Coast and sea
The general synopsis at 0600
New low expected Faeroes 976 by 0600 tomorrow
Issued at: .
For the period to .
Shipping forecast and gale warnings map
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Viking
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Southwesterly 5 to 7, occasionally 4 at first.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough later.
- Weather
- Occasional rain, fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
North Utsire
- Wind
- Southwesterly 5 to 7, occasionally 4 at first.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain, fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
South Utsire
- Wind
- Southwesterly 5 to 7, occasionally 4 at first.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain, fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Forties
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected soon
- Wind
- South or southwest 4 to 6, increasing 6 to gale 8 for a time.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain at times.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Cromarty
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected soon
- Wind
- South or southwest 4 to 6, increasing 6 to gale 8 for a time.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate occasionally rough.
- Weather
- Rain at times.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Forth
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected soon
- Wind
- South or southwest 4 to 6, increasing 6 to gale 8 for a time.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain at times.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Tyne
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected soon
- Wind
- South or southwest 4 to 6, increasing 6 to gale 8 for a time.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain at times.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Dogger
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected soon
- Wind
- South or southwest 4 to 6, increasing 6 to gale 8 for a time.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough later.
- Weather
- Rain at times.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Fisher
- Wind
- Southwest 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate becoming moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Drizzle, rain later, fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
German Bight
- Wind
- Southwest 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Drizzle, rain later, fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Humber
- Wind
- Southwest 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain later, fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Thames
- Wind
- Southwest 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate later.
- Weather
- Rain later, fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Dover
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming southwest 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate later.
- Weather
- Rain later, fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Wight
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming southwest 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate later.
- Weather
- Rain later, fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Portland
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming southwest 3 to 5, veering northwest 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight becoming slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain later, fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Plymouth
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming southwest 3 to 5, veering northwest 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate becoming moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain later, fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Biscay
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming northwest 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming rough later in northwest.
- Weather
- Showers, rain later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor later.
Trafalgar
Forecast issued:
- Wind
- North or northwest 2 to 4 veering north or northeast 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming rough later in northwest.
- Weather
- Occasional rain in west.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor in west.
FitzRoy
- Wind
- Cyclonic 3 to 5, occasionally 6 in south.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Sole
- Wind
- Southwest veering west or northwest, 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally slight at first, becoming very rough at times later.
- Weather
- Drizzle and fog patches, then rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor at first then poor later.
Lundy
- Wind
- Southwest veering west or northwest, 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally slight at first.
- Weather
- Drizzle and fog patches, then rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor at first then poor later.
Fastnet
- Wind
- Southwest veering west or northwest, 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally slight at first, becoming very rough at times later.
- Weather
- Drizzle and fog patches, then rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor at first then poor later.
Irish Sea
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 imminent
- Wind
- Southwest veering west or northwest, 4 to 6, increasing 6 to gale 8 for a time.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally slight at first.
- Weather
- Drizzle and fog patches, then rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor at first then poor later.
Shannon
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 imminent, veering westerly soon
- Wind
- Southwest veering west, 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, occasionally high later.
- Weather
- Rain then squally showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or poor.
Rockall
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 imminent, veering westerly and increasing severe gale force 9 later
- Wind
- Southwest veering west, 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough occasionally high.
- Weather
- Rain then squally showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or poor.
Malin
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Gale force 8 veering westerly imminent
- Wind
- Southwest veering west, 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, occasionally high later.
- Weather
- Rain then squally showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or poor.
Hebrides
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected soon, veering westerly and increasing severe gale force 9 later
- Wind
- Southwest veering west, 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough occasionally high.
- Weather
- Rain then squally showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or poor.
Bailey
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Gale force 8 veering westerly and increasing storm force 10 soon
- Wind
- Cyclonic 6 to gale 8, increasing gale 8 to storm 10 for a time.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high, occasionally rough at first.
- Weather
- Rain then squally showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or poor.
Fair Isle
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Southwest 5 to 7, becoming cyclonic 6 to gale 8, perhaps severe gale 9 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, occasionally moderate in east, becoming high at times later in north and west.
- Weather
- Rain or squally showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Faeroes
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Gale now ceased but southwesterly severe gale force 9 expected soon
- Wind
- Southwest 5 to 7, becoming cyclonic 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, becoming high at times.
- Weather
- Rain or squally showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Southeast Iceland
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Gale force 8 backing northeasterly imminent, increasing severe gale force 9 soon
- Wind
- Cyclonic 4 to 6, becoming northerly or northeasterly 7 to severe gale 9, decreasing 4 to 6 later in west.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain or snow.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very 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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