Shipping forecast and gale warnings
The general synopsis at 0600
Low 250 miles west of FitzRoy 970 expected 150 miles west of FitzRoy 976 by 0600 tomorrow. Low Southeast Iceland 1010 losing its identity
Issued at: .
For the period to .
Shipping forecast and gale warnings map
Viking
- Wind
- Cyclonic 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good occasionally moderate.
North Utsire
- Wind
- Cyclonic 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good occasionally moderate.
South Utsire
- Wind
- Cyclonic 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate becoming smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Forties
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate at first in northeast, otherwise smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Cromarty
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Forth
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Tyne
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Dogger
- Wind
- In west, variable 2 to 4. In east, variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- In west, smooth or slight. in east, smooth or slight.
- Weather
- In west, showers. In east, showers, thundery at first.
- Visibility
- In west, good, occasionally moderate. In east, good occasionally moderate, but poor at first.
Dogger
- Wind
- In west, variable 2 to 4. In east, variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- In west, smooth or slight. in east, smooth or slight.
- Weather
- In west, showers. In east, showers, thundery at first.
- Visibility
- In west, good, occasionally moderate. In east, good occasionally moderate, but poor at first.
Fisher
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate at first in north, otherwise smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Showers, thundery at first.
- Visibility
- Good occasionally moderate, but poor at first.
German Bight
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Showers, thundery at first.
- Visibility
- Good occasionally moderate, but poor at first.
Humber
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Showers, fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Thames
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming east or southeast 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Showers, fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Dover
- Wind
- East 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Wight
- Wind
- Easterly or southeasterly 4 to 6, decreasing 3 or 4 later in south.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight in southeast, otherwise slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor later.
Portland
- Wind
- Easterly or southeasterly 4 to 6, decreasing 3 or 4 later in south.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight in southeast, otherwise slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor later.
Plymouth
- Wind
- Easterly or southeasterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 in north, decreasing 3 or 4 later in south.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, but moderate or rough in west.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor later.
Biscay
- Wind
- Cyclonic, mainly south, 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough in northwest, slight or moderate in southeast.
- Weather
- Thundery rain, fog patches later in northeast.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor, but very poor later in northeast.
Trafalgar (issued 00:15 UTC)
- Wind
- Southerly or southwesterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first in northwest, decreasing 4 at times in southeast.
- Sea state
- Mainly rough or very rough, but moderate or rough at first in southeast.
- Weather
- Rain or thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
FitzRoy
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Gale force 8 veering southerly soon
- Wind
- Cyclonic 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, but high in west.
- Weather
- Thundery rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Sole
- Wind
- East or southeast 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Thundery rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Lundy
- Wind
- East 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate in east, otherwise moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Fastnet
- Wind
- East 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Irish Sea
- Wind
- East 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight in northeast, otherwise slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Fog patches at first in northeast, rain later in south.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor at first in northeast.
Shannon
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Gale now ceased but easterly gale force 8 expected soon
- Wind
- East 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, but moderate in far northeast.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Rockall
- Wind
- Easterly or southeasterly, backing easterly or northeasterly later, 4 to 6, but 3 or 4 in north.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good occasionally moderate.
Malin
- Wind
- Easterly or southeasterly, backing easterly or northeasterly later, 4 to 6, but 3 or 4 in north.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good occasionally moderate.
Hebrides
- Wind
- Cyclonic 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Moderate, but slight or moderate in south.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Bailey
- Wind
- Cyclonic 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Moderate.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Fair Isle
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming westerly or southwesterly 3 to 5, then cyclonic 5 to 7 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough later in northwest.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good occasionally moderate, but poor later.
Faeroes
- Wind
- Cyclonic 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally slight at first in northeast, becoming moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good occasionally poor.
Southeast Iceland
- Wind
- Cyclonic 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain then wintry showers.
- 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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