Coast and sea
The general synopsis at midnight
Low Wight 997 expected Fair Isle 993 by midnight tonight. Low Rockall 1006 expected Shannon 999 by same time
Issued at: .
For the period to .
Shipping forecast and gale warnings map
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Viking
- Wind
- Northeasterly 3 to 5 becoming cyclonic 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate becoming moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
North Utsire
- Wind
- Northeasterly 3 to 5 becoming cyclonic 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate becoming moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
South Utsire
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Easterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Easterly 6 to gale 8, veering southwesterly 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally slight at first in northeast.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Forties
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Northeast 4 to 6 becoming cyclonic 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 later, then southwest 5 or 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Cromarty
- Wind
- Northeast 4 to 6 becoming cyclonic 5 to 7, then southwest 5 or 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Forth
- Wind
- Northeast 4 to 6 becoming cyclonic 5 to 7, then southwest 5 or 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Tyne
- Wind
- Northeast 4 to 6 becoming cyclonic 5 to 7, then southwest 5 or 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Dogger
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Northeast 4 to 6 becoming cyclonic 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 later, then southwest 5 or 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Fisher
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Easterly gale force 8 expected soon, veering southwesterly later
- Wind
- East veering southwest, 6 to gale 8, decreasing 5 or 6 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, but slight at first in southeast.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
German Bight
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Cyclonic 4 to 6, becoming southwest 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Humber
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected soon
- Wind
- Cyclonic 4 to 6, becoming southwest 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Thames
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Cyclonic 4 to 6, becoming southwest 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough.
- Weather
- Rain, perhaps thundery at first.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Dover
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Cyclonic 4 to 6, becoming southwest 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight later.
- Weather
- Rain, perhaps thundery at first.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Wight
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Westerly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Cyclonic 4 to 6, becoming southwest 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight later.
- Weather
- Rain, perhaps thundery at first.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Portland
- Wind
- Westerly or northwesterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first, backing southwesterly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Plymouth
- Wind
- Westerly or northwesterly 3 to 5, backing southwesterly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Biscay
- Wind
- Westerly or northwesterly 3 to 5, backing southwesterly 4 to 6, but becoming variable 3 or less in southeast.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough at first.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Trafalgar
Forecast issued:
- Wind
- Northerly or northwesterly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
FitzRoy
- Wind
- Westerly or northwesterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first in south, backing southwesterly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers, rain later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Sole
- Wind
- Westerly or northwesterly 3 to 5, backing southwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate becoming rough later in west.
- Weather
- Showers, rain later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Lundy
- Wind
- Westerly or northwesterly 3 to 5, backing southwesterly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Fastnet
- Wind
- Westerly or northwesterly 3 to 5, backing southwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough later.
- Weather
- Showers, rain later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Irish Sea
- Wind
- Northeast becoming variable, 2 to 4, then southwest 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate later.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Shannon
- Wind
- Northwest 3 to 5, backing west 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate, becoming rough except in northeast.
- Weather
- Showers then rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Rockall
- Wind
- Cyclonic 2 to 4, occasionally 5.
- Sea state
- Moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Malin
- Wind
- Cyclonic 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Moderate, but smooth or slight in southeast.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Hebrides
- Wind
- Cyclonic 2 to 4, occasionally 5.
- Sea state
- Moderate, becoming slight in southeast.
- Weather
- Showers, perhaps thundery.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Bailey
- Wind
- Cyclonic 2 to 4, occasionally 5, becoming northeast 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate, becoming rough in northwest.
- Weather
- Showers, perhaps thundery.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Fair Isle
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Northeasterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Southeast 4 to 6 backing northeast, becoming cyclonic later, 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate becoming moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers then rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Faeroes
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Northeasterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Southeast 4 to 6 backing northeast, becoming cyclonic later, 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers then rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Southeast Iceland
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Northeasterly gale force 8 continuing
- Wind
- Easterly or northeasterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first in west.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers, fog patches.
- Visibility
- 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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