Shipping forecast and gale warnings
The general synopsis at 0600
Low far south Norway 1001 expected Norwegian Sea 992 by 0600 tomorrow
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Shipping forecast and gale warnings map
Viking
- Wind
- Northwesterly backing westerly or southwesterly, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain then showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
North Utsire
- Wind
- Northwesterly backing westerly or southwesterly, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain then showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
South Utsire
- Wind
- Westerly 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain then showers, perhaps thundery later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Forties
- Wind
- West, veering northwest for a time, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight.
- Weather
- Showers, perhaps thundery.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Cromarty
- Wind
- West, veering northwest for a time, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight.
- Weather
- Showers, perhaps thundery.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Forth
- Wind
- West, veering northwest for a time, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight.
- Weather
- Showers, perhaps thundery.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Tyne
- Wind
- Southwest, veering northwest for a time, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Dogger
- Wind
- West or southwest 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers, perhaps thundery.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Fisher
- Wind
- West or southwest 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers, perhaps thundery.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
German Bight
- Wind
- West or southwest 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers, perhaps thundery.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Humber
- Wind
- West or southwest 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Thames
- Wind
- West or southwest 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Dover
- Wind
- West or southwest 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Wight
- Wind
- West 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Portland
- Wind
- West 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Plymouth
- Wind
- West 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough becoming moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Biscay
- Wind
- Westerly or northwesterly 3 or 4, occasionally 5 at first in north.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming moderate later.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
FitzRoy
- Wind
- In north, westerly or northwesterly 3 or 4, occasionally 5 at first in north. In south, northerly or northwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first in southeast, becoming variable 2 to 4 in northwest.
- Sea state
- In north, moderate or rough, becoming moderate later. in south, moderate or rough.
- Weather
- In north, showers. In south, rain later in west.
- Visibility
- In north, good. In south, good, occasionally moderate later in west.
Trafalgar
- Wind
- Northerly or northwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 west of portugal later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
FitzRoy
- Wind
- In north, westerly or northwesterly 3 or 4, occasionally 5 at first in north. In south, northerly or northwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first in southeast, becoming variable 2 to 4 in northwest.
- Sea state
- In north, moderate or rough, becoming moderate later. in south, moderate or rough.
- Weather
- In north, showers. In south, rain later in west.
- Visibility
- In north, good. In south, good, occasionally moderate later in west.
Sole
- Wind
- West 4 or 5.
- Sea state
- Rough becoming moderate later.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Lundy
- Wind
- West 5 or 6, decreasing 4 or 5.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers, perhaps thundery at first in north.
- Visibility
- Good occasionally moderate.
Fastnet
- Wind
- West 5 or 6, decreasing 4 or 5.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers, perhaps thundery at first in north.
- Visibility
- Good occasionally moderate.
Irish Sea
- Wind
- West or southwest 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Shannon
- Wind
- West or southwest 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Rough, occasionally moderate later.
- Weather
- Showers, rain later in west.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Rockall
- Wind
- West or southwest 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Rough, occasionally moderate later.
- Weather
- Showers, rain later in west.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Malin
- Wind
- West or southwest 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers, perhaps thundery.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Hebrides
- Wind
- West or southwest 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers, perhaps thundery.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Bailey
- Wind
- West or southwest 3 to 5, becoming cyclonic 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers, perhaps thundery.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Fair Isle
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming west or southwest 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate, but slight or moderate in southeast.
- Weather
- Showers, perhaps thundery.
- Visibility
- Good.
Faeroes
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming west or southwest 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate.
- Weather
- Showers, perhaps thundery.
- Visibility
- Good.
Southeast Iceland
- Wind
- Southerly or southeasterly becoming cyclonic, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Moderate.
- Weather
- Rain or showers, fog patches later in north.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor later 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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