Coast and Sea
Shipping forecast and gale warnings
The general synopsis at 1800
Low 200 miles west of FitzRoy 973 slow-moving, filling 981 by 1800 Tuesday
Issued at: .
For the period to .
Shipping forecast and gale warnings map
Viking
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming northwesterly 3 to 5 later, occasionally 6 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough later.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
North Utsire
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming northwesterly 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
South Utsire
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming northwesterly 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Forties
- Wind
- West or northwest 2 to 4, increasing 4 or 5 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate later.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Cromarty
- Wind
- West or northwest 2 to 4, increasing 4 or 5 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate later in east.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Forth
- Wind
- Variable 3 or less, increasing 4 at times.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Tyne
- Wind
- Variable 3 or less, increasing 4 at times.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Dogger
- Wind
- Variable 3 or less, increasing 4 at times.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Fisher
- Wind
- Variable 3 or less, increasing 4 at times, then becoming westerly or northwesterly 4 or 5 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, becoming moderate later in far northwest.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
German Bight
- Wind
- In north, variable 3 or less, increasing 4 at times. In south, variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Showers, fog patches in south.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor in south.
German Bight
- Wind
- In north, variable 3 or less, increasing 4 at times. In south, variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Showers, fog patches in south.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor in south.
Humber
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Showers, fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Thames
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4 becoming easterly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight becoming slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers, fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Dover
- Wind
- East 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight becoming slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain later.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Wight
- Wind
- Easterly or northeasterly 4 to 6, becoming cyclonic 3 to 5 in south.
- Sea state
- Mainly slight or moderate, but occasionally smooth in southeast.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Portland
- Wind
- Easterly or northeasterly 4 to 6, becoming cyclonic 3 to 5 in south.
- Sea state
- Mainly slight or moderate, but occasionally smooth in southeast.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Plymouth
- Wind
- Easterly or northeasterly 4 to 6, becoming cyclonic 3 to 5 in south.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Biscay
- Wind
- Cyclonic mainly southerly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 in south.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough in northwest, slight or moderate in southeast.
- Weather
- Thundery rain, fog patches in northeast.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor in northeast and poor elsewhere.
Trafalgar
- Wind
- Southwesterly 5 or 6, occasionally 7 in far northwest and 4 elsewhere.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Rain or thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
FitzRoy
- Wind
- Cyclonic 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first in west, then decreasing 4 at times.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high at first in west, otherwise rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Rain or thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Sole
- Wind
- East or southeast 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers, fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Lundy
- Wind
- East or southeast 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Fastnet
- Wind
- East or southeast 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers, fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Irish Sea
- Wind
- East 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Mainly slight or moderate, but smooth or slight in far northeast.
- Weather
- Fair, then rain in south.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor in east, and later also in south.
Shannon
- Wind
- East 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first.
- Sea state
- Mainly rough or very rough, but moderate in far northeast.
- Weather
- Rain, fog patches in south.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor in south.
Rockall
- Wind
- Easterly backing northeasterly mainly 3 to 5, but 5 or 6 in south.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Malin
- Wind
- Easterly backing northeasterly, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Hebrides
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4 becoming cyclonic mainly northerly 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Bailey
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4 at first in south, otherwise cyclonic mainly northerly 3 to 5, occasionally 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate becoming moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Fair Isle
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4 becoming cyclonic mainly northerly 3 to 5, occasionally 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate becoming moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Faeroes
- Wind
- Northeasterly 4 to 6 becoming variable 2 to 4, then cyclonic 5 to 7 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain or wintry showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Southeast Iceland
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Westerly gale force 8 expected soon
- Wind
- Northeasterly 4 to 6 becoming variable 2 to 4, then cyclonic 5 to 7 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain or wintry showers.
- Visibility
- 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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