The general synopsis at midnight
Low FitzRoy 1010 losing its identity
Issued at: .
For the period to .
Shipping forecast and gale warnings map
Viking
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Fog patches developing.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
North Utsire
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Fog patches developing.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
South Utsire
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Fog patches developing.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Forties
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Fog patches developing.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Cromarty
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Forth
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Tyne
- Wind
- North or northwest 3 to 5 at first, otherwise variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Dogger
- Wind
- East or northeast backing north or northwest later, 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Showers, fog patches later.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor later.
Fisher
- Wind
- East or northeast backing north or northwest later, 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Shower.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
German Bight
- Wind
- East or northeast backing north or northwest later, 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Shower.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Humber
- Wind
- Variable, mainly north or northeast, 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Fog patches and showers, perhaps thundery.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Thames
- Wind
- Variable, mainly north or northeast, 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Fog patches and showers, perhaps thundery.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Dover
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Fog patches and showers, perhaps thundery.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Wight
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Fog patches and showers, perhaps thundery.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Portland
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Fog patches and showers, perhaps thundery.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Plymouth
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate until later, otherwise smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Fog patches and showers, perhaps thundery.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Biscay
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers, perhaps thundery.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Trafalgar
Forecast issued:
- Wind
- Northerly or northwesterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later in south.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
FitzRoy
- Wind
- Cyclonic 4 to 6, becoming northerly 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Rough becoming moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Sole
- Wind
- North or northeast 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Rough at first in west, otherwise moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Lundy
- Wind
- North or northeast 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate.
- Weather
- Showers, perhaps thundery, fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Fastnet
- Wind
- North or northeast 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate.
- Weather
- Showers, fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Irish Sea
- Wind
- Variable 3 or less, becoming northerly or northwesterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 in north.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight becoming slight or moderate for a time.
- Weather
- Fog patches, showers for a time.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Shannon
- Wind
- North 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough becoming slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Rockall
- Wind
- Northerly 4 or 5 at first in south, otherwise variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Moderate.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Malin
- Wind
- Northerly or northwesterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 in southeast.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Hebrides
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Bailey
- Wind
- Cyclonic 3 to 5, becoming variable 3 or less for a time.
- Sea state
- Moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Fair Isle
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming northerly or northeasterly 3 to 5 later except in southeast.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain, fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Faeroes
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming northerly or northeasterly 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough later in north.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Southeast Iceland
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming northerly or northeasterly 3 to 5, veering easterly or northeasterly 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough later in northeast.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- 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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