Shipping forecast and gale warnings
The general synopsis at 0600
High 300 miles west of Rockall 1031 slow moving, intensifying 1033 by 0600 tomorrow
Issued at: .
For the period to .
Shipping forecast and gale warnings map
Viking
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Northwesterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Northerly or northwesterly 4 to 6, increasing 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Moderate becoming moderate or rough, occasionally very rough later.
- Weather
- Showers at first.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
North Utsire
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Northwesterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Northerly or northwesterly 4 to 6, increasing 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Moderate becoming moderate or rough, occasionally very rough later.
- Weather
- Showers at first.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
South Utsire
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Northwesterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Cyclonic becoming northwesterly, 4 to 6, increasing 6 to gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming rough or very rough later.
- Weather
- Showers at first, perhaps thundery.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Forties
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Northwesterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- In east, northwesterly 4 to 6, increasing 6 to gale 8 later. In west, northerly or northwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later.
- Sea state
- In east, slight or moderate, becoming rough or very rough later. in west, slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough later.
- Weather
- In east, showers at first, perhaps thundery. In west, showers.
- Visibility
- In east, moderate or good. In west, good.
Forties
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Northwesterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- In east, northwesterly 4 to 6, increasing 6 to gale 8 later. In west, northerly or northwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later.
- Sea state
- In east, slight or moderate, becoming rough or very rough later. in west, slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough later.
- Weather
- In east, showers at first, perhaps thundery. In west, showers.
- Visibility
- In east, moderate or good. In west, good.
Cromarty
- Wind
- Northerly or northwesterly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Forth
- Wind
- Northerly or northwesterly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Tyne
- Wind
- Northerly or northwesterly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Dogger
- Wind
- Northerly or northwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough later.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Fisher
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Northwesterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Cyclonic 3 to 5, becoming northwest 4 to 6, increasing 6 to gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough later, occasionally very rough later.
- Weather
- Showers, thundery at first.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first.
German Bight
- Wind
- Cyclonic 3 to 5, becoming northwest 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough later.
- Weather
- Showers, thundery at first.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first.
Humber
- Wind
- Northerly or northwesterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later.
- Sea state
- Slight, becoming slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Thames
- Wind
- In northeast, northerly or northwesterly 3 to 5. In southwest, cyclonic 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- In northeast, slight, becoming slight or moderate later. in southwest, smooth or slight, occasionally moderate later.
- Weather
- In northeast, showers. In southwest, mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Thames
- Wind
- In northeast, northerly or northwesterly 3 to 5. In southwest, cyclonic 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- In northeast, slight, becoming slight or moderate later. in southwest, smooth or slight, occasionally moderate later.
- Weather
- In northeast, showers. In southwest, mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Dover
- Wind
- Cyclonic 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Wight
- Wind
- Cyclonic 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Portland
- Wind
- Cyclonic 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Plymouth
- Wind
- Cyclonic 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Biscay
- Wind
- Northwest becoming variable, 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Trafalgar (issued 23:15 UTC+1)
- Wind
- Northwesterly 3 to 5, occasionally 2 in north and 6 later in southeast.
- Sea state
- Slight, occasionally moderate later in south.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
FitzRoy
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming north or northeast 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight, occasionally moderate later.
- Weather
- Showers, perhaps thundery in south.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Sole
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming north or northeast 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Lundy
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming north or northeast 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate later.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Fastnet
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming north or northeast 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Irish Sea
- Wind
- Northerly or northwesterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 in northwest, becoming variable 2 to 4 at times in east.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight occasionally moderate.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Shannon
- Wind
- North or northeast 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Rockall
- Wind
- North or northeast 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Malin
- Wind
- North or northeast 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally slight in east.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Hebrides
- Wind
- North or northwest 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally slight in east.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Bailey
- Wind
- North or northwest 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Fair Isle
- Wind
- Northerly or northwesterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 in east.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough later in far east.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Faeroes
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4 at first in northeast, otherwise northerly or northwesterly 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally slight in east.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Southeast Iceland
- Wind
- Cyclonic, becoming southwesterly later, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally slight in northwest.
- Weather
- Fog patches developing.
- 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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