The general synopsis at 0600
High Ireland 1030 expected Forth 1033 by 0600 Sunday
Issued at: .
For the period to .
Shipping forecast and gale warnings map
Viking
- Gale warning
-
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 slight or moderate later.
- Weather
- Showers at first.
- Visibility
- Good.
North Utsire
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Northerly gale force 8 continuing
- Wind
- Northerly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8, decreasing 3 or 4 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, becoming slight or moderate later.
- Weather
- Showers at first.
- Visibility
- Good.
South Utsire
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Northerly gale force 8 continuing
- Wind
- Northerly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8, decreasing 3 or 4 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, becoming slight or moderate 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 slight or moderate later.
- Weather
- Showers at first.
- Visibility
- Good.
Cromarty
- Wind
- North 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough becoming slight or moderate later.
- Weather
- Rain later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate later.
Forth
- Wind
- North 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough becoming slight or moderate later.
- Weather
- Rain later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate later.
Tyne
- Wind
- North 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough becoming slight or moderate later.
- Weather
- Rain later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate later.
Dogger
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Gale now ceased, but northerly gale force 8 expected soon
- Wind
- North 4 to 6, increasing 7 or gale 8 for a time, then decreasing 3 or 4 later.
- Sea state
- Rough becoming moderate later.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Fisher
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Northerly gale force 8 continuing
- Wind
- North 6 to gale 8, veering northeast 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, becoming moderate later.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
German Bight
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Gale now ceased, but northerly gale force 8 expected soon
- Wind
- North or northwest 4 to 6, increasing 6 to gale 8, veering northeast 3 or 4 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough for a time, becoming moderate later.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Humber
- Wind
- North or northeast 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Thames
- Wind
- North or northeast 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Dover
- Wind
- Northeast 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Wight
- Wind
- Northeast 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Portland
- Wind
- East or northeast 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth for a time.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Plymouth
- Wind
- East or northeast 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth for a time.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Biscay
- Wind
- Easterly or northeasterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later 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 in southeast.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers, perhaps thundery.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Sole
- Wind
- East 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Lundy
- Wind
- East 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Fastnet
- Wind
- East 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Irish Sea
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Shannon
- Wind
- South or southeast 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Rockall
- Wind
- South or southwest 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate later.
Malin
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Hebrides
- Wind
- South or southwest 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate later.
Bailey
- Wind
- Southwest 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate, becoming rough later in northwest.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Fair Isle
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming southwest 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate later.
Faeroes
- Wind
- South or southwest 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain or drizzle.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Southeast Iceland
- Wind
- South or southwest 4 to 6, occasionally 7.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain or drizzle.
- Visibility
- 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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