The general synopsis at 0600
High Ireland 1042 expected Shannon 1039 by 0600 tomorrow
Issued at: .
For the period to .
Shipping forecast and gale warnings map
Viking
- Wind
- West or southwest veering northwest later, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in north.
- Weather
- Occasional drizzle.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
North Utsire
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming northwest 4 or 5 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough later in north.
- Weather
- Occasional drizzle.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
South Utsire
- Wind
- Northerly or northwesterly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Forties
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming west or northwest 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional drizzle later.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Cromarty
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming west or northwest 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional drizzle later.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Forth
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming west or northwest 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional drizzle later.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Tyne
- Wind
- Very rough becoming northwest later, 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Dogger
- Wind
- Very rough becoming northwest later, 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Fisher
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming north or northwest 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
German Bight
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming north or northwest 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Humber
- Wind
- Northeast 4 to 6, backing north or northwest 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate becoming slight.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Thames
- Wind
- Northeast 4 to 6, backing north or northwest 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate becoming slight.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Dover
- Wind
- East or northeast 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first, becoming variable 3 or less later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough.
- Weather
- Showers, squally at first.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Wight
- Wind
- East or northeast 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough.
- Weather
- Showers, squally at first.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Portland
- Wind
- East or northeast 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough.
- Weather
- Showers, squally at first.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Plymouth
- Wind
- East or northeast 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough.
- Weather
- Showers, squally at first.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Biscay
- Wind
- North or northeast 5 to 7, veering east or northeast 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Thundery showers for a time.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Trafalgar
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Northeasterly gale force 8 expected later
Forecast issued:
- Wind
- Northerly or northeasterly 4 to 6, increasing 7 or gale 8 later in north.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough later in north.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
FitzRoy
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Northeasterly gale force 8 continuing
- Wind
- In south, easterly or northeasterly 6 to gale 8 . In north, easterly or northeasterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 in north.
- Sea state
- In south, moderate or rough, occasionally very rough in south. in north, moderate or rough.
- Weather
- In south, showers. In north, mainly fair.
- Visibility
- In south, moderate or good. In north, good.
Sole
- Wind
- Easterly or northeasterly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Lundy
- Wind
- Easterly or northeasterly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Fastnet
- Wind
- Easterly or northeasterly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Irish Sea
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Shannon
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Moderate.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Rockall
- Wind
- Southwest veering west 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Fair then occasional drizzle and fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasional very poor.
Malin
- Wind
- Southwest veering west 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Fair then occasional drizzle and fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasional very poor.
Hebrides
- Wind
- Southwest veering west 3 to 5, occasionally 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough in north.
- Weather
- Fair then occasional drizzle and fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasional very poor.
Bailey
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Gale force 8 veering westerly imminent
- Wind
- Southwesterly veering westerly, 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 in far northwest.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, occasionally high in northwest.
- Weather
- Occasional drizzle.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Fair Isle
- Wind
- West or southwest 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming very rough later in northwest.
- Weather
- Occasional drizzle.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Faeroes
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 continuing, veering westerly imminent
- Wind
- West or southwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, occasionally high in north.
- Weather
- Drizzle then showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first.
Southeast Iceland
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Severe gale force 9 veering westerly and increasing storm force 10 imminent
- Wind
- Westerly or southwesterly 7 to severe gale 9, perhaps storm 10 for a time later.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high.
- Weather
- Drizzle then showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first.
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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