
The general synopsis at midnight
Low Dogger 1016 slow-moving losing its identity by midnight tonight. New low moving rapidly northeast expected Bailey 960 by same time
Issued at: .
For the period to .
Shipping forecast and gale warnings map
Viking
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 expected soon, increasing storm force 10 later
- Wind
- Southerly or southeasterly 2 to 4, increasing 7 to severe gale 9, perhaps storm 10 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming rough or very rough, occasionally high later.
- Weather
- Rain later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor later.
North Utsire
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southeasterly storm force 10 expected later
- Wind
- Southerly or southeasterly 2 to 4, increasing 7 to severe gale 9, perhaps storm 10 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Rain later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor later.
South Utsire
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southeasterly severe gale force 9 expected later
- Wind
- Southerly or southeasterly 2 to 4, increasing 7 to severe gale 9, perhaps storm 10 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Rain later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor later.
Forties
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southerly severe gale force 9 expected later
- Wind
- South or southeast 3 to 5, increasing 7 to severe gale 9.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good occasionally poor.
Cromarty
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southeasterly severe gale force 9 expected later
- Wind
- South or southeast 3 to 5, increasing 7 to severe gale 9.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good occasionally poor.
Forth
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southerly severe gale force 9 expected later
- Wind
- Variable 3 or less, becoming south 6 to gale 8 later, perhaps severe gale 9 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough later.
- Weather
- Showers, rain later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor later.
Tyne
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southerly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Variable 3 or less, becoming south 6 to gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough later.
- Weather
- Showers, rain later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor later.
Dogger
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southerly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Variable 3 or less, becoming south 6 to gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough later.
- Weather
- Showers, rain later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor later.
Fisher
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southerly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Variable 3 or less, becoming south 6 to gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough later.
- Weather
- Showers, rain later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor later.
German Bight
- Wind
- Cyclonic 2 to 4, becoming south or southwest 5 or 6, occasionally 7 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good occasionally poor.
Humber
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southerly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Cyclonic 2 to 4, becoming south or southwest 5 or 6, occasionally 7 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good occasionally poor.
Thames
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Cyclonic 2 to 4, becoming south or southwest 5 or 6, occasionally 7 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good occasionally poor.
Dover
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming southwest 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- Smooth at first in shelter, otherwise slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor later.
Wight
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming southwest 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- Smooth at first in shelter, otherwise slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor later.
Portland
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming southwest 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- Smooth at first in shelter, otherwise slight or moderate, becoming rough later.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor later.
Plymouth
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming southwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth at first in shelter, otherwise slight or moderate, becoming rough later.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor later.
Biscay
- Wind
- In northwest, variable 2 to 4, becoming southwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 later. In southeast, variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- In northwest, smooth at first in shelter, otherwise slight or moderate. in southeast, slight or moderate.
- Weather
- In northwest, mainly fair. In southeast, showers.
- Visibility
- In northwest, good, occasionally poor later. In southeast, good.
Trafalgar
Forecast issued:
- Wind
- North 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
FitzRoy
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- In southeast, northeasterly, backing southwesterly, 4 to 6. In northwest, southerly or southwesterly 4 or 5, increasing 6 or 7.
- Sea state
- In southeast, moderate occasionally rough. in northwest, moderate becoming rough, occasionally very rough later.
- Weather
- In southeast, fair. In northwest, rain later.
- Visibility
- In southeast, good. In northwest, good becoming moderate or poor.
Sole
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Southerly or southwesterly 4 or 5, increasing 6 or 7, occasionally gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate becoming rough, occasionally very rough later.
- Weather
- Rain later.
- Visibility
- Good becoming moderate or poor.
Lundy
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southerly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Southerly or southwesterly 4 or 5, increasing 6 or 7, occasionally gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate becoming rough, occasionally very rough later.
- Weather
- Rain later.
- Visibility
- Good becoming moderate or poor.
Fastnet
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Southerly or southwesterly 4 or 5, increasing 6 or 7, occasionally gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate becoming rough, occasionally very rough later.
- Weather
- Rain later.
- Visibility
- Good becoming moderate or poor.
Irish Sea
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southerly severe gale force 9 expected later
- Wind
- Southwest 4 to 6, backing south 7 to severe gale 9 for a time.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming rough, occasionally very rough later.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate occasionally poor.
Shannon
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southwesterly severe gale force 9 imminent, decreasing gale force 8 soon
- Wind
- South or southwest 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Moderate, becoming rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, becoming moderate or poor.
Rockall
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southerly severe gale force 9 expected later
- Wind
- South, veering west or southwest, 5 or 6, increasing 7 to severe gale 9 for a time.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming very rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good occasionally poor.
Malin
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southerly severe gale force 9 expected later
- Wind
- South, veering west or southwest, 5 or 6, increasing 7 to severe gale 9 for a time.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming very rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good occasionally poor.
Hebrides
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southerly severe gale force 9 expected soon, increasing storm force 10 later
- Wind
- South, becoming cyclonic, 5 or 6, increasing 7 to severe gale 9, occasionally storm 10 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming very rough, occasionally high later.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or poor, occasionally good.
Bailey
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southerly severe gale force 9 expected soon, increasing storm force 10 later
- Wind
- South, becoming cyclonic, 5 or 6, increasing 7 to severe gale 9, occasionally storm 10 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming very rough, occasionally high later.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or poor, occasionally good.
Fair Isle
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 expected soon, increasing storm force 10 later
- Wind
- South, becoming cyclonic, 5 or 6, increasing 7 to severe gale 9, occasionally storm 10 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming very rough, occasionally high later.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or poor, occasionally good.
Faeroes
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 expected soon, increasing storm force 10 later
- Wind
- South, becoming cyclonic, 5 or 6, increasing 7 to severe gale 9, occasionally storm 10 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming very rough, occasionally high later.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or poor, occasionally good.
Southeast Iceland
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Easterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Cyclonic 6 to gale 8, perhaps severe gale 9 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming very rough, occasionally high later in east.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or poor.
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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