Shipping forecast and gale warnings
The general synopsis at 0600
Complex low Forties 1019 and Forth 1019 expected single centre Denmark 1011 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 soon
- Wind
- Cyclonic 5 to 7, becoming northwesterly 6 to gale 8 for a time, decreasing 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate becoming moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Thundery rain then showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or poor, becoming good.
North Utsire
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Northwesterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Cyclonic 5 to 7, becoming northwesterly 6 to gale 8 for a time, decreasing 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate becoming moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Thundery rain then showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or poor, becoming good.
South Utsire
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Northwesterly severe gale force 9 expected soon
- Wind
- Cyclonic 5 to 7, becoming northwesterly 7 to severe gale 9 for a time, decreasing 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate becoming moderate or rough, occasionally very rough.
- Weather
- Thundery rain then showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or poor, becoming good.
Forties
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Northwesterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Cyclonic 5 to 7, becoming northwesterly 6 to gale 8 for a time, decreasing 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate becoming moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Thundery rain then showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or poor, becoming good.
Cromarty
- Wind
- Northwest 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first, becoming variable 3 or less, then south 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate becoming smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Squally showers at first.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor at first.
Forth
- Wind
- Northwest 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first, becoming variable 3 or less, then south 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate becoming smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Squally showers at first.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor at first.
Tyne
- Wind
- Northwest 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first, becoming variable 3 or less, then south 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Squally showers at first.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor at first.
Dogger
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Northwesterly gale force 8 expected soon
- Wind
- Southwest 4 to 6 veering northwest 6 to gale 8, then decreasing 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate becoming moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Thundery rain, then showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first.
Fisher
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Northwesterly severe gale force 9 expected later
- Wind
- Southwest 4 to 6 veering northwest 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate becoming rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Thundery rain, then showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first.
German Bight
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Northwesterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Southwest 4 to 6 veering northwest 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate becoming rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Thundery rain, then showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first.
Humber
- Wind
- Southwest veering north or northwest, 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first, becoming variable 3 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming rough for a time in northeast.
- Weather
- Thundery showers at first.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor at first.
Thames
- Wind
- Southwest veering north or northwest, 4 to 6, becoming variable 3 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Thundery showers at first.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor at first.
Dover
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4 becoming northeast 3 to 5, veering southeast 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Wight
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4 becoming northeast 3 to 5, veering southeast 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Portland
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4 becoming northeast 3 to 5, veering southeast 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Plymouth
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4 becoming northeast 3 to 5, veering southeast 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Biscay
- Wind
- Northeasterly becoming cyclonic, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally rough at first.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
FitzRoy
- Wind
- In southeast, northeasterly becoming cyclonic, 3 to 5. In northwest, northeasterly veering southwesterly, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- In southeast, moderate, occasionally rough at first. in northwest, moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Trafalgar (issued 23:15 UTC+1)
- Wind
- Cyclonic, mainly northeasterly, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Moderate occasionally rough.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
FitzRoy
- Wind
- In southeast, northeasterly becoming cyclonic, 3 to 5. In northwest, northeasterly veering southwesterly, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- In southeast, moderate, occasionally rough at first. in northwest, moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Sole
- Wind
- Northeasterly veering southwesterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 in west.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Lundy
- Wind
- North or northwest 4 or 5 becoming variable 3, then south 4 or 5 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Fastnet
- Wind
- North or northwest 4 or 5 becoming variable 3, then south 4 or 5 later.
- Sea state
- Rough at first in southwest, otherwise slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Irish Sea
- Wind
- North or northwest 4 or 5 becoming variable 3, then south 4 or 5 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight for a time.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Shannon
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southerly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4 becoming south 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming very rough later in northwest.
- Weather
- Fair then rain.
- Visibility
- Good, becoming poor later.
Rockall
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southerly severe gale force 9 expected later
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4 becoming south 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming very rough later, then becoming high later in northwest.
- Weather
- Fair then rain.
- Visibility
- Good, becoming poor later.
Malin
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southerly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- West backing south or southeast, 2 to 4, increasing 6 to gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming very rough later in west.
- Weather
- Rain later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor later.
Hebrides
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southeasterly severe gale force 9 expected later
- Wind
- West backing south or southeast, 2 to 4, increasing 6 to gale 8 later, occasionally severe gale 9 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming very rough later in west.
- Weather
- Rain later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor later.
Bailey
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southeasterly severe gale force 9 expected later
- Wind
- Southwest backing southeast 4 to 6, increasing 7 to severe gale 9 later.
- Sea state
- Rough, becoming very rough or high later.
- Weather
- Rain later.
- Visibility
- Good, becoming poor later.
Fair Isle
- Wind
- Northwesterly 3 to 5, backing southerly 5 to 7 later, perhaps gale 8 later in west.
- Sea state
- Mainly moderate or rough, but slight or moderate in far southeast.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Faeroes
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southeasterly severe gale force 9 expected later
- Wind
- Southwesterly backing southeasterly 4 to 6, increasing 7 to severe gale 9 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, occasionally moderate.
- Weather
- Showers, then rain later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Southeast Iceland
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southeasterly severe gale force 9 expected later
- Wind
- Southwesterly backing southeasterly 4 to 6, increasing 7 to severe gale 9 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Showers, then rain later.
- 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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