Shipping forecast and gale warnings
The general synopsis at 0600
High Ireland 1027 expected Dogger 1025 by 0600 tomorrow.
Issued at: .
For the period to .
Shipping forecast and gale warnings map
Viking
- Wind
- Northwesterly becoming variable in west, 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good occasionally poor.
North Utsire
- Wind
- Northwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 3.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
South Utsire
- Wind
- Northwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Forties
- Wind
- Northwest 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally slight later.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Cromarty
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming south 3 or 4 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate becoming slight, occasionally smooth.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Forth
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming south 3 or 4 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate becoming slight, occasionally smooth.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Tyne
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming south 3 or 4 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate becoming slight.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Dogger
- Wind
- Northwest 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Moderate becoming slight.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Fisher
- Wind
- Northwest becoming cyclonic later, 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally rough at first and slight later.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
German Bight
- Wind
- Northwesterly 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Humber
- Wind
- North veering east, 2 to 4, occasionally 5 at first.
- Sea state
- Slight, occasionally moderate until later.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Thames
- Wind
- North veering east, 2 to 4, occasionally 5 later.
- Sea state
- Slight, occasionally moderate until later.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Dover
- Wind
- East 4 or 5, occasionally 3 at first and 6 later.
- Sea state
- Slight, occasionally smooth at first.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Wight
- Wind
- East or northeast 3 to 5, increasing 6 or 7.
- Sea state
- Occasionally smooth at first, otherwise slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough later.
- Weather
- Showers later.
- Visibility
- Good.
Portland
- Wind
- East or northeast 3 to 5, increasing 6 or 7.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough later.
- Weather
- Showers later.
- Visibility
- Good.
Plymouth
- Wind
- East or northeast 3 to 5, increasing 6 or 7.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough later.
- Weather
- Showers later.
- Visibility
- Good.
Biscay
- Wind
- Easterly or northeasterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 in north, becoming cyclonic 3 to 5 later in south.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough at first in west.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good occasionally moderate.
Trafalgar (issued 23:15 UTC+1)
- Wind
- Southwesterly, becoming cyclonic in north, 4 to 6, occasionally 7 in northwest.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough at first in far west.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good occasionally moderate.
FitzRoy
- Wind
- In south, cyclonic 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first, becoming variable 3 or less later in east. In north, easterly or northeasterly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- In south, moderate or rough. in north, moderate, occasionally rough.
- Weather
- In south, thundery showers. In north, thundery showers.
- Visibility
- In south, good occasionally moderate. In north, good.
FitzRoy
- Wind
- In south, cyclonic 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first, becoming variable 3 or less later in east. In north, easterly or northeasterly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- In south, moderate or rough. in north, moderate, occasionally rough.
- Weather
- In south, thundery showers. In north, thundery showers.
- Visibility
- In south, good occasionally moderate. In north, good.
Sole
- Wind
- Easterly or northeasterly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Lundy
- Wind
- Northeast veering east, 4 or 5, occasionally 3 at first and 6 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth at first.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Fastnet
- Wind
- Northeast veering east, 4 or 5, occasionally 3 at first and 6 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Irish Sea
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming east or southeast 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Shannon
- Wind
- East or southeast 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Rockall
- Wind
- Southwesterly backing southerly, 3 to 5, increasing 6 in northwest.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Malin
- Wind
- Southwesterly backing southerly, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Occasionally slight in east, otherwise moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Hebrides
- Wind
- Southwesterly backing southerly, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Occasionally slight in east, otherwise moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Bailey
- Wind
- Southwest backing south, 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Rough, occasionally very rough in west.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Good occasionally poor.
Fair Isle
- Wind
- West or southwest, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Faeroes
- Wind
- West or southwest, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Southeast Iceland
- Wind
- Southwesterly backing southerly later, 5 to 7, occasionally 4 at first,.
- Sea state
- Rough occasionally moderate.
- 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).
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