Coast and Sea
Shipping forecast and gale warnings
The general synopsis at 0600
High FitzRoy 1026, expected Plymouth 1025 by 0600 tomorrow
Issued at: .
For the period to .
Shipping forecast and gale warnings map
Viking
- Wind
- Northwesterly 4 to 6, backing southerly or southwesterly 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate later.
- Weather
- Rain, then showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
North Utsire
- Wind
- Northwesterly 4 to 6, backing southerly or southwesterly 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate later.
- Weather
- Rain, then showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
South Utsire
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Northwesterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Northwesterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 until later in east, backing west or southwest 3 or 4 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate later.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Forties
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Northwesterly gale force 8 expected soon
- Wind
- Northwesterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first in east, veering west or southwest 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Cromarty
- Wind
- Northwest 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4, then southwest 3 to 5 later, occasionally 6 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Forth
- Wind
- Northwest 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4, then southwest 3 to 5 later, occasionally 6 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Tyne
- Wind
- Northwest 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4, then southwest 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Dogger
- Wind
- Northwest 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4, then southwest 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough at first.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Fisher
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Northwesterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- West or northwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 until later, backing west or southwest 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough in northeast, becoming slight or moderate later.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
German Bight
- Wind
- West or northwest 5 to 7, backing west or southwest 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate later.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Humber
- Wind
- West or northwest 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Thames
- Wind
- West or northwest 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, but occasionally smooth in west.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Dover
- Wind
- West or northwest 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Wight
- Wind
- West or northwest 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Portland
- Wind
- West or northwest 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Plymouth
- Wind
- West or northwest 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Biscay
- Wind
- Northerly or northeasterly veering easterly later, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
FitzRoy
- Wind
- In east, northerly or northeasterly veering easterly later, 3 to 5. In west, southerly or southeasterly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- In east, slight or moderate. in west, moderate.
- Weather
- In east, showers. In west, thundery showers.
- Visibility
- In east, good. In west, good, occasionally poor.
Trafalgar (issued 23:15 UTC+1)
- Wind
- Northerly 4 to 6 in east but variable 2 to 4 in west.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
FitzRoy
- Wind
- In east, northerly or northeasterly veering easterly later, 3 to 5. In west, southerly or southeasterly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- In east, slight or moderate. in west, moderate.
- Weather
- In east, showers. In west, thundery showers.
- Visibility
- In east, good. In west, good, occasionally poor.
Sole
- Wind
- In west, southerly or southeasterly 4 to 6. In east, westerly or northwesterly 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- In west, moderate, occasionally rough later. in east, smooth or slight.
- Weather
- In west, thundery showers. In east, showers.
- Visibility
- In west, good, occasionally poor. In east, good.
Sole
- Wind
- In west, southerly or southeasterly 4 to 6. In east, westerly or northwesterly 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- In west, moderate, occasionally rough later. in east, smooth or slight.
- Weather
- In west, thundery showers. In east, showers.
- Visibility
- In west, good, occasionally poor. In east, good.
Lundy
- Wind
- Westerly or northwesterly 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Fastnet
- Wind
- Westerly or northwesterly 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Irish Sea
- Wind
- Westerly or northwesterly 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Shannon
- Wind
- Westerly or northwesterly 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4, then southerly or southwesterly 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate occasionally rough later.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Rockall
- Wind
- South or southwest 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Malin
- Wind
- South or southwest 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate until later, otherwise moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Hebrides
- Wind
- South or southwest 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate until later, otherwise moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Bailey
- Wind
- South or southwest 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Fair Isle
- Wind
- Northwest backing southwest, 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Rough at first in east, otherwise slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers, rain later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor later.
Faeroes
- Wind
- South or southwest 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough later in south.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Southeast Iceland
- Wind
- Southwesterly becoming cyclonic, 4 to 6, occasionally 3 at first.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain, fog patches in north.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor in north.
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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