Coast and Sea
Shipping forecast and gale warnings
The general synopsis at 0600
Low southwest Iceland 990 expected southwest of Iceland 993 by 0600 tomorrow. New low expected South Utsire 1002 by same time
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Shipping forecast and gale warnings map
Viking
- Wind
- Southeasterly 4 to 6, becoming cyclonic 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or poor, occasionally good.
North Utsire
- Wind
- Southeasterly 4 to 6, becoming cyclonic 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or poor, occasionally good.
South Utsire
- Wind
- Southeasterly 4 to 6, becoming cyclonic 3 to 5, then westerly 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or poor, occasionally good.
Forties
- Wind
- Cyclonic 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain then showers, perhaps thundery later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Cromarty
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming southwest 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight, occasionally moderate at first.
- Weather
- Showers, perhaps thundery later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Forth
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming southwest 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight, occasionally moderate at first.
- Weather
- Showers, perhaps thundery later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Tyne
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming southwest 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight.
- Weather
- Showers, perhaps thundery later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Dogger
- Wind
- Cyclonic 3 to 5, becoming west or southwest 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain or showers, perhaps thundery.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Fisher
- Wind
- Cyclonic 3 to 5, becoming west or southwest 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain or showers, perhaps thundery.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
German Bight
- Wind
- Cyclonic 3 to 5, becoming west or southwest 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain or showers, perhaps thundery.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Humber
- Wind
- Cyclonic 3 to 5, becoming west or southwest 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain then showers, perhaps thundery.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Thames
- Wind
- Cyclonic 3 to 5, becoming west or southwest 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain then showers, perhaps thundery.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Dover
- Wind
- Cyclonic 3 to 5, becoming west or southwest 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain then showers, perhaps thundery.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Wight
- Wind
- Cyclonic 3 to 5, becoming west or southwest 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain then showers, perhaps thundery.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Portland
- Wind
- Northwest 4 or 5, backing west or southwest 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate.
- Weather
- Showers, perhaps thundery later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Plymouth
- Wind
- Northwest 4 or 5, backing west or southwest 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers, perhaps thundery later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Biscay
- Wind
- Westerly or northwesterly 4 to 6, decreasing 3 or 4 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain then showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor at first.
FitzRoy
- Wind
- In north, westerly or northwesterly 4 to 6, decreasing 3 or 4 later. In south, northerly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later in east.
- Sea state
- In north, moderate or rough. in south, moderate or rough.
- Weather
- In north, rain then showers. In south, rain at first.
- Visibility
- In north, good, occasionally poor at first. In south, good, occasionally poor at first.
Trafalgar
- Wind
- Northerly or northwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally rough.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
FitzRoy
- Wind
- In north, westerly or northwesterly 4 to 6, decreasing 3 or 4 later. In south, northerly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later in east.
- Sea state
- In north, moderate or rough. in south, moderate or rough.
- Weather
- In north, rain then showers. In south, rain at first.
- Visibility
- In north, good, occasionally poor at first. In south, good, occasionally poor at first.
Sole
- Wind
- West 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming mainly rough later.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Lundy
- Wind
- West 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming mainly rough later.
- Weather
- Showers, perhaps thundery.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Fastnet
- Wind
- West 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming mainly rough later.
- Weather
- Showers, perhaps thundery.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Irish Sea
- Wind
- West or southwest 3 to 5, increasing 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough later in far south.
- Weather
- Showers, perhaps thundery.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Shannon
- Wind
- Southwest veering west 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Rockall
- Wind
- Southwest veering west, but becoming cyclonic for a time, 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Malin
- Wind
- Southwest veering west, but becoming cyclonic for a time, 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- Rough occasionally very rough later in southwest.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Hebrides
- Wind
- West or southwest 5 or 6, decreasing 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Bailey
- Wind
- West or southwest 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Fair Isle
- Wind
- South or southwest 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, but slight or moderate in southeast.
- Weather
- Showers, perhaps thundery.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Faeroes
- Wind
- South or southwest 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers, perhaps thundery.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Southeast Iceland
- Wind
- Cyclonic 4 to 6, becoming southerly or southeasterly 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough becoming moderate.
- Weather
- Rain or showers, perhaps thundery.
- 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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