Coast and sea
The general synopsis at 0600
Low Biscay 994 expected Wight 997 by 0600 tomorrow. Low FitzRoy 999 losing its identity by same time. Lows Hebrides 1006 and Southeast Iceland 1006 both losing their identities by that time. New low Rockall 1005 expected by 0600 tomorrow
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For the period to .
Shipping forecast and gale warnings map
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Viking
- Wind
- Southeasterly 4 or 5 at first in west, otherwise variable 2 to 4, becoming northeasterly 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough later in far south.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
North Utsire
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming northeasterly 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
South Utsire
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Easterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Southeasterly backing easterly 4 to 6, increasing 7 or gale 8 later in south.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough later.
- Weather
- Showers, rain later.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Forties
- Wind
- East or southeast 3 to 5, backing northeast then becoming cyclonic, 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough later.
- Weather
- Showers, rain later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor later.
Cromarty
- Wind
- East or southeast 3 to 5, backing northeast then becoming cyclonic, 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough later in east.
- Weather
- Showers, rain later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor later.
Forth
- Wind
- East or southeast 3 to 5, backing northeast then becoming cyclonic, 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers, rain later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor later.
Tyne
- Wind
- East or southeast 3 to 5, backing northeast then becoming cyclonic, 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers, rain later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor later.
Dogger
- Wind
- East or southeast 3 to 5, backing northeast then becoming cyclonic, 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers, rain later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor later.
Fisher
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Easterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Easterly 4 to 6, increasing 7 or gale 8 later in north.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough later.
- Weather
- Showers, rain later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor later.
German Bight
- Wind
- Northeast backing southeast, then south later, 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Humber
- Wind
- Northeast backing southeast, then south later, 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough later.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Thames
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming northeast then cyclonic, 4 to 7, occasionally 7 later, perhaps gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate, occasionally rough later.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Dover
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming northeast then cyclonic, 4 to 7, occasionally 7 later, perhaps gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate, occasionally rough later.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Wight
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming northeast then cyclonic, 4 to 7, occasionally 7 later, perhaps gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate, occasionally rough later.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Portland
- Wind
- Northeast backing northwest later, 3 to 5, but increasing 6 or 7 for a time.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Plymouth
- Wind
- Northeast backing northwest later, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Biscay
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Westerly gale force 8 expected imminent increasing severe gale force 9 soon
- Wind
- Cyclonic 4 to 6, but 7 to severe gale 9 at first in south, becoming westerly or northwesterly later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough at first in south.
- Weather
- Showers, thundery at first.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor at first.
Trafalgar
Forecast issued:
- Wind
- Cyclonic, mainly north or northwest, 5 to 7, occasionally 4 in east fiztroy.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough until later.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
FitzRoy
- Wind
- North or northeast backing northwest later, 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Sole
- Wind
- North or northeast backing northwest later, 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Lundy
- Wind
- North or northeast backing northwest later, 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Fastnet
- Wind
- North or northeast backing northwest later, 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough in south, but slight or moderate in north.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Irish Sea
- Wind
- North or northeast backing northwest later, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Shannon
- Wind
- North or northeast backing northwest later, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Rockall
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming cyclonic 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Mainly moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Malin
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Mainly moderate, occasionally slight in east.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Hebrides
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming cyclonic 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Mainly moderate, occasionally slight in east.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Bailey
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming cyclonic 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Mainly moderate, occasionally rough at first.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Fair Isle
- Wind
- Easterly or southeasterly 4 to 6, occasionally 3 at first.
- Sea state
- Mainly moderate in fair, elsewhere moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Faeroes
- Wind
- Easterly or southeasterly 4 to 6, occasionally 3 at first.
- Sea state
- Mainly moderate in fair, elsewhere moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Southeast Iceland
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Gale force 8 veering northeast imminent
- Wind
- In southeast, easterly or southeasterly 4 to 6, occasionally 3 at first. In northwest, easterly or northeasterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 in west.
- Sea state
- In southeast, mainly moderate in fair, elsewhere moderate or rough. in northwest, moderate or rough.
- Weather
- In southeast, showers. In northwest, wintry showers.
- Visibility
- In southeast, good. In northwest, 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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