The general synopsis at 0600
Low Southeast Iceland 982 moving north into the Norwegian Sea. Low 200 miles west of FitzRoy 1002 becoming complex with centres Irish Sea 1012 and Trafalgar 1011 by 0600 Wednesday.
Issued at: .
For the period to .
Shipping forecast and gale warnings map
Viking
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 in severe gale force 9 soon
- Wind
- Southeast 7 to severe gale 9 veering west 4 or 5, later 2 or 3.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough becoming moderate.
- Weather
- Rain clearing to showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or poor becoming good.
North Utsire
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 in severe gale force 9 soon
- Wind
- Southeast 7 to severe gale 9 veering west 4 or 5, later 2 or 3.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough becoming moderate.
- Weather
- Rain clearing to showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or poor becoming good.
South Utsire
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 in severe gale force 9 soon
- Wind
- Southeast 7 to severe gale 9 veering west 4 or 5, later 2 or 3.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough becoming moderate.
- Weather
- Rain clearing to showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or poor becoming good.
Forties
- Wind
- West or southwest 4 to 6 becoming variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough at first.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Cromarty
- Wind
- West or southwest 4 to 6 becoming variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough at first.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Forth
- Wind
- Southwest becoming cyclonic, 4 to 6, but variable 3 for a time.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Fair then rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Tyne
- Wind
- Southwest becoming cyclonic, 4 to 6, but variable 3 for a time.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Fair then rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Dogger
- Wind
- Southwest becoming cyclonic, 4 to 6, but variable 3 for a time.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Fair then rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Fisher
- Wind
- South or southeast 4 to 6 becoming variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain, fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
German Bight
- Wind
- South or southeast 4 to 6 becoming variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain, fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Humber
- Wind
- South or southwest 4 to 6, occasionally 3 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Thames
- Wind
- South or southwest 4 to 6, occasionally 3 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Dover
- Wind
- South or southwest 4 to 6, occasionally 3 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Wight
- Wind
- South or southwest 4 to 6, occasionally 3 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Portland
- Wind
- South or southwest 4 to 6, occasionally 3 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Plymouth
- Wind
- South or southwest 4 to 6, occasionally 3 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Biscay
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, occasionally easterly 5 in south.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor in south.
Trafalgar
Forecast issued:
- 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
- Cyclonic 4 to 6, becoming northerly 6 or 7 in west, perhaps gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming very rough in west.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Sole
- Wind
- Cyclonic becoming northerly or northwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 3 at first.
- Sea state
- Rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Lundy
- Wind
- Cyclonic becoming northerly or northwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 3 at first.
- Sea state
- Moderate.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Fastnet
- Wind
- Cyclonic becoming northerly or northwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 3 at first.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Irish Sea
- Wind
- Cyclonic becoming northerly or northwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 3 at first.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Shannon
- Wind
- Cyclonic becoming northerly or northwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 3 at first.
- Sea state
- Rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Rockall
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming southwesterly 5 or 6 later in northwest.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Malin
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Hebrides
- Wind
- West 5 to 7 backing southwest 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Bailey
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Northwesterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 imminent
- Wind
- West 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Fair Isle
- Wind
- West 5 to 7 backing southwest 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Faeroes
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 imminent, veering northwesterly and increasing severe gale force 9 soon
- Wind
- West or northwest 7 to severe gale 9 backing southwest 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, occasionally high at first.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Southeast Iceland
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Westerly gale force 8 increasing severe gale force 9 soon
- Wind
- West or northwest 7 to severe gale 9 backing southwest 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, occasionally high at first.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- 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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