Coast and sea
The general synopsis at 0600
Low Scotland 1000 expected Forties 995 by 0600 tomorrow. New low expected Sole 1008 by same time
Issued at: .
For the period to .
Shipping forecast and gale warnings map
Viking
- Wind
- Cyclonic or southeast, 3 or 4.
- Sea state
- Mainly slight.
- Weather
- Thundery showers, fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
North Utsire
- Wind
- Cyclonic or southeasterly, 3 or 4.
- Sea state
- Mainly slight.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
South Utsire
- Wind
- Cyclonic or southeasterly, 3 or 4.
- Sea state
- Mainly slight.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Forties
- Wind
- In north, cyclonic or southeasterly, 3 or 4. In south, cyclonic 3 to 5, becoming westerly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- In north, mainly slight. in south, smooth or slight, becoming moderate.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- In north, moderate or good. In south, good, occasionally poor.
Cromarty
- Wind
- Northeast backing northwest, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight.
- Weather
- Thundery showers, fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Forth
- Wind
- West or southwest, 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Rain or thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Tyne
- Wind
- West or southwest, 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, becoming moderate.
- Weather
- Rain or thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Dogger
- Wind
- West or southwest, 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, becoming moderate.
- Weather
- Rain or thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Fisher
- Wind
- South 2 to 4, veering southwest 4 or 5.
- Sea state
- Slight becoming moderate.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
German Bight
- Wind
- Southwest 5 to 7, occasionally 4 at first, perhaps gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Humber
- Wind
- Southwest 5 to 7, occasionally 4 at first, perhaps gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Thames
- Wind
- Southwest 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally rough.
- Weather
- Showers, perhaps thundery, until later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Dover
- Wind
- Southwest 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- Moderate.
- Weather
- Showers, perhaps thundery, until later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Wight
- Wind
- Southwest 5 to 7, occasionally 4 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate.
- Weather
- Showers, perhaps thundery, until later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Portland
- Wind
- Southwest 5 to 7, occasionally 4 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate.
- Weather
- Showers, perhaps thundery, until later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Plymouth
- Wind
- Southwest 5 to 7, occasionally 4 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally rough.
- Weather
- Showers, perhaps thundery, until later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Biscay
- Wind
- West 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Moderate.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Trafalgar
Forecast issued:
- Wind
- Cyclonic in southeast, otherwise northerly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally rough later.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
FitzRoy
- Wind
- In south, northerly 4 to 6. In north, westerly becoming cyclonic, 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- In south, moderate, occasionally rough for a time in east. in north, moderate or rough.
- Weather
- In south, fair. In north, showers then rain.
- Visibility
- In south, good. In north, good, occasionally poor later.
Sole
- Wind
- West becoming cyclonic, 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers then rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor later.
Lundy
- Wind
- West 5 to 7, decreasing 4 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain or thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Fastnet
- Wind
- West 5 to 7, decreasing 4 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain or thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Irish Sea
- Wind
- West 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Slight becoming moderate.
- Weather
- Rain or thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Shannon
- Wind
- Northwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 in east.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Rockall
- Wind
- Northwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 in east.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Malin
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Northwesterly gale force 8 expected soon
- Wind
- Cyclonic, mainly northwest, 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 for a time, decreasing 4 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally rough for a time.
- Weather
- Rain or thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Hebrides
- Wind
- Cyclonic, mainly northwest, 5 to 7, decreasing 4 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally rough for a time.
- Weather
- Rain or thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Bailey
- Wind
- North 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate.
- Weather
- Rain or drizzle.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Fair Isle
- Wind
- North or northeast, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain or thundery showers, fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Faeroes
- Wind
- North or northeast, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain or thundery showers, fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Southeast Iceland
- Wind
- Northerly or northeasterly, 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally rough later.
- Weather
- Rain or drizzle, fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very 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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