The general synopsis at 1800
Low Rockall 968 expected Hebrides 977 by 1800 Sunday
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 continuing
- Wind
- Southeasterly 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, occasionally high at first.
- Weather
- Rain then squally showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
North Utsire
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southeasterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 imminent
- Wind
- Southeasterly 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 at first.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain then squally showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
South Utsire
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southeasterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 imminent
- Wind
- Southeasterly 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 at first.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain then squally showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Forties
- Wind
- South or southwest 6 or 7, decreasing 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Squally showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Cromarty
- Wind
- South or southwest 6 or 7, decreasing 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Squally showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Forth
- Wind
- South or southwest 6 or 7, decreasing 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate later.
- Weather
- Squally showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Tyne
- Wind
- South or southwest 6 or 7, decreasing 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate later.
- Weather
- Squally showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Dogger
- Wind
- South or southwest 6 or 7, decreasing 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate later.
- Weather
- Squally showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Fisher
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 continuing
- Wind
- Southerly or southeasterly, 7 or gale 8 at first in northeast, otherwise 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
German Bight
- Wind
- Southerly or southeasterly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate in south and east, otherwise moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Humber
- Wind
- Southwest 6 or 7 decreasing 4 to 6, then 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate later.
- Weather
- Showers, squally at first.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Thames
- Wind
- Southwest 6 or 7 decreasing 4 to 6, then 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate later.
- Weather
- Showers, squally at first.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Dover
- Wind
- Southwest 6 or 7 decreasing 4 to 6, then 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate later.
- Weather
- Showers, squally at first.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Wight
- Wind
- Southwest 6 or 7 decreasing 4 to 6, then 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate later.
- Weather
- Showers, squally at first.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Portland
- Wind
- Southwest 6 or 7 decreasing 4 to 6, then 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough at first.
- Weather
- Showers, squally at first.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Plymouth
- Wind
- Southwest 6 or 7 decreasing 4 to 6, then 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high becoming rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Showers, squally at first, perhaps thundery.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Biscay
- Wind
- Westerly or northwesterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first in north.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, occasionally high at first in north.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Trafalgar
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Northerly gale force 8 continuing
- Wind
- Northerly or northwesterly 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 to 6 in west and later elsewhere.
- Sea state
- Very rough, occasionally rough in southeast.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
FitzRoy
- Wind
- West or northwest 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first.
- Sea state
- Very rough, occasionally high at first.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Sole
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Westerly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 imminent
- Wind
- West or southwest 6 to gale 8 decreasing 4 to 6, then 3 or 4 later.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high becoming rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Lundy
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 continuing
- Wind
- West or southwest 6 to gale 8 decreasing 4 to 6, then 3 or 4 later.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high becoming rough or very rough, then moderate or rough later.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Fastnet
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 imminent
- Wind
- West or southwest 6 to gale 8 decreasing 4 to 6, then 3 or 4 later.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high becoming rough or very rough, then moderate or rough later in north.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Irish Sea
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 continuing
- Wind
- West or southwest 6 to gale 8 decreasing 4 to 6, then 3 or 4 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough becoming slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Shannon
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Severe gale force 9 now veered westerly, decreasing gale force 8 imminent
- Wind
- West 6 to gale 8 decreasing 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high, becoming rough or very rough later.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or poor.
Rockall
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Severe gale force 9 backing westerly imminent
- Wind
- West or northwest 7 to severe gale 9, decreasing 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high, becoming rough or very rough later.
- Weather
- Squally showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or poor.
Malin
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Gale force 8 now veered westerly, increasing severe gale force 9 soon
- Wind
- West or southwest 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 until later.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high occasionally rough.
- Weather
- Squally showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Hebrides
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Severe gale force 9 veering southerly soon
- Wind
- Cyclonic 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough occasionally high.
- Weather
- Squally showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Bailey
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Gale force 8 backing northwesterly imminent
- Wind
- Cyclonic 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 to 6 in north.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough occasionally high.
- Weather
- Squally showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Fair Isle
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Gale force 8 now backed southeasterly
- Wind
- Southeast becoming cyclonic, 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Squally showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Faeroes
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southeasterly severe gale force 9 now decreased gale force 8
- Wind
- Southeast becoming cyclonic, 6 to gale 8, occasionally 5.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Squally showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Southeast Iceland
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Northeasterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 imminent
- Wind
- Easterly or northeasterly 6 to gale 8 decreasing 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Squally showers.
- 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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