Coast and Sea
Shipping forecast and gale warnings
The general synopsis at 0600
Low Sole 994 losing its identity by 0600 tomorrow. New low expected Denmark 990 by same time.
Issued at: .
For the period to .
Shipping forecast and gale warnings map
Viking
- Wind
- Northerly or northwesterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, becoming rough later.
- Weather
- Wintry showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
North Utsire
- Wind
- Northerly or northwesterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, becoming rough later.
- Weather
- Wintry showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
South Utsire
- Wind
- Cyclonic, becoming northerly or northwesterly later, 4 to 6, occasionally 7 until later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough at first.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Forties
- Wind
- Cyclonic, becoming northerly or northwesterly later, 4 to 6, occasionally 7 until later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough at first.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Cromarty
- Wind
- Cyclonic, becoming northerly or northwesterly later, 4 to 6, occasionally 7 until later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally slight.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Forth
- Wind
- Cyclonic, becoming northerly or northwesterly later, 4 to 6, occasionally 7 until later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally slight.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Tyne
- Wind
- Southwest becoming cyclonic, 4 to 6, then northwest 5 to 7 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Dogger
- Wind
- Southwest becoming cyclonic, 4 to 6, then northwest 5 to 7 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or mod becoming moderate or rough later.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Fisher
- Wind
- Southwest becoming cyclonic, 4 to 6, then northwest 5 to 7 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
German Bight
- Wind
- Southwest becoming cyclonic, 4 to 6, then northwest 5 to 7 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate becoming moderate or rough later.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Humber
- Wind
- Southwest becoming cyclonic, 4 to 6, then northwest 5 to 7 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Thames
- Wind
- Southwest becoming cyclonic, 4 to 6, then northwest 5 to 7 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Dover
- Wind
- Southwest veering west or northwest, 5 to 7, decreasing 3 or 4 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Wight
- Wind
- Southwest veering west or northwest, 5 to 7, decreasing 3 or 4 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough for a time.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Portland
- Wind
- Cyclonic, 4 to 6, becoming northwest 5 to 7, then variable 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally slight.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Plymouth
- Wind
- Cyclonic, 4 to 6, becoming northwest 5 to 7, then variable 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough for a time.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Biscay
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 continuing
- Wind
- Westerly or southwesterly, 6 to gale 8, decreasing 3 to 5 for a time.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough for a time.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Trafalgar (issued 00:15 UTC)
- Wind
- Westerly or southwesterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in north.
- Weather
- Occasional rain, mainly north and west.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
FitzRoy
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Westerly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 soon
- Wind
- Westerly or northwesterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 in north, backing southwesterly 6 to gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Sole
- Wind
- West or northwest 5 to 7, becoming variable 2 to 4, then cyclonic 5 to 7 later, perhaps gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Lundy
- Wind
- West or northwest 5 to 7, becoming variable 2 to 4, then cyclonic 5 to 7 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Fastnet
- Wind
- West or northwest 5 to 7, becoming variable 2 to 4, then cyclonic 5 to 7 later, perhaps gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Irish Sea
- Wind
- Cyclonic 3 to 5, becoming northwest 6 or 7, then variable 3 or less later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough for a time in south.
- Weather
- Rain, then showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Shannon
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southeasterly severe gale force 9 expected later
- Wind
- North 5 to 7, becoming variable 2 to 4, then southeasterly 7 to severe gale 9 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Showers, rain later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor later.
Rockall
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southeasterly severe gale force 9 expected later
- Wind
- In southwest, north 5 to 7, becoming variable 2 to 4, then southeasterly 7 to severe gale 9 later. In northeast, northerly or northwesterly backing southeasterly later, 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4 for a time.
- Sea state
- In southwest, rough or very rough. in northeast, rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough.
- Weather
- In southwest, showers. In northeast, wintry showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Rockall
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southeasterly severe gale force 9 expected later
- Wind
- In southwest, north 5 to 7, becoming variable 2 to 4, then southeasterly 7 to severe gale 9 later. In northeast, northerly or northwesterly backing southeasterly later, 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4 for a time.
- Sea state
- In southwest, rough or very rough. in northeast, rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough.
- Weather
- In southwest, showers. In northeast, wintry showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Malin
- Wind
- Northerly or northwesterly backing southeasterly later, 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4 for a time.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Wintry showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Hebrides
- Wind
- Northerly or northwesterly backing southeasterly later, 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4 for a time.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Wintry showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Bailey
- Wind
- Northerly or northwesterly backing southeasterly later, 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4 for a time.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Wintry showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Fair Isle
- Wind
- Cyclonic becoming northwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 in north.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, occasionally moderate in south.
- Weather
- Wintry showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Faeroes
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Gale now ceased but northwesterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Northwesterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Wintry showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Southeast Iceland
- Wind
- Northwesterly 5 to 7, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Wintry 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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