
The general synopsis at 0600
Low Fair Isle 974 slow-moving, filling 985 by 0600 tomorrow. Low west of Shannon 991 losing its identity
Issued at: .
For the period to .
Shipping forecast and gale warnings map
Viking
- Wind
- South 5 to 7 becoming cyclonic 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough becoming moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
North Utsire
- Wind
- Southerly or southwesterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 in north.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
South Utsire
- Wind
- Southerly or southwesterly 4 or 5, occasionally 3 in southeast.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate later.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Forties
- Wind
- Southwest 5 to 7 veering west or northwest 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Cromarty
- Wind
- Southwest 5 to 7 veering west or northwest 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming slight in west.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Forth
- Wind
- Southwest veering northwest, 4 or 5, occasionally 6 at first.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough at first in northeast.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Tyne
- Wind
- Southwest veering northwest, 4 or 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Dogger
- Wind
- Southwest veering northwest, 4 or 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Fisher
- Wind
- Southwest 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4 for a time.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough at first.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
German Bight
- Wind
- Southwest 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4 for a time.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers, thundery later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Humber
- Wind
- Southwest veering west or northwest, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Thames
- Wind
- Southwest veering west or northwest, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Dover
- Wind
- Southwest veering west or northwest, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Wight
- Wind
- Southwest veering west or northwest, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Portland
- Wind
- Southwest veering west or northwest, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate in northeast, moderate or rough in southwest.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Plymouth
- Wind
- Southwest veering west or northwest, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Biscay
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Gale now ceased but westerly gale force 8 expected soon
- Wind
- West or northwest 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Trafalgar
Forecast issued:
- Wind
- West or northwest 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain for a time.
- Visibility
- Good, becoming moderate or poor for a time.
FitzRoy
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 imminent, veering westerly soon
- Wind
- West or northwest 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Sole
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Northwesterly gale force 8 expected soon
- Wind
- West or northwest 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Lundy
- Wind
- West 3 or 4 veering northwest 4 or 5.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers, perhaps thundery at first.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Fastnet
- Wind
- West 3 or 4 veering northwest 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers, perhaps thundery at first.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Irish Sea
- Wind
- West 3 or 4 veering northwest 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth at first.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Shannon
- Wind
- Cyclonic becoming northwest, 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Rockall
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Northerly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- North or northwest 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high, occasionally rough.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Malin
- Wind
- West 4 to 6 veering northwest 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, but slight or moderate in southeast, occasionally high in northwest.
- Weather
- Showers, turning squally.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Hebrides
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Severe gale force 9 veering northerly soon
- Wind
- Cyclonic 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 at first, becoming northwest later.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high, becoming rough or very rough later.
- Weather
- Squally showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Bailey
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Severe gale force 9 backing northerly soon
- Wind
- North 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 at first, backing northwest later.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high, becoming rough or very rough later.
- Weather
- Squally showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Fair Isle
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Gale force 8 veering northwesterly imminent
- Wind
- Cyclonic 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, occasionally moderate later in east.
- Weather
- Squally showers, perhaps thundery.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Faeroes
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Severe gale force 9 backing northerly soon
- Wind
- Cyclonic 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 at first, becoming northwest later.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high, becoming rough or very rough later.
- Weather
- Squally showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Southeast Iceland
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Severe gale force 9 backing northerly imminent
- Wind
- Northerly 7 to severe gale 9, decreasing 5 to 7 later, becoming variable 4 or less in west.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high becoming rough or very rough, then moderate in west.
- Weather
- Showers.
- 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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