Shipping forecast and gale warnings
The general synopsis at 0600
Atlantic low 939 moving rather quickly northeast, expected 200 miles northeast of Iceland 948 by 0600 tomorrow.
Issued at: .
For the period to .
Shipping forecast and gale warnings map
Viking
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Gale now ceased but southerly severe gale force 9 expected later
- Wind
- Southerly or southwesterly 5 to 7, increasing gale 8 or severe gale 9 for a time.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
North Utsire
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Gale now ceased but southerly severe gale force 9 expected later
- Wind
- Southerly or southwesterly 5 to 7, increasing gale 8 or severe gale 9 for a time.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
South Utsire
- Wind
- Southerly or southwesterly 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain later.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Forties
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Gale force 8 now veered northwesterly, backing southerly soon
- Wind
- Southerly or southwesterly 6 to gale 8, veering westerly 3 to 5 later, except in southeast.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough in north.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Cromarty
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Gale now ceased but southerly southerly gale force 8 expected soon
- Wind
- Southerly or southwesterly 6 to gale 8, veering westerly 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Forth
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Gale now ceased but southerly southerly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Southerly or southwesterly 6 to gale 8, veering westerly 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Tyne
- Wind
- Southerly or southwesterly 5 or 6, occasionally 7 in north.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally slight.
- Weather
- Rain later.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Dogger
- Wind
- Southerly or southwesterly 5 or 6, occasionally 7 in north.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally rough.
- Weather
- Rain later.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Fisher
- Wind
- Westerly or southwesterly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
German Bight
- Wind
- Westerly or southwesterly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Humber
- Wind
- Westerly or southwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 in west.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Thames
- Wind
- Westerly or southwesterly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Dover
- Wind
- South or southwest 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional drizzle.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Wight
- Wind
- South or southwest 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional drizzle.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Portland
- Wind
- South or southwest 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional drizzle.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Plymouth
- Wind
- South or southwest 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Occasional drizzle.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Biscay
- Wind
- Southeast, becoming cyclonic later, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally rough in northwest.
- Weather
- Fog patches.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally very poor.
Trafalgar (issued 23:15 UTC+1)
- Wind
- In southeast, northeasterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 in southeast. In northwest, northeasterly 3 to 5, becoming variable 4.
- Sea state
- In southeast, moderate occasionally rough. in northwest, moderate.
- Weather
- In southeast, fair. In northwest, showers.
- Visibility
- In southeast, good. In northwest, good, occasionally poor.
FitzRoy
- Wind
- In southeast, variable 2 to 4. In northwest, southwesterly 5 to 7, veering northwesterly 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- In southeast, moderate or rough. in northwest, rough or very rough.
- Weather
- In southeast, occasional drizzle. In northwest, occasional rain.
- Visibility
- In southeast, good, occasionally poor. In northwest, good, occasionally poor.
FitzRoy
- Wind
- In southeast, variable 2 to 4. In northwest, southwesterly 5 to 7, veering northwesterly 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- In southeast, moderate or rough. in northwest, rough or very rough.
- Weather
- In southeast, occasional drizzle. In northwest, occasional rain.
- Visibility
- In southeast, good, occasionally poor. In northwest, good, occasionally poor.
Sole
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southwesetrly gale force 8 continuing
- Wind
- Southwesterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8, veering northwesterly 3 to 5 later except in east.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Lundy
- Wind
- Southwesterly 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Fastnet
- Wind
- Southwesterly 5 to 7, veering northwesterly 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Irish Sea
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Southwesterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8, veering northwesterly 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Shannon
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southerly severe gale force 9 continuing
- Wind
- West or southwest 7 to severe gale 9, decreasing 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high.
- Weather
- Rain or squally showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Rockall
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Gale force 8 backing southerly and increasing severe gale force 9 soon, increasing storm force 10 later
- Wind
- West or southwest 7 to severe gale 9, occasionally storm 10, decreasing 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high, occasionally very high.
- Weather
- Rain or squally showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Malin
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southerly severe gale force 9 continuing
- Wind
- West or southwest 7 to severe gale 9, decreasing 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high.
- Weather
- Rain or squally showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Hebrides
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southerly storm force 10 continuing
- Wind
- West or southwest 7 to severe gale 9, occasionally storm 10, decreasing 5 to 7 later.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high, occasionally very high.
- Weather
- Rain or squally showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Bailey
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Gale force 8 backing southerly and increasing severe gale force 9 soon, veering southwesterly and increasing violent storm force 11 later
- Wind
- South veering southwest, severe gale 9 to violent storm 11, decreasing 5 to 7 later.
- Sea state
- High or very high, occasional phenomenal at first in north.
- Weather
- Squally showers.
- Visibility
- Poor.
Fair Isle
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Gale force 8 backing southerly and increasing storm force 10 later
- Wind
- South veering southwest gale 8 to storm 10, decreasing southwest 5 to 7 later.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or poor.
Faeroes
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Gale force 8 backing southerly and increasing storm force 10 later
- Wind
- South veering southwest gale 8 to storm 10, decreasing southwest 5 to 7 later.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high, becoming high or very high for a time.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or poor.
Southeast Iceland
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southwesterly violent storm force 11 expected later
- Wind
- Cyclonic 7 to severe gale 9, increasing storm 10 or violent storm 11 for a time, decreasing 5 to 7 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough becoming very high or phenomenal, then very rough or high later.
- Weather
- Rain or squally showers.
- Visibility
- 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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