Coast and Sea
Shipping forecast and gale warnings
The general synopsis at midday
High Dogger 1021 dissipating by midday tomorrow
Issued at: .
For the period to .
Shipping forecast and gale warnings map
Viking
- Wind
- Variable becoming cyclonic mainly southeasterly later, 2 to 4, occasionally 5 for a time.
- Sea state
- Moderate, becoming slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain, fog patches at first.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor at first.
North Utsire
- Wind
- Variable becoming cyclonic mainly southeasterly later, 2 to 4, occasionally 5 for a time.
- Sea state
- Moderate, becoming slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain, fog patches at first.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor at first.
South Utsire
- Wind
- Northwesterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming slight.
- Weather
- Occasional rain, fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Forties
- Wind
- Variable becoming cyclonic, 2 to 4, occasionally 5 for a time later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain, fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Cromarty
- Wind
- Variable becoming cyclonic, 2 to 4, occasionally 5 for a time later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Forth
- Wind
- Variable becoming cyclonic, 2 to 4, occasionally 5 for a time later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Tyne
- Wind
- Variable becoming cyclonic, 2 to 4, occasionally 5 for a time later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Dogger
- Wind
- Variable becoming cyclonic, 2 to 4, occasionally 5 for a time later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Fisher
- Wind
- Northwesterly 4 to 6 until later in northeast, otherwise variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate becoming slight later.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
German Bight
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Slight.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Humber
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Thames
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Dover
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4 at first, becoming west or southwest 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Showers, perhaps thundery at first.
- Visibility
- Good.
Wight
- Wind
- West or southwest 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, but smooth or slight at first.
- Weather
- Showers, perhaps thundery at first.
- Visibility
- Good.
Portland
- Wind
- West or southwest 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers, perhaps thundery at first.
- Visibility
- Good.
Plymouth
- Wind
- West or southwest 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers, perhaps thundery at first.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor for a time.
Biscay
- Wind
- Cyclonic mainly northwesterly, 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first in northeast and 2 later in south.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally slight at first in east.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Trafalgar
- Wind
- Cyclonic 3 to 5 in far southeast, otherwise northerly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally slight in far southeast and rough later elsewhere.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
FitzRoy
- Wind
- In southeast, northerly or northwesterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 in southeast, but becoming variable 2 to 4 at times . In northwest, westerly or southwesterly 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- In southeast, moderate, occasionally rough in southeast. in northwest, moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- In southeast, good. In northwest, good, occasionally poor at first.
FitzRoy
- Wind
- In southeast, northerly or northwesterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 in southeast, but becoming variable 2 to 4 at times . In northwest, westerly or southwesterly 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- In southeast, moderate, occasionally rough in southeast. in northwest, moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- In southeast, good. In northwest, good, occasionally poor at first.
Sole
- Wind
- Westerly or southwesterly 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor at first.
Lundy
- Wind
- Southwest 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain then showers, perhaps thundery, fog patches at first.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor at first.
Fastnet
- Wind
- Southwest 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough at first in west.
- Weather
- Rain then showers, perhaps thundery, fog patches at first.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor at first.
Irish Sea
- Wind
- Southwest 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth.
- Weather
- Rain then showers, perhaps thundery, fog patches at first.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor at first.
Shannon
- Wind
- Cyclonic, mainly south or southwest 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers, perhaps thundery at first.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Rockall
- Wind
- Cyclonic, mainly south or southwest 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers, perhaps thundery at first.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Malin
- Wind
- Cyclonic, mainly south or southwest 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally slight in east.
- Weather
- Rain or showers, perhaps thundery at first.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Hebrides
- Wind
- Cyclonic, mainly south or southwest 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers, perhaps thundery at first.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Bailey
- Wind
- Cyclonic 3 to 5, occasionally variable 3 or less.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers, fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Fair Isle
- Wind
- Cyclonic 3 to 5, occasionally variable 3 or less.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain or showers, fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Faeroes
- Wind
- Cyclonic 3 to 5, occasionally variable 3 or less.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers, fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Southeast Iceland
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Northeasterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 imminent
- Wind
- In southeast, cyclonic 3 to 5, occasionally variable 3 or less . In northwest, cyclonic, mainly easterly or northeasterly 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 to 6, occasionally 3 later.
- Sea state
- In southeast, moderate or rough. in northwest, moderate or rough, occasionally very rough at first.
- Weather
- In southeast, rain or showers, fog patches. In northwest, rain, fog patches.
- Visibility
- In southeast, moderate or good, occasionally very poor. In northwest, moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Southeast Iceland
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Northeasterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 imminent
- Wind
- In southeast, cyclonic 3 to 5, occasionally variable 3 or less . In northwest, cyclonic, mainly easterly or northeasterly 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 to 6, occasionally 3 later.
- Sea state
- In southeast, moderate or rough. In northwest, moderate or rough, occasionally very rough at first.
- Weather
- In southeast, rain or showers, fog patches. In northwest, rain, fog patches.
- Visibility
- In southeast, moderate or good, occasionally very poor. In northwest, moderate or good, occasionally very 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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