The general synopsis at midnight
Low Sole 963 expected Rockall 963 by midnight tonight
Issued at: .
For the period to .
Shipping forecast and gale warnings map
Viking
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- In southwest, southeasterly 6 to gale 8. In northeast, southeasterly 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- In southwest, rough becoming very rough. in northeast, slight or moderate becoming moderate or rough.
- Weather
- In southwest, wintry showers. In northeast, fair.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor in southwest.
North Utsire
- Wind
- Southeasterly 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate becoming moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
South Utsire
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 imminent, increasing severe gale force 9 later
- Wind
- Easterly or southeasterly 7 to severe gale 9.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Occasional sleet or snow.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally very poor. Light icing.
Forties
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 imminent, increasing severe gale force 9 later
- Wind
- In northeast, easterly or southeasterly 7 to severe gale 9. In southwest, southeasterly 6 to gale 8, increasing severe gale 9 at times.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough at first in southwest, otherwise rough or very rough, but becoming high for a time later in northwest.
- Weather
- In northeast, occasional sleet or snow. In southwest, occasional rain.
- Visibility
- In northeast, good, occasionally very poor. In southwest, moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Cromarty
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 increasing severe gale force 9 later
- Wind
- Southeasterly 6 to gale 8, increasing severe gale 9 at times.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough, then becoming high for a time later in east.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Forth
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 increasing severe gale force 9 soon
- Wind
- Southeasterly 6 to gale 8, increasing severe gale 9 at times, then decreasing 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Tyne
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 imminent, increasing severe gale force 9 soon
- Wind
- Southeasterly 6 to gale 8, increasing severe gale 9 at times, then decreasing 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Dogger
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southeasterly severe gale force 9 expected soon
- Wind
- Southeasterly 6 to gale 8, increasing severe gale 9 at times, then decreasing 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Fisher
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Easterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- East or southeast 6 to gale 8, occasionally 5 at first.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough in west.
- Weather
- Occasional snow.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally very poor.
German Bight
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Easterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- East or southeast 6 to gale 8, occasionally 5 at first.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate at first in southeast, otherwise moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Occasional snow.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally very poor.
Humber
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 continuing
- Wind
- Southeast veering south or southwest, 6 to gale 8 decreasing 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough in northwest and slight in southeast.
- Weather
- Rain then showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Thames
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Southeast veering south or southwest, 6 to gale 8 decreasing 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally slight.
- Weather
- Rain then showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Dover
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Southeast veering south or southwest, 6 to gale 8 decreasing 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally slight.
- Weather
- Rain then showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Wight
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Southeast veering south or southwest, 6 to gale 8 decreasing 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally slight.
- Weather
- Rain then showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Portland
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Gale force 8 veering southerly soon
- Wind
- Southeast veering south or southwest, 6 to gale 8 decreasing 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough.
- Weather
- Rain then showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Plymouth
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 expected soon, veering southwesterly and increasing storm force 10 later
- Wind
- Southwesterly 6 to gale 8, increasing severe gale 9 for a time at first, and occasionally storm 10 at first in northwest, decreasing 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, becoming very rough or high for a time.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or poor.
Biscay
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southerly gale force 8 expected soon, veering southwesterly and increasing severe gale force 9 later
- Wind
- Southwesterly 6 to gale 8, increasing severe gale 9 for a time at first in northwest, then decreasing 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, becoming very rough or high for a time.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or poor.
Trafalgar
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 increasing severe gale force 9 later
Forecast issued:
- Wind
- Southwesterly veering westerly 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 at first.
- Sea state
- Rough at first in far southeast, otherwise very rough or high.
- Weather
- Rain or thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or poor.
FitzRoy
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Storm force 10 backing southwesterly and decreasing gale force 8 imminent
- Wind
- Cyclonic gale 8 to storm 10 at first in north, otherwise westerly or southwesterly 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or poor.
Sole
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Gale force 8 backing northwesterly and increasing storm force 10 imminent, increasing violent storm force 11 soon
- Wind
- Cyclonic severe gale 9 to violent storm 11 becoming southwest 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- High or very high at first in east, otherwise very rough or high.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or poor.
Lundy
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 expected imminent increasing severe gale force 9 soon, veering southerly and increasing storm force 10 later
- Wind
- Cyclonic gale 8 to storm 10, becoming south 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high.
- Weather
- Rain then thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or poor.
Fastnet
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 increasing severe gale force 9 imminent, veering westerly and increasing violent storm force 11 soon
- Wind
- Cyclonic gale 8 to storm 10, occasionally violent storm 11 at first, becoming south 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high, occasionally very high at first.
- Weather
- Rain then thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or poor.
Irish Sea
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8, increasing severe gale force 9 soon, increasing storm force 10 later
- Wind
- Cyclonic mainly southeast gale 8 to storm 10, veering south 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, occasionally high in south.
- Weather
- Rain then thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or poor.
Shannon
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Northerly severe gale force 9 imminent, backing northwesterly and increasing violent storm force 11 soon
- Wind
- Cyclonic gale 8 to storm 10, occasionally violent storm 11 at first, becoming south 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high.
- Weather
- Rain then thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or poor.
Rockall
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Gale force 8 backing northeasterly imminent, veering easterly and increasing severe gale force 9 soon
- Wind
- Cyclonic 6 to gale 8, increasing severe gale 9 at times.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or poor.
Malin
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southeasterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 imminent, increasing storm force 10 soon
- Wind
- Southeast gale 8 to storm 10, veering south 6 to gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high in west, rough or very rough in east.
- Weather
- Rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or poor.
Hebrides
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Gale force 8 backing easterly and increasing severe gale force 9 imminent, increasing storm force 10 soon
- Wind
- Easterly or southeasterly 7 to severe gale 9, occasionally 6 at first, then increasing storm 10 at times.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough becoming very rough or high.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Bailey
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Gale force 8 backing easterly imminent, increasing severe gale force 9 soon, increasing storm force 10 later
- Wind
- Easterly or southeasterly 7 to severe gale 9, occasionally 6 at first, then increasing storm 10 at times.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Fair Isle
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 increasing severe gale force 9 later
- Wind
- Easterly or southeasterly 7 to severe gale 9, occasionally 6 at first.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough becoming very rough or high.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Faeroes
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Gale force 8 backing easterly and increasing severe gale force 9 soon
- Wind
- Easterly or southeasterly 7 to severe gale 9, occasionally 6 at first.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough becoming very rough or high.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Southeast Iceland
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Easterly severe gale force 9 continuing
- Wind
- Easterly or southeasterly 7 to severe gale 9, occasionally 6 at first.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally 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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