The general synopsis at midnight
Low 450 miles west of Sole 997 expected 100 miles west of south Rockall 993 by midnight tonight
Issued at: .
For the period to .
Shipping forecast and gale warnings map
Viking
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 continuing
- Wind
- Southerly or southeasterly 6 to gale 8 decreasing 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough becoming moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain then showers, fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
North Utsire
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 continuing
- Wind
- Southerly or southeasterly 6 to gale 8 decreasing 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain then showers, fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
South Utsire
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 continuing
- Wind
- Southerly or southeasterly 6 to gale 8 decreasing 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain then showers, fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Forties
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 continuing
- Wind
- In northeast, southerly or southeasterly 6 to gale 8 decreasing 4 to 6. In southwest, southerly 4 to 6, veering southwesterly 3 to 5 for a time.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate in southwest.
- Weather
- In northeast, rain then showers, fog patches. In southwest, showers, then rain later.
- Visibility
- In northeast, moderate or good, occasionally very poor. In southwest, good, occasionally moderate.
Cromarty
- Wind
- Southerly 4 to 6, veering southwesterly 3 to 5 for a time.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough at first in northeast, otherwise slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers, then rain later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Forth
- Wind
- Southerly 4 to 6, veering southwesterly 3 to 5 for a time.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers, then rain later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Tyne
- Wind
- Southerly 4 to 6, veering southwesterly 3 to 5 for a time.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers, then rain later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Dogger
- Wind
- Southerly 4 to 6, veering southwesterly 3 to 5 for a time.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers, then rain later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Fisher
- Wind
- Southeasterly 5 or 6 at first in northeast, otherwise southerly or southwesterly 3 to 5, backing southeasterly 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Rough at first in far northwest, otherwise slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain at first, fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
German Bight
- Wind
- Southerly or southwesterly 3 to 5, backing southeasterly 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain at first, fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Humber
- Wind
- Southerly or southwesterly 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Thames
- Wind
- Southerly or southwesterly 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Dover
- Wind
- Southerly or southwesterly 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Wight
- Wind
- Southerly or southwesterly 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4 for a time.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate in southeast, moderate or rough in northwest.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Portland
- Wind
- Southerly or southwesterly 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4 for a time.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Plymouth
- Wind
- Southerly or southwesterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later.
- Sea state
- Very rough at first in west, otherwise moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Biscay
- Wind
- In northwest, southerly or southwesterly 3 to 5. In southeast, variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- In northwest, very rough becoming moderate or rough. in southeast, moderate or rough.
- Weather
- In northwest, showers. In southeast, fog patches.
- Visibility
- In northwest, good, occasionally moderate. In southeast, moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Trafalgar
Forecast issued:
- Wind
- In southeast, northerly or northeasterly 3 to 5. In northwest, variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- In southeast, moderate or rough. in northwest, rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- In southeast, good. In northwest, moderate or good.
FitzRoy
- Wind
- In southeast, variable 2 to 4. In northwest, southerly or southwesterly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough in southeast.
- Weather
- In southeast, mainly fair. In northwest, showers then rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor later in northwest.
Sole
- Wind
- Southerly or southwesterly 4 to 6, increasing 7 for a time in west.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Showers then rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor later.
Lundy
- Wind
- Southerly or southwesterly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough becoming moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers then rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor later.
Fastnet
- Wind
- Southerly or southwesterly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough in northeast.
- Weather
- Showers then rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor later.
Irish Sea
- Wind
- Southerly or southwesterly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough becoming slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers then rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor later.
Shannon
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Gale now ceased but southwesterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Southerly or southwesterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 later, perhaps severe gale 9 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, becoming very rough or high later.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or poor, occasionally good at first.
Rockall
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southerly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- In south, southerly or southwesterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 later. In north, southwesterly backing southerly, then becoming cyclonic, 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- In south, rain or showers. In north, showers then rain.
- Visibility
- In south, moderate or poor, occasionally good at first. In north, moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Malin
- Wind
- Southwesterly backing southerly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough in west, moderate or rough in east.
- Weather
- Showers then rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Hebrides
- Wind
- Southwesterly backing southerly, then becoming cyclonic, 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers then rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Bailey
- Wind
- Cyclonic 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Rough, becoming moderate later except in southeast.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Fair Isle
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 continuing
- Wind
- Southeasterly 6 to gale 8 at first in northeast, otherwise cyclonic 3 to 5 becoming southerly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Very rough at first in far northeast, otherwise moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers, fog patches at first.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor at first.
Faeroes
- Wind
- Cyclonic 3 to 5 becoming southerly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers, fog patches at first.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor at first.
Southeast Iceland
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Rough, becoming moderate in west and south.
- Weather
- Rain or showers, fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or 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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