Coast and Sea
Shipping forecast and gale warnings
The general synopsis at 1800
Low 100 miles west of Shannon 1008 expected Irish Sea 1017 by 1800 Tuesday
Issued at: .
For the period to .
Shipping forecast and gale warnings map
Viking
- Wind
- Southwesterly 3 to 5 at first in northwest, otherwise variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor later.
North Utsire
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor later.
South Utsire
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming slight.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor later.
Forties
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming slight.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor later.
Cromarty
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming southeast 3 to 5 for a time.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Occasional rain then showers, thundery later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate later.
Forth
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Occasional rain then showers, thundery later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate later.
Tyne
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Occasional rain then showers, thundery later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate later.
Dogger
- Wind
- Southwest backing south, 3 or 4.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Fisher
- Wind
- West becoming variable, 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate becoming smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
German Bight
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Showers later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate later.
Humber
- Wind
- Cyclonic mainly southeast, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Fair then showers, perhaps thundery later.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor later.
Thames
- Wind
- Cyclonic mainly southeast, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Fair then showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Dover
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming west or southwest 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Wight
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming west or southwest 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate later in west.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Portland
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming west or southwest 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Plymouth
- Wind
- Southwest, veering northwest later, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Moderate, becoming rough at times in west.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Biscay
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming northwest 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally rough later in northwest.
- Weather
- Showers in northwest.
- Visibility
- Good.
Trafalgar
- Wind
- Cyclonic 4 to 6 in far southeast, otherwise northerly 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
FitzRoy
- Wind
- In southeast, northerly or northeasterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 in southeast. In northwest, southwesterly veering northwesterly, 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4 later in west.
- Sea state
- In southeast, moderate or rough. in northwest, moderate or rough, occasionally very rough at first in far west.
- Weather
- In southeast, fair. In northwest, occasional drizzle or showers, fair later.
- Visibility
- In southeast, good. In northwest, moderate or good.
FitzRoy
- Wind
- In southeast, northerly or northeasterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 in southeast. In northwest, southwesterly veering northwesterly, 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4 later in west.
- Sea state
- In southeast, moderate or rough. in northwest, moderate or rough, occasionally very rough at first in far west.
- Weather
- In southeast, fair. In northwest, occasional drizzle or showers, fair later.
- Visibility
- In southeast, good. In northwest, moderate or good.
Sole
- Wind
- Southwesterly veering northwesterly, 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4 later in west.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough at first in far west.
- Weather
- Occasional drizzle or showers, fair later.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Lundy
- Wind
- South or southwest, veering northwest later, 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in southwest.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Fastnet
- Wind
- South or southwest, veering northwest later, 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Irish Sea
- Wind
- South or southwest, veering northwest later, 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain or showers, perhaps thundery.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Shannon
- Wind
- Southwest veering northwest, 4 to 6, backing west or southwest 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Rough, occasionally moderate later.
- Weather
- Rain then showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first.
Rockall
- Wind
- Cyclonic, becoming northwesterly later, 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first, backing southwesterly later in west.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain then showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Malin
- Wind
- Cyclonic, becoming northwesterly later, 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain then showers, perhaps thundery.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Hebrides
- Wind
- Southwest 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough becoming moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Bailey
- Wind
- Southwest 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4, then becoming southwest later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough becoming moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Fair Isle
- Wind
- Southwest 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough becoming moderate, occasionally slight.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Faeroes
- Wind
- Southwest 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough becoming moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Southeast Iceland
- Wind
- Southwesterly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Rough becoming moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
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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