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Shipping forecast and gale warnings

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The general synopsis at 1800

Low 50 miles north of Faeroes 994 expected 150 miles north of Faeroes 989 by 1800 Sunday

Issued at: 23:15 (UTC) on Sat 2 Jul 2022.

For the period 00:00 (UTC) on Sun 3 Jul 2022 to 00:00 (UTC) on Mon 4 Jul 2022.

Shipping forecast and gale warnings map

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Shipping forecast and gale warnings explained

Viking

Wind: Southwest 4 to 6.
Sea state: Moderate.
Weather: Thundery rain or showers.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

North Utsire

Wind: Southwesterly 5 or 6, decreasing 3 or 4 later.
Sea state: Moderate.
Weather: Thundery rain or showers.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

South Utsire

Wind: Southwesterly 5 or 6, decreasing 3 or 4 later.
Sea state: Moderate, becoming slight later.
Weather: Thundery rain or showers.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Forties

Wind: Southwest 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later.
Sea state: Slight or moderate.
Weather: Showers, perhaps thundery.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Cromarty

Wind: Southwest 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later.
Sea state: Smooth or slight in east, otherwise slight or moderate.
Weather: Showers, perhaps thundery.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Forth

Wind: West or southwest 3 to 5.
Sea state: Slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight in west.
Weather: Showers.
Visibility: Good.

Tyne

Wind: West or southwest 3 to 5.
Sea state: Slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight.
Weather: Showers.
Visibility: Good.

Dogger

Wind: West or southwest 3 to 5.
Sea state: Slight or moderate.
Weather: Showers.
Visibility: Good.

Fisher

Wind: South or southwest 3 to 5, veering west or southwest 3 or 4.
Sea state: Slight or moderate, becoming slight.
Weather: Rain or showers, perhaps thundery later.
Visibility: Good, occasionally moderate.

German Bight

Wind: South or southwest 3 to 5, veering west or southwest 3 or 4.
Sea state: Slight or moderate, becoming slight.
Weather: Rain or showers, perhaps thundery later.
Visibility: Good, occasionally moderate.

Humber

Wind: West or southwest 3 to 5.
Sea state: Smooth or slight.
Weather: Showers.
Visibility: Good.

Thames

Wind: West or southwest 3 to 5.
Sea state: Smooth or slight.
Weather: Showers.
Visibility: Good.

Dover

Wind: West or southwest 3 to 5.
Sea state: Smooth or slight.
Weather: Showers.
Visibility: Good.

Wight

Wind: West or southwest, veering northwest, 3 to 5.
Sea state: Slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight.
Weather: Showers.
Visibility: Good.

Portland

Wind: West or southwest, veering northwest, 3 to 5.
Sea state: Slight or moderate.
Weather: Showers.
Visibility: Good.

Plymouth

Wind: West or southwest, veering northwest, 3 to 5.
Sea state: Slight or moderate.
Weather: Showers.
Visibility: Good.

Biscay

Wind: Northerly or northwesterly, but northerly or northeasterly in south, 3 to 5.
Sea state: Slight or moderate.
Weather: Thundery showers in south.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Trafalgar

Wind: Cyclonic 2 to 4 in far east, otherwise northerly 4 to 6.
Sea state: Moderate or rough in northwest, but slight or moderate in southeast.
Weather: Thundery showers.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

FitzRoy

Gale warning: Issued: 15:49 (UTC) on Sat 2 Jul 2022

Northerly gale force 8 expected soon

Wind: In south, northerly or northeasterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 in far southeast. In north, northerly or northwesterly 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
Sea state: In south, moderate or rough. in north, moderate.
Weather: In south, thundery showers in east. In north, mainly fair.
Visibility: In south, good, occasionally poor. In north, mainly good.

Sole

Wind: Northerly or northwesterly 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
Sea state: Moderate, occasionally rough at first.
Weather: Mainly fair.
Visibility: Mainly good.

Lundy

Wind: West or northwest, backing southwest for a time, 3 to 5.
Sea state: Slight or moderate.
Weather: Showers.
Visibility: Good.

Fastnet

Wind: West or northwest, backing southwest for a time, 3 to 5.
Sea state: Slight or moderate, occasionally rough at first in west.
Weather: Showers.
Visibility: Good.

Irish Sea

Wind: West or northwest, backing southwest for a time, 3 to 5.
Sea state: Smooth or slight.
Weather: Showers.
Visibility: Good.

Shannon

Wind: Northwest backing west, 3 to 5.
Sea state: Moderate, occasionally rough at first.
Weather: Mainly fair.
Visibility: Good.

Rockall

Wind: Northwest 4 or 5, backing west 5 or 6.
Sea state: Moderate or rough.
Weather: Showers.
Visibility: Good, occasionally moderate.

Malin

Wind: Northwest 4 or 5, backing west 5 or 6.
Sea state: Moderate or rough.
Weather: Showers.
Visibility: Good, occasionally moderate.

Hebrides

Wind: West or northwest 4 to 6.
Sea state: Moderate, becoming rough.
Weather: Showers, thundery later.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Bailey

Wind: West or northwest 4 to 6.
Sea state: Moderate, becoming rough.
Weather: Showers.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Fair Isle

Wind: West or southwest 4 to 6.
Sea state: Slight or moderate, becoming rough in north and west.
Weather: Thundery showers.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Faeroes

Wind: Westerly or southwesterly, becoming cyclonic later, 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first in north.
Sea state: Moderate or rough.
Weather: Rain or showers.
Visibility: Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

Southeast Iceland

Gale warning: Issued: 15:49 (UTC) on Sat 2 Jul 2022

Northwesterly gale force 8 expected soon

Wind: Northwesterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 in far east.
Sea state: Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough at first in east.
Weather: Rain or showers.
Visibility: Moderate or 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).

Marine forecasts disclaimer

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