Coast and Sea
Shipping forecast and gale warnings
The general synopsis at 0600
High southeastern Norway 1034 expected poland 1031 by 0600 tomorrow. New high expected North Utsire 1028 by same time
Issued at: .
For the period to .
Shipping forecast and gale warnings map
Viking
- Wind
- Southeasterly 3 to 5 becoming variable 3 or less.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming slight.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
North Utsire
- Wind
- Southeasterly 3 to 5 becoming variable 3 or less.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming slight.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
South Utsire
- Wind
- Easterly or southeasterly 3 to 5 becoming variable 3 or less.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming slight.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Forties
- Wind
- East or southeast 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Cromarty
- Wind
- East or southeast 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Forth
- Wind
- East or southeast 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Tyne
- Wind
- East or southeast 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Dogger
- Wind
- East or southeast 4 or 5, decreasing 3 or 4 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Fisher
- Wind
- East or southeast 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Slight, occasionally moderate in west and smooth in east.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
German Bight
- Wind
- East or southeast 4 to 6 decreasing 3 or 4.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight in east and south.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Humber
- Wind
- Easterly or southeasterly 3 or 4, occasionally 5 at first in northeast, becoming variable 3 or less in south and west.
- Sea state
- Moderate at first in north, otherwise slight.
- Weather
- Rain at times in southwest.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Thames
- Wind
- Variable 3 or less, increasing 4 at times.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Occasional rain or showers, fog patches developing later near shore.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor later near shore.
Dover
- Wind
- Variable 3 or less, increasing 4 at times.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Occasional rain or showers, fog patches developing later near shore.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor later near shore.
Wight
- Wind
- Variable 3 or less, increasing 4 at times.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Occasional rain or showers, perhaps thundery later, fog patches developing later near shore.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor later near shore.
Portland
- Wind
- Variable 3 or less, increasing 4 at times.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Showers, perhaps becoming thundery.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Plymouth
- Wind
- Variable 3 or less, increasing 4 at times.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Showers, perhaps becoming thundery.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Biscay
- Wind
- Variable 3 or less becoming east or southeast 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Slight, occasionally smooth in east.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Trafalgar (issued 00:15 UTC)
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4 in far southeast, elsewhere southerly or southeasterly, 4 to 6, veering southwesterly 2 to 4 later in west.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight in far southeast, elsewhere slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain or thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
FitzRoy
- Wind
- In southwest, southerly or southeasterly 4 to 6, veering southwesterly 2 to 4 for a time. In northeast, easterly or southeasterly 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- In southwest, moderate, occasionally rough in far west. in northeast, slight or moderate.
- Weather
- In southwest, rain at times. In northeast, showers.
- Visibility
- In southwest, moderate or good, occasionally poor. In northeast, good, occasionally moderate.
FitzRoy
- Wind
- In southwest, southerly or southeasterly 4 to 6, veering southwesterly 2 to 4 for a time. In northeast, easterly or southeasterly 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- In southwest, moderate, occasionally rough in far west. in northeast, slight or moderate.
- Weather
- In southwest, rain at times. In northeast, showers.
- Visibility
- In southwest, moderate or good, occasionally poor. In northeast, good, occasionally moderate.
Sole
- Wind
- Easterly or southeasterly 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Lundy
- Wind
- Variable 3 or less, increasing 4 at times.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Occasional rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Fastnet
- Wind
- Variable 3 or less, increasing 4 at times.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Occasional rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Irish Sea
- Wind
- East 3 to 5 becoming variable 3 or less, increasing 4 at times.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Occasional rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Shannon
- Wind
- East or southeast 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Rockall
- Wind
- Easterly or southeasterly 2 to 4 becoming variable 3 or less.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming slight.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Malin
- Wind
- Easterly or southeasterly 2 to 4 becoming variable 3 or less.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming slight.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Hebrides
- Wind
- Easterly or southeasterly 2 to 4 becoming variable 3 or less.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming slight.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Bailey
- Wind
- In southeast, easterly or southeasterly 2 to 4 becoming variable 3 or less. In northwest, southwesterly 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- In southeast, slight or moderate, becoming slight. in northwest, moderate, becoming slight in south.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- In southeast, good, occasionally moderate. In northwest, good.
Bailey
- Wind
- In southeast, easterly or southeasterly 2 to 4 becoming variable 3 or less. In northwest, southwesterly 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- In southeast, slight or moderate, becoming slight. in northwest, moderate, becoming slight in south.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- In southeast, good, occasionally moderate. In northwest, good.
Fair Isle
- Wind
- Variable 3 or less, increasing 4 at times.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming slight later.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Faeroes
- Wind
- Southwesterly 4 in far north, but elsewhere, variable 3 or less, increasing 4 at times.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Southeast Iceland
- Wind
- Southwesterly 4 or 5, increasing 6 at times in north.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally rough in north.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
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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