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
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 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
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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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