Coast and sea
The general synopsis at 0600
High the wash 1029 expected netherlands 1029 by midday Thursday.
Issued at: .
For the period to .
Shipping forecast and gale warnings map
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Viking
- Wind
- South or southwest 4 to 6, veering west or northwest, then north later, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight becoming moderate.
- Weather
- Rain later.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
North Utsire
- Wind
- Northwesterly 2 to 4, backing southerly or southwesterly 3 to 5, increasing 6 for a time.
- Sea state
- Slight becoming slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain later.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
South Utsire
- Wind
- Northwesterly 2 to 4, backing southerly or southwesterly 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight becoming slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain later.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Forties
- Wind
- South or southwest 3 to 5, veering west or southwest, 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Slight, occasionally moderate.
- Weather
- Rain and fog patches later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally very poor later.
Cromarty
- Wind
- South or southwest 3 to 5, veering west or southwest, 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Slight, occasionally moderate.
- Weather
- Rain and fog patches later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally very poor later.
Forth
- Wind
- South or southwest 3 to 5, veering west or southwest, 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Slight.
- Weather
- Rain and fog patches later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally very poor later.
Tyne
- Wind
- South or southwest 3 to 5, veering west or southwest, 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Slight.
- Weather
- Rain and fog patches later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally very poor later.
Dogger
- Wind
- South or southwest 3 to 5, veering west or southwest, 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Slight, occasionally moderate.
- Weather
- Rain and fog patches later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally very poor later.
Fisher
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, occasionally westerly 5 at first in north, becoming southwest 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
German Bight
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming southwest 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Humber
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming south or southeast 3 to 5 for a time.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Thames
- Wind
- North or northeast becoming variable, 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Dover
- Wind
- North or northeast becoming variable, 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Wight
- Wind
- Variable becoming east or northeast, 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Portland
- Wind
- Variable becoming east or northeast, 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Plymouth
- Wind
- Variable becoming east or northeast, 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate later in far west.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Biscay
- Wind
- East or northeast 3 to 5, occasionally variable 3 or less at first in north.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Trafalgar
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Easterly gale force 8 expected later
Forecast issued:
- Wind
- Northeasterly 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4 in west, occasionally 7 in southeast, perhaps gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate, becoming slight near portuguese coast, occasionally rough in far southeast.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
FitzRoy
- Wind
- In south, northeasterly 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4. In north, east or southeast 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- In south, slight or moderate. in north, moderate, occasionally slight in east.
- Weather
- In south, fair. In north, fair.
- Visibility
- In south, good. In north, good.
Sole
- Wind
- East or southeast 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally slight in east.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Lundy
- Wind
- South or southwest becoming variable, 2 to 4, then east or southeast later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Fastnet
- Wind
- South or southwest becoming variable, 2 to 4, then east or southeast later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Irish Sea
- Wind
- South or southwest, 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Rain or fog patches later, mainly north.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally very poor later.
Shannon
- Wind
- South backing southeast, 4 or 5, increasing 6 at times.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally rough until later in northwest.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Rockall
- Wind
- South or southwest 6 or 7, decreasing 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally rough until later.
- Weather
- Rain and fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Malin
- Wind
- South or southwest 6 or 7, decreasing 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally rough until later.
- Weather
- Rain and fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Hebrides
- Wind
- Cyclonic 4 or 5, increasing 6 at times.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming mainly moderate later.
- Weather
- Rain, fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Bailey
- Wind
- Cyclonic 4 or 5, increasing 6 at times.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming mainly moderate later.
- Weather
- Rain, fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Fair Isle
- Wind
- Southwest becoming cyclonic 4 to 6, then variable 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally slight in east.
- Weather
- Rain and fog patches later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally very poor later.
Faeroes
- Wind
- Southwest becoming cyclonic 4 to 6, then variable 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain and fog patches later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally very poor later.
Southeast Iceland
- Wind
- Cyclonic 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4, then south or southwest later.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally rough until later.
- 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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