
The general synopsis at 0600
Low Rockall 980 expected German Bight 989 by 0600 tomorrow, new lows expected Bailey 989 and 120 miles west of Shannon 966 by same time
Issued at: .
For the period to .
Shipping forecast and gale warnings map
Viking
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southeasterly severe gale force 9 now decreased gale force 8
- Wind
- Easterly or southeasterly 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough at first and later.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
North Utsire
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Gale now ceased, but southeasterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Easterly or southeasterly 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 or 5 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
South Utsire
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southeasterly severe gale force 9 now decreased gale force 8
- Wind
- Easterly or southeasterly 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough later.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Forties
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 continuing
- Wind
- Easterly or southeasterly 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough later.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Cromarty
- Wind
- Easterly or southeasterly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Forth
- Wind
- Easterly or southeasterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7,becoming cyclonic 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Tyne
- Wind
- Southeast becoming cyclonic, 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Dogger
- Wind
- Southeast becoming cyclonic, 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Fisher
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Gale now ceased but easterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- East or southeast 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough later.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
German Bight
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- East or southeast, becoming cyclonic, 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 or 5 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Humber
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8, veering southwesterly soon
- Wind
- Southeast veering west, 6 to gale 8, perhaps severe gale 9 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough for a time.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Thames
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Gale force 8 veering westerly soon
- Wind
- Southeast veering west, 6 to gale 8, perhaps severe gale 9 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough for a time.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Dover
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Gale force 8 veering westerly soon
- Wind
- West or southwest 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, occasionally moderate.
- Weather
- Showers, thundery at times.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Wight
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Gale force 8 veering westerly soon
- Wind
- West or southwest 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, occasionally moderate.
- Weather
- Showers, thundery at times.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Portland
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Gale force 8 veering westerly soon
- Wind
- West or southwest 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Showers, thundery at times.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Plymouth
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Gale force 8 veering westerly imminent, increasing severe gale 9 soon
- Wind
- West or southwest 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Showers, thundery at times.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Biscay
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8, veering westerly imminent
- Wind
- West or southwest 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Showers, thundery at times.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Trafalgar
Forecast issued:
- Wind
- Cyclonic, mainly southwest, 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
FitzRoy
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8, veering westerly imminent
- Wind
- West or southwest 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, occasionally high later.
- Weather
- Showers, thundery at times.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Sole
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8, veering westerly and increasing severe gale force 9 imminient
- Wind
- West or southwest 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, occasionally high later.
- Weather
- Showers, thundery at times.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Lundy
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Westerly severe gale force 9, decreasing gale force 8 soon
- Wind
- West 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 at first, backing south or southwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Fastnet
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Gale now ceased, but westerly gale force 8 expected soon
- Wind
- West 6 to gale 8, backing south or southwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Irish Sea
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly severe gale force 9, veering westerly and increasing storm 10 imminent
- Wind
- West gale 8 to storm 10, decreasing 6 to 8, then becoming cyclonic 5 to 7 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough, occasionally slight later.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Shannon
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Westerly severe gale force 9, decreasing gale force 8 imminent, then backing southwest and increasing severe gale force 9 later
- Wind
- West backing south or southwest, 7 to severe gale 9, perhaps storm 10 later.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high, occasionally very high later.
- Weather
- Rain, thundery at times.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Rockall
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Westerly severe gale force 9, decreasing gale force 8 soon
- Wind
- West 7 to severe gale 9, becoming cyclonic 4 to 6, occasionally 7.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, occasionally high in south.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Malin
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8, veering westerly severe gale force 9 later
- Wind
- West 7 to severe gale 9, becoming cyclonic 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, occasionally high in south.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Hebrides
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Gale now ceased, easterly gale force 8 expected soon
- Wind
- Cyclonic 3 to 5 in south, otherwise easterly or southeasterly 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, occasionally moderate later.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Bailey
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Easterly gale force 8 continuing
- Wind
- Cyclonic 3 to 5 later in south, otherwise easterly or southeasterly 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Fair Isle
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8, backing easterly imminent
- Wind
- Easterly or southeasterly 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, occasionally moderate late.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Faeroes
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Easterly gale force 8 continuing
- Wind
- Easterly or southeasterly 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, occasionally moderate later.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Southeast Iceland
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Gale force 8 now veered easterly
- Wind
- Easterly or southeasterly 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, occasionally moderate later.
- Weather
- Rain or 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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