Coast and sea
The general synopsis at midday
Low just north of Southeast Iceland 959 expected 150 miles northeast of Iceland 953 by midday tomorrow
Issued at: .
For the period to .
Shipping forecast and gale warnings map
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Viking
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Severe gale force 9 veering southwesterly and decreasing gale force 8 imminent, backing southerly and increasing severe gale force 9 later
- Wind
- Southwest 6 to gale 8, backing south 7 to severe gale 9.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, becoming very rough or high later.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
North Utsire
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Gale now ceased but southerly gale force 8 expected soon, increasing severe gale force 9 later
- Wind
- Southwesterly 4 to 6, backing southerly 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, occasionally high later.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
South Utsire
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southerly severe gale force 9 expected later
- Wind
- Southwesterly 4 to 6, backing southerly 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, occasionally high later.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Forties
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Gale now ceased but southwesterly gale force 8 expected soon, increasing severe gale 9 later
- Wind
- Southwest 4 to 6, increasing 7 to severe gale 9, occasionally 6 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough, occasionally high later in north.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Cromarty
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Gale now ceased but southwesterly gale force 8 expected soon, increasing severe gale 9 later
- Wind
- Southwest 4 to 6, increasing 7 to severe gale 9, occasionally 6 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Forth
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Gale now ceased but southwesterly severe gale force 9 expected later
- Wind
- Southwest 4 to 6, increasing 7 to severe gale 9, occasionally 6 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Tyne
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected soon, increasing severe gale force 9 later
- Wind
- Southwest 5 or 6 increasing 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate becoming moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor later.
Dogger
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected soon, increasing severe gale force 9 later
- Wind
- Southwest 5 or 6 increasing 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate becoming moderate or rough, then rough or very rough later.
- Weather
- Rain later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor later.
Fisher
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southwesterly severe gale force 9 expected later
- Wind
- Southwest 4 or 5 increasing 5 to 7, then 7 to severe gale 9 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough later.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
German Bight
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly severe gale force 9 expected later
- Wind
- Southwest 4 or 5 increasing 5 to 7, then 7 to severe gale 9 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough later.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Humber
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly severe gale force 9 expected later
- Wind
- Southwest 4 or 5 increasing 5 to 7, then 7 to severe gale 9 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough later, occasionally very rough later.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Thames
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly severe gale force 9 expected later
- Wind
- Southwest 4 or 5 increasing 5 to 7, then 7 to severe gale 9 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough later.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Dover
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- West 4 to 6, backing southwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough later.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Wight
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- West 4 to 6, backing southwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough later.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Portland
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- West 4 to 6, backing southwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Plymouth
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- West 4 to 6, backing southwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Biscay
- Wind
- Northwesterly 3 to 5, backing southwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Trafalgar
Forecast issued:
- Wind
- North or northeast 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate in far southeast, otherwise rough.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
FitzRoy
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- In south, northwesterly 3 to 5, backing southwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later. In north, southwesterly 4 to 6, increasing 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- In south, rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough later. in north, rough or very rough.
- Weather
- In south, showers. In north, occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Sole
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Southwest 5 to 7, increasing 7 or gale 8, perhaps severe gale 9 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, becoming very rough or high later.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Lundy
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Southwest 5 to 7, increasing 7 or gale 8, perhaps severe gale 9 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Fastnet
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Gale now ceased, but southwesterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Southwest 5 to 7, increasing 7 or gale 8, perhaps severe gale 9 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, becoming very rough or high later in southwest.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Irish Sea
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southwesterly severe gale force 9 expected later
- Wind
- Southwest 5 to 7, increasing 7 to severe gale 9 for a time.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough occasionally very rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Shannon
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 increasing severe gale force 9 later
- Wind
- Southwest 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 later.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high, occasionally very high later in northwest.
- Weather
- Rain or squally showers.
- Visibility
- Poor.
Rockall
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southwesterly severe gale force 9 increasing storm force 10 later
- Wind
- Southwesterly 7 to severe gale 9, occasionally storm 10 later.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high, becoming high or very high later.
- Weather
- Rain or squally showers, wintry later.
- Visibility
- Moderate, occasionally poor.
Malin
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southwesterly severe gale force 9 now decreased gale force 8, increasing severe gale force 9 soon
- Wind
- Southwesterly 7 to severe gale 9.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high.
- Weather
- Rain or squally showers, wintry later.
- Visibility
- Moderate, occasionally poor.
Hebrides
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Severe gale force 9 backing southwesterly imminent
- Wind
- Southwesterly 7 to severe gale 9.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high.
- Weather
- Rain or squally showers, wintry later.
- Visibility
- Moderate, occasionally poor.
Bailey
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Severe gale force 9 backing southwesterly imminent
- Wind
- In south, southwesterly, becoming cyclonic later, 7 to severe gale 9. In north, southwesterly becoming cyclonic, 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first.
- Sea state
- In south, very rough or high, becoming high or very high later. in north, very rough or high.
- Weather
- In south, rain or squally showers, wintry later. In north, showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or poor.
Fair Isle
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Severe gale force 9 backing southwesterly imminent
- Wind
- Southwest 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high, occasionally rough in southeast.
- Weather
- Rain or squally showers, wintry later.
- Visibility
- Moderate or poor.
Faeroes
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Severe gale force 9 backing southwesterly and decreasing gale force 8 soon
- Wind
- Southwest 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high.
- Weather
- Rain or squally showers, wintry later.
- Visibility
- Moderate or poor.
Southeast Iceland
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Severe gale force 9 backing southwesterly and decreasing gale force 8 soon
- Wind
- Southwesterly 6 to gale 8, becoming cyclonic 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high becoming rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Wintry showers.
- 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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