Coast and sea
The general synopsis at midnight
Developing low moving rapidly northeast, expected 150 miles west of FitzRoy 979 by midnight tonight
Issued at: .
For the period to .
Shipping forecast and gale warnings map
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Viking
- Wind
- South 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor later.
North Utsire
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southerly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Southerly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor later.
South Utsire
- Wind
- Southerly 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor later.
Forties
- Wind
- South 5 to 7, veering southwest 4 or 5 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Cromarty
- Wind
- South 5 to 7, veering southwest 4 or 5 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Forth
- Wind
- South 5 to 7, veering southwest 4 or 5 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Tyne
- Wind
- South 5 to 7, veering southwest 4 or 5 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Dogger
- Wind
- South 5 to 7, veering southwest 4 or 5 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Fisher
- Wind
- South, veering southwest later, 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
German Bight
- Wind
- South, veering southwest later, 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Humber
- Wind
- South, veering southwest later, 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Thames
- Wind
- Southeast veering southwest 4 or 5, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers at first.
- Visibility
- Good.
Dover
- Wind
- Southeast veering southwest 4 or 5, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers at first.
- Visibility
- Good.
Wight
- Wind
- Southeast veering southwest 4 or 5, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers at first.
- Visibility
- Good.
Portland
- Wind
- Southwest 5 or 6, decreasing 3 or 4, then backing southeast 4 or 5 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate.
- Weather
- Showers at first.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate at first.
Plymouth
- Wind
- Southwest 5 or 6, decreasing 3 or 4, then backing southeast 4 or 5 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally rough.
- Weather
- Showers at first.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate at first.
Biscay
- Wind
- West 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4, then southeast 4 or 5 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Trafalgar
Forecast issued:
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, but easterly 4 to 6 near strait of gibraltar.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
FitzRoy
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly storm force 10 expected later
- Wind
- Westerly or southwesterly 3 to 5, increasing 6 to gale 8 later, but severe gale 9 or storm 10 in far northwest.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming very rough or high later in far northwest.
- Weather
- Showers, rain later.
- Visibility
- Good, becoming moderate or poor later in northwest.
Sole
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Gale now ceased but southerly gale force 10 expected later
- Wind
- Southerly or southwesterly 4 to 6, increasing 7 to severe gale 9 later, occasionally storm 10 in west.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, occasionally high later in far west.
- Weather
- Showers, rain later.
- Visibility
- Good, becoming moderate or poor later.
Lundy
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southerly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Southwest 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 or 5, then backing southeast 5 to 7 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers, thundery at first.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Fastnet
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southerly gale force 8 continuing
- Wind
- Southwest 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 or 5, then backing southeast 5 to 7 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough at first.
- Weather
- Showers, thundery at first.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Irish Sea
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southerly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- South or southwest 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 or 5.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally rough at first.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Shannon
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Gale now ceased but southeasterly severe gale force 9 expected later
- Wind
- Southwest 4 to 6, backing southeast 7 to severe gale 9 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Thundery showers, rain later.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, becoming poor later.
Rockall
- Wind
- South or southwest 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Malin
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Gale force 8 backing southerly imminent
- Wind
- South or southwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Hebrides
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Gale force 8 backing southerly imminent
- Wind
- South or southwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Bailey
- Wind
- South or southwest 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Fair Isle
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Gale force 8 backing southerly soon
- Wind
- South 6 to gale 8, veering southwest 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough at first.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Faeroes
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Gale force 8 backing southerly soon
- Wind
- South 6 to gale 8, veering southwest 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Rough, occasionally very rough at first.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Southeast Iceland
- Wind
- Cyclonic 5 to 7, becoming variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- 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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