
The general synopsis at midnight
Low 150 miles west of Sole 970 expected Scotland 989 by midnight tonight
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 later
- Wind
- Southwest backing southeast 4 or 5, increasing 6 to gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate, becoming rough later.
- Weather
- Showers, rain later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor later.
North Utsire
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Southwesterly backing southeasterly 4 or 5, increasing 6 to gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate, becoming rough later.
- Weather
- Showers, rain later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor later.
South Utsire
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Southwesterly backing southeasterly 4 or 5, increasing 6 to gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate, becoming rough later.
- Weather
- Showers, rain later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor later.
Forties
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- South or southeast 4 or 5, increasing 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming rough or very rough later.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Cromarty
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- South or southeast 4 or 5, increasing 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming rough later.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Forth
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- South or southeast 4 or 5, increasing 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming rough later.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Tyne
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- South or southeast 4 or 5, increasing 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming rough later.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Dogger
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- South or southeast 4 or 5, increasing 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming rough later.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Fisher
- Wind
- South or southeast 3 or 4, increasing 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, but moderate or rough later.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
German Bight
- Wind
- South or southeast 3 or 4, increasing 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, but moderate or rough later.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Humber
- Wind
- South or southeast 3 or 4, increasing 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, but moderate or rough later.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Thames
- Wind
- Southeast 3 or 4, veering southwest 5 or 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers later.
- Visibility
- Good.
Dover
- Wind
- Southeast 3 or 4, veering southwest 5 or 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers later.
- Visibility
- Good.
Wight
- Wind
- Southeast 3 or 4, veering southwest 5 or 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, but moderate or rough later.
- Weather
- Showers later.
- Visibility
- Good.
Portland
- Wind
- South veering southwest 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Plymouth
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- South veering southwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming very rough or high.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Biscay
- Wind
- South 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough in southeast, rough or very rough in northwest.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Trafalgar
Forecast issued:
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, but easterly 5 or 6 near strait of gibraltar.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally rough in northwest.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
FitzRoy
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly storm force 10, decreasing severe gale force 9 imminent, then decreasing gale force 8 soon
- Wind
- Southwesterly 5 to 7, but gale 8 to storm 10 at first in north, becoming variable 2 to 4 for a time in south.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high in northwest, rough or very rough in southeast.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Sole
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southerly severe gale force 9 expected soon, veering westerly and increasing violent storm force 11 later
- Wind
- West or southwest severe gale 9 to violent storm 11, decreasing 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high, occasionally very high at first.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Poor, becoming moderate or good.
Lundy
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southerly gale force 8 expected soon, veering southwesterly and increasing severe gale force 9 later
- Wind
- South 7 to severe gale 9, veering southwest 5 to 7 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, becoming high for a time in west.
- Weather
- Rain then showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or poor, becoming good later.
Fastnet
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southerly severe gale force 9 expected soon, veering southwesterly and increasing storm force 10 later
- Wind
- South 7 to severe gale 9, occasionally storm 10 at first, veering southwest 5 to 7 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, becoming high for a time.
- Weather
- Rain then showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or poor, becoming good later.
Irish Sea
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 imminent, veering southerly and increasing storm force 10 soon
- Wind
- South 7 to severe gale 9, veering southwest 5 to 7 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Rain then showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or poor, becoming good later.
Shannon
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 imminent, veering westerly and increasing storm force 10 soon
- Wind
- Cyclonic gale 8 to storm 10, becoming west or southwest 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high, occasionally very high at first in south.
- Weather
- Rain at times.
- Visibility
- Poor, becoming moderate or good.
Rockall
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Easterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- East 5 to 7, becoming cyclonic 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Rough, occasionally very rough.
- Weather
- Rain at times.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Malin
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Gale now ceased, but easterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- East 5 to 7, becoming cyclonic 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Rough, occasionally very rough.
- Weather
- Rain at times.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Hebrides
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Easterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Southwest backing southeast 5 to 7, becoming cyclonic 6 to gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers then rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Bailey
- Wind
- Southwest backing southeast, becoming cyclonic later, 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- Rough.
- Weather
- Showers then rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Fair Isle
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Southwest backing southeast, becoming cyclonic later, 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers then rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Faeroes
- Wind
- Cyclonic 3 to 5, becoming east 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later.
- Sea state
- Rough, occasionally moderate.
- Weather
- Showers, rain later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Southeast Iceland
- Wind
- Cyclonic 3 to 5, becoming easterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later.
- Sea state
- Rough, occasionally moderate.
- Weather
- Showers, rain later.
- 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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