Coast and Sea

Shipping forecast and gale warnings

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The general synopsis at 0600

Low Bailey 995 expected just south of Iceland 989 by 0600 tomorrow

Issued at: 10:30 (UTC) on Sun 07 Jun 2026.

For the period 12:00 (UTC) on Sun 07 Jun 2026 to 12:00 (UTC) on Mon 08 Jun 2026.

Shipping forecast and gale warnings map

Shipping forecast and gale warnings explained

Viking

Wind: South or southeast 4 or 5, occasionally 6 later.
Sea state: Slight or moderate.
Weather: Occasional rain.
Visibility: Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

North Utsire

Wind: Southerly or southeasterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 later.
Sea state: Slight or moderate.
Weather: Occasional rain.
Visibility: Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

South Utsire

Wind: Southerly or southeasterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 later.
Sea state: Slight or moderate.
Weather: Occasional rain.
Visibility: Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

Forties

Wind: South or southwest 4 to 6.
Sea state: Slight or moderate.
Weather: Occasional rain.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Cromarty

Wind: South or southwest 4 to 6.
Sea state: Slight or moderate.
Weather: Occasional rain.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Forth

Wind: South or southwest 4 to 6.
Sea state: Slight or moderate.
Weather: Occasional rain.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Tyne

Wind: South or southwest 4 to 6.
Sea state: Slight or moderate.
Weather: Occasional rain.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Dogger

Wind: South or southwest 4 to 6.
Sea state: Slight or moderate.
Weather: Occasional rain.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Fisher

Wind: Variable 2 to 4, becoming south 4 or 5.
Sea state: Slight or moderate.
Weather: Rain later.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor later.

German Bight

Wind: West backing south 4 or 5, occasionally 6 at first.
Sea state: Slight or moderate.
Weather: Rain later.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor later.

Humber

Wind: Southwest 4 to 6.
Sea state: Slight or moderate.
Weather: Rain or showers later.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor later.

Thames

Wind: Southwest 4 to 6.
Sea state: Slight or moderate.
Weather: Rain or showers later.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor later.

Dover

Wind: South or southwest 4 to 6.
Sea state: Slight or moderate.
Weather: Rain later.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor later.

Wight

Wind: South or southwest 4 to 6.
Sea state: Slight or moderate.
Weather: Rain later.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor later.

Portland

Wind: Southwest, veering west later, 4 to 6.
Sea state: Slight or moderate.
Weather: Occasional rain.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Plymouth

Wind: Southwest, veering west later, 4 to 6.
Sea state: Moderate or rough.
Weather: Occasional rain.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Biscay

Wind: Variable 2 to 4, becoming west 3 to 5.
Sea state: Moderate, occasionally rough.
Weather: Showers later.
Visibility: Good, occasionally moderate later.

Trafalgar

Wind: North 4 to 6.
Sea state: Moderate or rough.
Weather: Mainly fair.
Visibility: Good.

FitzRoy

Wind: Westerly or northwesterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 in north.
Sea state: Moderate or rough.
Weather: Occasional rain.
Visibility: Good, occasionally moderate.

Sole

Wind: Southwest veering west 4 to 6.
Sea state: Rough.
Weather: Rain or showers.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Lundy

Wind: Southwest veering west 4 to 6.
Sea state: Moderate or rough in west, slight or moderate in east.
Weather: Rain at times, fair later.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Fastnet

Wind: Southwest veering west 4 to 6.
Sea state: Moderate or rough.
Weather: Rain at times, fair later.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Irish Sea

Wind: Southwest 5 to 7, veering west 4 or 5 later.
Sea state: Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate later.
Weather: Rain or showers, thundery at first in northwest.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Shannon

Wind: Southwest 5 or 6, occasionally 7 later.
Sea state: Rough, occasionally very rough later.
Weather: Rain at first, then showers.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Rockall

Wind: Southwest 5 or 6, occasionally 7 later.
Sea state: Rough, occasionally very rough later.
Weather: Thundery showers.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Malin

Wind: South veering southwest 4 to 6.
Sea state: Moderate or rough.
Weather: Thundery showers.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Hebrides

Wind: Southwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first in northwest.
Sea state: Moderate or rough.
Weather: Rain at first, then thundery showers.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Bailey

Wind: Southwest 4 to 6.
Sea state: Moderate or rough.
Weather: Rain at first, then thundery showers.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Fair Isle

Wind: South 4 or 5, veering southwest 2 to 4.
Sea state: Moderate or rough in west, slight or moderate in east.
Weather: Rain or showers.
Visibility: Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

Faeroes

Wind: Southeast 5 to 7, veering south 4 or 5.
Sea state: Moderate or rough.
Weather: Rain or showers.
Visibility: Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

Southeast Iceland

Wind: Cyclonic 5 to 7, becoming southeasterly 4 to 6 later.
Sea state: Moderate or rough.
Weather: Rain or 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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