Shipping forecast and gale warnings
The general synopsis at 0600
Low Wight 996 expected Forties 988 by 0600 tomorrow
Issued at: .
For the period to .
Shipping forecast and gale warnings map
Viking
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 continuing
- Wind
- Easterly or southeasterly 5 to 7, increasing gale 8 at times.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
North Utsire
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Easterly or southeasterly 5 to 7, increasing gale 8 at times.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
South Utsire
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Gale force 8 veering southeasterly imminent
- Wind
- Easterly or southeasterly 5 to 7, increasing gale 8 at times.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Forties
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Gale force 8 veering westerly and increasing severe gale force 9 later
- Wind
- In northeast, easterly or southeasterly 5 to 7, increasing gale 8 at times. In southwest, cyclonic 4 to 6 increasing 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 later.
- Sea state
- In northeast, moderate or rough, occasionally very rough. in southwest, moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Forties
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Gale force 8 veering westerly and increasing severe gale force 9 later
- Wind
- In northeast, easterly or southeasterly 5 to 7, increasing gale 8 at times. In southwest, cyclonic 4 to 6 increasing 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 later.
- Sea state
- In northeast, moderate or rough, occasionally very rough. in southwest, moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Cromarty
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Northwesterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Cyclonic 4 to 6 increasing 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Forth
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Northwesterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Cyclonic 4 to 6 increasing 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Tyne
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Westerly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Cyclonic 4 to 6 increasing 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Dogger
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Westerly severe gale force 9 expected later
- Wind
- Cyclonic 4 to 6 increasing 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Fisher
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Gale now ceased but southerly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Cyclonic 4 to 6 increasing 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
German Bight
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Cyclonic 4 to 6 increasing 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Humber
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southerly gale force 8 expected soon, veering southwesterly and increasing severe gale force 9 later
- Wind
- South 4 to 6 veering west or southwest 7 to severe gale 9, decreasing 4 to 6 again later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough in east.
- Weather
- Rain or thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Thames
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southerly gale force 8 expected soon, veering southwesterly and increasing severe gale force 9 later
- Wind
- South 4 to 6 veering west or southwest 7 to severe gale 9, decreasing 4 to 6 again later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain or thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Dover
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly severe gale force 9 expected soon
- Wind
- West or southwest 7 to severe gale 9, decreasing 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain or thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Wight
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Westerly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 imminent
- Wind
- West or southwest 6 to gale 8, decreasing 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough becoming moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Portland
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Northwesterly severe gale force 9 now decreased gale force 8, backing westerly imminent
- Wind
- West or southwest 6 to gale 8, decreasing 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough becoming moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Plymouth
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Gale force 8 backing westerly imminent
- Wind
- West or southwest 6 to gale 8, decreasing 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough in northeast.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Biscay
- Wind
- Northwesterly backing southwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 in north.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Squally showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
FitzRoy
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Gale now ceased but southwesterly severe gale force 9 expected later
- Wind
- Northwesterly backing southwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 in north, then increasing 7 to severe gale 9 later in northwest.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Squally showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Trafalgar (issued 23:15 UTC+1)
- Wind
- Northerly or northwesterly 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4 in west.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally slight in southeast.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Sole
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Gale force 8 now backed westerly
- Wind
- West, backing south later, 6 to gale 8, decreasing 3 to 5 for a time.
- Sea state
- Very rough, becoming rough later.
- Weather
- Squally showers, then rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Lundy
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Gale force 8 backing westerly imminent
- Wind
- West or northwest 6 to gale 8 decreasing 4 to 6, then backing southwest 3 or 4 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough becoming moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain or squally showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Fastnet
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Gale force 8 backing westerly imminent
- Wind
- West or northwest 6 to gale 8 decreasing 4 to 6, then backing southwest 3 or 4 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough becoming moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain or squally showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Irish Sea
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Northwesterly gale force 8 imminent, increasing severe gale force 9 soon
- Wind
- West or northwest 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 at first, then decreasing 4 to 6, backing southwest 3 or 4 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough becoming slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain or squally showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Shannon
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Gale force 8 backing westerly imminent
- Wind
- Westerly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first in south, becoming cyclonic 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Very rough, becoming rough later.
- Weather
- Squally showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Rockall
- Wind
- West or southwest 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough becoming moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Malin
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Northwesterly gale force 8 continuing
- Wind
- Northwest 6 to gale 8 backing west or southwest 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough becoming moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Hebrides
- Wind
- Cyclonic becoming northwest 4 to 6, then backing west or southwest 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain then showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Bailey
- Wind
- Northwest 4 to 6 backing west or southwest 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Rough.
- Weather
- Rain then showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Fair Isle
- Wind
- Southeasterly becoming cyclonic 5 to 7, decreasing 4 for a time, then perhaps gale 8 later in southeast.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough at first in east.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Faeroes
- Wind
- Cyclonic becoming westerly or southwesterly, 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain then showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Southeast Iceland
- Wind
- Cyclonic becoming westerly or southwesterly, 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain then 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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