Shipping forecast and gale warnings
The general synopsis at 1800
Low 100 miles west of Rockall 981 expected 975 Faeroes by 1800 Monday
Issued at: .
For the period to .
Shipping forecast and gale warnings map
Viking
- Wind
- Southerly or southwesterly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain and showers, perhaps thundery.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
North Utsire
- Wind
- Southerly or southwesterly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate.
- Weather
- Rain and showers, perhaps thundery.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
South Utsire
- Wind
- Southerly or southwesterly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate.
- Weather
- Rain and showers, perhaps thundery.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Forties
- Wind
- Southerly or southwesterly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough at first in north.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Cromarty
- Wind
- Southerly or southwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough at first in north.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Forth
- Wind
- Southerly or southwesterly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Tyne
- Wind
- Southerly or southwesterly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Dogger
- Wind
- Southerly or southwesterly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Fisher
- Wind
- South or southwest 4 or 5, occasionally 6 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
German Bight
- Wind
- South or southwest 4 or 5, occasionally 6 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Humber
- Wind
- South or southeast veering west or southwest, 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Thames
- Wind
- South or southeast veering west or southwest, 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate later.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Dover
- Wind
- South or southeast veering west or southwest, 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate later.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Wight
- Wind
- Variable 3 or 4, becoming west or southwest 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight becoming slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Portland
- Wind
- West or southwest 2 to 4, occasionally 5 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Plymouth
- Wind
- West or southwest 2 to 4, occasionally 5 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in west.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Biscay
- Wind
- West or southwest 3 or 4.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Trafalgar
- Wind
- North or northwest 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
FitzRoy
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- In south, variable 2 to 4. In north, westerly or northwesterly 4 or 5, becoming cyclonic 6 or 7, occasionally gale 8 later in north.
- Sea state
- In south, slight or moderate, occasionally rough. in north, moderate or rough.
- Weather
- In south, rain or showers. In north, thundery showers.
- Visibility
- In south, moderate or good. In north, good, occasionally poor.
FitzRoy
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- In south, variable 2 to 4. In north, westerly or northwesterly 4 or 5, becoming cyclonic 6 or 7, occasionally gale 8 later in north.
- Sea state
- In south, slight or moderate, occasionally rough. in north, moderate or rough.
- Weather
- In south, rain or showers. In north, thundery showers.
- Visibility
- In south, moderate or good. In north, good, occasionally poor.
Sole
- Wind
- Westerly or northwesterly 4 or 5, becoming cyclonic 6 or 7.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Lundy
- Wind
- West or southwest 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough later, otherwise slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Fastnet
- Wind
- West or southwest 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Irish Sea
- Wind
- West or southwest 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Shannon
- Wind
- West or southwest 5 or 6.
- Sea state
- Rough, occasionally very rough in north.
- Weather
- Rain or showers, perhaps thundery.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Rockall
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Gale force 8 veering southwesterly soon, increasing severe gale force 9 later
- Wind
- Southwest, veering northwest later, 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, occasionally high.
- Weather
- Rain or thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Malin
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Gale now ceased, but southwesterly gale force 8 expected soon
- Wind
- Southwest 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, occasionally high.
- Weather
- Rain or thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Hebrides
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Gale force 8 veering southwesterly soon increasing severe gale force 9 later
- Wind
- Southwest 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, occasionally high.
- Weather
- Rain or thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Bailey
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Severe gale force 9 veering northwesterly later
- Wind
- Cyclonic, becoming northwest later, 7 to severe gale 9.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, becoming very rough or high.
- Weather
- Rain or thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Fair Isle
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Gale now ceased, but southwesterly severe gale force 9 expected later
- Wind
- Southwest 5 to 7, becoming cyclonic 7 to severe gale 9.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, occasionally high.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Faeroes
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Gale now ceased, but southwesterly severe gale force 9 expected later
- Wind
- Southwest 5 to 7, becoming cyclonic 7 to severe gale 9.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, occasionally high.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Southeast Iceland
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Severe gale force 9 backing northerly and decreasing gale force 8 later
- Wind
- Cyclonic 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 at first in northwest.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, occasionally high in southeast.
- Weather
- Rain, then showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or 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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