The general synopsis at 1800
Low west Shannon 996 expected northeast Shannon 982 by 1800 Tuesday
Issued at: .
For the period to .
Shipping forecast and gale warnings map
Viking
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 continuing
- Wind
- Southerly or southeasterly 5 to 7, increasing gale 8 at times.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough in west.
- Weather
- Rain at times.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
North Utsire
- Wind
- Southerly or southeasterly 5 to 7, decreasing 4 at times.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain at times.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
South Utsire
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 continuing
- Wind
- Southerly or southeasterly 5 to 7, increasing gale 8 at times.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain at times.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Forties
- Wind
- Southeast 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Cromarty
- Wind
- Southeast 5 or 6, occasionally 4 at first and 7 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate becoming moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain, fog patches at first.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor at first.
Forth
- Wind
- Southeast 5 or 6, occasionally 4 at first and 7 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough later.
- Weather
- Occasional rain, fog patches at first.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor at first.
Tyne
- Wind
- Southeast 5 or 6, occasionally 4 at first and 7 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough later.
- Weather
- Occasional rain, fog patches at first.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor at first.
Dogger
- Wind
- Southeast 5 or 6, occasionally 4 at first and 7 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough later.
- Weather
- Occasional rain, fog patches at first.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor at first.
Fisher
- Wind
- Southeasterly 4 to 6, backing easterly 5 to 7 later, perhaps gale 8 later in northwest.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming rough later in northwest.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
German Bight
- Wind
- South 3 to 5 backing southeast 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate in northwest, smooth or slight in southeast.
- Weather
- Rain at times.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Humber
- Wind
- South 3 to 5 backing southeast 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain at times.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Thames
- Wind
- South 3 to 5 backing southeast 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain at times.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Dover
- Wind
- South 3 to 5 backing southeast 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough later in west.
- Weather
- Rain at times.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Wight
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southerly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- South 4 to 6, increasing 6 to gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming rough in north.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Portland
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southerly gale force 8 expected soon, increasing severe gale force 9 later
- Wind
- Southerly or southwesterly 4 to 6, increasing 7 to severe gale 9 for a time.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough in north.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Plymouth
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southerly gale force 8 expected soon, increasing severe gale force 9 later
- Wind
- Southerly or southwesterly 4 to 6, increasing 7 to severe gale 9 for a time.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Biscay
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southerly gale force 8 expected soon, increasing severe gale force 9 later
- Wind
- In northwest, southerly or southwesterly 4 to 6, increasing 7 to severe gale 9 for a time. In southeast, westerly 3 or 4 backing southerly or southwesterly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- In northwest, rough or very rough, occasionally high. in southeast, moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough.
- Weather
- In northwest, occasional rain. In southeast, showers.
- Visibility
- In northwest, moderate or good, occasionally poor. In southeast, good.
Trafalgar
- Wind
- Westerly or northwesterly 3 to 5, backing westerly or southwesterly 5 or 6 in northwest.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough in southeast but rough or very rough in northwest.
- Weather
- Showers, then rain in northwest.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor in northwest.
FitzRoy
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected soon, increasing severe gale force 9 later
- Wind
- Cyclonic 7 to severe gale 9 becoming west or southwest 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- Rough at first in far southeast, otherwise very rough or high.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Sole
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southerly gale force 8 expected imminent, increasing severe gale force 9 soon
- Wind
- Cyclonic 7 to severe gale 9 becoming west or southwest 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Lundy
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 expected soon, increasing severe gale force 9 later
- Wind
- South 4 to 6 backing southeast 6 to gale 8, increasing severe gale 9 at times.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Fastnet
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 increasing severe gale force 9 imminent
- Wind
- Southeast veering southwest 6 to gale 8, increasing severe gale 9 at times.
- Sea state
- In northeast, moderate or rough occasionally very rough, but in southwest, very rough or high.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Irish Sea
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southeasterly severe gale force 9 expected soon
- Wind
- South 4 to 6 backing southeast 6 to gale 8, increasing severe gale 9 at times.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate becoming moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Shannon
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 backing northwesterly and increasing severe gale force 9 imminent
- Wind
- Cyclonic 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 at first and 5 later.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high, becoming rough or very rough later.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or poor.
Rockall
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Easterly gale force 8 expected soon
- Wind
- Cyclonic mainly southeasterly 5 to 7, occasionally 4 at first, then increasing gale 8 at times, perhaps severe gale 9 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Malin
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Easterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Cyclonic mainly southeasterly 5 to 7, occasionally 4 at first, then increasing gale 8 at times, perhaps severe gale 9 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Hebrides
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Easterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Cyclonic mainly southeasterly 5 to 7, occasionally 4 at first, then increasing gale 8 at times, perhaps severe gale 9 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Bailey
- Wind
- Cyclonic mainly southeasterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later, perhaps gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Fair Isle
- Wind
- Cyclonic mainly southeasterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later, perhaps gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Faeroes
- Wind
- Cyclonic mainly southeasterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Southeast Iceland
- Wind
- Cyclonic mainly southeasterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally 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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