Coast and Sea

Shipping forecast and gale warnings

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The general synopsis at 0600

Low just west of Bailey 1001 losing its identity

Issued at: 10:30 (UTC) on Wed 10 Jun 2026.

For the period 12:00 (UTC) on Wed 10 Jun 2026 to 12:00 (UTC) on Thu 11 Jun 2026.

Shipping forecast and gale warnings map

Shipping forecast and gale warnings explained

Viking

Wind: West backing southwest, 4 or 5.
Sea state: Slight or moderate.
Weather: Thundery showers.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

North Utsire

Wind: Westerly backing southwesterly, 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later.
Sea state: Slight or moderate.
Weather: Thundery showers.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

South Utsire

Wind: Westerly backing southwesterly, 3 to 5.
Sea state: Slight or moderate.
Weather: Thundery showers.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Forties

Wind: West 3 or 4 backing southwest 4 or 5.
Sea state: Slight occasionally moderate.
Weather: Thundery showers, rain later.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Cromarty

Wind: Southwest 3 to 5, backing south later.
Sea state: Smooth or slight.
Weather: Thundery showers.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Forth

Wind: West or southwest, backing south or southeast later, 3 to 5.
Sea state: Smooth or slight.
Weather: Thundery showers, rain later.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Tyne

Wind: West or southwest, backing south or southeast later, 3 to 5.
Sea state: Smooth or slight.
Weather: Thundery showers, rain later.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Dogger

Wind: West or southwest 3 to 5.
Sea state: Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate at first in east.
Weather: Thundery showers, rain later.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Fisher

Wind: West 4 or 5, decreasing 2 to 4, backing southwest 3 or 4 later.
Sea state: Slight occasionally moderate.
Weather: Thundery showers.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

German Bight

Wind: West 4 or 5, decreasing 2 to 4, backing southwest 3 or 4 later.
Sea state: Slight occasionally moderate.
Weather: Thundery showers.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Humber

Wind: West 2 to 4, backing southwest 4 or 5.
Sea state: Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate at first in east.
Weather: Thundery showers, rain later.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Thames

Wind: West 3 to 5 backing southwest 5 or 6.
Sea state: Smooth or slight occasionally moderate.
Weather: Thundery showers, rain later.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Dover

Wind: West 3 to 5 backing southwest 5 or 6.
Sea state: Slight or moderate.
Weather: Thundery showers, rain later.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Wight

Wind: West 4 to 6, backing southwest 5 to 7.
Sea state: Slight or moderate.
Weather: Thundery showers, rain later.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Portland

Wind: West 4 to 6, backing southwest 5 to 7.
Sea state: Slight or moderate.
Weather: Showers, rain later.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Plymouth

Wind: West 4 to 6, backing southwest 5 to 7.
Sea state: Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough.
Weather: Showers, rain later.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Biscay

Wind: Northwesterly, becoming variable, 2 to 4, but backing southwesterly 4 or 5 in north.
Sea state: Moderate.
Weather: Fair.
Visibility: Good.

Trafalgar

Wind: Variable 2 to 4 at first in far southeast, otherwise northerly or northeasterly 5 to 7.
Sea state: Moderate or rough, but slight or moderate in far southeast.
Weather: Mainly fair.
Visibility: Good.

FitzRoy

Wind: Northeasterly 4 to 6 in south, elsewhere variable 4 or less, becoming southwesterly 5 in north.
Sea state: Moderate, occasionally rough in far southeast.
Weather: Drizzle and fog patches later in northwest.
Visibility: Good, occasionally very poor later in northwest.

Sole

Wind: West 4 or 5, backing southwest 5 or 6.
Sea state: Moderate or rough.
Weather: Rain, fog patches later.
Visibility: Moderate or good, occasionally very poor later.

Lundy

Wind: West 4 to 6, backing southwest 5 to 7.
Sea state: Moderate, occasionally slight at first, becoming mainly rough.
Weather: Rain.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Fastnet

Wind: West 4 to 6, backing southwest 5 to 7.
Sea state: Moderate, occasionally slight at first, becoming mainly rough.
Weather: Rain.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Irish Sea

Wind: West 3 to 5, backing south or southwest 4 to 6.
Sea state: Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate in south, becoming slight or moderate, occasionally rough in south.
Weather: Rain.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Shannon

Wind: Southwest, backing southeast for a time, 4 to 6.
Sea state: Moderate or rough.
Weather: Rain.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Rockall

Wind: Southwest, backing southeast for a time, 4 to 6.
Sea state: Moderate or rough.
Weather: Rain.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Malin

Wind: Southwest, backing southeast for a time, 4 to 6.
Sea state: Moderate or rough, but smooth or slight in southeast.
Weather: Rain.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Hebrides

Wind: Cyclonic, mainly southwest, becoming southeast, 3 to 5.
Sea state: Moderate, occasionally rough at first.
Weather: Rain.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Bailey

Wind: Cyclonic, mainly southwest, becoming southeast, 3 to 5.
Sea state: Moderate, occasionally rough at first.
Weather: Rain.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Fair Isle

Wind: Southwest 4 or 5.
Sea state: Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in west.
Weather: Thundery showers.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Faeroes

Wind: Cyclonic, mainly southwesterly, 3 to 5.
Sea state: Moderate, occasionally slight east of faeroe isles and rough in north.
Weather: Showers.
Visibility: Good.

Southeast Iceland

Wind: Cyclonic, mainly southwesterly, 3 to 5, occasionally 6.
Sea state: Moderate, occasionally slight near icelandic coast and rough in north.
Weather: Showers, fog patches.
Visibility: 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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