The general synopsis at midday
New high expected FitzRoy 1022 by midday tomorrow. Highs Humber 1028 and Southeast Iceland 1028 both dissipating
Issued at: .
For the period to .
Shipping forecast and gale warnings map
Viking
- Wind
- Northerly or northwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 in the utsires.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally slight at first.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
North Utsire
- Wind
- Northerly or northwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 in the utsires.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
South Utsire
- Wind
- Northerly or northwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 in the utsires.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Forties
- Wind
- In east, northerly or northwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 in the utsires. In west, variable 2 to 4, becoming northerly or northeasterly 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- In east, moderate or rough, occasionally slight at first. in west, slight or moderate, occasionally rough later.
- Weather
- In east, showers. In west, fair.
- Visibility
- In east, good. In west, moderate or good.
Cromarty
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming northerly or northeasterly 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight becoming slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Forth
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming northerly or northeasterly 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight becoming slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Fog patches developing.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Tyne
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming northerly or northeasterly 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight becoming slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Fog patches developing.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Dogger
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming northerly or northeasterly 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Fisher
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Gale now ceased but northwesterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Northwesterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 in east.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
German Bight
- Wind
- Northwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later in northeast.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Humber
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Slight, occasionally moderate in east.
- Weather
- Fog patches developing in west.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor in west.
Thames
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Slight.
- Weather
- Fog patches developing in west.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor in west.
Dover
- Wind
- Easterly or northeasterly 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Wight
- Wind
- Easterly or northeasterly 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight later.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Portland
- Wind
- Easterly or northeasterly 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Plymouth
- Wind
- Easterly or northeasterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first, becoming variable 2 to 4 in south and later elsewhere.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Biscay
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally slight.
- Weather
- Showers, thundery at first.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Trafalgar
Forecast issued:
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming northerly 3 to 5 later in east.
- Sea state
- Moderate.
- Weather
- Showers at first.
- Visibility
- Good.
FitzRoy
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming northerly 4 to 6 later in southeast.
- Sea state
- Moderate.
- Weather
- Showers, thundery at first.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Sole
- Wind
- South or southeast 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Moderate.
- Weather
- Showers, thundery at first, fog patches developing.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Lundy
- Wind
- South or southeast 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally slight.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Fastnet
- Wind
- South or southeast 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Moderate.
- Weather
- Showers, fog patches developing.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Irish Sea
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate in far south.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Shannon
- Wind
- Southerly or southeasterly 3 to 5, veering southwesterly 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally rough at first.
- Weather
- Showers, perhaps thundery.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Rockall
- Wind
- In south, southerly or southeasterly 3 to 5, veering southwesterly 2 to 4 later. In north, southeasterly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- In south, moderate, occasionally rough at first. in north, moderate.
- Weather
- In south, showers, perhaps thundery. In north, showers later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Malin
- Wind
- East or southeast 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Slight, occasionally moderate in west and smooth in east.
- Weather
- Showers later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Hebrides
- Wind
- East or northeast 3 to 5, veering southeast 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally slight.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Bailey
- Wind
- East or northeast 3 to 5, veering southeast 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Fair Isle
- Wind
- Northwest veering north or northeast, 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate becoming moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Faeroes
- Wind
- Northwest veering north or northeast, 4 to 6, then veering east or southeast 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate becoming moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Southeast Iceland
- Wind
- Northerly or northeasterly 4 to 6, veering southerly or southeasterly 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate, becoming rough at times in east.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- 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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