Coast and Sea

Shipping forecast and gale warnings

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The general synopsis at 0600

Low 250 miles west of Rockall 969 splitting, expected Bailey 955 and Bailey 956 by 0600 tomorrow

Issued at: .

For the period to .

Shipping forecast and gale warnings map

Shipping forecast and gale warnings explained

Viking

Gale warning
Issued:

Gale now ceased but southerly severe gale force 9 expected later

Wind
Westerly 4 to 6 backing southerly or southeasterly 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 later.
Sea state
Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough for a time.
Weather
Showers then rain.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.

North Utsire

Gale warning
Issued:

Southeasterly severe gale force 9 expected later

Wind
Westerly 4 to 6 backing southerly or southeasterly 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 later.
Sea state
Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough for a time.
Weather
Showers then rain.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.

South Utsire

Gale warning
Issued:

Gale now ceased but southeasterly gale force 8 expected soon

Wind
Westerly 4 to 6, but 7 or gale 8 at first in east, then backing southerly 6 to gale 8.
Sea state
Rough or very rough.
Weather
Showers then rain.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.

Forties

Gale warning
Issued:

Gale now ceased but southerly gale force 8 expected soon, increasing severe gale force 9 later

Wind
South or southwest 4 to 6 increasing 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 later.
Sea state
Mainly rough or very rough, but moderate or rough at first in west.
Weather
Rain or showers.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.

Cromarty

Gale warning
Issued:

Southerly gale force 8 expected soon, increasing severe gale force 9 later

Wind
South or southwest 4 to 6 increasing 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 later.
Sea state
Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough.
Weather
Rain or showers.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.

Forth

Gale warning
Issued:

Southerly gale force 8 expected soon, increasing severe gale force 9 later

Wind
South or southwest 4 to 6 increasing 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 later.
Sea state
Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough.
Weather
Rain or showers.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.

Tyne

Gale warning
Issued:

Gale now ceased, but southerly gale force 8 expected later

Wind
South or southwest 4 to 6 increasing 6 to gale 8.
Sea state
Moderate or rough.
Weather
Rain or showers.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.

Dogger

Gale warning
Issued:

Gale now ceased, but southerly gale force 8 expected later

Wind
South or southwest 4 to 6 increasing 6 to gale 8.
Sea state
Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough.
Weather
Rain or showers.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.

Fisher

Gale warning
Issued:

Gale now ceased but southerly gale force 8 expected later

Wind
West 5 to 7 backing south or southwest 4 to 6, then increasing 6 to gale 8.
Sea state
Rough or very rough.
Weather
Rain or showers.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.

German Bight

Gale warning
Issued:

Gale now ceased but southerly gale force 8 expected soon

Wind
South or southwest 4 to 6 increasing 6 to gale 8.
Sea state
Rough or very rough in north, but in south, moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough.
Weather
Rain or showers.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.

Humber

Gale warning
Issued:

Gale now ceased, but southerly gale force 8 expected later

Wind
South or southwest 5 to 7, increasing gale 8 at times.
Sea state
Moderate or rough.
Weather
Rain, then showers later.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.

Thames

Gale warning
Issued:

Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later

Wind
South or southwest 5 to 7, increasing gale 8 at times.
Sea state
Moderate or rough.
Weather
Rain, then showers later.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.

Dover

Gale warning
Issued:

Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later

Wind
South or southwest 5 to 7, increasing gale 8 at times.
Sea state
Moderate or rough.
Weather
Rain, then showers later.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.

Wight

Gale warning
Issued:

Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later

Wind
South or southwest 5 to 7, increasing gale 8 at times.
Sea state
Moderate or rough.
Weather
Rain, then showers later.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.

Portland

Gale warning
Issued:

Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later

Wind
South or southwest, veering west later, 5 to 7, increasing gale 8 at times.
Sea state
Moderate or rough in southeast, rough or very rough in northwest.
Weather
Rain, then showers later.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.

Plymouth

Gale warning
Issued:

Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later

Wind
South or southwest, veering west later, 5 to 7, increasing gale 8 at times.
Sea state
Rough or very rough.
Weather
Rain, then showers later.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.

Biscay

Gale warning
Issued:

Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later

Wind
Southerly or southwesterly, veering westerly or northwesterly later, 4 to 6, increasing 7 or gale 8 for a time in north.
Sea state
Moderate or rough in southeast, rough or very rough in northwest.
Weather
Occasional rain, fog patches.
Visibility
Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.

FitzRoy

Gale warning
Issued:

Southwesterly gale force 8 increasing severe gale force 9 imminent

Wind
In southeast, southerly or southwesterly, veering westerly or northwesterly later, 4 to 6, increasing 7 or gale 8 for a time in north. In northwest, southerly or southwesterly 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 at first, veering westerly 5 to 7 later.
Sea state
In southeast, mainly rough or very rough, but moderate or rough in far southeast. in northwest, very rough or high.
Weather
In southeast, occasional rain, fog patches. In northwest, rain then showers.
Visibility
In southeast, moderate or good, occasionally very poor. In northwest, moderate or good, occasionally poor.

Trafalgar (issued 00:15 UTC)

Wind
Variable 2 to 4, becoming southwesterly 4 to 6 in northwest.
Sea state
Moderate or rough, but slight in southeast, occasionally very rough later in northwest.
Weather
Fog patches in northeast.
Visibility
Good, occasionally very poor in northeast.

FitzRoy

Gale warning
Issued:

Southwesterly gale force 8 increasing severe gale force 9 imminent

Wind
In southeast, southerly or southwesterly, veering westerly or northwesterly later, 4 to 6, increasing 7 or gale 8 for a time in north. In northwest, southerly or southwesterly 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 at first, veering westerly 5 to 7 later.
Sea state
In southeast, mainly rough or very rough, but moderate or rough in far southeast. in northwest, very rough or high.
Weather
In southeast, occasional rain, fog patches. In northwest, rain then showers.
Visibility
In southeast, moderate or good, occasionally very poor. In northwest, moderate or good, occasionally poor.

Sole

Gale warning
Issued:

Southwesterly gale force 8 increasing severe gale force 9 imminent

Wind
Southerly or southwesterly 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 at first, veering westerly 5 to 7 later.
Sea state
Very rough or high.
Weather
Rain then showers.
Visibility
Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

Lundy

Gale warning
Issued:

Southwesterly gale force 8 imminent, backing southerly and increasing severe gale force 9 soon

Wind
Southerly or southwesterly 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 at first, veering westerly 5 to 7 later.
Sea state
Rough or very rough.
Weather
Rain then showers.
Visibility
Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

Fastnet

Gale warning
Issued:

Gale force 8 backing southerly and increasing severe gale force 9 soon

Wind
Southerly or southwesterly 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 at first, veering westerly 5 to 7 later.
Sea state
Rough or very rough in far northeast, but elsewhere very rough or high.
Weather
Rain then showers.
Visibility
Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

Irish Sea

Gale warning
Issued:

Gale force 8 now backed southeasterly, veering southwesterly imminent, backing southerly and increasing severe gale force 9 soon

Wind
South or southeast veering southwest, 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 for a time.
Sea state
Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough.
Weather
Rain then showers.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.

Shannon

Gale warning
Issued:

Gale force 8 veering southwesterly imminent, veering westerly and increasing severe gale force 9 later

Wind
Southwest veering west 6 to gale 8, increasing severe gale 9 at times.
Sea state
Very rough becoming high.
Weather
Rain then showers.
Visibility
Moderate or poor.

Rockall

Gale warning
Issued:

Gale force 8 veering southwesterly imminent, increasing severe gale force 9 soon, veering westerly and increasing violent storm force 11 later

Wind
Southeast becoming cyclonic 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9, becoming west gale 8 to storm 10 later, increasing violent storm 11 at times later.
Sea state
Rough or very rough becoming high or very high.
Weather
Rain then showers.
Visibility
Moderate or poor.

Malin

Gale warning
Issued:

Southeasterly gale force 8 imminent, veering southerly soon, veering southwesterly and increasing storm force 10 later

Wind
Southeast becoming cyclonic 6 to gale 8, then becoming west gale 8 to storm 10 later.
Sea state
Rough or very rough, becoming high or very high later.
Weather
Rain then showers.
Visibility
Moderate or poor.

Hebrides

Gale warning
Issued:

Southeasterly gale force 8 imminent, veering southerly soon, veering southwesterly and increasing violent storm force 11 later

Wind
Southeast becoming cyclonic 6 to gale 8, becoming west gale 8 to storm 10 later, increasing violent storm 11 at times later.
Sea state
Rough or very rough, becoming high or very high later.
Weather
Rain then showers.
Visibility
Moderate or poor.

Bailey

Gale warning
Issued:

Easterly gale force 8 imminent, backing northeasterly soon, backing westerly and increasing violent storm force 11 later

Wind
Southeast becoming cyclonic 6 to gale 8, becoming west gale 8 to storm 10 later, increasing violent storm 11 at times later.
Sea state
Rough or very rough, becoming high or very high later.
Weather
Rain then showers.
Visibility
Moderate or poor.

Fair Isle

Gale warning
Issued:

Gale now ceased but southeasterly gale force 8 expected soon, veering southwesterly and increasing storm force 10 later

Wind
Cyclonic 4 or 5 increasing 6 to gale 8, becoming southwest gale 8 to storm 10 later.
Sea state
Rough or very rough, occasionally moderate in southeast, becoming high later in west.
Weather
Rain then showers.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.

Faeroes

Gale warning
Issued:

Gale now ceased but southeasterly gale force 8 expected soon

Wind
Cyclonic 3 to 5 increasing 6 to gale 8.
Sea state
Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough.
Weather
Rain.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.

Southeast Iceland

Gale warning
Issued:

Easterly gale force 8 expected soon, backing northeasterly and increasing severe gale force 9 later

Wind
Cyclonic 3 to 5 increasing 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9.
Sea state
Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough.
Weather
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).

Marine forecasts disclaimer

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