Coast and Sea

Shipping forecast and gale warnings

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The general synopsis at 0600

Slow moving low expected north Rockall 998 by 0600 tomorrow

Issued at: 10:30 (UTC) on Mon 01 Jun 2026.

For the period 12:00 (UTC) on Mon 01 Jun 2026 to 12:00 (UTC) on Tue 02 Jun 2026.

Shipping forecast and gale warnings map

Shipping forecast and gale warnings explained

Viking

Wind: Southerly or southeasterly 4 to 6, becoming cyclonic 2 or 3 later in west.
Sea state: Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate.
Weather: Rain and fog patches.
Visibility: Moderate to very poor.

North Utsire

Wind: Southerly or southeasterly 4 to 6.
Sea state: Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate.
Weather: Rain and fog patches.
Visibility: Moderate to very poor.

South Utsire

Wind: Southerly or southeasterly 4 to 6.
Sea state: Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate.
Weather: Rain and fog patches.
Visibility: Moderate to very poor.

Forties

Wind: South or southeast 4 or 5, becoming cyclonic 3 or 4.
Sea state: Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate.
Weather: Rain and fog patches.
Visibility: Moderate to very poor.

Cromarty

Wind: South or southeast 4 or 5, becoming cyclonic 3 or 4.
Sea state: Smooth or slight.
Weather: Rain and fog patches.
Visibility: Moderate to very poor.

Forth

Wind: South 3 to 5, becoming cyclonic 2 to 4.
Sea state: Smooth or slight.
Weather: Showers or rain.
Visibility: Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

Tyne

Wind: South 3 to 5, becoming cyclonic 2 to 4.
Sea state: Smooth or slight.
Weather: Showers or rain.
Visibility: Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

Dogger

Wind: Southerly or southwesterly 3 to 5.
Sea state: Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate.
Weather: Rain or showers.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Fisher

Wind: Southerly or southwesterly 3 to 5, becoming variable 3 or less in in south.
Sea state: Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate.
Weather: Rain or showers.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

German Bight

Wind: Southerly or southwesterly 3 to 5.
Sea state: Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate.
Weather: Rain or showers.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Humber

Wind: Southerly or southwesterly 3 to 5.
Sea state: Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate.
Weather: Rain or showers.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Thames

Wind: South or southwest 3 to 5.
Sea state: Smooth or slight.
Weather: Rain or showers, perhaps thundery.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Dover

Wind: South or southwest 3 to 5.
Sea state: Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate later.
Weather: Rain or showers, perhaps thundery.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Wight

Wind: South or southwest 3 to 5.
Sea state: Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate later.
Weather: Rain or showers, perhaps thundery.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Portland

Wind: Southwest 3 to 5, veering west 5 or 6 later.
Sea state: Slight or moderate.
Weather: Rain or showers, perhaps thundery for a time, fog patches.
Visibility: Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.

Plymouth

Wind: Southwest 3 to 5, veering west 5 or 6 later.
Sea state: Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough later.
Weather: Rain or showers, perhaps thundery for a time, fog patches.
Visibility: Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.

Biscay

Wind: Westerly or southwesterly 4 to 6, but variable 3 or less at first in south.
Sea state: Moderate, becoming moderate or rough later.
Weather: Showers.
Visibility: Moderate or good.

Trafalgar

Wind: Northerly northwesterly, 3 to 5, occasionally 6 in southeast.
Sea state: Moderate, occasionally rough in southeast.
Weather: Showers.
Visibility: Moderate or good.

FitzRoy

Wind: Westerly or southwesterly, veering northwesterly later in south, 4 to 6, but variable 3 or less at first in southeast.
Sea state: Moderate or rough.
Weather: Thundery showers, fog patches.
Visibility: Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.

Sole

Wind: Westerly or southwesterly 4 to 6.
Sea state: Moderate or rough.
Weather: Thundery showers, fog patches.
Visibility: Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.

Lundy

Wind: Southwest veering west 4 to 6.
Sea state: Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough.
Weather: Rain or thundery showers, and fog patches.
Visibility: Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.

Fastnet

Wind: Southwest veering west 4 to 6.
Sea state: Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough.
Weather: Rain or thundery showers, and fog patches.
Visibility: Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.

Irish Sea

Wind: Southwest 3 to 5, decreasing 2 or 3 later.
Sea state: Slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight later.
Weather: Rain or showers, perhaps thundery, fog patches.
Visibility: Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.

Shannon

Wind: Southwest veering west or northwest, 4 to 6.
Sea state: Moderate or rough.
Weather: Rain or thundery showers.
Visibility: Moderate or good.

Rockall

Wind: Cyclonic 3 to 5.
Sea state: Moderate, occasionally rough later in south.
Weather: Rain or showers, fog patches.
Visibility: Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.

Malin

Wind: Cyclonic 3 to 5.
Sea state: Moderate, occasionally slight at times in east.
Weather: Rain or showers, fog patches.
Visibility: Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.

Hebrides

Wind: Cyclonic 3 to 5.
Sea state: Moderate, occasionally slight at times in east.
Weather: Rain or showers, fog patches.
Visibility: Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.

Bailey

Wind: Cyclonic 3 to 5.
Sea state: Moderate.
Weather: Rain or showers, fog patches.
Visibility: Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.

Fair Isle

Wind: East or southeast becoming variable, 2 to 4.
Sea state: Slight or moderate.
Weather: Rain, fog patches.
Visibility: Moderate to very poor, occasionally good.

Faeroes

Wind: East or southeast becoming variable, 2 to 4.
Sea state: Slight or moderate.
Weather: Rain, fog patches.
Visibility: Moderate to very poor, occasionally good.

Southeast Iceland

Wind: Variable 2 to 4, but northeasterly 4 or 5 at first in west.
Sea state: Moderate.
Weather: Rain, fog patches.
Visibility: Moderate to 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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