The general synopsis at midday
Low Rockall 965 expected Hebrides 975 by midday tomorrow.
Issued at: .
For the period to .
Shipping forecast and gale warnings map
Viking
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southeasterly severe gale force 9 continuing
- Wind
- Southeasterly 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 at first.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, occasionally high at first.
- Weather
- Rain or showers, squally at first.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
North Utsire
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southeasterly severe gale force 9 continuing
- Wind
- Southeasterly 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 at first.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers, squally at first.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
South Utsire
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southeasterly severe gale force 9 continuing
- Wind
- Southeasterly 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 at first.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers, squally at first.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Forties
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southeasterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 imminent
- Wind
- Southeasterly 5 to 7, but 7 to severe gale 9 at first in northeast.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, but very rough at first.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Cromarty
- Wind
- Southeasterly 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Forth
- Wind
- Southeasterly 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Tyne
- Wind
- Southeasterly 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, bec slight or moderate later.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Dogger
- Wind
- Southeasterly 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, bec slight or moderate later.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Fisher
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 continuing
- Wind
- Southeast 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first, veering south 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
German Bight
- Wind
- Southeast 5 to 7, veering south 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally slight in south.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Humber
- Wind
- Southwest 5 to 7, occasionally 4 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Thames
- Wind
- Southwest 5 to 7, occasionally 4 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Dover
- Wind
- Southwest 5 to 7, occasionally 4 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Wight
- Wind
- Southwest 6 or 7, decreasing 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Squally showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Portland
- Wind
- Southwest 6 or 7, decreasing 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, occasionally moderate later.
- Weather
- Squally showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Plymouth
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 continuing
- Wind
- Southwest 6 or 7, occasionally gale 8 at first, decreasing 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, occasionally high at first.
- Weather
- Squally showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Biscay
- Wind
- West or northwest 5 to 7, decreasing 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Very rough, occasionally high until later, but rough or very rough in east.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Trafalgar
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Northerly gale force 8 continuing
Forecast issued:
- Wind
- Northerly or northeasterly 5 to 7, increasing gale 8 near portuguese coast.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate in southeast, otherwise rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
FitzRoy
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Westerly gale force 8 continuing
- Wind
- West or northwest 5 to 7, decreasing 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Very rough, occasionally high until later.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Sole
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Westerly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 imminent
- Wind
- West or southwest 6 to gale 8, decreasing 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high, but occasionally very high at first.
- Weather
- Squally showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Lundy
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Gale now ceased, but southwesterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- West or southwest 6 to gale 8, decreasing 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high, occasionally moderate later.
- Weather
- Squally showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Fastnet
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 imminent
- Wind
- West or southwest 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 at first, decreasing 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high.
- Weather
- Squally showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Irish Sea
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Gale force 8 veering southwesterly later
- Wind
- West or southwest 6 to gale 8, decreasing 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Squally showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Shannon
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly storm force 10 veering westerly and decreasing severe gale force 9 imminent
- Wind
- Cyclonic, gale 7 to severe gale 9, decreasing 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high, occasionally very high at first, becoming very rough later.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Rockall
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly storm force 10 decreasing severe gale force 9 imminent, veering northwesterly soon
- Wind
- Cyclonic, gale 7 to severe gale 9, decreasing 5 to 7 later.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high, becoming very rough later.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Malin
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southeasterly severe gale force 9 now decreased gale force 8
- Wind
- Cyclonic 6 to gale 8, decreasing 5 at times.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Hebrides
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southeasterly storm force 10 decreasing severe gale force 9 imminent
- Wind
- Cyclonic gale 7 to severe gale 9, decreasing 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high, becoming rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Bailey
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Easterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 imminent, and veering southeasterly soon
- Wind
- Cyclonic gale 7 to severe gale 9, decreasing 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high, becoming rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Fair Isle
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southeasterly severe gale force 9 continuing
- Wind
- Cyclonic, mainly southeast 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 at first.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, occasionally high at first.
- Weather
- Squally showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Faeroes
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southeasterly severe gale force 9 now decreased gale force 8
- Wind
- Cyclonic, mainly southeast 6 to gale 8, occasionally 5 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, occasionally high at first.
- Weather
- Squally showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Southeast Iceland
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Easterly severe gale force 9 continuing, backing northeasterly soon
- Wind
- Cyclonic, mainly easterly or northeasterly, 7 to severe gale 9 in north, but 4 to 6 in south, becoming 3 or 4 later.
- 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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