Coast and sea

Shipping forecast and gale warnings

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

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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
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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