
- Fog patches, thundery rain later.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Tyne
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming cyclonic 5 to 7 later.
- Sea state
- Slight, becoming slight or moderate later.
- Weather
- Fog patches, thundery rain later.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Dogger
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming cyclonic 5 to 7 later.
- Sea state
- Slight, becoming slight or moderate later.
- Weather
- Fog patches, thundery rain later.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Fisher
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming cyclonic 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Slight, becoming slight or moderate later.
- Weather
- Fog patches, thundery rain later.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
German Bight
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming cyclonic 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Slight occasionally smooth.
- Weather
- Fog patches, thundery rain later.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Humber
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming cyclonic 5 to 7 later.
- Sea state
- Slight, becoming slight or moderate later.
- Weather
- Fog patches, thundery rain later.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Thames
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming southwest 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Thundery showers later.
- Visibility
- Good occasionally moderate, but poor later.
Dover
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming southwest 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good occasionally moderate, but poor later.
Wight
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming northwest 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Portland
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming northwest 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Plymouth
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming northwest 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Fog patches at first.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, but very poor at first.
Biscay
- Wind
- Cyclonic, mainly northeasterly, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Moderate occasionally slight.
- Weather
- Fog patches at first.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good occasionally very poor at first.
FitzRoy
- Wind
- In southeast, cyclonic, mainly northeasterly, 4 to 6. In northwest, variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- In southeast, moderate becoming moderate or rough. in northwest, moderate or rough.
- Weather
- In southeast, fog patches at first. In northwest, showers.
- Visibility
- In southeast, moderate or good occasionally very poor at first. In northwest, good occasionally moderate.
Trafalgar (issued 23:15 UTC+1)
- Wind
- North or northeast 3 to 5, increasing 6 at times.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally slight in east, becoming rough later in northwest.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
FitzRoy
- Wind
- In southeast, cyclonic, mainly northeasterly, 4 to 6. In northwest, variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- In southeast, moderate becoming moderate or rough. in northwest, moderate or rough.
- Weather
- In southeast, fog patches at first. In northwest, showers.
- Visibility
- In southeast, moderate or good occasionally very poor at first. In northwest, good occasionally moderate.
Sole
- Wind
- In west, variable 2 to 4. In east, variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- In west, moderate or rough. in east, moderate or rough.
- Weather
- In west, showers. In east, showers, fog patches.
- Visibility
- In west, good occasionally moderate. In east, moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Sole
- Wind
- In west, variable 2 to 4. In east, variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- In west, moderate or rough. in east, moderate or rough.
- Weather
- In west, showers. In east, showers, fog patches.
- Visibility
- In west, good occasionally moderate. In east, moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Lundy
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming northerly 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers, fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Fastnet
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming northerly 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough later.
- Weather
- Showers, fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Irish Sea
- Wind
- Southwest 2 to 4, becoming cyclonic 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, becoming slight occasionally moderate later.
- Weather
- Fog patches, then thundery rain later.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good occasionally very poor, becoming good occasionally poor later.
Shannon
- Wind
- Cyclonic 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Rough.
- Weather
- Rain, showers later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Rockall
- Wind
- Southwest veering west 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Rain then showers.
- Visibility
- Good occasionally poor.
Malin
- Wind
- Southwest veering west 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later.
- Sea state
- Rough occasionally moderate in east.
- Weather
- Rain then showers.
- Visibility
- Good occasionally poor.
Hebrides
- Wind
- Westerly or southwesterly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good occasionally poor.
Bailey
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 continuing
- Wind
- Westerly or southwesterly 4 to 6, but 6 to gale 8 at first in north.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high becoming rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good occasionally poor.
Fair Isle
- Wind
- Cyclonic 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Rough in northwest, moderate occasionally slight in southeast.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Faeroes
- Wind
- Southwesterly 5 to 7, decreasing 4 or 5 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Squally showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Southeast Iceland
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 continuing
- Wind
- Southwesterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high becoming rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Squally showers.
- 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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