Coast and sea

Shipping forecast and gale warnings

The general synopsis at 1800

Low Bailey 983 expected 250 miles north of Faeroes 985 by 1800 Tuesday. Low 500 miles west of south FitzRoy 1007 expected just west of FitzRoy 1002 by same time

Issued at: .

For the period to .

Shipping forecast and gale warnings map

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Viking

Gale warning
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 later.
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
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 later.
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 later.
Sea state
Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough later.
Weather
Rain or showers.
Visibility
Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

Forties

Wind
Southeast 5 to 7, veering west or southwest 4 or 5, becoming cyclonic 2 to 4 later.
Sea state
Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate later.
Weather
Rain or showers.
Visibility
Moderate or good, occasionally.

Cromarty

Gale warning
Issued:

Southeasterly gale force 8 expected imminent

Wind
Southeast 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first, veering west or southwest 4 or 5, becoming cyclonic 2 to 4 later.
Sea state
Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate later.
Weather
Rain or showers.
Visibility
Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

Forth

Wind
Southeast 5 to 7, veering west or southwest 4 or 5, becoming cyclonic 2 to 4 later.
Sea state
Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate later.
Weather
Rain or showers.
Visibility
Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

Tyne

Wind
Southeast 5 to 7, veering west or southwest 4 or 5, becoming cyclonic 2 to 4 later.
Sea state
Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate later.
Weather
Rain or showers.
Visibility
Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

Dogger

Wind
Southeast 5 to 7, veering west or southwest 4 or 5, becoming cyclonic 2 to 4 later.
Sea state
Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate later.
Weather
Rain or showers.
Visibility
Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

Fisher

Wind
Southeast 5 to 7, veering west or southwest 4 or 5, becoming cyclonic 2 to 4 later.
Sea state
Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate later.
Weather
Rain or showers, fog patches.
Visibility
Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.

German Bight

Wind
South or southeast veering southwest, 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
Sea state
Slight or moderate.
Weather
Rain or showers, fog patches.
Visibility
Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.

Humber

Wind
South or southeast veering southwest, 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
Sea state
Slight or moderate.
Weather
Rain or showers.
Visibility
Moderate or good.

Thames

Wind
South or southwest 4 to 6.
Sea state
Slight or moderate.
Weather
Showers.
Visibility
Moderate or good.

Dover

Wind
South or southwest 4 to 6.
Sea state
Slight or moderate.
Weather
Showers.
Visibility
Moderate or good.

Wight

Wind
South or southwest 4 to 6.
Sea state
Slight or moderate.
Weather
Showers.
Visibility
Moderate or good.

Portland

Wind
South or southwest 4 to 6.
Sea state
Slight or moderate.
Weather
Showers.
Visibility
Moderate or good.

Plymouth

Wind
South or southwest 4 to 6.
Sea state
Rough.
Weather
Showers.
Visibility
Moderate or good.

Biscay

Wind
Variable 2 to 4, but southwesterly 5 at first in northwest and easterly 4 or 5 later in south.
Sea state
Moderate or rough.
Weather
Mainly fair, but thundery showers in far south.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.

Trafalgar

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 northwest.
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 5 to 7, 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 later.

Lundy

Wind
West or southwest 5 to 7, 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 later.

Fastnet

Wind
West or southwest 5 to 7, 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 later.

Irish Sea

Gale warning
Issued:

Southerly gale force 8 expected soon

Wind
West or southwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8, 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 later.

Shannon

Wind
West or southwest 5 to 7, 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 later.

Rockall

Gale warning
Issued:

Gale force 8 veering northwesterly imminent

Wind
Cyclonic 6 to gale 8, becoming west or northwest 4 to 6.
Sea state
Rough or very rough.
Weather
Rain or showers.
Visibility
Moderate or good.

Malin

Gale warning
Issued:

Gale force 8 veering westerly soon

Wind
Cyclonic 6 to gale 8, becoming west or northwest 4 to 6.
Sea state
Rough or very rough.
Weather
Rain or showers.
Visibility
Moderate or good.

Hebrides

Gale warning
Issued:

Southeasterly gale force 8 veering northwesterly and increasing severe gale force 9 soon

Wind
Cyclonic 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 at first, becoming west or northwest 4 to 6.
Sea state
Rough or very rough.
Weather
Rain or showers.
Visibility
Moderate or good.

Bailey

Gale warning
Issued:

Northwesterly gale force 8 increasing severe gale force 9 imminent

Wind
Cyclonic 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 at first, becoming west or northwest 4 to 6.
Sea state
Rough or very rough.
Weather
Rain or showers.
Visibility
Moderate or good.

Fair Isle

Gale warning
Issued:

Southeasterly gale force 8 expected soon, veering northwesterly and increasing severe gale force 9 later

Wind
Southeasterly veering westerly or northwesterly, 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9, decreasing 4 to 6 later.
Sea state
Rough or very rough.
Weather
Rain or showers.
Visibility
Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

Faeroes

Gale warning
Issued:

Southeasterly gale force 8 imminent, veering northwesterly and increasing severe gale force 9 soon

Wind
Southeasterly veering westerly or northwesterly, 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9, decreasing 4 to 6.
Sea state
Rough or very rough.
Weather
Rain or showers.
Visibility
Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

Southeast Iceland

Gale warning
Issued:

Westerly gale force 8 increasing severe gale force 9 soon

Wind
Southeasterly veering westerly or northwesterly, 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9.
Sea state
Rough or very rough, becoming very rough or high.
Weather
Rain or showers.
Visibility
Moderate or 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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