The general synopsis at midnight
High Rockall 1028 expected Forth 1033 by midnight tonight. Low South Utsire 1013 loses its identity by same time.
Issued at: .
For the period to .
Shipping forecast and gale warnings map
Viking
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Northwesterly severe gale force 9 veering northerly and decreasing gale force 8 soon
- Wind
- Northerly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8, decreasing 3 or 4 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, becoming moderate later.
- Weather
- Showers at first.
- Visibility
- Good.
North Utsire
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Northerly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Northerly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8, decreasing 3 or 4 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, becoming moderate later.
- Weather
- Showers at first.
- Visibility
- Good.
South Utsire
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Northerly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Northerly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8, decreasing 3 or 4 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, becoming moderate, occasionally slight later.
- Weather
- Showers at first.
- Visibility
- Good.
Forties
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Gale force 8 veering northerly later
- Wind
- Northerly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8, decreasing 3 or 4 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, becoming moderate later.
- Weather
- Showers at first.
- Visibility
- Good.
Cromarty
- Wind
- North or northeast 3 to 5, occasionally 6, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough becoming slight or moderate later.
- Weather
- Fair, rain later.
- Visibility
- Good.
Forth
- Wind
- North or northeast 3 to 5, occasionally 6, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough becoming slight or moderate later.
- Weather
- Fair, rain later.
- Visibility
- Good.
Tyne
- Wind
- North or northeast 3 to 5, occasionally 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough becoming slight or moderate later.
- Weather
- Fair, rain later.
- Visibility
- Good.
Dogger
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Northerly gale force 8 continuing
- Wind
- North 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8, veering northeast 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Fisher
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Northerly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Cyclonic mainly northwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 until later, veering northeast 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, increasing very rough at times in east, becoming mainly moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
German Bight
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Northerly gale force 8 continuing
- Wind
- Cyclonic mainly northwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 until later, veering northeast 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, increasing very rough at times in east, becoming mainly moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Humber
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Gale force 8 veering northerly imminent
- Wind
- North 5 to 7, increasing gale 8 at times.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough in east.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Thames
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Northerly gale force 8 continuing
- Wind
- North 5 to 7, increasing gale 8 at times.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Dover
- Wind
- Northeasterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 in east.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Wight
- Wind
- Northeasterly 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Portland
- Wind
- East northeast 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Plymouth
- Wind
- East northeast 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Biscay
- Wind
- East northeast 3 to 5, occasionally 6 in south.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Trafalgar
Forecast issued:
- Wind
- Cyclonic 2 to 4, but 5 to 7 near strait of gibraltar until later, becoming mainly north 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough at first near strait of gibraltar.
- Weather
- Showers, perhaps thundery.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
FitzRoy
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Northeasterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Easterly or northeasterly 3 to 5, but 6 or 7, occasionally gale 8 later near northwest spain.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally slight in far southeast.
- Weather
- Showers, perhaps thundery.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Sole
- Wind
- East 3 to 4, occasionally 5 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Lundy
- Wind
- East 3 to 4, occasionally variable 3 or less.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Fastnet
- Wind
- East 3 to 4.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Irish Sea
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Smooth, occasionally slight at first.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Shannon
- Wind
- East veering southeast 2 to 4, occasionally 5 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Rockall
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming southwest 3 or 4, occasionally 5 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate.
- Weather
- Fair but occasional later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate later.
Malin
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally slight.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Hebrides
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming southwest 3 or 4, occasionally 5.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally slight.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Bailey
- Wind
- Southwest 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate, becoming rough later in northwest.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Fair Isle
- Wind
- North 4 or 5 at first in east, becoming variable 2 to 4, then southwest 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming mainly moderate, occasionally slight in south.
- Weather
- Fair, rain later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate later.
Faeroes
- Wind
- Southwest 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Southeast Iceland
- Wind
- Southwest 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate, becoming rough later.
- Weather
- Rain, 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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