The general synopsis at midday
Low Lundy 963 loses its identity by midday tomorrow. New low Fair Isle 975 expected by same time. Low northern Ireland 967 expected just west of Shannon 969 by that time.
Issued at: .
For the period to .
Shipping forecast and gale warnings map
Viking
- Wind
- Cyclonic 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally slight at first in utsires.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first.
North Utsire
- Wind
- Cyclonic 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally slight at first in utsires.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first.
South Utsire
- Wind
- Cyclonic 4 to 6, but variable 3 or less at first.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally slight at first in utsires.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first.
Forties
- Wind
- East or southeast becoming cyclonic 3 to 5, increasing 6 at times, becoming south 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate, becoming moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Cromarty
- Wind
- East or southeast becoming cyclonic 3 to 5, becoming south later.
- Sea state
- Moderate, becoming moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Forth
- Wind
- East or southeast becoming cyclonic 3 to 5, becoming south later.
- Sea state
- Moderate, becoming moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Tyne
- Wind
- Southeast 4 to 6, becoming cyclonic 5 to 7, becoming south 4 or 5 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate, becoming moderate or rough, then slight or moderate later.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Dogger
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southerly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Southeast 4 to 6, becoming cyclonic 5 to 7, increasing gale 8 for a time, becoming south 4 or 5 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate, becoming moderate or rough, then slight or moderate later.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Fisher
- Wind
- West or southwest, 3 to 5, backing south or southwest, 4 to 6, increasing 7 for a time.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate becoming moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
German Bight
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southerly gale force 8 imminent
- Wind
- South or southwest 5 to 7, increasing gale 8 for a time.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough, becoming slight or moderate later.
- Weather
- Showers, perhaps thundery.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Humber
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Gale force 8 now backed southerly
- Wind
- South or southwest 5 to 7, increasing gale 8 for a time.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate later.
- Weather
- Showers, perhaps thundery.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Thames
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southerly gale force 8 increasing severe gale force 9 imminent
- Wind
- South or southwest 7 or gale 8, decreasing 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough becoming 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 7 to severe gale 9, decreasing 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or 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 7 to severe gale 9, decreasing 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or 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 7 to severe gale 9, decreasing 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, occasionally high at first, becoming moderate or rough.
- 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 7 to severe gale 9, occasionally storm 10 at first, decreasing 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, occasionally high at first, becoming moderate or rough.
- 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 7 to severe gale 9, decreasing 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, occasionally high at first.
- Weather
- Thundery rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Trafalgar
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected soon
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
- West or southwest 5 to 7, increasing gale 8 at times in the west, occasionally 4 later in the south.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high, becoming rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Sole
- Wind
- West or southwest 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high, becoming rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Lundy
- Wind
- West or northwest backing south or southwest 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough, occasionally slight later in east.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Fastnet
- Wind
- West or northwest backing south or southwest 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Irish Sea
- Wind
- Cyclonic becoming south or southwest, 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough at first in far south.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Shannon
- Wind
- Cyclonic becoming south or southwest, 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Rockall
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Easterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 imminent
- Wind
- Cyclonic 6 to gale 8, increasing severe gale 9 for a time.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Malin
- Wind
- Cyclonic 6 to gale 8, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, occasionally moderate in southeast.
- 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, becoming variable 2 to 4 later in south.
- 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 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, becoming very rough or high 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
- Cyclonic 6 to gale 8, becoming variable 2 to 4 later in south.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, occasionally moderate in south.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Faeroes
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Northeasterly severe gale force 8 increasing severe gale force 9 later
- Wind
- East or northeasterly 7 to severe gale 9, perhaps increasing storm 10 at times later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, becoming very rough or high later.
- 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
- East or northeasterly 7 to severe gale 9, perhaps increasing storm 10 at times later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, becoming very rough or high 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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