Shipping forecast and gale warnings
The general synopsis at 0600
Developing low moving steadily eastwards, expected Norwegian Basin 984 by 0600 tomorrow
Issued at: .
For the period to .
Shipping forecast and gale warnings map
Viking
- Wind
- West or southwest 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate becoming rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor later.
North Utsire
- Wind
- Southwesterly 3 to 5, backing southerly 5 to 7 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally rough later.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor later.
South Utsire
- Wind
- Southwesterly 3 to 5, backing southerly 5 to 7 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally rough later.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor later.
Forties
- Wind
- Cyclonic 4 or 5 becoming west or southwest 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough later.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Cromarty
- Wind
- Cyclonic 4 or 5 becoming west or southwest 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough later.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Forth
- Wind
- Cyclonic 4 or 5 becoming west or southwest 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Tyne
- Wind
- Cyclonic 3 to 5, becoming southwest 5 or 6 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Dogger
- Wind
- Cyclonic 3 to 5, becoming southwest 5 or 6 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Fisher
- Wind
- West or southwest 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough later.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
German Bight
- Wind
- West or southwest 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Humber
- Wind
- Variable becoming west or southwest, 2 to 4, occasionally 5 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate later.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Thames
- Wind
- Variable becoming west or southwest, 2 to 4, occasionally 5 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Dover
- Wind
- Variable becoming west or southwest, 2 to 4, occasionally 5 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Wight
- Wind
- Variable becoming west or southwest, 2 to 4, occasionally 5 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Portland
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4 becoming north or northwest 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Plymouth
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4 becoming north or northwest 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate in west.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Biscay
- Wind
- Cyclonic 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Trafalgar (issued 23:15 UTC+1)
- Wind
- Northwest 4 or 5, occasionally 6 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally slight in east.
- Weather
- Thundery showers in north.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
FitzRoy
- Wind
- Cyclonic 5 or 6 at first in south, otherwise northeasterly backing northwesterly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Sole
- Wind
- Northeasterly backing northwesterly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Lundy
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4 becoming west or southwest 4 or 5, occasionally 6 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight becoming slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain later.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Fastnet
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4 becoming west or southwest 4 or 5, occasionally 6 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight becoming slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain later.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Irish Sea
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4 becoming west or southwest 4 or 5, occasionally 6 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight becoming slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain later.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Shannon
- Wind
- Northwest 3 or 4 backing west 5 or 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough later.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Rockall
- Wind
- West or southwest 4 to 6, increasing 7 for a time, veering northwest later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming very rough for a time in north.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Malin
- Wind
- West or southwest 4 to 6, increasing 7 for a time, veering northwest later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Hebrides
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Westerly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Southwest veering northwest 5 to 7, increasing gale 8 for a time.
- Sea state
- Rough, becoming very rough for a time.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Bailey
- Wind
- Southwest veering northwest 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- Rough, becoming very rough for a time.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Fair Isle
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Northwesterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- West or southwest 5 to 7, veering northwest 6 to gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough later.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Faeroes
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Northwesterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Southwest becoming cyclonic 5 to 7, becoming northwest 6 to gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough later in far south.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Southeast Iceland
- Wind
- Cyclonic 4 to 6, becoming northwesterly 5 to 7 in east.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- 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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