Shipping forecast and gale warnings
The general synopsis at 0600
High Fair Isle 1037 expected south Norway 1034 by 0600 tomorrow
Issued at: .
For the period to .
Shipping forecast and gale warnings map
Viking
- Wind
- Northerly or northeasterly, becoming variable later, 2 to 4, occasionally 5 at first.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
North Utsire
- Wind
- Northerly or northeasterly, becoming variable later, 2 to 4, occasionally 5 at first.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
South Utsire
- Wind
- Northerly veering southeasterly, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Forties
- Wind
- East or northeast 3 to 5, veering southeast 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Slight, occasionally moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Cromarty
- Wind
- East or northeast 3 to 5, veering southeast 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Slight, occasionally smooth.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Forth
- Wind
- East or northeast 3 to 5, veering southeast 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Slight, occasionally moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Tyne
- Wind
- East or northeast 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Moderate occasionally slight.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Dogger
- Wind
- East or northeast 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Moderate occasionally slight.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Fisher
- Wind
- Cyclonic, becoming southeast later, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight occasionally moderate.
- Weather
- Fog patches developing in east.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor in east.
German Bight
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4 at first in north, otherwise easterly or southeasterly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Fog patches developing in east.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor in east.
Humber
- Wind
- East 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Thames
- Wind
- East 3 to 5, decreasing 2 or 3 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Dover
- Wind
- East veering southeast, 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate at first.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Wight
- Wind
- East veering southeast, 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate at first.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Portland
- Wind
- Easterly or northeasterly becoming cyclonic, 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first in north.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Occasional rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Plymouth
- Wind
- Easterly or northeasterly becoming cyclonic, 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first in north.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Biscay
- Wind
- Cyclonic 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming slight later.
- Weather
- Showers, perhaps thundery.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Trafalgar (issued 00:15 UTC)
- Wind
- Cyclonic 2 to 4, occasionally 5 at first, becoming southeasterly 4 to 6 in west.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain or showers, perhaps thundery.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
FitzRoy
- Wind
- Cyclonic, becoming southeasterly later, 3 to 5, increasing 6 later in southwest.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally slight in east and rough later in southwest.
- Weather
- Showers, perhaps thundery at first, rain later in southwest.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Sole
- Wind
- East 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Moderate, becoming slight at times in east.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Lundy
- Wind
- East or southeast 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Occasional rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Fastnet
- Wind
- East or southeast 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Irish Sea
- Wind
- East or southeast 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Occasional rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Shannon
- Wind
- East or southeast 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Moderate occasionally slight.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Rockall
- Wind
- East or southeast 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Moderate occasionally slight.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Malin
- Wind
- East or southeast 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first.
- Sea state
- Moderate occasionally slight.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Hebrides
- Wind
- Southeasterly becoming variable, 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally slight.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Bailey
- Wind
- In southeast, southeasterly becoming variable, 2 to 4. In northwest, southerly veering southwesterly, 4 or 5.
- Sea state
- Moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Bailey
- Wind
- In southeast, southeasterly becoming variable, 2 to 4. In northwest, southerly veering southwesterly, 4 or 5.
- Sea state
- Moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Fair Isle
- Wind
- Variable mainly south or southeast, 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth in southeast.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Faeroes
- Wind
- Variable mainly south or southeast, 2 to 4, becoming southwest 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Southeast Iceland
- Wind
- Southwesterly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate.
- Weather
- 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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