Shipping forecast and gale warnings
The general synopsis at 0600
Low just northwest of Rockall 987 expected Iceland 991 by 0600 tomorrow
Issued at: .
For the period to .
Shipping forecast and gale warnings map
Viking
- Wind
- Southerly veering southwesterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later in northwest.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Thundery showers and fog patches at first.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally very poor at first.
North Utsire
- Wind
- Southerly veering southwesterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 at first.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Thundery showers and fog patches at first.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally very poor at first.
South Utsire
- Wind
- Southerly veering southwesterly 4 or 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Thundery showers and fog patches at first.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally very poor at first.
Forties
- Wind
- West or southwest 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Cromarty
- Wind
- West or southwest 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Forth
- Wind
- West or southwest 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Tyne
- Wind
- West or southwest 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Dogger
- Wind
- West or southwest 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Fisher
- Wind
- Southwest veering west 3 or 4, occasionally 5 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate later.
- Weather
- Thundery showers and fog patches at first.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally very poor at first.
German Bight
- Wind
- West or southwest 3 or 4.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate later in northwest.
- Weather
- Thundery showers at first.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor at first.
Humber
- Wind
- Southwest, veering west or northwest, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Thames
- Wind
- West or southwest 4 or 5, occasionally 6 at first, becoming variable 3 or less later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Dover
- Wind
- West or southwest 4 or 5, occasionally 6 at first, becoming variable 3 or less later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Wight
- Wind
- West or southwest 4 or 5, occasionally 6 at first, becoming variable 3 or less later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Portland
- Wind
- West or southwest 4 or 5, occasionally 6 at first, becoming variable 3 or less later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Plymouth
- Wind
- West or southwest 4 or 5, occasionally 6 at first, becoming variable 3 or less later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Biscay
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming north 4 or 5 for a time.
- Sea state
- Slight at first in southeast, otherwise moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Trafalgar
- Wind
- North or northwest 4 or 5, occasionally 6 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally slight in southeast, becoming rough later in north.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
FitzRoy
- Wind
- In south, northerly or northeasterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 in east. In north, westerly backing southwesterly 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- In south, moderate or rough. in north, rough.
- Weather
- In south, mainly fair. In north, mainly fair.
- Visibility
- In south, good. In north, good.
FitzRoy
- Wind
- In south, northerly or northeasterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 in east. In north, westerly backing southwesterly 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- In south, moderate or rough. in north, rough.
- Weather
- In south, mainly fair. In north, mainly fair.
- Visibility
- In south, good. In north, good.
Sole
- Wind
- Westerly backing southwesterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 in west.
- Sea state
- Rough, occasionally very rough at first in west.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Lundy
- Wind
- West or southwest 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Fastnet
- Wind
- West or southwest 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Irish Sea
- Wind
- West or southwest 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Shannon
- Wind
- Southwesterly backing southerly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first in north.
- Sea state
- Very rough becoming rough.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Rockall
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 imminent
- Wind
- South or southwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, occasionally high at first.
- Weather
- Rain then showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Malin
- Wind
- South or southwest 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Rain then showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Hebrides
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- South or southwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Rain then showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Bailey
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southerly gale force 8 expected soon
- Wind
- Cyclonic becoming westerly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first in southeast.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Fair Isle
- Wind
- South 4 to 6 veering southwest 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough in east, rough or very rough elsewhere.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Faeroes
- Wind
- South 4 to 6 veering southwest 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Southeast Iceland
- Wind
- Cyclonic 4 to 6, becoming southwesterly 5 to 7 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain, fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate, 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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