The general synopsis at midday
Low England 996 expected Fisher 986 by midday tomorrow
Issued at: .
For the period to .
Shipping forecast and gale warnings map
Viking
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Northeasterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Northeasterly 4 to 6, becoming cyclonic 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
North Utsire
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Northeasterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Northeasterly 4 to 6, becoming cyclonic 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, occasionally moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
South Utsire
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Northeasterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Northeasterly 4 to 6, becoming cyclonic 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, occasionally moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Forties
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Northeasterly gale force 8 imminent, increasing severe gale force 9 soon, backing northwesterly later
- Wind
- Northeast 5 to 7, becoming cyclonic 7 to severe gale 9, then northwest 6 to gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough, occasionally high later.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Cromarty
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Northerly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Northerly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 in east, backing westerly 3 or 4 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally slight at first in west and very rough in east.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Forth
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Northerly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Northerly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 in east, backing westerly 3 or 4 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally slight at first in west and very rough in east.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Tyne
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Northerly severe gale force 9 expected soon
- Wind
- Cyclonic 5 to 7, increasing 7 to severe gale 9, becoming northeast 5 to 7 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Squally showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Dogger
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Northerly severe gale force 9 expected soon
- Wind
- Cyclonic 5 to 7, increasing 7 to severe gale 9, becoming northeast 5 to 7 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough, occasionally high.
- Weather
- Squally showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Fisher
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southerly gale force 8 expected soon, veering northwesterly and increasing severe gale force 9 later
- Wind
- Cyclonic 5 to 7, increasing 7 to severe gale 9.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
German Bight
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly severe gale force 9 expected later
- Wind
- Cyclonic 5 to 7, increasing 7 to severe gale 9.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Humber
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 imminent, increasing storm force 10 soon
- Wind
- Cyclonic 5 to 7, increasing 7 to severe gale 9, occasionally storm 10, becoming west 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough, then moderate or rough later.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Thames
- Wind
- Southwest 5 to 7, veering west 4 or 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in north.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Dover
- Wind
- Westerly or northwesterly 4 to 6, backing westerly or southwesterly 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Wight
- Wind
- Westerly or northwesterly 4 to 6, backing westerly or southwesterly 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Portland
- Wind
- Westerly or northwesterly 4 to 6, backing westerly or southwesterly 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Plymouth
- Wind
- Westerly or northwesterly 4 to 6, backing westerly or southwesterly 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Biscay
- Wind
- In northwest, westerly or northwesterly 4 to 6, backing westerly or southwesterly 3 to 5. In southeast, northwesterly 4 to 6, becoming variable 4 or less.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- In northwest, showers. In southeast, thundery rain.
- Visibility
- In northwest, good. In southeast, good, occasionally poor.
Trafalgar
Forecast issued:
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4 becoming northwesterly 3 to 5, veering northerly 5 to 7 later in north.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Thundery rain developing.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
FitzRoy
- Wind
- In southeast, northwesterly 4 to 6, becoming variable 4 or less, except far southeast. In northwest, northwesterly 5 to 7, backing southwesterly 3 to 5, increasing 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- In southeast, rough, occasionally very rough at first and moderate later. in northwest, rough occasionally very rough.
- Weather
- In southeast, thundery rain. In northwest, showers.
- Visibility
- In southeast, good, occasionally poor. In northwest, good, occasionally moderate.
Sole
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southerly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Northwesterly 5 to 7, backing southwesterly 3 to 5, increasing 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Rough occasionally very rough.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Lundy
- Wind
- Northwesterly 5 to 7, backing southwesterly 3 to 5, increasing 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Fastnet
- Wind
- Northwesterly 5 to 7, backing southwesterly 3 to 5, increasing 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Irish Sea
- Wind
- Northwesterly 5 to 7, backing southwesterly 3 to 5, increasing 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Shannon
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southerly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Northwest 4 to 6, backing south 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Rockall
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southerly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Northwest 4 to 6, backing south 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Malin
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- North 3 to 5, veering southeast 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally slight in southeast.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Hebrides
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- North 3 to 5, veering southeast 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Bailey
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southeasterly severe gale force 9 expected later
- Wind
- Cyclonic 4 to 6, becoming southeast 7 to severe gale 9.
- Sea state
- Rough, becoming very rough later.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Fair Isle
- Wind
- North or northeast 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough becoming moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Wintry showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Faeroes
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Northeasterly 3 to 5, veering southeasterly 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough at first.
- Weather
- Wintry showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Southeast Iceland
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southeasterly severe gale force 9 expected later
- Wind
- Northeasterly 3 to 5, veering southeasterly 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough later.
- Weather
- Wintry showers.
- Visibility
- 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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