Shipping forecast and gale warnings
The general synopsis at 0600
Low just west of Bailey 974 expected Hebrides 982 by 0600 tomorrow. Atlantic low 1014 moving rather quickly east, expected Biscay 1009 by same time
Issued at: .
For the period to .
Shipping forecast and gale warnings map
Viking
- Wind
- Southerly or southwesterly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Thundery rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
North Utsire
- Wind
- Southerly or southwesterly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate.
- Weather
- Thundery rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
South Utsire
- Wind
- Southerly or southwesterly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate.
- Weather
- Thundery rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Forties
- Wind
- West backing southwest, 4 to 6, increasing 6 or 7.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Cromarty
- Wind
- Southwest 4 to 6, increasing 6 or 7, becoming cyclonic later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Forth
- Wind
- Southwest 4 to 6, increasing 6 or 7.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Tyne
- Wind
- Southwest 4 to 6, increasing 6 or 7.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Dogger
- Wind
- West backing southwest, 4 to 6, increasing 6 or 7.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderat.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Fisher
- Wind
- West or southwest 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
German Bight
- Wind
- West or southwest 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Humber
- Wind
- West or southwest 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Thames
- Wind
- Southwest 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers, rain later.
- Visibility
- Good occasionally moderate, becoming moderate occasionally poor later.
Dover
- Wind
- Southwest 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers, rain later.
- Visibility
- Good occasionally moderate, becoming moderate occasionally poor later.
Wight
- Wind
- Southwest 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers, rain later.
- Visibility
- Good occasionally moderate, becoming moderate occasionally poor later.
Portland
- Wind
- West or southwest, becoming cyclonic later, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Plymouth
- Wind
- West or southwest, becoming cyclonic later, 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate occasionally rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Biscay
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming cyclonic 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later in north.
- Sea state
- Moderate, becoming moderate or rough later.
- Weather
- Showers, thundery rain later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor later.
FitzRoy
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- In southeast, variable 2 to 4, becoming cyclonic 5 to 7. In northwest, cyclonic 4 to 6, increasing 6 to gale 8 for a time.
- Sea state
- In southeast, moderate, becoming moderate or rough later. in northwest, moderate or rough.
- Weather
- In southeast, showers, thundery rain later. In northwest, thundery rain.
- Visibility
- In southeast, good, occasionally poor later. In northwest, good, occasionally poor.
Trafalgar (issued 23:15 UTC+1)
- Wind
- North or northwest 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
FitzRoy
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- In southeast, variable 2 to 4, becoming cyclonic 5 to 7. In northwest, cyclonic 4 to 6, increasing 6 to gale 8 for a time.
- Sea state
- In southeast, moderate, becoming moderate or rough later. in northwest, moderate or rough.
- Weather
- In southeast, showers, thundery rain later. In northwest, thundery rain.
- Visibility
- In southeast, good, occasionally poor later. In northwest, good, occasionally poor.
Sole
- Wind
- Southwest veering northwest 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain, showers later.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good occasionally poor.
Lundy
- Wind
- Southwest veering northwest 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain, showers later.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good occasionally poor.
Fastnet
- Wind
- Southwest veering northwest 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain, showers later.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good occasionally poor.
Irish Sea
- Wind
- Southwest veering west or northwest, 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Shannon
- Wind
- Southwest veering west or northwest, 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Rockall
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 soon
- Wind
- Southwest veering northwest later, 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 at first.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high at first in north, otherwise rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Squally rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Malin
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Gale now ceased, but southwesterly gale force 8 expected soon
- Wind
- Southwest veering northwest later, 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Squally rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Hebrides
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Severe gale force 9 veering northwesterly and decreasing gale force 8 later
- Wind
- Southwest veering northwest later, 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 at first.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high, becoming rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Squally rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Bailey
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Severe gale force 9 veering northwesterly later
- Wind
- Cyclonic 7 to severe gale 9, becoming northwest 5 to 7 later.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high, becoming rough or very rough later.
- Weather
- Squally rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Fair Isle
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Gale now ceased, but southwesterly severe gale force 9 expected later
- Wind
- Southwesterly 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 at first in far west, becoming cyclonic 5 to 7 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough in southeast, rough or very rough in northwest, but high for a time at first in far west.
- Weather
- Squally showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Faeroes
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Gale now ceased, but southwesterly severe gale force 9 expected later
- Wind
- Cyclonic 7 to severe gale 9, becoming northerly 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high, becoming rough or very rough, then moderate or rough later.
- Weather
- Rain or showers, squally at first.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Southeast Iceland
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Severe gale force 9 backing northerly and decreasing gale force 8 later
- Wind
- Cyclonic 7 to severe gale 9, becoming northerly 4 to 6 later, then variable 2 to 4 later in west.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high at first in south southeast, otherwise rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough later.
- Weather
- Rain or showers, squally at first.
- 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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