The general synopsis at 1800
Low west Trafalgar 1000 expected just west of FitzRoy 982 by 1800 Tuesday. New low expected east FitzRoy 1002 by same time. High east of Iceland 1039 dissipating
Issued at: .
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
- East or northeast 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Cromarty
- Wind
- East or northeast 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Forth
- Wind
- East or northeast 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Tyne
- Wind
- East or northeast 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Dogger
- Wind
- East or northeast 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Fisher
- Wind
- Northeast, backing northwest later, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor later.
German Bight
- Wind
- East or northeast 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate at first.
Humber
- Wind
- East or northeast 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate at first.
Thames
- Wind
- East or northeast 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate at first.
Dover
- Wind
- East or northeast 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate at first.
Wight
- Wind
- East or northeast 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough later.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Portland
- Wind
- East or northeast 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough later.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Plymouth
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Easterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- East or northeast 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough later in west.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Biscay
- Wind
- Easterly 5 to 7, occasionally 4 in south, perhaps gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate becoming moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Trafalgar
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Northwesterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Cyclonic 4 to 6, increasing 6 to gale 8 in far northwest.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate becoming moderate or rough, occasionally very rough in northwest.
- Weather
- Showers, thundery at first.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
FitzRoy
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Easterly gale force 8 expected soon, increasing severe gale force 9 later
- Wind
- Easterly 4 to 6, becoming cyclonic 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 later in northwest and 5 later elsewhere.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough, occasionally high later in northwest.
- Weather
- Occasional rain or thundery showers, fog patches in southeast.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor in southeast and poor elsewhere.
Sole
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Easterly severe gale force 9 expected later
- Wind
- East 5 to 7, increasing 7 to severe gale 9.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, occasionally high later in west.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Lundy
- Wind
- East 4 to 6, increasing 6 or 7.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in south.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Fastnet
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Easterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- East 4 to 6, increasing 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming very rough later in southwest.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Irish Sea
- Wind
- East 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight becoming slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Shannon
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Easterly gale force 8 expected soon, increasing severe gale force 9 later
- Wind
- Easterly 4 to 6 increasing 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 later in south.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough, occasionally high later in southwest.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Rockall
- Wind
- Northeast 4 to 6, veering east 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Malin
- Wind
- Easterly or northeasterly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally slight in east.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Hebrides
- Wind
- Easterly or northeasterly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally slight in east.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Bailey
- Wind
- Easterly or northeasterly 4 to 6, becoming variable 3 later in north.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Fair Isle
- Wind
- East or northeast 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough at first in southwest.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Faeroes
- Wind
- East or northeast 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough at first in southwest.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Southeast Iceland
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming southwesterly 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally rough at first in south.
- Weather
- 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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