The general synopsis at 0600
Low southwest FitzRoy 994 expected 300 miles west of FitzRoy 974 by 0600 tomorrow
Issued at: .
For the period to .
Shipping forecast and gale warnings map
Viking
- Wind
- Northerly 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
North Utsire
- Wind
- Northerly 3 to 5, backing northwesterly 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
South Utsire
- Wind
- Northerly 3 to 5, backing northwesterly 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Forties
- Wind
- Northerly 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Cromarty
- Wind
- Northeast 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Slight, occasionally moderate at first.
- Weather
- Occasional drizzle.
- Visibility
- Good occasionally moderate.
Forth
- Wind
- Northeast 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Tyne
- Wind
- Northeast 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Dogger
- Wind
- Northeast 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Fisher
- Wind
- Northeast backing northwest 2 to 4, increasing 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight becoming moderate.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
German Bight
- Wind
- Northeast backing north later, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good occasionally poor later.
Humber
- Wind
- East or northeast 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Thames
- Wind
- East or northeast 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Dover
- Wind
- East or northeast 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Wight
- Wind
- East or northeast 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate becoming moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate at first.
Portland
- Wind
- East or northeast 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate becoming moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate at first.
Plymouth
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Easterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- East 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain later.
- Visibility
- Good occasionally moderate later.
Biscay
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Easterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Easterly becoming cyclonic, 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 in northwest.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers, perhaps thundery.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Trafalgar
Forecast issued:
- 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
- Cyclonic 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 at first.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, occasionally moderate in southeast.
- Weather
- Rain or showers, perhaps thundery.
- Visibility
- Good occasionally poor.
Sole
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Easterly severe gale force 9 expected later
- Wind
- East 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 at first.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, becoming high for a time in far west.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Lundy
- Wind
- East 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Fastnet
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Easterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- East 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming very rough in west.
- Weather
- Occasional rain later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate later.
Irish Sea
- Wind
- East 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Shannon
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Easterly gale force 8 expected soon, increasing severe gale force 9 later
- Wind
- Easterly 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 in south.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, becoming high for a time in far southwest.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good occasionally poor.
Rockall
- Wind
- Easterly 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later in southwest.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming very rough in far southwest.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Malin
- Wind
- East 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally rough at first in west, becoming slight or moderate later.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Hebrides
- Wind
- East 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally rough at first in west, becoming slight or moderate later.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Bailey
- Wind
- Easterly 3 to 5, but variable 2 to 4 in north.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate later.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Fair Isle
- Wind
- North or northeast, becoming variable later, 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Faeroes
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Southeast Iceland
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming southwesterly 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
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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