The general synopsis at midnight
Low Bailey 980 expected 300 miles northwest of Iceland 986 by midnight tonight. Low 300 miles west of south FitzRoy 1006 expected south FitzRoy 1011 by same time. New low expected Fastnet 1010 by that time
Issued at: .
For the period to .
Shipping forecast and gale warnings map
Viking
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 in severe gale force 9 soon
- Wind
- Southeasterly 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 except in southwest, veering westerly or northwesterly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough later.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
North Utsire
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 in severe gale force 9 soon
- Wind
- Southeasterly 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9, veering westerly or northwesterly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough later.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
South Utsire
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 in severe gale force 9 soon
- Wind
- Southeasterly 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9, veering westerly or northwesterly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough later.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Forties
- Wind
- South veering southwest, 5 to 7, then becoming variable 3 or 4.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough becoming slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Cromarty
- Wind
- South veering southwest, 5 to 7, then becoming variable 3 or 4.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough becoming slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Forth
- Wind
- South veering southwest, 5 to 7, then becoming variable 3 or 4.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough becoming slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Tyne
- Wind
- South veering southwest, 5 to 7, then becoming variable 3 or 4.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough becoming slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Dogger
- Wind
- South veering southwest, 5 to 7, then becoming variable 3 or 4.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough becoming slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Fisher
- Wind
- South or southeast 4 to 6, veering west or southwest 4 or 5, becoming variable 3 or 4 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain, fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
German Bight
- Wind
- South or southeast 4 to 6, veering west or southwest 4 or 5, becoming variable 3 or 4 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain, fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Humber
- Wind
- Southwest 4 to 6, backing south or southeast 2 or 3 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Thames
- Wind
- Southwest 4 to 6, backing south or southeast 2 or 3 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Dover
- Wind
- Southwest 4 to 6, backing south or southeast 2 or 3 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Wight
- Wind
- Southwest 4 to 6, backing south or southeast 2 or 3 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Portland
- Wind
- Southwest 4 to 6, backing south or southeast 2 or 3 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Plymouth
- Wind
- Southwest 4 to 6, backing south or southeast 2 or 3 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Biscay
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming east 4 or 5 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Mainly fair, but thundery showers in south.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Trafalgar
Forecast issued:
- Wind
- North or northwest 3 to 4, becoming cyclonic 5 to 7 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
FitzRoy
- Wind
- Southwesterly backing southerly 4 to 6, veering northerly 5 to 7 later in west, perhaps gale 8 later in west.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough in northwest, moderate or rough in southeast.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Sole
- Wind
- West or southwest 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4, then cyclonic 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Lundy
- Wind
- West or southwest 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4, then cyclonic 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Fastnet
- Wind
- West or southwest 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4, then cyclonic 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Irish Sea
- Wind
- West or southwest 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4, then cyclonic 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Shannon
- Wind
- West or southwest 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4, then cyclonic 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Rockall
- Wind
- West or northwest 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Rough, occasionally very rough at first in north.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Malin
- Wind
- West or northwest 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Rough, occasionally very rough at first in north.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Hebrides
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Northwesterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 imminent
- Wind
- West or northwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first, backing west or southwest 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Bailey
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Northwesterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 imminent
- Wind
- West or northwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first, backing west or southwest 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Fair Isle
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southeasterly gale 8 continuing
- Wind
- Cyclonic becoming westerly, 6 to gale 8, , decreasing 4 or 5 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough later.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Faeroes
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 imminent, veering northwesterly and increasing severe gale force 9 soon
- Wind
- Cyclonic becoming westerly, 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9, decreasing 4 or 5 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Southeast Iceland
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Westerly gale force 8 increasing severe gale force 9 soon
- Wind
- Cyclonic becoming westerly, 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, occasionally high.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
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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