The general synopsis at 0600
Low west of Bailey 983 losing its identity by 0600 tomorrow
Issued at: .
For the period to .
Shipping forecast and gale warnings map
Viking
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southerly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 imminent
- Wind
- Southerly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 except, veering northwesterly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough becoming moderate.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
North Utsire
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southerly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 imminent
- Wind
- Southerly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8, veering northwesterly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough becoming moderate.
- Weather
- Rain, sleet at first.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
South Utsire
- Wind
- Southerly 5 to 7, veering northwesterly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Forties
- Wind
- Southwest veering northwest, 5 to 7, becoming cyclonic 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Cromarty
- Wind
- Southwest veering northwest, 5 to 7, becoming cyclonic 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Forth
- Wind
- Southwest veering west, 5 to 7, backing southwest 4 or 5 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth later in west.
- Weather
- Rain or squally showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Tyne
- Wind
- Southwest veering west, 5 to 7, backing southwest 4 or 5 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth later in west.
- Weather
- Rain or squally showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Dogger
- Wind
- Southwest veering west, 5 to 7, backing southwest 4 or 5 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally rough.
- Weather
- Rain or squally showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Fisher
- Wind
- South 5 to 7 veering northwest 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate occasionally rough.
- Weather
- Rain or snow.
- Visibility
- Moderate to very poor.
German Bight
- Wind
- South 5 to 7 veering northwest 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate occasionally rough.
- Weather
- Rain or snow.
- Visibility
- Moderate to very poor.
Humber
- Wind
- Southwest 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough.
- Weather
- Rain or squally showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Thames
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected soon
- Wind
- Southwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough.
- Weather
- Rain or squally showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Dover
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected soon
- Wind
- Southwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough.
- Weather
- Rain or squally showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Wight
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected soon
- Wind
- Southwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough.
- Weather
- Rain or squally showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Portland
- Wind
- Southwest 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain or squally showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Plymouth
- Wind
- Southwest 5 or 6, occasionally 7 at first.
- Sea state
- Rough, occasionally very rough later in west.
- Weather
- Rain, fog patches later.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor later.
Biscay
- Wind
- Southwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later, becoming variable 2 to 4 in southeast.
- Sea state
- Rough.
- Weather
- Rain, fog patches later.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor later.
Trafalgar
Forecast issued:
- Wind
- Northeasterly 4 or 5 in southeast, otherwise variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Rough, occasionally moderate in southeast and very rough at first in north.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
FitzRoy
- Wind
- Southwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later, becoming variable 2 to 4 in southeast.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Rain, fog patches later.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor later.
Sole
- Wind
- Southwest 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- Very rough, occasionally rough in east.
- Weather
- Rain, fog patches later.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor later.
Lundy
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Southwest 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, but moderate or rough in northeast.
- Weather
- Rain or thundery showers, fog patches later.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor later.
Fastnet
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected soon
- Wind
- Southwest 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Rain or thundery showers, fog patches later.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor later.
Irish Sea
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Southwest 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in south.
- Weather
- Rain or thundery showers, fog patches later.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor later.
Shannon
- Wind
- West backing southwest, 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- Very rough.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Rockall
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 continuing
- Wind
- Southwesterly, becoming cyclonic in north, 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first.
- Sea state
- Very rough, occasionally high in north.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Malin
- Wind
- Cyclonic 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Squally showers, rain later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Hebrides
- Wind
- Cyclonic 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Squally showers, rain later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Bailey
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Gale force 8 backing northeasterly and increasing severe gale force 9 soon
- Wind
- Cyclonic 7 to severe gale 9 becoming east 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, occasionally high in south.
- Weather
- Squally showers, rain later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Fair Isle
- Wind
- Cyclonic 5 to 7, becoming variable 2 to 4, then northeast 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough at first in northeast.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Faeroes
- Wind
- Northeasterly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough later in southwest.
- Weather
- Wintry showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Southeast Iceland
- Wind
- Northeasterly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- 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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