Shipping forecast and gale warnings
The general synopsis at midnight
Low FitzRoy 1012 losing its identity by midnight tonight. New high 1020 expected Sole by same time
Issued at: .
For the period to .
Shipping forecast and gale warnings map
Viking
- Wind
- Southerly or southwesterly veering westerly or northwesterly, 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain then showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor at first.
North Utsire
- Wind
- Southerly or southwesterly veering westerly or northwesterly, 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain then showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor at first.
South Utsire
- Wind
- Southerly or southwesterly veering westerly or northwesterly, 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain then showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor at first.
Forties
- Wind
- Southwest veering west or northwest, 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain, showers later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Cromarty
- Wind
- Southwest veering west or northwest, 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain, showers later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Forth
- Wind
- Southwest veering west or northwest, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain, showers later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Tyne
- Wind
- Southwest veering west or northwest, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain, showers later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Dogger
- Wind
- Southwest veering west or northwest, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain, showers later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Fisher
- Wind
- Southerly or southeasterly veering westerly or northwesterly later, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
German Bight
- Wind
- Southerly or southeasterly veering westerly or northwesterly later, 3 to 5, occasionally 2 in south.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, but smooth or slight in south.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Humber
- Wind
- South or southwest becoming variable, 2 to 4, then north or northwest 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Thames
- Wind
- South or southwest becoming variable, 2 to 4, then north or northwest 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Dover
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming west or northwest 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Wight
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming west or northwest 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Portland
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming west or northwest 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Plymouth
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming west or northwest 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Biscay
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming north or northwest 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight, occasionally moderate later.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Trafalgar (issued 23:15 UTC+1)
- Wind
- Northerly or northwesterly 2 to 4, occasionally 5 in southeast.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
FitzRoy
- Wind
- Cyclonic 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good occasionally moderate.
Sole
- Wind
- Cyclonic 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good occasionally moderate.
Lundy
- Wind
- Variable 2 or 3, becoming west or northwest 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Showers later.
- Visibility
- Good.
Fastnet
- Wind
- Variable 2 or 3, becoming west or northwest 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers later.
- Visibility
- Good.
Irish Sea
- Wind
- South or southwest veering north or northwest later, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Shannon
- Wind
- West or southwest 3 to 5 at first in northwest, otherwise variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Rockall
- Wind
- West or northwest 4 to 6, decreasing 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough. becoming moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Malin
- Wind
- West or northwest 4 to 6, decreasing 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough. becoming moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Hebrides
- Wind
- West or northwest 4 to 6, decreasing 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Bailey
- Wind
- North or northwest 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Fair Isle
- Wind
- Southwesterly veering westerly or northwesterly, 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later in northwest.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough later in northwest.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Faeroes
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Northerly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Cyclonic becoming northwesterly, 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 in north, decreasing 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Southeast Iceland
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Northerly gale force 8 continuing
- Wind
- Northerly or northwesterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 until later, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough later.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
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).
Marine forecasts disclaimer
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