Shipping forecast and gale warnings
The general synopsis at midnight
High Faeroes 1034 slow moving, declining 1031 by midnight tonight. Low FitzRoy 1011 expected just west of FitzRoy 1013 by same time. Low Biscay 1008 losing its identity
Issued at: .
For the period to .
Shipping forecast and gale warnings map
Viking
- Wind
- Northerly or northeasterly 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
North Utsire
- Wind
- Northerly or northeasterly 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
South Utsire
- Wind
- Northwesterly 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Forties
- Wind
- Northerly or northeasterly 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Cromarty
- Wind
- East or northeast 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Slight.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor later.
Forth
- Wind
- East or northeast 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Slight.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor later.
Tyne
- Wind
- North or northeast 4 or 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Dogger
- Wind
- North or northeast 4 or 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Fisher
- Wind
- North or northeast 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Thundery showers in far east.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
German Bight
- Wind
- North or northeast 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Thundery showers in far east.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Humber
- Wind
- Northeast 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Thames
- Wind
- Northeast 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Dover
- Wind
- Northeast 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- Moderate.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Wight
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Northeasterly gale force 8 continuing
- Wind
- Northeast 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first, decreasing 4 at times later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate later.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Portland
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Northeasterly gale force 8 continuing
- Wind
- Northeast 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first, decreasing 4 at times later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate later.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Plymouth
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Northeasterly gale force 8 continuing
- Wind
- Northeast 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first, decreasing 4 at times.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate later.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor later.
Biscay
- Wind
- Cyclonic 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough at first in far northwest.
- Weather
- Thundery showers at first.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Trafalgar
- Wind
- Westerly or southwesterly 3 to 5 in north, variable 2 to 4 in south, becoming northwesterly 4 or 5 later in far southeast.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
FitzRoy
- Wind
- Cyclonic 3 to 5, occasionally 6 in north.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally rough in far north and slight in southeast.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Sole
- Wind
- East or northeast 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Lundy
- Wind
- East or northeast 4 to 6, occasionally 7.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Fastnet
- Wind
- East or northeast 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Irish Sea
- Wind
- East or northeast 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight occasionally moderate.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Shannon
- Wind
- Easterly or northeasterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 in south.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally rough in southeast and slight in northeast.
- Weather
- Showers later.
- Visibility
- Good.
Rockall
- Wind
- Easterly or northeasterly 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4 later in north.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Malin
- Wind
- Easterly or northeasterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 in southeast, becoming variable 2 to 4 later in north.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Hebrides
- Wind
- Easterly or northeasterly 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Bailey
- Wind
- Variable 3 or less, but southwesterly 4 in northwest.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally slight in southeast.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Fair Isle
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, but easterly 3 to 5 in far southwest.
- Sea state
- Slight, becoming moderate at times.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Faeroes
- Wind
- In southeast, variable 2 to 4. In northwest, southwesterly 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- In southeast, slight, becoming moderate at times. in northwest, slight or moderate.
- Weather
- In southeast, mainly fair. In northwest, fair.
- Visibility
- In southeast, good, occasionally poor. In northwest, good, occasionally moderate.
Faeroes
- Wind
- In southeast, variable 2 to 4. In northwest, southwesterly 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- In southeast, slight, becoming moderate at times. in northwest, slight or moderate.
- Weather
- In southeast, mainly fair. In northwest, fair.
- Visibility
- In southeast, good, occasionally poor. In northwest, good, occasionally moderate.
Southeast Iceland
- Wind
- Southwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 in north.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally rough in north.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
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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