Shipping forecast and gale warnings
The general synopsis at midday
Low netherlands 982 losing its identity by 1800 tomorrow. New low expected Bailey 946 by same time
Issued at: .
For the period to .
Shipping forecast and gale warnings map
Viking
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southeasterly severe gale force 9 expected later
- Wind
- Easterly 3 to 5, veering southeast 7 to severe gale 9 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough later.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasional poor.
North Utsire
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Easterly 3 to 5, veering southeast 7 to severe gale 9 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasional poor.
South Utsire
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Easterly 3 to 5, veering southeast 7 to severe gale 9 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasional poor.
Forties
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Northwesterly severe gale force 9 imminent decreasing gale force 8 soon, backing southeasterly later and increasing severe gale force 9 later
- Wind
- Cyclonic 5 to 7, becoming northwest 7 to severe gale 9, backing south later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough later.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Cromarty
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Northwesterly gale force 8 expected imminent backing southerly later and increasing severe gale force 9 later
- Wind
- Cyclonic 5 to 7, becoming northwest 7 to severe gale 9, backing south later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough later, except in west.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Forth
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Northwesterly severe gale force 9 imminent decreasing gale force 8 soon, backing southeasterly later and increasing severe gale force 9 later
- Wind
- Cyclonic 5 to 7, becoming northwest 7 to severe gale 9, backing south later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough later, except in west.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Tyne
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Northwesterly severe gale force 9 imminent decreasing gale force 8 soon, backing southerly later and increasing severe gale force 9 later
- Wind
- Cyclonic 5 to 7, becoming northwest 7 to severe gale 9, backing south later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough later, except in west.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Dogger
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Northwesterly severe gale force 9 imminent decreasing gale force 8 soon, backing southerly later and increasing severe gale force 9 later
- Wind
- Cyclonic 5 to 7, becoming northwest 7 to severe gale 9, backing south later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough later.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Fisher
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southerly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Southeast, becoming cyclonic, then south later, 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
German Bight
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Northwesterly gale force 8 expected soon, backing southerly later
- Wind
- Southeast, becoming cyclonic, then south later, 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Humber
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Northwesterly gale force 8 imminent, increasing severe gale force 9 soon, decreasing gale force 8 later, backing southerly later and increasing severe gale force 9 later
- Wind
- Cyclonic 4 to 6 at first becoming west or northwest 7 to severe gale 9, backing southwest later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate becoming moderate or rough, occasionally very rough.
- Weather
- Rain at times.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Thames
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Northwesterly gale force 8 increasing severe gale force 9 imminent, then decreasing gale force 8 soon
- Wind
- West or northwest 7 to severe gale 9, backing southwest later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate becoming moderate or rough, occasionally very rough.
- Weather
- Rain at times.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Dover
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Westerly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 soon backing southwesterly later and increasing severe gale 9 force later
- Wind
- West or northwest 7 to severe gale 9, backing southwest later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough becoming moderate or rough for a time.
- Weather
- Rain at times.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Wight
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Northwesterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 soon, backing southwesterly later and increasing severe gale 9 later
- Wind
- West or northwest 7 to severe gale 9, backing southwest later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough becoming moderate or rough for a time.
- Weather
- Rain at times.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Portland
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Northwesterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 imminent, backing southwesterly later and increasing severe gale force 9 later
- Wind
- West or northwest 7 to severe gale 9, backing southwest later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough becoming moderate or rough for a time.
- Weather
- Rain at times.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Plymouth
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Northwesterly gale force 8 backing southwesterly later and increasing severe gale force 9 later
- Wind
- West or northwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first, backing southwest 7 to severe gale 9 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, occasionally high at first.
- Weather
- Showers, rain later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor later.
Biscay
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Northwesterly gale force 8 backing southwesterly later
- Wind
- West or northwest 5 to 7, backing southwest 7 to severe gale 9 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, occasionally high later.
- Weather
- Showers, rain later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor later.
Trafalgar (issued 23:15 UTC+1)
- Wind
- Northwest veering northeast, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming very rough for a time in north.
- Weather
- Rain for a time.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
FitzRoy
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Gale now ceased but southwesterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- West or southwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, occasionally high later in north.
- Weather
- Showers, rain later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor later.
Sole
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected soon
- Wind
- West or southwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough becoming very rough or high later.
- Weather
- Showers, rain later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor later.
Lundy
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Northwesterly gale force 8 backing southwesterly later and increasing severe gale force 9 later
- Wind
- Northwest 6 to gale 8, veering southwest 7 to severe gale 9 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough becoming very rough or high later.
- Weather
- Showers, rain later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Fastnet
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Northwesterly severe gale force 9, decreasing gale force 8 imminent, backing southwteserly and increasing severe gale force 9 later
- Wind
- Northwest 6 to gale 8, veering southwest 7 to severe gale 9 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough becoming very rough or high later.
- Weather
- Showers, rain later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Irish Sea
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Northwesterly gale force 8 backing southwesterly later and increasing severe gale force 9 later
- Wind
- Northwest 6 to gale 8, veering southwest 7 to severe gale 9 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough later.
- Weather
- Showers, rain later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Shannon
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Gale now ceased but southwesterly gale force 8 expected soon, increasing severe gale force 9 later
- Wind
- West backing southwest 5 to 7, increasing 7 to severe gale 9, veering west later.
- Sea state
- Rough becoming high or very high later.
- Weather
- Showers, rain later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Rockall
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southerly gale 8 expected soon, increasing severe gale 9 later, then veering southwesterly later and increasing violent storm 11 later
- Wind
- West backing southwest 5 to 7, becoming cyclonic gale 9 to violent storm 11 later.
- Sea state
- Rough becoming high or very high later.
- Weather
- Showers, rain later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Malin
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southerly severe gale force 9 expected later, veering westerly later
- Wind
- West or northwest 4 to 6, becoming south or southwest 7 to severe gale 9 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough becoming high or very high later.
- Weather
- Showers, rain later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Hebrides
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southeasterly severe gale force 9 expected later, veering westerly later
- Wind
- South or southwest 4 to 6 becoming cyclonic 7 to severe gale 9 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, becoming very rough or high later.
- Weather
- Showers, rain later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Bailey
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southeasterly severe gale force 9 expected later
- Wind
- South or southwest 4 to 6 becoming cyclonic 7 to severe gale 9 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, becoming very rough or high later.
- Weather
- Showers, rain later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Fair Isle
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southeasterly severe gale force 9 expected later
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming south or southeast 7 to severe gale 9 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough later.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Faeroes
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southeasterly severe gale force 9 expected later
- Wind
- Cyclonic 4 to 6, becoming east or northeast 6 to gale 8 later, occasionally severe gale 9 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough later.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Southeast Iceland
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Easterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Cyclonic 4 to 6, becoming east or northeast 6 to gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough later.
- 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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