Coast and sea
The general synopsis at 1800
New low expected just west of Rockall 997 by 1800 Saturday
Issued at: .
For the period to .
Shipping forecast and gale warnings map
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Viking
- Wind
- Southwesterly 5 to 7, decreasing 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
North Utsire
- Wind
- Southwesterly 5 to 7, decreasing 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
South Utsire
- Wind
- Southwesterly 5 to 7, decreasing 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Forties
- Wind
- Southwesterly 5 to 7, decreasing 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate later.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Cromarty
- Wind
- Southwest 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain then showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Forth
- Wind
- Southwest 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain then showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Tyne
- Wind
- Southwest 5 to 7, decreasing 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Dogger
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Southwesterly 6 to gale 8, decreasing 3 to 5 later in northwest.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally slight later in west.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Fisher
- Wind
- Southwest 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
German Bight
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- South or southwest 4 to 6, increasing 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate becoming moderate or rough, occasionally very rough later.
- Weather
- Showers then rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Humber
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- South or southwest 4 to 6, increasing 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate becoming moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers then rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Thames
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southerly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- South or southwest 4 to 6, increasing 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate becoming moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers then rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Dover
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southerly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- South or southwest 4 to 6, increasing 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate becoming moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers then rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Wight
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southerly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- South or southwest 4 to 6, increasing 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate becoming moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers then rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Portland
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southerly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- South or southwest 4 to 6, increasing 6 to gale 8, veering west 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough for a time.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Plymouth
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southerly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- South or southwest 4 to 6, increasing 6 to gale 8, veering west 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough for a time.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Biscay
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected soon, veering westerly later
- Wind
- Variable 4, becoming west or southwest 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate becoming moderate or rough, occasionally very rough later.
- Weather
- Fair then rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Trafalgar
- Wind
- Northeasterly 4 to 6, backing northwesterly 3 in north.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally rough at first in south.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
FitzRoy
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4 at first in southeast, otherwise westerly or southwesterly 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Sole
- Wind
- Cyclonic 5 to 7, becoming west or southwest 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Lundy
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected soon
- Wind
- Southwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first, veering northwest 3 to 5, backing southwest 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally rough at first.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Fastnet
- Wind
- Southwest 5 to 7, veering northwest 3 to 5, backing southwest 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally rough at first.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Irish Sea
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected soon
- Wind
- Southwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first, veering northwest 3 to 5, backing southwest 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally rough at first, becoming slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Shannon
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Westerly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- West or southwest 4 to 6, becoming cyclonic 6 to gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough later.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Rockall
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Westerly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- West or southwest 4 to 6, becoming cyclonic 6 to gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough later.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Malin
- Wind
- West or southwest 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first, backing southeast 4 to 6 later, occasionally 7 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally slight in east.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Hebrides
- Wind
- West or southwest 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first, backing southeast 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally slight in east.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Bailey
- Wind
- West 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Rough, occasionally moderate later.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Fair Isle
- Wind
- West 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally slight.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Faeroes
- Wind
- West 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Southeast Iceland
- Wind
- Cyclonic 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
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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