The general synopsis at 0600
Low Irish Sea 085 expected Mediterranean sea 982 by 0600 tomorrow
Issued at: .
For the period to .
Shipping forecast and gale warnings map
Viking
- Wind
- Cyclonic 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Snow showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally very poor.
North Utsire
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southerly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Cyclonic 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Snow showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally very poor.
South Utsire
- Wind
- Cyclonic 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Snow showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally very poor.
Forties
- Wind
- Cyclonic 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Snow showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally very poor.
Cromarty
- Wind
- North or northwest backing west later, 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Wintry showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Forth
- Wind
- North or northwest backing west later, 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Wintry showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Tyne
- Wind
- East or northeast 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4, becoming cyclonic 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Wintry showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Dogger
- Wind
- East or northeast 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4, becoming cyclonic 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Wintry showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Fisher
- Wind
- East or northeast 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4, becoming cyclonic 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Wintry showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
German Bight
- Wind
- Northeast 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain or sleet, wintry showers later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Humber
- Wind
- Northeast 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain or sleet, wintry showers later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Thames
- Wind
- Northeast 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain or sleet, wintry showers later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Dover
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4 becoming northeast 5 to 7, backing north 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate becoming moderate or rough for a time.
- Weather
- Rain or showers, becoming fair later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Wight
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4 becoming northeast 5 to 7, backing north 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate becoming moderate or rough for a time.
- Weather
- Rain or showers, becoming fair later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Portland
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4 becoming northeast 5 to 7, backing north 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate becoming moderate or rough for a time.
- Weather
- Rain or showers, becoming fair later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Plymouth
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Northerly severe gale force 9 expected later
- Wind
- Northerly or northwesterly 4 to 6, increasing 7 to severe gale 9 for a time.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, occasionally high at first in southwest, becoming moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain then showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Biscay
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Gale now ceased but northwesterly gale force 8 expected soon, increasing severe gale force 9 later
- Wind
- Cyclonic 6 to gale 8, becoming north or northwest 7 to severe gale 9 for a time.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high, becoming rough or very rough later.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Trafalgar
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Gale force 8 veering northwesterly imminent
Forecast issued:
- Wind
- Westerly or southwesterly veering northwesterly, 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough becoming very rough or high.
- Weather
- Rain then thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or poor.
FitzRoy
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Gale force 8 veering northwesterly imminent, increasing severe gale force 9 later
- Wind
- Cyclonic 6 to gale 8, becoming north or northwest 7 to severe gale 9 for a time.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high, becoming rough or very rough later.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Sole
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Northerly gale force 8 expected soon, increasing severe gale force 9 later
- Wind
- Cyclonic 6 to gale 8, becoming north or northwest 7 to severe gale 9 for a time.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high, becoming rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Lundy
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Northerly severe gale force 9 expected later
- Wind
- Cyclonic becoming north or northeast, 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 in west, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough becoming moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain then showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Fastnet
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Northerly gale force 8 expected soon, increasing severe gale force 9 later
- Wind
- Northerly 7 to severe gale 9, veering south 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough becoming moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain then showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Irish Sea
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Northeasterly gale force 8 expected soon
- Wind
- North or northeast 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 to 6, becoming variable 3 or less later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough at first in south.
- Weather
- Rain then showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor at first.
Shannon
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Northerly gale force 8 continuing
- Wind
- North 6 to gale 8 becoming variable 2 to 4, then south 6 to gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Rockall
- Wind
- North or northeast 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4, then south or southwest 4 to 6 later, occasionally 7 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming very rough later.
- Weather
- Wintry showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Malin
- Wind
- North or northeast 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4, then south or southwest 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Wintry showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Hebrides
- Wind
- North or northeast 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4, then south or southwest 4 to 6 later, occasionally 7 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Wintry showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Bailey
- Wind
- Cyclonic 4 to 6, occasionally 7 in northwest.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Sleet or snow showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally very poor.
Fair Isle
- Wind
- Cyclonic 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Sleet or snow showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally very poor.
Faeroes
- Wind
- Cyclonic 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Sleet or snow showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally very poor.
Southeast Iceland
- Wind
- Cyclonic 4 to 6, occasionally 7.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Sleet or snow showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally very 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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