
The general synopsis at 1800
High just west of Rockall 1032 builds slowly east expected Rockall 1034 by 1800 Monday
Issued at: .
For the period to .
Shipping forecast and gale warnings map
Viking
- Wind
- Westerly or northwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 3 at first.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good occasionally moderate.
North Utsire
- Wind
- Westerly or northwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 3 at first.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good occasionally moderate.
South Utsire
- Wind
- Northerly or northwesterly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers later.
- Visibility
- Good.
Forties
- Wind
- North or northwest 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Cromarty
- Wind
- Variable, mainly northwest, 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth in west.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Forth
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate at first in east.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Tyne
- Wind
- Northeast becoming variable, 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Dogger
- Wind
- Northerly 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4 for a time in west.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Fisher
- Wind
- Northwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 in east.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
German Bight
- Wind
- North or northwest 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally rough at first.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Humber
- Wind
- North or northeast 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Thames
- Wind
- Northeast 4 to 6, occasionally 7.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally rough.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good occasionally moderate.
Dover
- Wind
- Northeast 4 to 6, occasionally 7.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally rough.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good occasionally moderate.
Wight
- Wind
- Northeast 4 to 6, occasionally 7.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally rough.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good occasionally moderate.
Portland
- Wind
- Easterly or northeasterly 4 to 6, occasionally 3 in north, then occasionally 7 later in south.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough later.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Plymouth
- Wind
- Easterly or northeasterly 4 to 6, occasionally 3 in north, then occasionally 7 later in south.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough later.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Biscay
- Wind
- In north, northerly or northeasterly 4 to 6. In south, cyclonic 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- In north, slight or moderate, occasionally rough later. in south, slight or moderate.
- Weather
- In north, mainly fair. In south, thundery showers.
- Visibility
- In north, good. In south, good, occasionally moderate.
Trafalgar
- Wind
- Variable, mainly west, 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Thundery showers in north.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate in north.
FitzRoy
- Wind
- In south, cyclonic 3 to 5. In north, northeasterly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- In south, slight or moderate. in north, moderate, occasionally rough later.
- Weather
- In south, thundery showers. In north, fair.
- Visibility
- In south, good, occasionally moderate. In north, good.
Sole
- Wind
- East or northeast 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough later.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Lundy
- Wind
- East or northeast 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Fastnet
- Wind
- East or northeast 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Irish Sea
- Wind
- North or northeast 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate at first.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Shannon
- Wind
- East or northeast 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Moderate.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Rockall
- Wind
- Variable, mainly northeasterly, 2 to 4, occasionally 5 later in south.
- Sea state
- Moderate occasionally slight.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Malin
- Wind
- Variable, mainly northeasterly, 2 to 4, occasionally 5 later in south.
- Sea state
- Moderate occasionally slight.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Hebrides
- Wind
- West 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first, becoming variable 2 to 4 later in south.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Bailey
- Wind
- West 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first, becoming variable 2 to 4 later in south.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Fair Isle
- Wind
- West or northwest 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate later.
Faeroes
- Wind
- West or northwest 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate later.
Southeast Iceland
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Westerly gale force 8 imminent
- Wind
- Westerly or southwesterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8.
- Sea state
- Rough occasionally very rough.
- Weather
- Showers then occasional drizzle.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor later.
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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