Coast and Sea
Shipping forecast and gale warnings
The general synopsis at 1800
High Fair Isle 1029 slow moving, declining 1028 by 1800 Wednesday. Low FitzRoy 1011 expected just west of FitzRoy 1015 by same time
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For the period to .
Shipping forecast and gale warnings map
Viking
- Wind
- Northerly or northwesterly 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
North Utsire
- Wind
- Northerly or northwesterly 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
South Utsire
- Wind
- Northerly or northwesterly 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Forties
- Wind
- North or northeast 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Slight.
- Weather
- Fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Cromarty
- Wind
- East or northeast 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Forth
- Wind
- East or northeast 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Tyne
- Wind
- East or northeast 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Dogger
- Wind
- Northerly or northeasterly, 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Slight.
- Weather
- Fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Fisher
- Wind
- Northerly or northeasterly, backing northwesterly for a time, 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Slight.
- Weather
- Fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
German Bight
- Wind
- Northerly or northeasterly, 2 to 4, increasing 5 at times.
- Sea state
- Slight.
- Weather
- Fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Humber
- Wind
- Northerly or northeasterly, 2 to 4, increasing 5 at times.
- Sea state
- Slight, occasionally moderate at first in south.
- Weather
- Fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Thames
- Wind
- Northeast 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Dover
- Wind
- Northeast 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Wight
- Wind
- East or northeast 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers, perhaps thundery.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Portland
- Wind
- East or northeast 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers, perhaps thundery.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Plymouth
- Wind
- East or northeast 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers, perhaps thundery.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Biscay
- Wind
- North backing northwest 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good occasionally poor.
Trafalgar
- Wind
- Southwesterly in northwest, northwesterly in southeast, 2 to 4, increasing 5 or 6 later in far southeast.
- Sea state
- Slight, occasionally moderate in northwest and later in far southeast.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
FitzRoy
- Wind
- South or southeast 3 to 5, but variable 2 to 4 in east.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Thundery showers, fog patches in southeast.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor in southeast.
Sole
- Wind
- East 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good occasionally poor.
Lundy
- Wind
- East or northeast 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers, perhaps thundery.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Fastnet
- Wind
- East or northeast 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers, perhaps thundery.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Irish Sea
- Wind
- East or northeast 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Shannon
- Wind
- Easterly, becoming variable later in north, 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Rockall
- Wind
- Easterly or northeasterly 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight.
- Weather
- Fog patches in north.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor in north.
Malin
- Wind
- Easterly or northeasterly 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Hebrides
- Wind
- Variable 3 or less.
- Sea state
- Slight.
- Weather
- Fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good occasionally very poor.
Bailey
- Wind
- In southeast, variable 3 or less. In northwest, southerly veering westerly later 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- In southeast, slight. in northwest, moderate.
- Weather
- In southeast, fog patches. In northwest, fog patches.
- Visibility
- In southeast, moderate or good occasionally very poor. In northwest, moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Bailey
- Wind
- In southeast, variable 3 or less. In northwest, southerly veering westerly later 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- In southeast, slight. in northwest, moderate.
- Weather
- In southeast, fog patches. In northwest, fog patches.
- Visibility
- In southeast, moderate or good occasionally very poor. In northwest, moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Fair Isle
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, but southeasterly 3 to 5 in south.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Faeroes
- Wind
- In southeast, variable 2 to 4, but southwesterly 4 or 5 in northwest. In northwest, southwesterly 4 or 5.
- Sea state
- In southeast, slight. in northwest, slight or moderate.
- Weather
- In southeast, fog patches. In northwest, rain or drizzle, fog patches.
- Visibility
- In southeast, moderate or good, occasionally very poor. In northwest, moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Faeroes
- Wind
- In southeast, variable 2 to 4, but southwesterly 4 or 5 in northwest. In northwest, southwesterly 4 or 5.
- Sea state
- In southeast, slight. in northwest, slight or moderate.
- Weather
- In southeast, fog patches. In northwest, rain or drizzle, fog patches.
- Visibility
- In southeast, moderate or good, occasionally very poor. In northwest, moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Southeast Iceland
- Wind
- Southwesterly 4 or 5, but 6 or 7 in northwest.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming rough later in northwest.
- Weather
- Rain or drizzle, fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very 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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