The general synopsis at 1800
High German Bight 1025 expected Baltic sea 1027 by 1800 Saturday
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For the period to .
Shipping forecast and gale warnings map
Viking
- Wind
- Southerly or southeasterly 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Mainly slight.
- Weather
- Fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
North Utsire
- Wind
- Southerly or southeasterly 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Mainly slight.
- Weather
- Fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
South Utsire
- Wind
- Southerly or southeasterly 3 to 5, occasionally variable 3 or less.
- Sea state
- Mainly slight.
- Weather
- Fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Forties
- Wind
- Variable, mainly south or southwest, 2 to 4, becoming south or southeast, 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate later.
- Weather
- Occasional fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Cromarty
- Wind
- Variable, mainly south or southwest, 2 to 4, becoming south or southeast, 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate later.
- Weather
- Occasional fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Forth
- Wind
- Variable, mainly south or southwest, 2 to 4, becoming south or southeast, 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate later.
- Weather
- Occasional fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Tyne
- Wind
- Variable, mainly south or southwest, 2 to 4, becoming south or southeast, 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate later.
- Weather
- Occasional fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Dogger
- Wind
- Variable, mainly south or southwest, 2 to 4, becoming south or southeast, 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate later.
- Weather
- Occasional fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Fisher
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
German Bight
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming mainly east.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Humber
- Wind
- East 2 to 4, occasionally 5 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth becoming slight.
- Weather
- Fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Thames
- Wind
- East or northeast 2 to 4, increasing 5 at times.
- Sea state
- Slight, occasionally smooth at first.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Dover
- Wind
- East or northeast 2 to 4, increasing 5 at times.
- Sea state
- Slight, occasionally smooth at first.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Wight
- Wind
- East or northeast 2 to 4, increasing 5 at times.
- Sea state
- Slight, occasionally smooth at first.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Portland
- Wind
- East or northeast 2 to 4, increasing 5 at times.
- Sea state
- Slight, occasionally smooth at first.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Plymouth
- Wind
- East or northeast 2 to 4, increasing 5 at times.
- Sea state
- Slight, occasionally smooth at first.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Biscay
- Wind
- Variable mainly east or northeast, 2 to 4, becoming west or southwest, 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Slight.
- Weather
- Showers later.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Trafalgar
- Wind
- North or northwest 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later near portugal, occasionally cyclonic 5 or 6 near strait of gibraltar.
- Sea state
- Mainly moderate, occasionally slight in far southeast.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
FitzRoy
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4 at first in north, otherwise west or northwesterly 3 or 4, increasing 5 at times.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Sole
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming cyclonic 4 to 6 later in west.
- Sea state
- Slight to moderate, occasionally rough later in far west.
- Weather
- Mainly fair, rain later in west.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Lundy
- Wind
- Variable, mainly east or southeast, 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Fastnet
- Wind
- Variable, mainly east or southeast, 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate later.
- Weather
- Mainly fair, fog patches for a time.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally very poor for a time.
Irish Sea
- Wind
- Variable, mainly east or southeast, 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Shannon
- Wind
- South or southeast 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally slight at first in east, occasionally rough later in west.
- Weather
- Mainly fair, occasional rain later in west.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Rockall
- Wind
- South or southeast, 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough later.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Malin
- Wind
- South or southeast, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Hebrides
- Wind
- South or southeast, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Bailey
- Wind
- South or southeast, 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough later.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Fair Isle
- Wind
- South or southwest, veering south or southeast later, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain, fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Faeroes
- Wind
- Southerly or southwesterly, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Mainly moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain, fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Southeast Iceland
- Wind
- Southerly or southwesterly, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Mainly moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain, fog patches.
- 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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