Coast and sea
The general synopsis at midday
Atlantic low moving steadily northeast, expected northeast of Iceland 963 by midday tomorrow.
Issued at: .
For the period to .
Shipping forecast and gale warnings map
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Viking
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southerly severe gale force 9 continuing
- Wind
- Southerly 7 to severe gale 9, decreasing 5 to 7 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Rain then showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
North Utsire
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southerly severe gale force 9 continuing
- Wind
- Southerly 7 to severe gale 9, decreasing 5 to 7 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Rain then showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
South Utsire
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southerly gale force 8 continuing
- Wind
- Southerly 6 to gale 8, veering southwesterly 5 to 7, decreasing 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough for a time.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Forties
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southerly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 imminent
- Wind
- South or southwest 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 at first, decreasing 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain then showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Cromarty
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southerly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 imminent
- Wind
- South or southwest 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 at first, decreasing 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain then showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Forth
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southerly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 imminent
- Wind
- South or southwest 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 at first, decreasing 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough, then slight or moderate later.
- Weather
- Occasional rain then showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Tyne
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southerly gale force 8 continuing
- Wind
- South or southwest 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough, then slight or moderate later.
- Weather
- Occasional rain then showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Dogger
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southerly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 imminent
- Wind
- South or southwest 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 at first, decreasing 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough, then slight or moderate later.
- Weather
- Occasional rain then showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Fisher
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southerly gale force 8 continuing
- Wind
- South or southwest 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 or 5 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough, becoming slight or moderate later.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
German Bight
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southerly gale force 8 imminent
- Wind
- South or southwest 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 or 5 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate later.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Humber
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southerly gale force 8 continuing
- Wind
- South or southwest 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 or 5 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate later.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Thames
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southerly gale force 8 continuing
- Wind
- South or southwest 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 or 5 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate later.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Dover
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southerly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- South or southwest 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 or 5 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate later.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Wight
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southerly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- South or southwest 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 or 5 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough, becoming slight or moderate later.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Portland
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southerly gale force 8 continuing
- Wind
- Southerly or southwesterly 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Rain then showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or poor, becoming good.
Plymouth
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Gale force 8 veering southwesterly imminent
- Wind
- Southerly or southwesterly 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, occasionally high in west.
- Weather
- Rain then showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or poor, becoming good.
Biscay
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Gale force 8 veering southwesterly imminent
- Wind
- In northwest, southerly or southwesterly 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 to 6. In southeast, southerly veering southwesterly later, 3 to 5, occasionally 6 in northwest.
- Sea state
- In northwest, rough or very rough. in southeast, moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough.
- Weather
- In northwest, rain then showers. In southeast, rain later.
- Visibility
- In northwest, moderate or poor, becoming good. In southeast, good, occasionally poor later.
Trafalgar
Forecast issued:
- Wind
- Southwesterly 4 to 6 in northwest, otherwise variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough in southeast, rough or very rough in northwest.
- Weather
- Fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
FitzRoy
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 imminent
- Wind
- In southeast, southwesterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 in north. In northwest, southwesterly 6 to gale 8, veering westerly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- In southeast, rough or very rough, occasionally high in northwest. in northwest, very rough or high.
- Weather
- In southeast, occasional rain. In northwest, rain or squally showers.
- Visibility
- In southeast, good, occasionally poor. In northwest, moderate or poor.
Sole
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 imminent
- Wind
- Southwesterly 6 to gale 8, veering westerly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high.
- Weather
- Rain or squally showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or poor.
Lundy
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Severe gale force 9 veering southwesterly and decreasing gale force 8 imminent
- Wind
- South or southwest 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, occasionally high.
- Weather
- Rain then showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Fastnet
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 imminent
- Wind
- South or southwest 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, occasionally high.
- Weather
- Rain then showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Irish Sea
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southerly storm force 10 decreasing gale force 8 imminent
- Wind
- South or southwest 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain then showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Shannon
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 imminent
- Wind
- Southwesterly 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 at first in north, veering westerly 5 to 7 later.
- Sea state
- High, occasionally very high at first in north.
- Weather
- Squally showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or poor.
Rockall
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Storm force 10 veering southwesterly imminent
- Wind
- South or southwest 7 to severe gale 9, occasionally storm 10, veering west later.
- Sea state
- High or very high.
- Weather
- Squally showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or poor.
Malin
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Storm force 10 now decreased severe gale force 9, veering southwesterly imminent
- Wind
- South or southwest 7 to severe gale 9.
- Sea state
- High or very high.
- Weather
- Squally showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or poor.
Hebrides
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Storm force 10 now decreased severe gale force 9, veering southwesterly soon
- Wind
- South or southwest 7 to severe gale 9.
- Sea state
- High or very high.
- Weather
- Squally showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or poor.
Bailey
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly severe gale force 9 increasing storm force 10 soon
- Wind
- South or southwest 7 to severe gale 9, occasionally storm 10, veering west later.
- Sea state
- High or very high.
- Weather
- Squally showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or poor.
Fair Isle
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Severe gale force 9 veering southwesterly soon
- Wind
- South veering southwest, 7 to severe gale 9.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high.
- Weather
- Squally showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Faeroes
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Severe gale force 9 veering southerly imminent
- Wind
- South veering southwest, 7 to severe gale 9.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high, becoming high or very high for a time in south.
- Weather
- Squally showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Southeast Iceland
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Severe gale force 9 veering southerly and decreasing gale force 8 imminent
- Wind
- Cyclonic 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 in southeast, becoming southwesterly 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high.
- Weather
- Rain or squally showers.
- Visibility
- 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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