Coast and sea
The general synopsis at midday
New low expected Rockall 984 by midday tomorrow. Low Malin 1008 losing its identity
Issued at: .
For the period to .
Shipping forecast and gale warnings map
Viking
- Wind
- East 4 or 5, veering southeast 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally rough later.
- Weather
- Rain later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor later.
North Utsire
- Wind
- Northeasterly 3 or 4, veering southeasterly 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally rough later.
- Weather
- Rain later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor later.
South Utsire
- Wind
- Northeasterly 3 or 4, veering southeasterly 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally rough later.
- Weather
- Rain later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor later.
Forties
- Wind
- Southeast 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally rough later.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Cromarty
- Wind
- Southeast 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally rough later.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Forth
- Wind
- Variable 2 or 3, becoming southeast 4 or 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Tyne
- Wind
- Southwest 3 or 4, backing south 4 or 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Dogger
- Wind
- Southwest 3 or 4, backing south 4 or 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Fisher
- Wind
- East 3 or 4, veering southeast 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
German Bight
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4 at first in north, otherwise southwesterly backing southerly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Humber
- Wind
- Southwest backing south 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Thames
- Wind
- Southwest backing south 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Dover
- Wind
- South 3 or 4, increasing 5 or 6 later.
- Sea state
- Slight, occasionally moderate later.
- Weather
- Rain later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Wight
- Wind
- South 3 or 4, increasing 5 or 6 later.
- Sea state
- Slight, occasionally moderate later.
- Weather
- Rain later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Portland
- Wind
- Southeast 3 or 4, veering south 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain, fog patches later.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor later.
Plymouth
- Wind
- Southeast 3 or 4, veering south 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain, fog patches later.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor later.
Biscay
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming southerly 4 to 6 in northwest.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Trafalgar
Forecast issued:
- Wind
- Variable 3 or 4, becoming southwesterly 4 or 5 in north and west.
- Sea state
- Slight in southeast, otherwise moderate.
- Weather
- Showers in north.
- Visibility
- Good.
FitzRoy
- Wind
- South or southwest 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Sole
- Wind
- South 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate, becoming rough in west.
- Weather
- Occasional rain, fog patches later.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor later.
Lundy
- Wind
- South 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally slight in east.
- Weather
- Occasional rain, fog patches later.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor later.
Fastnet
- Wind
- South 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain, fog patches later.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor later.
Irish Sea
- Wind
- South or southeast 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Shannon
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Southeast veering south 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Rockall
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southerly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Southeast veering south 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Malin
- Wind
- Cyclonic 3 to 5, becoming south 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming rough later in west.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Hebrides
- Wind
- Southeast 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Bailey
- Wind
- Southeast 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Fair Isle
- Wind
- Southeast 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Faeroes
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Southeast 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Southeast Iceland
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Easterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 soon
- Wind
- Easterly or southeasterly 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 at first in west.
- Sea state
- Rough, occasionally very rough.
- Weather
- Rain at times.
- Visibility
- Moderate or 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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