Coast and Sea

Shipping forecast and gale warnings


The general synopsis at 1800

High 400 miles west of FitzRoy 1024 expected just west of FitzRoy 1025 by 1800 Tuesday

Issued at: .

For the period to .

Shipping forecast and gale warnings map


Viking

Wind
Northerly or northwesterly 4 to 6.
Sea state
Moderate or rough.
Weather
Rain at first.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor at first.

North Utsire

Wind
Northerly or northwesterly 4 to 6.
Sea state
Moderate or rough.
Weather
Rain at first.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor at first.

South Utsire

Wind
Northerly or northwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7.
Sea state
Moderate or rough.
Weather
Rain at first.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor at first.

Forties

Wind
Westerly veering northwesterly, 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first, becoming variable 3 later in west.
Sea state
Moderate, occasionally rough in east and slight in west.
Weather
Rain.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.

Cromarty

Wind
West 4 or 5, becoming variable 2 to 4.
Sea state
Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth in west.
Weather
Occasional rain.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.

Forth

Wind
West 5 to 7, becoming cyclonic 3 to 5.
Sea state
Slight or moderate becoming smooth or slight.
Weather
Occasional rain.
Visibility
Moderate or good.

Tyne

Wind
West or northwest 3 to 5, occasionally 6 until later.
Sea state
Slight or moderate.
Weather
Occasional rain.
Visibility
Moderate or good.

Dogger

Wind
West or northwest 3 to 5, occasionally 6 until later.
Sea state
Slight or moderate, occasionally rough at first in east.
Weather
Occasional rain.
Visibility
Moderate or good.

Fisher

Gale warning
Issued:

Northwesterly gale force 8 expected later

Wind
Westerly 4 to 6, veering northwesterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 in northeast.
Sea state
Moderate or rough.
Weather
Occasional rain.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.

German Bight

Wind
Westerly 4 to 6, veering northwesterly 5 to 7.
Sea state
Moderate or rough.
Weather
Occasional rain.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.

Humber

Wind
Westerly or northwesterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 in east.
Sea state
Slight or moderate.
Weather
Occasional rain.
Visibility
Good.

Thames

Wind
West or southwest 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
Sea state
Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate.
Weather
Fair.
Visibility
Moderate or good.

Dover

Wind
West or southwest 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
Sea state
Smooth or slight.
Weather
Fair.
Visibility
Moderate or good.

Wight

Wind
West or southwest 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
Sea state
Smooth or slight.
Weather
Fair.
Visibility
Moderate or good.

Portland

Wind
Variable 2 to 4.
Sea state
Smooth or slight.
Weather
Fog patches.
Visibility
Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.

Plymouth

Wind
Variable 2 to 4.
Sea state
Smooth or slight.
Weather
Fog patches.
Visibility
Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.

Biscay

Wind
Variable 2 to 4.
Sea state
Slight.
Weather
Fair.
Visibility
Good.

Trafalgar

Wind
North or northeast 3 to 5.
Sea state
Slight occasionally moderate.
Weather
Fog patches.
Visibility
Good, occasionally very poor.

FitzRoy

Wind
Cyclonic 3 to 5.
Sea state
Slight, occasionally moderate at first.
Weather
Fog patches.
Visibility
Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.

Sole

Wind
Variable 2 to 4.
Sea state
Slight, occasionally moderate in west.
Weather
Fog patches.
Visibility
Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.

Lundy

Wind
West or northwest 3 to 5.
Sea state
Slight.
Weather
Fog patches.
Visibility
Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.

Fastnet

Wind
West or northwest 3 to 5.
Sea state
Slight, occasionally moderate later.
Weather
Fog patches.
Visibility
Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.

Irish Sea

Wind
West or southwest 3 to 5.
Sea state
Smooth or slight.
Weather
Occasional rain in north.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.

Shannon

Wind
Variable mainly southwest, 2 to 4.
Sea state
Moderate, occasionally slight in south.
Weather
Fog patches.
Visibility
Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.

Rockall

Wind
Southwest 4 to 6.
Sea state
Moderate, occasionally rough at first.
Weather
Rain, fog patches.
Visibility
Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.

Malin

Wind
Southwest 4 to 6.
Sea state
Moderate, occasionally rough at first.
Weather
Rain, fog patches.
Visibility
Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.

Hebrides

Wind
Cyclonic becoming southwest, 4 to 6.
Sea state
Moderate, occasionally rough at first.
Weather
Rain, fog patches.
Visibility
Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.

Bailey

Wind
Cyclonic becoming southwest, 4 to 6.
Sea state
Moderate.
Weather
Rain, fog patches.
Visibility
Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.

Fair Isle

Wind
North or northeast becoming cyclonic, 3 to 5.
Sea state
Moderate, occasionally slight in southeast.
Weather
Occasional rain, fog patches in southwest.
Visibility
Moderate or good, occasionally very poor in southwest.

Faeroes

Wind
Cyclonic 4 to 6, occasionally 3 at first.
Sea state
Moderate.
Weather
Occasional rain, fog patches developing.
Visibility
Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.

Southeast Iceland

Wind
Cyclonic 4 to 6, occasionally 3 at first, increasing 7 for a time in far west.
Sea state
Moderate, occasionally rough in far west.
Weather
Occasional rain, fog patches developing.
Visibility
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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