Coast and sea

Shipping forecast and gale warnings

The general synopsis at midnight

Low Bailey 969 expected Faeroes 982 by midnight tonight

Issued at: .

For the period to .

Shipping forecast and gale warnings map

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Viking

Gale warning
Issued:

Southeasterly severe gale force 9 continuing

Wind
Southeasterly 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9.
Sea state
Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough later.
Weather
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.
Sea state
Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough later.
Weather
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.
Sea state
Moderate or rough.
Weather
Squally showers.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.

Forties

Wind
South 6 or 7 decreasing 4 to 6.
Sea state
Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate later.
Weather
Showers, squally at first.
Visibility
Good, occasionally moderate.

Cromarty

Wind
South 6 or 7 decreasing 4 to 6.
Sea state
Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate later.
Weather
Showers, squally at first.
Visibility
Good, occasionally moderate.

Forth

Wind
South 6 or 7 decreasing 4 to 6.
Sea state
Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate.
Weather
Showers, squally at first.
Visibility
Good, occasionally moderate.

Tyne

Wind
South 6 or 7 decreasing 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
Sea state
Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate.
Weather
Showers, squally at first.
Visibility
Good, occasionally moderate.

Dogger

Wind
South 6 or 7 decreasing 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
Sea state
Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate.
Weather
Showers, squally at first.
Visibility
Good, occasionally moderate.

Fisher

Wind
South backing southeast, 4 to 6, occasionally 3 later.
Sea state
Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in west.
Weather
Showers.
Visibility
Good.

German Bight

Wind
South backing southeast, 4 to 6, occasionally 3 later.
Sea state
Slight or moderate.
Weather
Showers.
Visibility
Good.

Humber

Wind
Southwest 5 to 7 decreasing 4 or 5, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
Sea state
Moderate or rough becoming slight or moderate, then smooth or slight later.
Weather
Showers.
Visibility
Good, occasionally moderate.

Thames

Wind
Southwest 5 to 7 decreasing 4 or 5, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
Sea state
Moderate or rough becoming slight or moderate, then smooth or slight later.
Weather
Showers.
Visibility
Good, occasionally moderate.

Dover

Wind
Southwest 5 to 7 decreasing 4 or 5, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
Sea state
Moderate or rough becoming slight or moderate.
Weather
Showers.
Visibility
Good, occasionally moderate.

Wight

Wind
Southwest 5 to 7 decreasing 4 or 5, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
Sea state
Moderate or rough becoming slight or moderate.
Weather
Showers.
Visibility
Good, occasionally moderate.

Portland

Wind
Southwest 5 to 7 decreasing 4 or 5, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
Sea state
Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough.
Weather
Thundery showers.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.

Plymouth

Wind
Southwest 5 to 7 decreasing 4 or 5, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
Sea state
Rough or very rough, occasionally high at first in west, becoming moderate or rough later.
Weather
Thundery showers.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.

Biscay

Wind
West or northwest 3 to 5.
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

Forecast issued:

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
Westerly or northwesterly, backing southwesterly later in west, 4 to 6.
Sea state
Very rough, occasionally high at first, becoming rough later.
Weather
Showers, rain later in west.
Visibility
Good, occasionally moderate.

Sole

Wind
West or southwest 5 to 7 decreasing 3 to 5.
Sea state
Very rough or high becoming rough or very rough, then moderate or rough later.
Weather
Thundery showers.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.

Lundy

Wind
West or southwest 5 to 7 decreasing 3 to 5.
Sea state
Very rough or high becoming rough or very rough, then moderate or rough later.
Weather
Thundery showers.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.

Fastnet

Wind
West or southwest 5 to 7 decreasing 3 to 5.
Sea state
Very rough or high becoming rough or very rough, then moderate or rough later.
Weather
Thundery showers.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.

Irish Sea

Wind
West or southwest 5 to 7 decreasing 3 to 5.
Sea state
Moderate or 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 3 to 5, backing southwest later.
Sea state
High becoming very rough, then rough later.
Weather
Thundery showers.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.

Rockall

Gale warning
Issued:

Severe gale force 9 backing westerly imminent

Wind
West or southwest 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 at first, decreasing 4 to 6 later.
Sea state
Very rough or high, becoming mainly rough later.
Weather
Squally showers.
Visibility
Good, occasionally 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 at first, decreasing 4 to 6 later.
Sea state
Very rough or high, becoming mainly rough later.
Weather
Squally showers.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.

Hebrides

Gale warning
Issued:

Severe gale force 9 veering southwesterly imminent

Wind
Cyclonic 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9, becoming southwesterly 5 to 7 later.
Sea state
Rough or very rough, occasionally high until later.
Weather
Squally showers.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.

Bailey

Gale warning
Issued:

Gale force 8 backing northwesterly imminent

Wind
In southeast, cyclonic 6 to gale 8, becoming southwesterly 5 to 7 later. In northwest, cyclonic 4 to 6, occasionally 7 in south and 3 in north.
Sea state
In southeast, rough or very rough, occasionally high until later. in northwest, rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough later.
Weather
In southeast, squally showers. In northwest, showers.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.

Fair Isle

Gale warning
Issued:

Gale force 8 now backed southeasterly

Wind
Southeasterly becoming cyclonic, 6 to gale 8, perhaps severe gale 9 later.
Sea state
Rough or very rough.
Weather
Rain or squally showers.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.

Faeroes

Gale warning
Issued:

Southeasterly severe gale force 9 now decreased gale force 8

Wind
Southeasterly becoming cyclonic, 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 to 6 in west and perhaps severe gale 9 later in east.
Sea state
Rough or very rough.
Weather
Rain or squally showers.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.

Southeast Iceland

Wind
Easterly or northeasterly 4 to 6, becoming cyclonic 3 to 5 later.
Sea state
Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough later.
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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