
The general synopsis at 0600
Low 250 miles west of Bailey 986 expected 50 miles south of Iceland 993 by 0600 tomorrow. New low expected Trafalgar 1012 by same time. High FitzRoy 1022 expected France 1025 by that time
Issued at: .
For the period to .
Shipping forecast and gale warnings map
Viking
- Wind
- South, veering southwest, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight occasionally moderate.
- Weather
- Fair then showers.
- Visibility
- Good occasionally poor.
North Utsire
- Wind
- Southerly, becoming variable, 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Slight.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good occasionally poor.
South Utsire
- Wind
- Southerly, becoming variable, 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Slight.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good occasionally poor.
Forties
- Wind
- South, veering west or southwest, 3 to 5, increasing 6 for a time.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first.
Cromarty
- Wind
- South, veering west or southwest, 3 to 5, increasing 6 for a time.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth.
- Weather
- Occasional rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Forth
- Wind
- South, veering west or southwest, 3 to 5, increasing 6 for a time.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth.
- Weather
- Occasional rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Tyne
- Wind
- South, veering west or southwest, 3 to 5, increasing 6 for a time.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth.
- Weather
- Occasional rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Dogger
- Wind
- South, veering west or southwest, 3 to 5, increasing 6 for a time.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth.
- Weather
- Occasional rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first.
Fisher
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming west 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate later.
- Weather
- Rain at times.
- Visibility
- Good occasionally poor.
German Bight
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming west 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, becoming moderate.
- Weather
- Thundery rain or showers then fair.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Humber
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming west 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, becoming moderate.
- Weather
- Thundery rain or showers then fair.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Thames
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming southwest 5 to 7, decreasing 4 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth at first, otherwise slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Thundery rain or showers at first.
- Visibility
- Moderate or poor becoming good.
Dover
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming southwest 5 to 7, decreasing 4 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Thundery rain or showers at first.
- Visibility
- Moderate or poor becoming good.
Wight
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming southwest 5 to 7, decreasing 4 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Thundery rain or showers at first.
- Visibility
- Moderate or poor becoming good.
Portland
- Wind
- West or southwest 4 to 6, decreasing 3 or less.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough at first.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Plymouth
- Wind
- West or southwest 4 to 6, decreasing 3 or less.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough at first.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Biscay
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming northeast 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Trafalgar
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Easterly gale force 8 continuing
Forecast issued:
- Wind
- Easterly 6 to gale 8 in far southeast, otherwise northerly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
FitzRoy
- Wind
- In southeast, northeasterly 5 to 7, becoming cyclonic 3 to 5. In northwest, southwesterly 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- In southeast, moderate or rough. in northwest, moderate, occasionally rough at first.
- Weather
- In southeast, fair. In northwest, showers.
- Visibility
- In southeast, good. In northwest, good occasionally moderate.
Sole
- Wind
- Southwest 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first.
- Sea state
- Rough becoming moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good occasionally moderate.
Lundy
- Wind
- Southwest 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first.
- Sea state
- Rough becoming moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good occasionally moderate.
Fastnet
- Wind
- Southwest 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first.
- Sea state
- Rough becoming moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good occasionally moderate.
Irish Sea
- Wind
- South or southwest, veering west for a time, 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough at first.
- Weather
- Rain or showers at first.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor at first.
Shannon
- Wind
- Southwest 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Rough, occasionally moderate later.
- Weather
- Showers, rain later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate later.
Rockall
- Wind
- Southwest 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Rough, occasionally moderate later.
- Weather
- Showers, rain later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate later.
Malin
- Wind
- Southwest 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Rough, occasionally moderate later.
- Weather
- Showers, rain later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate later.
Hebrides
- Wind
- South, veering southwest, 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Bailey
- Wind
- South, veering southwest, 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Fair Isle
- Wind
- South, veering southwest, 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Faeroes
- Wind
- South, veering southwest, 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Southeast Iceland
- Wind
- Southeasterly, becoming cyclonic, 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Rough, occasionally moderate later.
- Weather
- Rain or showers, 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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