Coast and sea
The general synopsis at 1800
Low 300 miles northeast of Iceland 963 expected 650 miles east of Iceland 968 by 1800 Saturday
Issued at: .
For the period to .
Shipping forecast and gale warnings map
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Viking
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected soon, veering westerly and increasing severe gale force 9 later
- Wind
- Westerly, veering northwesterly later, 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 in north, perhaps storm 10 later in north.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high.
- Weather
- Squally wintry showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or poor.
North Utsire
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Gale force 8 veering westerly soon, increasing severe gale force 9 later
- Wind
- Westerly, veering northwesterly later, 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 in north, perhaps storm 10 later in north.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high.
- Weather
- Squally wintry showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or poor.
South Utsire
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Westerly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Westerly or northwesterly 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, becoming high for a time.
- Weather
- Rain then showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Forties
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Westerly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Westerly or northwesterly 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Rain then showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Cromarty
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Gale force 8 veering westerly soon
- Wind
- Westerly or northwesterly 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough in east, moderate in west.
- Weather
- Rain then showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Forth
- Wind
- Southwesterly veering westerly or northwesterly, 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough later.
- Weather
- Rain or drizzle, then showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Tyne
- Wind
- Southwesterly veering westerly or northwesterly, 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough later.
- Weather
- Rain or drizzle, then showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Dogger
- Wind
- Southwesterly veering westerly or northwesterly, 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain or drizzle, then showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Fisher
- Wind
- Southwesterly veering westerly or northwesterly, 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later in north.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming very rough later.
- Weather
- Rain or drizzle, then showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
German Bight
- Wind
- Southwesterly veering westerly or northwesterly, 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain or drizzle, then showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Humber
- Wind
- West or southwest, veering northwest later, 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming rough later in northeast.
- Weather
- Rain or drizzle for a time, then showers later.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Thames
- Wind
- West or southwest, veering northwest later, 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain or drizzle for a time, then showers later.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Dover
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming west or northwest 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Rain or drizzle later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor later.
Wight
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming west or northwest 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Rain or drizzle later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor later.
Portland
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming west or northwest 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Rain or drizzle later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor later.
Plymouth
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming west or northwest 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Rain or drizzle later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor later.
Biscay
- Wind
- East becoming variable mainly northeast, 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight in east.
- Weather
- Mainly fair.
- Visibility
- Good.
Trafalgar
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Easterly gale force 8 imminent
- Wind
- Easterly or southeasterly, but southerly in southwest, 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first in far southeast.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
FitzRoy
- Wind
- East backing northeast, 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough in west, slight or moderate in east.
- Weather
- Thundery showers in south.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor in south.
Sole
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming north 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming rough later in west.
- Weather
- Occasional rain or drizzle.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Lundy
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming north 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Occasional rain or drizzle.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Fastnet
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming north 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight in northeast, slight or moderate in southwest.
- Weather
- Occasional rain or drizzle.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Irish Sea
- Wind
- Southwest 4 or 5 veering northwest 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain, then showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor at first.
Shannon
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4 becoming north or northwest 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate becoming rough, then becoming very rough for a time in north.
- Weather
- Occasional rain, then showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor at first.
Rockall
- Wind
- Westerly or northwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 in north.
- Sea state
- High at first in north, otherwise rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Malin
- Wind
- Westerly or northwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good.
Hebrides
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Northwesterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 imminent
- Wind
- Northwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first and 4 later.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high.
- Weather
- Squally wintry showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or poor.
Bailey
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Northwesterly severe gale force 9 now decreased gale force 8
- Wind
- Northwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first and 4 later.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high.
- Weather
- Squally wintry showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or poor.
Fair Isle
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Westerly severe gale force 9 continuing
- Wind
- Westerly veering northwesterly 7 to severe gale 9, perhaps storm 10 for a time later in north.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high.
- Weather
- Squally wintry showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or poor.
Faeroes
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Storm force 10 veering northwesterly soon
- Wind
- Westerly or northwesterly 7 to severe gale 9, occasionally storm 10 in northeast, veering northerly or northwesterly 5 to 7 later.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high, occasionally very high at first.
- Weather
- Squally wintry showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate to very poor.
Southeast Iceland
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Storm force 10 veering northwesterly imminent
- Wind
- Westerly or northwesterly 7 to severe gale 9, occasionally storm 10 in northeast, veering northerly or northwesterly 5 to 7 later.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high.
- Weather
- Squally wintry showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate to 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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