The general synopsis at midday
Low Sole 958 expected Fastnet 975 by midday tomorrow
Issued at: .
For the period to .
Shipping forecast and gale warnings map
Viking
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southeasterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 imminent
- Wind
- In southwest, southeasterly 6 to gale 8. In northeast, southeasterly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- In southwest, very rough, occasionally rough later. in northeast, moderate or rough.
- Weather
- In southwest, occasional sleet. In northeast, fair.
- Visibility
- In southwest, moderate or good. In northeast, good.
North Utsire
- Wind
- Southeasterly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
South Utsire
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southeasterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 soon
- Wind
- Southeasterly 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 at first.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Occasional sleet.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Forties
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southeasterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 soon
- Wind
- Southeast 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 at first.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Cromarty
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southeasterly severe gale force 9 now decreased gale force 8
- Wind
- Southeast 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Forth
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 continuing
- Wind
- Southeast 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Tyne
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 continuing
- Wind
- Southeast 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Dogger
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 continuing
- Wind
- Southeast 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Fisher
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southeasterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 soon
- Wind
- Southeast 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 at first.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
German Bight
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Easterly gale force 8 continuing
- Wind
- East 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough in northwest.
- Weather
- Rain or snow later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor later.
Humber
- Wind
- Southeast 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain at first.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Thames
- Wind
- Southeast 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain at first.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Dover
- Wind
- Southeast 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain at first.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Wight
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Gale now ceased but southeasterly gale force 8 expected soon
- Wind
- Southeast 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Portland
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Severe gale force 9 veering southerly and decreasing gale force 8 soon
- Wind
- South or southeast 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 at first.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Plymouth
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Storm force 10 decreasing severe gale force 9 imminent, veering southwesterly and decreasing gale force 8 soon
- Wind
- South 7 to severe gale 9, veering southwest 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high.
- Weather
- Rain or thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or poor.
Biscay
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly storm force 10, decreasing severe gale force 9 imminent, decreasing gale force 8 soon
- Wind
- Southwesterly 7 to severe gale 9, occasionally storm 10 in north, veering westerly 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high, occasionally very high at first in northwest.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or poor.
Trafalgar
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Northwesterly severe gale force 9 increasing storm force 10 soon
Forecast issued:
- Wind
- Mainly westerly or northwesterly, 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 in west.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high, occasionally rough in southeast.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
FitzRoy
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Storm force 10 decreasing severe gale force 9 imminent, veering northwesterly and increasing storm force 10 soon
- Wind
- West or northwest 7 to severe gale 9, occasionally storm 10 at first.
- Sea state
- High, occasionally very high in north and west.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or poor.
Sole
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Gale force 8 backing northwesterly and increasing severe gale force 9 later
- Wind
- Cyclonic, becoming northwest, 7 to severe gale 9.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Lundy
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Easterly gale force 8 increasing severe gale force 9 soon
- Wind
- Cyclonic 7 to severe gale 9.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough in west, moderate or rough in east.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Fastnet
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Easterly gale force 8 increasing severe gale force 9 soon
- Wind
- Cyclonic 7 to severe gale 9.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, occasionally high later in southwest.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Irish Sea
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Easterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- East 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Shannon
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Gale now ceased but northwesterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Northerly or northwesterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 in southwest.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Rockall
- Wind
- East or southeast 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Malin
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 continuing
- Wind
- East or southeast 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough in west, moderate or rough in east.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Hebrides
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 continuing
- Wind
- Southeast 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Bailey
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 continuing
- Wind
- Southeast 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Very rough, occasionally high at first.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Fair Isle
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southeasterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 imminent
- Wind
- Southeast 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain or sleet.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Faeroes
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southeasterly severe gale force 9 now decreased gale force 8
- Wind
- Southeast 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain or sleet.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Southeast Iceland
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 continuing
- Wind
- Southeasterly 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain or sleet.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
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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