The general synopsis at 0600
Low Shannon 968 expected Rockall 976 by 0600 tomorrow
Issued at: .
For the period to .
Shipping forecast and gale warnings map
Viking
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southeasterly severe gale force 9 continuing
- Wind
- In southwest, southeast 7 to severe gale 9. In northeast, southeasterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8.
- Sea state
- In southwest, very rough or high. in northeast, rough or very rough, occasionally high.
- Weather
- In southwest, occasional rain. In northeast, fair.
- Visibility
- In southwest, poor. In northeast, good, occasionally poor.
North Utsire
- Wind
- Southeasterly 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, occasionally moderate.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
South Utsire
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southeasterly severe gale force 9 increasing storm force 10 soon
- Wind
- Southeasterly gale 8 to storm 10.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, occasionally high in west.
- Weather
- Wintry showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Forties
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southeasterly severe gale force 9 continuing
- Wind
- East or southeast 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Cromarty
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southeasterly severe gale force 9 continuing
- Wind
- East or southeast 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Forth
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 continuing
- Wind
- East or southeast 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high in northeast, otherwise rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Tyne
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 continuing
- Wind
- East or southeast 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Dogger
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 continuing
- Wind
- East or southeast 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Fisher
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Easterly severe gale force 9 continuing
- Wind
- East or southeast 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
German Bight
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 continuing
- Wind
- East or southeast 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, occasionally moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Humber
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Southeast 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Thames
- Wind
- Southeast 5 to 7, occasionally 4 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Dover
- Wind
- Southeast 5 to 7, occasionally 4 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Wight
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southerly gale force 8 continuing
- Wind
- South or southeast 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain or squally showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Portland
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southerly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 imminent
- Wind
- South or southeast 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 to 6, veering west or southwest later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough later.
- Weather
- Rain or squally showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Plymouth
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Gale now ceased but southerly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- South or southeast veering west or southwest, 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, occasionally high later in west.
- Weather
- Rain or squally showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Biscay
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Severe gale force 9 backing southwesterly and decreasing gale force 8 imminent, increasing severe gale force 9 later
- Wind
- Southwest veering west, 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 at first.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high.
- Weather
- Squally showers.
- Visibility
- Poor.
Trafalgar
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Northwesterly gale force 8 continuing
Forecast issued:
- Wind
- Westerly or southwesterly 4 to 6 veering northwesterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 in north.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, becoming high later in north.
- Weather
- Rain then showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
FitzRoy
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Severe gale force 9 veering northwesterly and increasing storm force 10 soon
- Wind
- Cyclonic gale 8 to storm 10, becoming northwest 6 to gale 8, becoming cyclonic 5 to 7 later.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high, occasionally very high at first in west.
- Weather
- Squally showers, rain later.
- Visibility
- Poor.
Sole
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Gale now ceased but southeasterly gale force 8 expected soon, veering northwesterly and increasing severe gale force 9 later
- Wind
- Cyclonic 7 to severe gale 9 becoming northwest 6 to gale 8, backing southwest 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high.
- Weather
- Squally showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or poor.
Lundy
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Gale now ceased but southeasterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Cyclonic 5 to 7, decreasing 4 at times, but occasionally gale 8 at first.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough later.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Fastnet
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Gale now ceased but southeasterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Cyclonic 5 to 7, decreasing 4 at times, but occasionally gale 8.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, occasionally high later.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Irish Sea
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Gale force 8 veering southeasterly imminent
- Wind
- Southeast 6 to gale 8, occasionally 5 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Shannon
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Severe gale force 9 backing northwesterly imminent
- Wind
- Cyclonic becoming northwesterly, 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 in south.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, occasionally high later in southwest.
- Weather
- Squally showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Rockall
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Gale now ceased but northwesterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Cyclonic 4 to 6, increasing 6 to gale 8 for a time later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Malin
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Severe gale force 9 veering southeasterly and decreasing gale force 8 imminent
- Wind
- Easterly or southeasterly 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Rain or squally showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Hebrides
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Gale force 8 now veered southeasterly
- Wind
- Easterly or southeasterly 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough at first in southeast, otherwise rough or very rough, occasionally high later in north.
- Weather
- Rain or squally showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Bailey
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 continuing
- Wind
- Easterly or southeasterly 6 to gale 8, becoming cyclonic in southwest.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, occasionally high later in east.
- Weather
- Rain or squally showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Fair Isle
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 imminent, increasing severe gale force 9 later
- Wind
- Easterly or southeasterly 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Faeroes
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 increasing severe gale force 9 later
- Wind
- Easterly or southeasterly 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 later.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Southeast Iceland
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 continuing
- Wind
- Easterly or southeasterly 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, becoming very rough or high later.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- 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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