Coast and sea
The general synopsis at midnight
Low FitzRoy 997 slow-moving and filling 1009 by midnight tonight
Issued at: .
For the period to .
Shipping forecast and gale warnings map
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Viking
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Northwesterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Northerly or northwesterly 4 to 6, increasing 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming mainly very rough.
- Weather
- Showers, becoming wintry.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor later.
North Utsire
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Northwesterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Northerly or northwesterly 4 to 6, increasing 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming mainly very rough.
- Weather
- Showers, becoming wintry.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor later.
South Utsire
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Northwesterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Northerly or northwesterly 4 to 6, increasing 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming mainly very rough.
- Weather
- Showers, becoming wintry.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor later.
Forties
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Northwesterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Northerly or northwesterly 4 to 6, increasing 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming mainly very rough.
- Weather
- Showers, becoming wintry.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor later.
Cromarty
- Wind
- North or northwest, 3 to 5, increasing 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate, becoming moderate or rough, then rough, occasionally very rough later.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Forth
- Wind
- North or northwest, 3 to 5, increasing 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate, becoming moderate or rough, then rough, occasionally very rough later.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Tyne
- Wind
- Northeast at first, otherwise north or northwest, 3 to 5, increasing 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate, becoming moderate or rough, then rough, occasionally very rough later.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Dogger
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Northwesterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- North or northeast 3 to 5, backing north or northwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough, then rough or very rough later.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Fisher
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Northwesterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- North or northeast 3 to 5, backing north or northwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough, then rough or very rough later.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
German Bight
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Northwesterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- North or northeast 3 to 5, backing north or northwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough, then rough or very rough later.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Humber
- Wind
- Northeast 3 to 5, backing north or northwest 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough, occasionally very rough later.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate at first.
Thames
- Wind
- Northeast 3 to 5, backing north or northwest 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate at first.
Dover
- Wind
- Northeast 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers or drizzle at first.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor at first.
Wight
- Wind
- Northeast 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers or drizzle at first.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor at first.
Portland
- Wind
- Northeast 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers or drizzle at first.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor at first.
Plymouth
- Wind
- Northeast 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough for a time in west.
- Weather
- Showers or drizzle at first.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor at first.
Biscay
- Wind
- Cyclonic becoming northeasterly, 3 to 5, occasionally 6 for a time in north, but variable 2 to 4 at times in far south.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally slight in southeast and rough for a time in northwest.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Trafalgar
Forecast issued:
- Wind
- Westerly or northwesterly 4 to 6, but 6 or 7 in north, perhaps gale 8 for a time in north.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, occasionally moderate in southeast.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
FitzRoy
- Wind
- Cyclonic becoming northerly or northeasterly 5 to 7, occasionally 4 in east.
- Sea state
- Rough, occasionally very rough at first in southwest and moderate in east and later in north.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Sole
- Wind
- North or northeast 3 to 5, occasionally 6 until later.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally rough until later.
- Weather
- Showers at first, perhaps thundery.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Lundy
- Wind
- North or northeast 3 to 5, occasionally 6 until later.
- Sea state
- Moderate.
- Weather
- Showers at first.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Fastnet
- Wind
- North or northeast 3 to 5, occasionally 6 until later.
- Sea state
- Moderate.
- Weather
- Showers at first.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Irish Sea
- Wind
- North or northeast 3 to 5, occasionally 6 until later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers at first.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Shannon
- Wind
- North or northeast 3 to 5, occasionally 6 until later.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally rough until later.
- Weather
- Showers at first.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Rockall
- Wind
- Northeast 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Occasionally rough at first, otherwise mainly moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Malin
- Wind
- Northeast 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Mainly moderate, but slight at times in east.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Hebrides
- Wind
- Northeast 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Mainly moderate, occasionally rough later.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Bailey
- Wind
- Northeasterly becoming variable, 2 to 4, then cyclonic 3 or 4 later in west.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally rough later in north.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Fair Isle
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Northwesterly gale force 8 expected soon
- Wind
- North or northwest 5 to 7, increasing 7 or gale 8 for a time in east.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Showers, becoming wintry later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor later.
Faeroes
- Wind
- Northerly or northeasterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 in east, becoming variable 2 to 4 later except in southeast.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough in east.
- Weather
- Showers, becoming wintry later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor later.
Southeast Iceland
- Wind
- In southeast, northerly or northeasterly 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4 later. In northwest, variable 2 to 4, becoming easterly or southeasterly 3 to 5, increasing 6 at times later.
- Sea state
- In southeast, moderate or rough. in northwest, mainly moderate, occasionally rough later.
- Weather
- In southeast, showers, becoming wintry later. In northwest, rain or sleet later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor later.
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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