Coast and Sea
Shipping forecast and gale warnings
The general synopsis at 0600
Low 250 miles west-southwest of Iceland 975 expected Bailey 977 by 0600 tomorrow
Issued at: .
For the period to .
Shipping forecast and gale warnings map
Viking
- Wind
- Northwesterly backing southerly or southwesterly, 5 to 7, decreasing 3 or 4 for a time.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers, then rain later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
North Utsire
- Wind
- Northwesterly backing southerly or southwesterly, 5 to 7, decreasing 3 or 4 for a time.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers, then rain later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
South Utsire
- Wind
- Northwesterly backing southerly or southwesterly, 5 to 7, decreasing 3 or 4 for a time.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers, then rain later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Forties
- Wind
- Northwest backing southwest 4 to 6, occasionally 3 at first.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers then rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Cromarty
- Wind
- Northwest backing southwest 4 to 6, occasionally 3 at first.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers then rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Forth
- Wind
- Northwest backing southwest 4 to 6, occasionally 3 at first.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers then rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Tyne
- Wind
- Northwest backing southwest 4 to 6, occasionally 3 at first.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers then rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Dogger
- Wind
- Northwest backing southwest 4 to 6, occasionally 3 at first.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers then rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Fisher
- Wind
- Northwest backing southwest, 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers then rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
German Bight
- Wind
- Northwest backing southwest 4 to 6, occasionally 3 at first.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers, thundery at first, then rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Humber
- Wind
- Northwest backing west 3 to 5, backing southwest 5 or 6 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers, then rain later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate at first and poor later.
Thames
- Wind
- Northwest backing west 3 to 5, backing southwest 5 or 6 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers, then rain later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate at first and poor later.
Dover
- Wind
- Northwest backing west 3 to 5, backing southwest 5 or 6 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers, then rain later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate at first and poor later.
Wight
- Wind
- Northwest backing west 3 to 5, backing southwest 5 or 6 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers, then rain later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate at first and poor later.
Portland
- Wind
- Northwest backing west 3 to 5, backing southwest 5 or 6 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers, then rain later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate at first and poor later.
Plymouth
- Wind
- Northwest backing west 3 to 5, backing southwest 5 or 6 later, then veering northwest again later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers, then rain later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate at first and poor later.
Biscay
- Wind
- Northwest, backing west later, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming moderate.
- Weather
- Showers, then rain later in north.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Trafalgar (issued 23:15 UTC+1)
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Northerly gale force 8 continuing
- Wind
- Northerly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first in north.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate in far southeast, elsewhere moderate becoming rough, occasionally very rough later in north.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
FitzRoy
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Northerly gale force 8 expected soon
- Wind
- In south, northerly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 in southeast. In north, westerly or northwesterly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers, then rain in north.
- Visibility
- In south, good. In north, moderate or good.
FitzRoy
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Northerly gale force 8 expected soon
- Wind
- In south, northerly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 in southeast. In north, westerly or northwesterly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers, then rain in north.
- Visibility
- In south, good. In north, moderate or good.
Sole
- Wind
- Westerly or northwesterly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers then rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Lundy
- Wind
- West or northwest, backing southwest for a time, 3 or 4 increasing 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough in southwest, slight or moderate in northeast.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Fastnet
- Wind
- West or northwest, backing southwest for a time, 3 or 4 increasing 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough in south and west, slight or moderate in north and east.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Irish Sea
- Wind
- West or northwest, backing southwest for a time, 3 or 4 increasing 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Shannon
- Wind
- West or southwest 4 to 6 veering northwest 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- Rough, becoming very rough later, occasionally high later in far northwest.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Rockall
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- South or southwest, veering west later, 6 to gale 8, perhaps severe gale 9 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough, then high later.
- Weather
- Rain or showers, becoming squally.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Malin
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- South or southwest 4 or 5 increasing 6 to gale 8, then veering west later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough, then becoming high later in west.
- Weather
- Rain or showers, becoming squally.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Hebrides
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southerly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- South or southwest 4 or 5 increasing 6 to gale 8, then veering west later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough, then becoming high later in west.
- Weather
- Rain or showers, becoming squally.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Bailey
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southerly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Southerly becoming cyclonic, then northwesterly later, 6 to gale 8, occasionally 5 in north, perhaps severe gale 9 later in south.
- Sea state
- Rough, becoming very rough or high.
- Weather
- Rain then squally showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Fair Isle
- Wind
- Northwesterly at first in east, otherwise southerly or southwesterly, 3 or 4 increasing 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later in west.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming very rough later in far west.
- Weather
- Rain or showers, becoming squally later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Faeroes
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Southerly 3 to 5 at first in east, otherwise southeasterly 6 to gale 8 becoming cyclonic 3 to 5, then increasing 6 to gale 8 again later in south.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Southeast Iceland
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Southeasterly 6 to gale 8 becoming cyclonic 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- 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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