
The general synopsis at 1800
Low Tyne 978 losing its identity by 1800 Sunday. Low 400 miles west of Shannon 978 expected 50 miles west of Irish Sea 979 by same time
Issued at: .
For the period to .
Shipping forecast and gale warnings map
Viking
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southeasterly severe gale force 9 now decreased gale force 8
- Wind
- Easterly or southeasterly, 4 to 6 in north, otherwise 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
North Utsire
- Wind
- Easterly or southeasterly, 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
South Utsire
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southeasterly severe gale force 9 now decreased gale force 8
- Wind
- Easterly or southeasterly, 6 to gale 8, perhaps severe gale 9 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Forties
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Gale force 8 now backed easterly
- Wind
- In north, easterly or southeasterly, 6 to gale 8, perhaps severe gale 9 later. In south, east or northeast 5 to 7, becoming cyclonic 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- In north, moderate or rough, occasionally very rough. in south, moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Cromarty
- Wind
- East or northeast 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Forth
- Wind
- East or northeast 5 to 7, becoming cyclonic 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Tyne
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Northwesterly gale force 8 expected soon
- Wind
- Cyclonic, mainly northwesterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first in south, decreasing 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Dogger
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Northwesterly gale force 8 expected soon
- Wind
- Cyclonic, mainly northwesterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first in south, decreasing 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Fisher
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Gale now ceased but easterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- East 6 to gale 8, perhaps severe gale 9 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough in northwest.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
German Bight
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 continuing
- Wind
- Cyclonic 6 to gale 8, decreasing 3 to 5 later in north.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough at first in southwest.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Humber
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 veering westerly and increasing severe gale force 9 soon
- Wind
- West or southwest 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 at first.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, increasing very rough for a time.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Thames
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Westerly gale force 8 increasing severe gale force 9 soon
- Wind
- West or southwest 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 at first.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, increasing very rough for a time.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Dover
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Gale force 8 veering westerly soon
- Wind
- West or southwest 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, increasing very rough for a time.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Wight
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Gale force 8 veering westerly soon
- Wind
- West or southwest 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, increasing very rough for a time.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Portland
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Gale force 8 veering westerly soon
- Wind
- West or southwest 6 to gale 8..
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, increasing very rough for a time.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Plymouth
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Gale now ceased but westerly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- West or southwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, occasionally high later.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Biscay
- Wind
- West or southwest 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Trafalgar
- Wind
- Cyclonic 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough later in northwest.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
FitzRoy
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Westerly gale force 8, backing southerly soon
- Wind
- West or southwest 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, occasionally high.
- Weather
- Rain, thundery at times.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Sole
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Westerly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 imminent
- Wind
- South veering west or southwest, 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, occasionally high.
- Weather
- Rain, thundery at times.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Lundy
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Westerly gale force 8, increasing severe gale force 9 later
- Wind
- West or southwest 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, occasionally high.
- Weather
- Rain, thundery at times.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Fastnet
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Gale now ceased but southwesterly gale force 8 expected soon, veering westerly and increasing severe gale force 9 later
- Wind
- West or southwest 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, occasionally high.
- Weather
- Rain, thundery at times.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Irish Sea
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Westerly storm force 10 decreasing gale force 8 imminent
- Wind
- West or southwest 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough later in south.
- Weather
- Rain, thundery at times.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Shannon
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 increasing severe gale force 9 soon
- Wind
- South 5 to 7, veering west or southwest, 7 to severe gale 9, perhaps storm 10 later, then decreasing 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high, occasionally very high at times.
- Weather
- Rain, thundery at times.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Rockall
- Wind
- West becoming cyclonic 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later in south.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, occasionally high in south.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Malin
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Westerly severe gale force 9, decreasing gale force 8 imminent
- Wind
- West 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first, becoming cyclonic 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Hebrides
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Easterly gale force 8, backing northeasterly imminent
- Wind
- Easterly or northeasterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Bailey
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Easterly gale force 8, backing northeasterly imminent
- Wind
- Easterly or northeasterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Fair Isle
- Wind
- Easterly or northeasterly 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Faeroes
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Easterly gale force 8 continuing
- Wind
- Easterly or northeasterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Southeast Iceland
- Wind
- Easterly or northeasterly 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Showers.
- 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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