The general synopsis at 0600
Low Sole 969 expected Forties 974 by midday tomorrow. New low expected Rockall 968 by same time.
Issued at: .
For the period to .
Shipping forecast and gale warnings map
Viking
- Wind
- Northeasterly becoming cyclonic 4 to 6, then easterly or southeasterly later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
North Utsire
- Wind
- Northeasterly becoming cyclonic 4 to 6, then easterly or southeasterly later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
South Utsire
- Wind
- Northeasterly becoming cyclonic 4 to 6, then easterly or southeasterly later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Forties
- Wind
- East or southeast becoming cyclonic 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Cromarty
- Wind
- East or southeast becoming cyclonic 5 to 7, occasionally 3 or 4 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Forth
- Wind
- East or southeast becoming cyclonic 5 to 7, occasionally 3 or 4 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Tyne
- Wind
- East or southeast becoming cyclonic 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Dogger
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southerly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- East or southeast becoming cyclonic 5 to 7, increasing gale 8 for a time.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Fisher
- Wind
- East or southeast becoming cyclonic 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
German Bight
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Cyclonic 5 to 7, becoming south or southwest, increasing gale 8 for a time.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough.
- Weather
- Thundery rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Humber
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Cyclonic 5 to 7, becoming south or southwest, increasing gale 8 for a time.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Thundery rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Thames
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southerly gale force 8 continuing
- Wind
- Cyclonic 5 to 7, becoming south or southwest, increasing gale 8 for a time.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Thundery rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Dover
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 soon
- Wind
- South or southwest 8 or severe gale 9, decreasing 5 to 7 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Thundery rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Wight
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 soon
- Wind
- South or southwest 8 or severe gale 9, decreasing 5 to 7 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Thundery rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Portland
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 soon
- Wind
- South or southwest 8 or severe gale 9, decreasing 5 to 7 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, occasionally very high at first.
- Weather
- Thundery rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Plymouth
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly storm force 10 decreasing gale 8 imminent
- Wind
- South or southwest 8 or severe gale 9, decreasing 5 to 7 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, occasionally very high at first.
- Weather
- Thundery rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Biscay
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwest storm force 10 decreasing severe gale force 9 imminent then gale force 8 soon
- Wind
- South or southwest 8 or severe gale 9, occasionally storm 10 at first, decreasing 5 to 7 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, occasionally very high at first.
- Weather
- Thundery rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Trafalgar
Forecast issued:
- Wind
- West or southwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high.
- Weather
- Thundery rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
FitzRoy
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwest storm force 10 decreasing severe gale force 9 imminent then gale force 8 soon
- Wind
- Cyclonic gale 8 to storm 10, decreasing 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 later in west.
- Sea state
- Very rough, but occasionally high or very high at first.
- Weather
- Thundery rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Sole
- Wind
- Cyclonic gale 8 to storm 10, decreasing 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- Very rough, but occasionally high or very high at first.
- Weather
- Thundery rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Lundy
- Wind
- Cyclonic 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 at first, becoming south or southwest 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough later.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Fastnet
- Wind
- Cyclonic 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 at first, becoming south or southwest 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough later.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Irish Sea
- Wind
- Southeast 5 to 7, becoming cyclonic 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in far south.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Shannon
- Wind
- Cyclonic 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Rockall
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Easterly gale force 8 increasing severe gale force 9 soon
- Wind
- Cyclonic 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Malin
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Easterly gale force 8 expected soon
- Wind
- Cyclonic 6 to gale 8, occasionally 4 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, occasionally moderate later.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Hebrides
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Northeasterly storm force 10 now decreased severe gale force 9, decreasing gale force 8 imminent
- Wind
- Cyclonic 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Bailey
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Northeasterly gale force 8 increasing severe gale force 9 later
- Wind
- Cyclonic gale 7 to severe gale 9, occasionally storm 10 at first, becoming northeasterly 7 or gale 8.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high, occasionally rough later.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Fair Isle
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Gale now ceased, but northeasterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Southeast 5 or 6 becoming cyclonic 5 to 7, increasing gale 8 for a time.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Faeroes
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Northeasterly severe gale force 8 increasing severe gale force 9 later
- Wind
- Cyclonic gale 8 to storm 10, becoming northeasterly 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high, occasionally rough for a time.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Southeast Iceland
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Northeast severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 soon then increasing severe gale force 9 later
- Wind
- Cyclonic gale 8 to storm 10, becoming northeasterly 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
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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