Coast and Sea
Shipping forecast and gale warnings
The general synopsis at 1800
Low Rockall 1014 losing its identity by 1800 Monday. New low expected 300 miles west of Bailey 996 by same time
Issued at: .
For the period to .
Shipping forecast and gale warnings map
Viking
- Wind
- Northerly or northwesterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later in north.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
North Utsire
- Wind
- Northerly or northwesterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later in north.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
South Utsire
- Wind
- Northwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first in far southeast.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in far southeast.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Forties
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate in east, but elsewhere smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Cromarty
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming southeasterly 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Forth
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming southeasterly 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Tyne
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming southeasterly 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Dogger
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Fisher
- Wind
- Northwesterly 4 or 5, but 6 or 7 in northeast.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming rough in northeast.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
German Bight
- Wind
- North or northwest 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Humber
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming west or southwest 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Thames
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming west or southwest 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Dover
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming west or southwest 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Wight
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming west or southwest 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate later.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Portland
- Wind
- West or northwest 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate later.
- Weather
- Rain at first.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Plymouth
- Wind
- West or northwest 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate later.
- Weather
- Rain at first.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Biscay
- Wind
- North or northwest 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Trafalgar
- Wind
- Variable 3 or less in far southeast, elsewhere northerly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight in far southeast, elsewhere moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
FitzRoy
- Wind
- In south, northerly or northeasterly 4 to 6. In north, variable, becoming northerly or northwesterly later, 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- In south, slight or moderate, occasionally rough in south. in north, slight.
- Weather
- In south, fair. In north, occasional drizzle.
- Visibility
- In south, good. In north, good, occasionally moderate.
FitzRoy
- Wind
- In south, northerly or northeasterly 4 to 6. In north, variable, becoming northerly or northwesterly later, 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- In south, slight or moderate, occasionally rough in south. in north, slight.
- Weather
- In south, fair. In north, occasional drizzle.
- Visibility
- In south, good. In north, good, occasionally moderate.
Sole
- Wind
- West veering northwest for a time, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain at first.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Lundy
- Wind
- West veering northwest for a time, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain at first.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Fastnet
- Wind
- West veering northwest for a time, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain at first.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Irish Sea
- Wind
- Variable becoming west or southwest later, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Shannon
- Wind
- Westerly backing southwesterly for a time, 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later in far north.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally slight in far south and rough later in far northwest.
- Weather
- Occasional rain, fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Rockall
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming south or southeast 3 to 5, then veering west or southwest 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate, becoming rough later in west.
- Weather
- Occasional rain, fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Malin
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming south or southeast 3 to 5, then veering west or southwest 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally slight in east.
- Weather
- Occasional rain, fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Hebrides
- Wind
- Easterly 3 to 5, veering southeasterly 4 to 6, then veering southwesterly 4 or 5 later in south.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally slight in east.
- Weather
- Showers, rain later.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor later.
Bailey
- Wind
- Easterly 3 to 5, veering southeasterly 4 to 6, increasing 7 at times, then veering southwesterly 4 or 5 later in south.
- Sea state
- Moderate, becoming rough later in north.
- Weather
- Showers, rain later.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor later.
Fair Isle
- Wind
- North or northeast 2 to 4, veering east 3 to 5, then southeast 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Faeroes
- Wind
- North or northeast 2 to 4, veering east 3 to 5, then southeast 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Southeast Iceland
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming easterly or southeasterly 4 or 5, increasing 6 or 7 later in far west.
- Sea state
- Slight or 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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