The general synopsis at midday
Low Southeast Iceland 971 expected east Greenland xxx by midday tomorrow
Issued at: .
For the period to .
Shipping forecast and gale warnings map
Viking
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 increasing severe gale force 9 soon
- Wind
- Southerly or southeasterly 7 to severe gale 9, decreasing 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough for a time.
- Weather
- Rain, fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
North Utsire
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 increasing severe gale force 9 soon
- Wind
- Southerly or southeasterly 7 to severe gale 9, decreasing 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough for a time.
- Weather
- Rain, fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
South Utsire
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 increasing severe gale force 9 soon
- Wind
- Southerly or southeasterly 7 to severe gale 9, decreasing 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Drizzle, fog patches becoming extensive fog.
- Visibility
- Moderate to very poor.
Forties
- Wind
- In east, southerly or southeasterly 4 to 6. In west, southerly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- In east, moderate or rough. in west, moderate.
- Weather
- In east, drizzle, fog patches becoming extensive fog. In west, occasional rain later.
- Visibility
- In east, moderate to very poor. In west, moderate or good, occasionally poor later.
Cromarty
- Wind
- Southerly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain later.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor later.
Forth
- Wind
- Southerly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain later.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor later.
Tyne
- Wind
- Southerly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain later.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor later.
Dogger
- Wind
- In west, southerly 4 to 6. In east, southerly 4 or 5.
- Sea state
- In west, slight or moderate. in east, slight or moderate.
- Weather
- In west, occasional rain later. In east, drizzle, extensive fog.
- Visibility
- In west, moderate or good, occasionally poor later. In east, poor or very poor.
Fisher
- Wind
- Southeasterly 5 to 7, backing southerly 4 or 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Drizzle, extensive fog.
- Visibility
- Poor or very poor.
German Bight
- Wind
- Southerly 4 or 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Drizzle, extensive fog.
- Visibility
- Poor or very poor.
Humber
- Wind
- South 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Fog patches at first.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor at first.
Thames
- Wind
- South 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Fog patches at first.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor at first.
Dover
- Wind
- Southerly veering southwesterly later, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good occasionally moderate.
Wight
- Wind
- Southerly veering southwesterly later, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good occasionally moderate.
Portland
- Wind
- Southerly veering southwesterly later, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good occasionally moderate.
Plymouth
- Wind
- Southerly veering southwesterly later, 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Mainly fair, rain later.
- Visibility
- Good occasionally moderate.
Biscay
- Wind
- Southerly veering southwesterly later, 3 to 5, but variable 2 to 4 in south.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good occasionally moderate.
Trafalgar
Forecast issued:
- Wind
- In southeast, variable 2 to 4, but south 3 to 5 at times. In northwest, southerly or southwesterly 4 to 6, increasing 7 at times.
- Sea state
- In southeast, moderate, occasionally slight later. in northwest, moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough later.
- Weather
- In southeast, fair . In northwest, rain or showers.
- Visibility
- In southeast, moderate or good, occasionally poor at first. In northwest, good, occasionally poor.
FitzRoy
- Wind
- South 4 to 6, becoming cyclonic 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Rain or thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Sole
- Wind
- South 4 to 6, becoming cyclonic 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Rain or thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Lundy
- Wind
- South veering southwest, 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain, fog patches later.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor later.
Fastnet
- Wind
- South veering southwest, 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, but rough or very rough in west.
- Weather
- Occasional rain, fog patches later.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor later.
Irish Sea
- Wind
- South veering southwest, 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain, fog patches later.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor later.
Shannon
- Wind
- South or southwest 4 to 6, becoming cyclonic 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain, fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Rockall
- Wind
- South or southwest 4 to 6, becoming cyclonic 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain, fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Malin
- Wind
- South or southwest 4 to 6, becoming cyclonic 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain, fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Hebrides
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Gale force 8 now veered southerly
- Wind
- Cyclonic 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Bailey
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Gale force 8 veering northwesterly imminent
- Wind
- Cyclonic 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Fair Isle
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected soon
- Wind
- Southerly or southwesterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first in west, becoming cyclonic 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough in southeast, rough or very rough in northwest.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Faeroes
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Gale force 8 veering southwesterly imminent
- Wind
- Cyclonic 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good occasionally poor.
Southeast Iceland
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Severe gale force 9 veering southerly and decreasing gale force 8 imminent, veering northwesterly and increasing severe gale force 9 later
- Wind
- Cyclonic 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9, decreasing 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Rain or wintry showers.
- Visibility
- Good occasionally 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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