Coast and Sea
Shipping forecast and gale warnings
The general synopsis at 1800
High Fisher 1029 expected German Bight 1021 by 1800 Tuesday. New low expected 100 miles southwest of Iceland 999 by same time.
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For the period to .
Shipping forecast and gale warnings map
Viking
- Wind
- Southerly 4 or 5, veering westerly later in west.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain, fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
North Utsire
- Wind
- Southerly 4 or 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain, fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
South Utsire
- Wind
- Northwesterly 4 or 5 at first in southeast, otherwise variable 3 or 4 becoming southerly or southwesterly 4 or 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Forties
- Wind
- South or southeast 4 or 5 becoming variable 3 or 4.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain at first.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Cromarty
- Wind
- South or southeast 4 or 5 becoming variable 3 or 4.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain at first.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Forth
- Wind
- South or southeast 4 or 5 becoming variable 3 or 4.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain at first.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Tyne
- Wind
- South or southeast 4 or 5 becoming variable 3 or 4.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain at first.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Dogger
- Wind
- South or southeast 4 or 5 becoming variable 3 or 4.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain at first.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Fisher
- Wind
- Northwesterly 4 or 5 at first in northeast, otherwise variable 3 or 4.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain at times.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
German Bight
- Wind
- Variable 3 or 4.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain at times.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Humber
- Wind
- East or southeast 4 or 5 becoming variable 3 or 4.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate at first.
- Weather
- Showers at first, perhaps thundery.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first.
Thames
- Wind
- East or southeast 4 or 5 becoming variable 3 or 4.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate at first.
- Weather
- Showers at first, perhaps thundery.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first.
Dover
- Wind
- East or northeast 5 or 6 becoming variable 3 or 4.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth later.
- Weather
- Showers at first, perhaps thundery.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first.
Wight
- Wind
- East or northeast 5 or 6 becoming variable 3 or 4.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth later.
- Weather
- Showers at first, perhaps thundery.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first.
Portland
- Wind
- East or northeast 5 or 6 becoming variable 3 or 4.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth later.
- Weather
- Showers at first, perhaps thundery.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first.
Plymouth
- Wind
- Variable 3 or 4.
- Sea state
- Slight.
- Weather
- Fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Biscay
- Wind
- Variable 3 or 4.
- Sea state
- Slight.
- Weather
- Thundery showers, fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Trafalgar
- Wind
- Variable 3 or 4.
- Sea state
- Slight.
- Weather
- Thundery showers, fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
FitzRoy
- Wind
- In southeast, variable 3 or 4. In northwest, northerly or northeasterly 3 or 4, occasionally 5 later.
- Sea state
- In southeast, slight. in northwest, slight or moderate.
- Weather
- In southeast, thundery showers, fog patches. In northwest, rain at times, fog patches.
- Visibility
- In southeast, moderate or good, occasionally very poor. In northwest, moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
FitzRoy
- Wind
- In southeast, variable 3 or 4. In northwest, northerly or northeasterly 3 or 4, occasionally 5 later.
- Sea state
- In southeast, slight. in northwest, slight or moderate.
- Weather
- In southeast, thundery showers, fog patches. In northwest, rain at times, fog patches.
- Visibility
- In southeast, moderate or good, occasionally very poor. In northwest, moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Sole
- Wind
- Northerly or northeasterly 3 or 4, occasionally 5 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain at times, fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Lundy
- Wind
- Variable 3 or 4.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Fastnet
- Wind
- Variable 3 or 4.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Irish Sea
- Wind
- Variable 3 or 4.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Shannon
- Wind
- In southeast, variable 3 or 4. In northwest, southwesterly 4 or 5.
- Sea state
- In southeast, smooth or slight. in northwest, slight or moderate.
- Weather
- In southeast, fog patches. In northwest, rain at times, fog patches at first.
- Visibility
- In southeast, moderate or good, occasionally very poor. In northwest, moderate or good, occasionally very poor at first.
Shannon
- Wind
- In southeast, variable 3 or 4. In northwest, southwesterly 4 or 5.
- Sea state
- In southeast, smooth or slight. in northwest, slight or moderate.
- Weather
- In southeast, fog patches. In northwest, rain at times, fog patches at first.
- Visibility
- In southeast, moderate or good, occasionally very poor. In northwest, moderate or good, occasionally very poor at first.
Rockall
- Wind
- Southwesterly 4 or 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain at times, fog patches at first.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor at first.
Malin
- Wind
- South or southeast 3 or 4 veering southwest 4 or 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth at first.
- Weather
- Rain at times.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Hebrides
- Wind
- South or southeast 3 or 4 veering southwest 4 or 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth at first.
- Weather
- Rain at times.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Bailey
- Wind
- Cyclonic 5 or 6 becoming southwest 4 or 5.
- Sea state
- Moderate.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Fair Isle
- Wind
- Variable 3 or 4 becoming cyclonic 4 or 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain or showers, fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Faeroes
- Wind
- Variable 3 or 4 becoming cyclonic 4 or 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain or showers, fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Southeast Iceland
- Wind
- Variable 3 or 4 becoming cyclonic 4 or 5, increasing 6 for a time.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain or showers, fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very 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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