The general synopsis at midnight
Low Sole 957 expected northeast England 971 by midnight tonight. Low Bristol Channel 971 losing its identity by same time. New low expected Rockall 971 by that time.
Issued at: .
For the period to .
Shipping forecast and gale warnings map
Viking
- Wind
- Easterly or southeasterly 4 or 5. Becoming cyclonic 5 to 7 for a time.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough later in northwest.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
North Utsire
- Wind
- Easterly or southeasterly 4 or 5. Becoming cyclonic 5 to 7 for a time.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
South Utsire
- Wind
- Easterly or southeasterly 4 or 5. Becoming cyclonic 5 to 7 for a time.
- 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.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Forth
- Wind
- East or southeast becoming cyclonic 5 to 7.
- 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
- Wind
- East or southeast becoming cyclonic 5 to 7.
- 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
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Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Cyclonic 5 to 7 becoming south or southwest 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough later.
- 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 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough later.
- Weather
- Thundery rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Thames
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Cyclonic 5 to 7 becoming south or southwest 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough later.
- Weather
- Thundery rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Dover
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Cyclonic 5 to 7 becoming south or southwest 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough later.
- Weather
- Thundery rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Wight
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected soon, increasing severe gale force 9 later
- Wind
- Southwest 7 to severe gale 9, occasionally 6 later.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high, occasionally rough at first and again later.
- Weather
- Thundery rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Portland
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Severe gale force 9 now veering southwesterly
- Wind
- Southwest 7 to severe gale 9, occasionally 6 later.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high, occasionally rough at first and again later.
- Weather
- Thundery rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Plymouth
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly severe gale force 9 expected soon, increasing storm force 10 later
- Wind
- Southwest 7 to severe gale 9, occasionally storm 10 at first, occasionally 6 later.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high, becoming very high for a time.
- Weather
- Thundery rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Biscay
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 increasing severe gale force 9 soon, then increasing storm force 10 later
- Wind
- Southwest 7 to severe gale 9, occasionally storm 10 at first, occasionally 6 later.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high, becoming very high for a time.
- Weather
- Thundery rain or showers.
- Visibility
- 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:
Westerly severe gale force 9 backing southwesterly and increasing storm force 10 imminent
- Wind
- Cyclonic gale 8 to storm 10 decreasing 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- High or very high, occasionally very rough later.
- Weather
- Thundery rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Sole
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Storm force 10 backing southwesterly soon
- Wind
- Cyclonic gale 8 to storm 10 decreasing 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- High or very high, occasionally very rough later.
- Weather
- Thundery rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Lundy
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 veering southwesterly and increasing severe gale force 9 soon
- Wind
- Cyclonic 6 to gale 8, increasing severe gale 9 for a time, occasionally 5 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Thundery rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Fastnet
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Gale now ceased, but southeasterly gale force 8 expected soon, then backing northwesterly and increasing severe gale force 9 later
- Wind
- Cyclonic 6 to gale 8, increasing severe gale 9 for a time, occasionally 5 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Thundery rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Irish Sea
- Wind
- Southeast becoming cyclonic 5 to 7, becoming southwest 4 or 5 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in far south.
- Weather
- Thundery rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Shannon
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southeasterly severe gale force 9 now backed northeasterly and decreased gale force 8
- Wind
- Cyclonic 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high, occasionally rough later.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Rockall
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Northeasterly severe gale force 9 now decreased gale force 8
- Wind
- Cyclonic 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high, occasionally rough later.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Malin
- Wind
- Southeasterly 5 or 6 becoming cyclonic 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- 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
- In south, southeasterly 5 or 6 becoming cyclonic 5 to 7. In north, cyclonic gale 8 or severe gale 9, becoming northeasterly 6 to gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- In south, rough or very rough. in north, very rough or high, occasionally rough later.
- Weather
- In south, rain or showers. In north, rain or showers.
- Visibility
- In south, moderate or good. In north, moderate or good.
Bailey
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Northeasterly storm force 10 continuing
- Wind
- Cyclonic gale 8 or severe gale 9, occasionally storm 10 at first, becoming northeasterly 6 to gale 8 later.
- 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 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Faeroes
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Northeasterly storm force 10 decreasing severe gale force 9 soon
- Wind
- Cyclonic gale 8 to storm 10 becoming northeasterly 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high, occasionally rough later.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Southeast Iceland
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Northeasterly storm force 10 continuing
- Wind
- Cyclonic gale 8 to storm 10 becoming northeasterly 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high, occasionally rough later.
- 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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