Shipping forecast and gale warnings
The general synopsis at 0600
Low 100 miles northeast of Iceland 1002 expected 150 miles north of Norwegian Basin 1003 by same time
Issued at: .
For the period to .
Shipping forecast and gale warnings map
Viking
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming west 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Thundery showers and fog patches, showers later.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor at first.
North Utsire
- Wind
- Southerly veering northwesterly, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight, but moderate at first in north.
- Weather
- Thundery showers and fog patches, showers later.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor at first.
South Utsire
- Wind
- Southeasterly 3 to 5, veering northwesterly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight, occasionally moderate.
- Weather
- Showers, thundery at first.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor at first.
Forties
- Wind
- West or northwest 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4 for a time.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate in east.
- Weather
- Showers, thundery at first.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor at first.
Cromarty
- Wind
- West or northwest 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4 for a time.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Showers, thundery at first.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor at first.
Forth
- Wind
- West or northwest 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4 for a time.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Showers, thundery at first.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor at first.
Tyne
- Wind
- North or northwest, becoming variable at times, 2 to 4, occasionally 5 at first.
- Sea state
- Slight, occasionally smooth.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Dogger
- Wind
- North or northwest, becoming variable at times, 2 to 4, occasionally 5 at first.
- Sea state
- Slight.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Fisher
- Wind
- South 2 to 4, veering northwest 4 or 5, increasing 6 at times.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate later.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
German Bight
- Wind
- South 2 to 4, veering northwest 4 or 5.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate later.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Humber
- Wind
- Variable, becoming northeast later, 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Thundery showers later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor later.
Thames
- Wind
- Variable, becoming northeast later, 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Thundery showers later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor later.
Dover
- Wind
- Variable, becoming northeast later, 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Thundery showers later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor later.
Wight
- Wind
- Variable, becoming northeast later, 2 to 4, occasionally 5 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Thundery showers later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor later.
Portland
- Wind
- Variable, becoming north or northwest, 2 to 4, occasionally 5 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Plymouth
- Wind
- Variable, becoming north or northwest, 2 to 4, occasionally 5 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Biscay
- Wind
- West veering north or northwest 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Trafalgar (issued 23:15 UTC+1)
- Wind
- North or northwest 4 or 5, occasionally 6 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally rough later in north.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
FitzRoy
- Wind
- Northerly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later in far southeast.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally rough later in south.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Sole
- Wind
- West veering north 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Lundy
- Wind
- West veering north 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Fastnet
- Wind
- West veering north 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Irish Sea
- Wind
- North or northwest 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight, occasionally smooth.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Shannon
- Wind
- Northwest 3 to 5, backing west 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate.
- Weather
- Showers at first.
- Visibility
- Good.
Rockall
- Wind
- Westerly or northwesterly 4 or 5.
- Sea state
- Moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Malin
- Wind
- Westerly or northwesterly 4 or 5.
- Sea state
- Moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Hebrides
- Wind
- Westerly or northwesterly 4 or 5.
- Sea state
- Moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Bailey
- Wind
- Westerly or northwesterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 in south.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally rough in south.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Fair Isle
- Wind
- West or southwest, veering west or northwest later, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Faeroes
- Wind
- West or southwest, veering west or northwest later, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Southeast Iceland
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming northerly 4 to 6 for a time in northeast.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally rough later in northeast.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first.
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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