The general synopsis at 1800
Low west Malin 967 expected 50 miles west of Shannon 972 by 1800 Friday. New low expected south Faeroes 975 by same time. Lows Wales 967 and northwest Shannon 971 losing their identities
Issued at: .
For the period to .
Shipping forecast and gale warnings map
Viking
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 expected soon
- Wind
- Cyclonic 3 to 5 becoming southerly 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 for a time later, then occasionally 4 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first.
North Utsire
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 expected soon
- Wind
- Cyclonic 3 to 5 becoming southerly 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 for a time later, then occasionally 4 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate becoming moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first.
South Utsire
- Wind
- Cyclonic 3 to 5 becoming southerly 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 for a time later, then occasionally 4 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate becoming moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first.
Forties
- Wind
- In east, cyclonic 3 to 5 becoming southerly 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 for a time later, then occasionally 4 later. In west, easterly becoming cyclonic, then southerly later, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- In east, rain or showers. In west, showers.
- Visibility
- In east, moderate or good, occasionally poor at first. In west, good, occasionally poor.
Cromarty
- Wind
- Easterly becoming cyclonic, then southerly later, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough in east, slight or moderate in west.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Forth
- Wind
- Easterly becoming cyclonic, then southerly later, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Tyne
- Wind
- Cyclonic becoming south, 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough becoming slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers, perhaps thundery.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Dogger
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southerly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- South or southwest 6 to gale 8 decreasing 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Fisher
- Wind
- South or southwest 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
German Bight
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southerly gale force 8 imminent
- Wind
- South or southwest 6 to gale 8 decreasing 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate later.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Humber
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Gale force 8 now backed southerly
- Wind
- South or southwest 6 to gale 8 decreasing 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate later.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Thames
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly severe gale force 9 now decreased gale force 8
- Wind
- South or southwest 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 at first, then decreasing 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate later.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Dover
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 soon
- Wind
- South or southwest 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 at first, then decreasing 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate later.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Wight
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 soon
- Wind
- South or southwest 6 to gale 8 decreasing 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate later.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Portland
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 soon
- Wind
- South or southwest 6 to gale 8 decreasing 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough later.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Plymouth
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly storm force 10 decreasing gale 8 imminent
- Wind
- South or southwest 6 to gale 8 decreasing 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough later.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- 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 6 to gale 8 decreasing 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- High at first in north, otherwise rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough later.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Trafalgar
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected soon
- Wind
- Cyclonic, becoming westerly or southwesterly later, 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 in far south and 4 elsewhere.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough in east, very rough throughout in west.
- Weather
- Rain or thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or 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, occasionally gale 8 at first and 4 later.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high becoming rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first.
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, occasionally poor at first.
Lundy
- Wind
- Southerly or southwesterly 4 to 6, increasing 7 at times.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Fastnet
- Wind
- Southerly or southwesterly 4 to 6, increasing 7 at times.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough in south, moderate or rough in north.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Irish Sea
- Wind
- Cyclonic becoming southerly or southwesterly, 4 to 6, increasing 7 at times.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough in south, slight or moderate in north.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Shannon
- Wind
- Cyclonic becoming southerly or southwesterly, 4 to 6, occasionally 7 in south.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Rockall
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Gale force 8 backing northeasterly imminent
- Wind
- Cyclonic mainly 4 to 6, but 6 to gale 8 until later in north and west.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Malin
- Wind
- Cyclonic 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming slight in east.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Hebrides
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Northeasterly gale force 8 continuing
- Wind
- Northeasterly 6 to gale 8 becoming cyclonic 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Bailey
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Northeasterly gale force 8 increasing severe gale force 9 later
- Wind
- Northeasterly 6 to gale 8, increasing severe gale 9 at times.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough becoming very rough or high.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Fair Isle
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Northeasterly gale force 8 continuing
- Wind
- Northeasterly 6 to gale 8 becoming cyclonic 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough in southeast, rough or very rough in northwest.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Faeroes
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Northeasterly severe gale force 8 increasing severe gale force 9 later
- Wind
- In southeast, northeasterly 6 to gale 8 becoming cyclonic 3 to 5. In northwest, northeasterly 7 to severe gale 9.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, becoming very rough or high later in northwest.
- Weather
- In southeast, rain or showers. In northwest, wintry showers, then rain later.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Southeast Iceland
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Northeasterly gale force 8 increasing severe gale force 9 imminent, increasing storm force 10 later
- Wind
- Northeasterly 7 to severe gale 9, perhaps storm 10 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, becoming very rough or high later.
- Weather
- Wintry showers, then rain later.
- Visibility
- Moderate or 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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