Shipping forecast and gale warnings
The general synopsis at 0600
Low 250 miles west of Sole 997 expected Sole 993 by 0600 tomorrow
Issued at: .
For the period to .
Shipping forecast and gale warnings map
Viking
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 continuing
- Wind
- Southwesterly becoming cyclonic, 5 to 7, increasing gale 8 at times.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
North Utsire
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Southwesterly becoming cyclonic, 5 to 7, increasing gale 8 at times.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
South Utsire
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Southwesterly, becoming cyclonic later, 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough later.
- Weather
- Showers then occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Forties
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Southwesterly, becoming cyclonic later, 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough later.
- Weather
- Showers then occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Cromarty
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Southwesterly, becoming cyclonic later, 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally slight.
- Weather
- Showers then occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Forth
- Wind
- Southwesterly, becoming cyclonic later, 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally slight.
- Weather
- Showers then occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Tyne
- Wind
- South or southwest 4 to 6, occasionally 7.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Dogger
- Wind
- South or southwest 4 to 6, occasionally 7.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate in southwest, moderate or rough in northeast.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Fisher
- Wind
- South or southwest 4 to 6, occasionally 7.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
German Bight
- Wind
- South or southwest 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Humber
- Wind
- South or southwest 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Thames
- Wind
- Southwest, backing southeast for a time, 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Dover
- Wind
- Southeast veering southwest, 3 to 5, increasing 5 to 7 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, becoming moderate later.
- Weather
- Rain or thundery showers later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor later.
Wight
- Wind
- Southeast veering southwest, 3 to 5, increasing 5 to 7 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, becoming moderate later.
- Weather
- Rain or thundery showers later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor later.
Portland
- Wind
- Southeast veering southwest, 3 to 5, increasing 5 to 7 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, becoming moderate later.
- Weather
- Rain or thundery showers later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor later.
Plymouth
- Wind
- South, veering southwest later, 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough later.
- Weather
- Rain or thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Biscay
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Variable 3, becoming southwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate becoming moderate or rough, occasionally very rough later in northwest.
- Weather
- Rain or thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Trafalgar (issued 00:15 UTC)
- Wind
- Cyclonic, becoming westerly or southwesterly later, 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain or thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
FitzRoy
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Westerly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- In south, westerly or southwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 in north. In north, cyclonic 4 to 6, increasing 6 to gale 8, perhaps severe gale 9 later.
- Sea state
- In south, moderate or rough. in north, moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough occasionally high.
- Weather
- Rain or thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
FitzRoy
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Westerly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- In south, westerly or southwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 in north. In north, cyclonic 4 to 6, increasing 6 to gale 8, perhaps severe gale 9 later.
- Sea state
- In south, moderate or rough. in north, moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough occasionally high.
- Weather
- Rain or thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Sole
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Westerly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Cyclonic 4 to 6, increasing 6 to gale 8, perhaps severe gale 9 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough occasionally high.
- Weather
- Rain or thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Lundy
- Wind
- South 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first, becoming cyclonic later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally slight.
- Weather
- Occasional rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Fastnet
- Wind
- South 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first, becoming cyclonic later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Irish Sea
- Wind
- South 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first, becoming cyclonic later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally slight.
- Weather
- Occasional rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Shannon
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southerly gale force 8 expected soon
- Wind
- Cyclonic, becoming northwest later, 5 to 7, decreasing 4 at times but occasionally gale 8 at first.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough occasionally very rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers, perhaps wintry later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Rockall
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southerly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Cyclonic, becoming northwest later, 5 to 7, decreasing 4 at times but occasionally gale 8 at first.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough occasionally very rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers, perhaps wintry later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Malin
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southerly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Cyclonic, becoming northwest later, 5 to 7, decreasing 4 at times but occasionally gale 8 at first.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough occasionally very rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers, perhaps wintry later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Hebrides
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southerly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Cyclonic, becoming northwest later, 5 to 7, decreasing 4 at times but occasionally gale 8 at first.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough occasionally very rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers, perhaps wintry later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Bailey
- Wind
- North or northwest 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Wintry showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally very poor.
Fair Isle
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 continuing
- Wind
- Cyclonic 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Rain, wintry showers later.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Faeroes
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Gale force 8 veering northwesterly soon
- Wind
- Cyclonic 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first, and again later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, occasionally high.
- Weather
- Wintry showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Southeast Iceland
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Northwesterly storm force 10 decreasing severe gale force 9 imminent, decreasing gale force 8 soon
- Wind
- Northerly or northwesterly gale 8 to storm 10, decreasing 6 to gale 8, occasionally 5 later.
- Sea state
- High or very high at first in northeast, otherwise rough or very rough occasionally high.
- Weather
- Wintry showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally very poor. Light icing.
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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