The general synopsis at 1800
Low Trafalgar 1002 slow-moving, filling 1007 by 1800 Sunday. High Faeroes 1046 expected 250 miles southwest of Iceland 1038 by same time
Issued at: .
For the period to .
Shipping forecast and gale warnings map
Viking
- Wind
- Northerly or northwesterly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Rough, occasionally very rough at first.
- Weather
- Showers later.
- Visibility
- Good.
North Utsire
- Wind
- Northerly or northwesterly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Rough, occasionally very rough at first.
- Weather
- Showers later.
- Visibility
- Good.
South Utsire
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Gale now ceased but northwesterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Northwesterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers later.
- Visibility
- Good.
Forties
- Wind
- Northeast backing northwest, 3 to 5, occasionally 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Cromarty
- Wind
- Northeast backing northwest, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Forth
- Wind
- North or northeast 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Moderate.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Tyne
- Wind
- North or northeast 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Moderate.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Dogger
- Wind
- North or northeast 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally rough.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Fisher
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Gale now ceased but northwesterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Northerly or northwesterly 5 to 7, decreasing 3 to 5 for a time at first, occasionally gale 8 later in northeast.
- Sea state
- Rough, occasionally moderate until later.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
German Bight
- Wind
- Northeast 4 to 6, becoming variable 3, then northwest 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Humber
- Wind
- North or northeast 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally rough at first.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Thames
- Wind
- North or northeast 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally slight.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Dover
- Wind
- East or northeast 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Wight
- Wind
- East or northeast 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough at first in west.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Portland
- Wind
- East or northeast 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Plymouth
- Wind
- East or northeast 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Biscay
- Wind
- East or northeast 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate later.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Trafalgar
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Northwesterly gale force 8 expected soon
- Wind
- Cyclonic 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 in south, becoming northerly or northeasterly 3 to 5 in north and also later in south.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough in south.
- Weather
- Showers, thundery in south.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor in south.
FitzRoy
- Wind
- Easterly or northeasterly 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4 later in far south.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers, perhaps thundery in south.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor in south.
Sole
- Wind
- East or northeast 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Lundy
- Wind
- East or northeast 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Fastnet
- Wind
- East or northeast 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate later.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Irish Sea
- Wind
- East or northeast 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first.
- Sea state
- Slight, occasionally moderate at first.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Shannon
- Wind
- East or southeast 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally rough until later.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Rockall
- Wind
- East or southeast 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Malin
- Wind
- East or southeast 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally slight in east.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Hebrides
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally slight in southeast.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Bailey
- Wind
- In south, variable 2 to 4. In north, southwesterly veering northwesterly, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- In south, moderate. in north, moderate, occasionally rough in north.
- Weather
- In south, fair. In north, showers later.
- Visibility
- Good.
Fair Isle
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming northwesterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later in east.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers later.
- Visibility
- Good.
Faeroes
- Wind
- Southwest 3 to 5, veering west 4 to 6, becoming cyclonic 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers later.
- Visibility
- Good.
Southeast Iceland
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 continuing
- Wind
- Southwesterly 6 to gale 8, becoming cyclonic 4 to 6, occasionally 3 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Fair.
- 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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