The general synopsis at 1800
Atlantic low 984 expected 350 miles east of Iceland 963 by 1800 Sunday
Issued at: .
For the period to .
Shipping forecast and gale warnings map
Viking
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Southerly veering westerly or southwesterly, 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 in north.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough, occasionally high later in north.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
North Utsire
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southerly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Southerly veering westerly or southwesterly, 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 in north.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough, occasionally high later in north.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
South Utsire
- Wind
- Southerly or southwesterly veering westerly later, 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Occasional drizzle.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Forties
- Wind
- Southerly or southwesterly veering westerly later, 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough in northeast, otherwise slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional drizzle.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Cromarty
- Wind
- Southerly or southwesterly veering westerly later, 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional drizzle.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Forth
- Wind
- Southerly or southwesterly veering westerly later, 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional drizzle.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Tyne
- Wind
- South or southwest 4 to 6 veering west or northwest 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Fog patches at first, occasional drizzle.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor at first.
Dogger
- Wind
- South or southwest 4 to 6 veering west or northwest 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Fog patches at first, occasional drizzle.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor at first.
Fisher
- Wind
- South or southwest 4 to 6 veering west or northwest 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Fog patches at first, occasional drizzle.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor at first.
German Bight
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate.
- Weather
- Fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Humber
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Thames
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Dover
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Wight
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Portland
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Plymouth
- Wind
- North or northeast 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in west.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Biscay
- Wind
- North or northeast 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in west.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Trafalgar
- Wind
- East or northeast 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
FitzRoy
- Wind
- Northeasterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 in southeast.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Sole
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming north or northeast 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Occasional drizzle.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Lundy
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming north or northeast 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional drizzle.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Fastnet
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming north or northeast 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough in southwest, slight or moderate elsewhere.
- Weather
- Occasional drizzle.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Irish Sea
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming north or northeast 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Occasional drizzle.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Shannon
- Wind
- Westerly or southwesterly veering northerly or northwesterly, 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Occasional drizzle.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Rockall
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Severe gale force 9 veering westerly and decreasing gale force 8 imminent
- Wind
- In south, westerly or southwesterly veering northerly or northwesterly, 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4 later. In north, westerly or southwesterly 7 to severe gale 9, decreasing 5 to 7 , then 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- In south, rough or very rough. in north, very rough or high.
- Weather
- In south, occasional drizzle. In north, showers.
- Visibility
- In south, moderate or good. In north, moderate or poor.
Malin
- Wind
- Southwest 5 to 7, veering west or northwest 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, occasionally high in northwest.
- Weather
- Rain then showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Hebrides
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly severe gale force 9 expected later
- Wind
- Southwest veering west, 7 to severe gale 9, decreasing 5 to 7 later.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high, occasionally very high in northwest.
- Weather
- Rain then squally showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or poor.
Bailey
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 increasing severe gale force 9 soon then increasing violent storm force 11 later
- Wind
- West or southwest severe gale 9 to violent storm 11, decreasing 7 to severe gale 9.
- Sea state
- High or very high, becoming very rough or high later.
- Weather
- Rain then wintry showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate to very poor.
Fair Isle
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly severe gale force 9 expected later
- Wind
- Southerly veering westerly or southwesterly 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 in northwest.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough becoming very rough or high,.
- Weather
- Rain then squally wintry showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Faeroes
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 increasing severe gale force 9 soon then increasing storm force 11 later
- Wind
- Cyclonic 7 to severe gale 9, increasing severe gale 9 to violent storm 11, becoming westerly 6 to gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high, becoming high or very high for a time.
- Weather
- Squally wintry showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate to very poor.
Southeast Iceland
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 increasing violent storm force 11 later
- Wind
- Cyclonic 7 to severe gale 9, increasing severe gale 9 to violent storm 11, becoming westerly 6 to gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high, becoming high or very high for a time.
- Weather
- Squally wintry showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate to 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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