The general synopsis at 0600
Low central England 1007 expected Lundy 1012 by 0600 Monday. New low expected Biscay 1014 by same time
Issued at: .
For the period to .
Shipping forecast and gale warnings map
Viking
- Wind
- Westerly or northwesterly becoming cyclonic later, 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
North Utsire
- Wind
- Westerly or northwesterly becoming cyclonic later, 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
South Utsire
- Wind
- Westerly or northwesterly becoming cyclonic later, 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Forties
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming west 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor at first.
Cromarty
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming east or northeast 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain at first.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate at first.
Forth
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming east or northeast 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain at first.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate at first.
Tyne
- Wind
- Northeast 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Dogger
- Wind
- Northeast 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Fisher
- Wind
- Westerly or northwesterly 3 to 5, increasing 6 or 7 later in northeast.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough later in northeast.
- Weather
- Occasional rain in south.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor in south.
German Bight
- Wind
- Cyclonic 2 to 4, increasing 5 for a time.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight becoming slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Thundery showers, fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate, occasionally very poor.
Humber
- Wind
- Cyclonic 2 to 4, increasing 5 for a time.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight becoming slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Thundery showers, fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate, occasionally very poor.
Thames
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Thundery showers, fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate, occasionally very poor.
Dover
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Thundery showers, fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate, occasionally very poor.
Wight
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Thundery showers, fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate, occasionally very poor.
Portland
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Plymouth
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate in west.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Biscay
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate in west.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Trafalgar
Forecast issued:
- Wind
- Northwest 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
FitzRoy
- Wind
- Westerly or northwesterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later in northwest.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally rough in far northwest.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Sole
- Wind
- Northerly or northwesterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 in west.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally slight in east.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Lundy
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming northeast 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Fastnet
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming northeast 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Irish Sea
- Wind
- North or northeast 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor at first.
Shannon
- Wind
- North 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Rockall
- Wind
- Northeast 4 to 6, backing northwest 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Malin
- Wind
- Northeast 4 to 6, backing northwest 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally slight in east.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Hebrides
- Wind
- Northwest becoming cyclonic later, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Bailey
- Wind
- Northwest becoming cyclonic later, 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers later.
- Visibility
- Good.
Fair Isle
- Wind
- West or northwest becoming cyclonic later, 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough at first in north.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Faeroes
- Wind
- West or northwest 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Southeast Iceland
- Wind
- Cyclonic 3 to 5, becoming northerly or northeasterly 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Wintry showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
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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