The general synopsis at midnight
High Sweden 1026 expected latvia 1032 by midnight tonight
Issued at: .
For the period to .
Shipping forecast and gale warnings map
Viking
- Wind
- Variable 3 at first in southeast, otherwise southerly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate occasionally rough.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
North Utsire
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming cyclonic 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally rough.
- Weather
- Drizzle, fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
South Utsire
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming cyclonic 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Drizzle, fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Forties
- Wind
- In east, variable 2 to 4, becoming cyclonic 3 to 5. In west, southwesterly 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- In east, slight or moderate. in west, slight or moderate in north, smooth or slight in south.
- Weather
- In east, drizzle, fog patches. In west, mainly fair.
- Visibility
- In east, moderate or good, occasionally very poor. In west, moderate or good.
Cromarty
- Wind
- Southwesterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate in north and east, smooth or slight elsewhere.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Forth
- Wind
- Southwesterly 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Tyne
- Wind
- Southwesterly 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Dogger
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Fisher
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming easterly 3 to 5 in north.
- Sea state
- Slight, occasionally moderate in north.
- Weather
- Occasional rain, fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate, occasionally very poor.
German Bight
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Slight, occasionally smooth.
- Weather
- Occasional rain, fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate, occasionally very poor.
Humber
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Slight, occasionally smooth.
- Weather
- Occasional rain, fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate, occasionally very poor.
Thames
- Wind
- East or northeast 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Occasional rain, fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Dover
- Wind
- East or northeast 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Occasional rain, fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Wight
- Wind
- East or northeast 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate later in west.
- Weather
- Occasional rain, fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Portland
- Wind
- East or northeast 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain, fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Plymouth
- Wind
- East or northeast 3 to 5, becoming variable 3 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain, fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Biscay
- Wind
- Cyclonic 3 to 5, becoming variable 3 or less later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Trafalgar
Forecast issued:
- Wind
- Variable 4 in far southeast, otherwise northerly 6 to gale 8 decreasing 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough becoming moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
FitzRoy
- Wind
- In southeast, northerly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first, becoming variable 4 later. In northwest, variable 4 in southeast, otherwise southwesterly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- In southeast, rough. in northwest, very rough in northwest and rough elsewhere.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- In southeast, good. In northwest, moderate or good.
Sole
- Wind
- Variable 3 in far east, otherwise southerly 4 to 6, becoming variable 3 later in far west.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Lundy
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally slight in north and rough in south.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Fastnet
- Wind
- South 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough in south.
- Weather
- Drizzle later in southeast.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor later in southeast.
Irish Sea
- Wind
- South 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight occasionally moderate.
- Weather
- Drizzle later in southeast.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor later in southeast.
Shannon
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 continuing
- Wind
- Cyclonic 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first, then decreasing 4 at times, becoming variable 2 to 4 later in west.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high, becoming mainly very rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Rockall
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southerly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 soon
- Wind
- Cyclonic 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first, then decreasing 4 at times, becoming variable 2 to 4 later in east.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high, becoming mainly very rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Malin
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southerly gale force 8 continuing
- Wind
- Cyclonic 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first, then decreasing 4 at times.
- Sea state
- In east, rough or very rough occasionally moderate, but elsewhere very rough or high, becoming mainly very rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Hebrides
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southerly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 soon
- Wind
- Cyclonic 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first, then decreasing 4 at times, becoming variable 2 to 4 later in northwest.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high, becoming mainly very rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Bailey
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Severe gale force 9 veering southwesterly and decreasing gale force 8 soon
- Wind
- Southwest 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or poor.
Fair Isle
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southerly gale force 8 continuing
- Wind
- South or southwest 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 to 6, occasionally 7 until later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough in southeast, otherwise very rough or high, becoming rough or very rough later.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Faeroes
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southerly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 soon
- Wind
- South or southwest 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 to 6, becoming variable 4 later.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high, becoming rough or very rough later.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Southeast Iceland
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Severe gale force 9 veering southwesterly imminent
- Wind
- Southwesterly 7 to severe gale 9, decreasing 5 to 7, occasionally 4 later.
- Sea state
- High, occasionally very high at first in west, becoming very rough later.
- Weather
- Squally wintry showers.
- Visibility
- 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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