Shipping forecast and gale warnings
The general synopsis at 1800
Low 250 miles west of Rockall 992 expected 100 miles west of Bailey 990 by 1800 Wednesday
Issued at: .
For the period to .
Shipping forecast and gale warnings map
Viking
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming southeast 4 to 6, then veering southwest 3 or 4 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain at times.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
North Utsire
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming southeasterly 4 to 6, then veering southwesterly 3 or 4 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain at times.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
South Utsire
- Wind
- Northwest backing south, then veering west later, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain at times.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Forties
- Wind
- Southeast veering southwest 4 or 5, occasionally 3 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain then showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Cromarty
- Wind
- Southeast veering southwest 4 or 5, occasionally 3 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain then showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Forth
- Wind
- Southeast veering southwest 4 or 5, occasionally 3 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain then showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Tyne
- Wind
- Southeast veering southwest 4 or 5, occasionally 3 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain then showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Dogger
- Wind
- Southeast veering southwest 4 or 5, occasionally 3 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain then showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Fisher
- Wind
- West backing south 4 or 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
German Bight
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming south or southwest 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight, occasionally moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Humber
- Wind
- South or southwest 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight, occasionally moderate.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Thames
- Wind
- South or southwest 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight, occasionally moderate.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Dover
- Wind
- South or southwest 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight, occasionally moderate.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Wight
- Wind
- Southwest 4 or 5, becoming variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain, fog patches in north.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor in north.
Portland
- Wind
- Southwest 4 or 5, becoming variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain, fog patches in north.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor in north.
Plymouth
- Wind
- Southwest 4 or 5, becoming variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain, fog patches in north.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor in north.
Biscay
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Thundery showers later in south.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Trafalgar
- Wind
- Northerly or northeasterly 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4 in northwest.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally slight in far southeast.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
FitzRoy
- Wind
- In southeast, variable 2 to 4. In northwest, southwesterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 later.
- Sea state
- In southeast, moderate. in northwest, moderate, occasionally rough later.
- Weather
- In southeast, fair. In northwest, occasional rain and fog patches.
- Visibility
- In southeast, moderate or good. In northwest, moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
FitzRoy
- Wind
- In southeast, variable 2 to 4. In northwest, southwesterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 later.
- Sea state
- In southeast, moderate. in northwest, moderate, occasionally rough later.
- Weather
- In southeast, fair. In northwest, occasional rain and fog patches.
- Visibility
- In southeast, moderate or good. In northwest, moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Sole
- Wind
- Southwest 4 or 5, occasionally 6 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally rough later.
- Weather
- Occasional rain and fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Lundy
- Wind
- Southwest 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally slight.
- Weather
- Occasional rain and fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Fastnet
- Wind
- Southwest 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally slight.
- Weather
- Occasional rain and fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Irish Sea
- Wind
- Southwest 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain at first, then occasional drizzle.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first.
Shannon
- Wind
- South or southwest 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Rockall
- Wind
- South or southwest 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Malin
- Wind
- South or southwest 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Hebrides
- Wind
- Southeast, veering south or southwest, 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Bailey
- Wind
- East or southeast, veering south or southwest, 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Fair Isle
- Wind
- Southeast 4 to 6, veering southwest 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally rough in far west, and occasionally slight in southeast.
- Weather
- Rain at times.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Faeroes
- Wind
- Southeast 4 to 6, veering southwest 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally rough.
- Weather
- Rain at times.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Southeast Iceland
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Northeasterly gale force 8 expected soon, increasing severe gale force 9 later
- Wind
- Easterly 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 near iceland, veering southeasterly 4 or 5 in south.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, but rough or very rough in far west.
- Weather
- Rain at times.
- Visibility
- Moderate or 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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