Coast and Sea
Shipping forecast and gale warnings
The general synopsis at 0600
Low Faeroes 1002 expected just northeast of Faeroes 1000 by 0600 tomorrow. Low Forties 1002, losing its identity
Issued at: .
For the period to .
Shipping forecast and gale warnings map
Viking
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming south 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Slight, becoming slight or moderate later.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good occasionally poor.
North Utsire
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Slight.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor later.
South Utsire
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming westerly or northwesterly 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight, becoming slight or moderate later.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor later.
Forties
- Wind
- Cyclonic, becoming south or southwest later, 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Cromarty
- Wind
- Cyclonic, becoming south or southwest later, 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Forth
- Wind
- Cyclonic, becoming south or southwest later, 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Tyne
- Wind
- West or northwest, backing southwest later, 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers, perhaps thundery at first.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor at first.
Dogger
- Wind
- West or northwest, backing southwest later, 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers, perhaps thundery at first.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor at first.
Fisher
- Wind
- Cyclonic 3 to 5, becoming west 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
German Bight
- Wind
- Cyclonic 3 to 5, becoming west 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Humber
- Wind
- West 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Thames
- Wind
- West 4 to 6, decreasing 3 or 4 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers, perhaps thundery at first.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor at first.
Dover
- Wind
- West 4 to 6, decreasing 3 or 4 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming slight later.
- Weather
- Showers, perhaps thundery at first.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor at first.
Wight
- Wind
- West 4 to 6, decreasing 3 or 4 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming slight later.
- Weather
- Showers, perhaps thundery at first.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor at first.
Portland
- Wind
- West, backing southwest later, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate later.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Plymouth
- Wind
- West, backing southwest later, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate later.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Biscay
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Rough becoming moderate, occasionally slight later in northeast.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Trafalgar (issued 23:15 UTC+1)
- Wind
- Northerly 4 to 6, but becoming variable 3 or less at times in far southeast and in far northwest.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally slight in far southeast, becoming rough at times later in south.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
FitzRoy
- Wind
- In southeast, variable 2 or 3, but northerly 3 to 5 in southeast. In northwest, westerly or southwesterly 3 to 5, backing southerly or southwesterly 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- In southeast, moderate, occasionally rough at first in north. in northwest, moderate or rough, becoming moderate.
- Weather
- In southeast, fair. In northwest, showers, rain later in west.
- Visibility
- In southeast, good. In northwest, good, occasionally moderate later in west.
FitzRoy
- Wind
- In southeast, variable 2 or 3, but northerly 3 to 5 in southeast. In northwest, westerly or southwesterly 3 to 5, backing southerly or southwesterly 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- In southeast, moderate, occasionally rough at first in north. in northwest, moderate or rough, becoming moderate.
- Weather
- In southeast, fair. In northwest, showers, rain later in west.
- Visibility
- In southeast, good. In northwest, good, occasionally moderate later in west.
Sole
- Wind
- Westerly or southwesterly 3 to 5, backing southerly or southwesterly 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming moderate.
- Weather
- Showers, rain later in west.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate later in west.
Lundy
- Wind
- Northwest backing southwest 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Fastnet
- Wind
- Northwest backing southwest 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Irish Sea
- Wind
- Northwest backing southwest 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming slight later.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Shannon
- Wind
- Southwest 4 or 5.
- Sea state
- Moderate, but rough at first in southeast.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Rockall
- Wind
- West or southwest 4 to 6, becoming cyclonic 5 to 7 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate, becoming moderate or rough later.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Malin
- Wind
- West or southwest 4 to 6, becoming cyclonic 5 to 7 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate, becoming moderate or rough later.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Hebrides
- Wind
- West or southwest 4 to 6, becoming cyclonic 5 to 7 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate, becoming moderate or rough later.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Bailey
- Wind
- Cyclonic 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally rough later.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Fair Isle
- Wind
- Cyclonic 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later, perhaps gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in north.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Faeroes
- Wind
- Cyclonic 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later, perhaps gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in north.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Southeast Iceland
- Wind
- Easterly or northeasterly 3 to 5, backing northerly or northeasterly 5 to 7 later, perhaps gale 8 later in east.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain or 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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