Shipping forecast and gale warnings
The general synopsis at 0600
Low 100 miles west of Rockall 989 expected Bailey 976 by 0600 tomorrow
Issued at: .
For the period to .
Shipping forecast and gale warnings map
Viking
- Wind
- Southerly veering southwesterly later, 4 to 6, occasionally 7 in north.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
North Utsire
- Wind
- Southerly veering southwesterly later, 4 to 6, occasionally 7 in north.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
South Utsire
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming southerly or southwesterly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Forties
- Wind
- Southerly veering westerly or southwesterly, 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in north.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first.
Cromarty
- Wind
- Southerly veering westerly or southwesterly, 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in north.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first.
Forth
- Wind
- Southerly veering westerly or southwesterly, 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first.
Tyne
- Wind
- Southerly veering westerly or southwesterly, 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first.
Dogger
- Wind
- Southerly veering westerly or southwesterly, 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first.
Fisher
- Wind
- Southerly or southwesterly 4 or 5, occasionally 3 at first.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
German Bight
- Wind
- Southerly or southwesterly 4 or 5, occasionally 3 at first.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Humber
- Wind
- South or southeast, veering west or southwest later, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Thames
- Wind
- South or southeast, veering west or southwest later, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Dover
- Wind
- South or southeast, veering west or southwest later, 3 5, occasionally 6 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Wight
- Wind
- Variable becoming west or southwest, 2 to 4, occasionally 5 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight until later, otherwise slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Portland
- Wind
- Variable becoming west or southwest, 2 to 4, occasionally 5 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Plymouth
- Wind
- Variable becoming west or southwest, 2 to 4, occasionally 5 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough later in west.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Biscay
- Wind
- Variable becoming west or southwest, 2 to 4, occasionally 5 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain or thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Trafalgar (issued 23:15 UTC+1)
- Wind
- East or northeast 5 or 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
FitzRoy
- Wind
- In southeast, variable 2 to 4. In northwest, southwesterly, veering westerly or northwesterly for a time, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- In southeast, moderate. in northwest, moderate or rough.
- Weather
- In southeast, thundery showers. In northwest, thundery showers.
- Visibility
- In southeast, good, occasionally poor. In northwest, good, occasionally poor.
FitzRoy
- Wind
- In southeast, variable 2 to 4. In northwest, southwesterly, veering westerly or northwesterly for a time, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- In southeast, moderate. in northwest, moderate or rough.
- Weather
- In southeast, thundery showers. In northwest, thundery showers.
- Visibility
- In southeast, good, occasionally poor. In northwest, good, occasionally poor.
Sole
- Wind
- Southwesterly, veering westerly or northwesterly for a time, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Lundy
- Wind
- South veering west or southwest, 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Fastnet
- Wind
- South veering west or southwest, 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Irish Sea
- Wind
- South veering west or southwest, 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Shannon
- Wind
- Westerly or southwesterly 5 or 6, occasionally 7 in north.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers, perhaps thundery.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Rockall
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Gale force 8 veering southwesterly soon, increasing severe gale force 9 later
- Wind
- Southerly veering southwesterly 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, occasionally high later.
- Weather
- Rain or thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Malin
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Gale force 8 veering southwesterly later
- Wind
- Southerly veering southwesterly 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, occasionally high later.
- Weather
- Rain or thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Hebrides
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Gale force 8 veering southwesterly soon increasing severe gale force 9 later
- Wind
- Southerly veering southwesterly 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 later, perhaps storm 10 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, occasionally high later.
- Weather
- Rain or thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Bailey
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Easterly gale force 8 expected soon, veering southwesterly and increasing severe gale force 9 later
- Wind
- Cyclonic becoming southwest, 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 later, perhaps storm 10 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough, then high later.
- Weather
- Rain or thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Fair Isle
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southerly gale force 8 expected imminent veering southwesterly soon
- Wind
- South or southeast veering southwest, 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough, occasionally high later in west.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Faeroes
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southerly gale force 8 expected imminent veering southwesterly soon
- Wind
- South or southeast veering southwest, 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough, occasionally high later in west.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Southeast Iceland
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Easterly gale force 8 expected soon, backing northeasterly and increasing severe gale force 9 later
- Wind
- Easterly becoming cyclonic, 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 later in northwest.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough, occasionally high later.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or 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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