Coast and sea
The general synopsis at 1800
Low Hebrides 1003 expected German Bight 1000 by 1800 Wednesday. Low just west of Trafalgar 990 expected Trafalgar 1002 by same time
Issued at: .
For the period to .
Shipping forecast and gale warnings map
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Viking
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming east or southeast 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
North Utsire
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming east or southeast 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
South Utsire
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming east or southeast 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Forties
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Cromarty
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Forth
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Tyne
- Wind
- Southwest 3 to 5, becoming variable 3 or less, then northwest 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Dogger
- Wind
- Southwest 3 to 5, becoming variable 3 or less, then northwest 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Fisher
- Wind
- Southwest backing south, 3 to 5, becoming cyclonic 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Fog patches at first, otherwise occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor at first.
German Bight
- Wind
- Southwest backing south, 3 to 5, becoming cyclonic 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth in south.
- Weather
- Fog patches at first, otherwise occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally very poor at first.
Humber
- Wind
- South 2 to 4, becoming variable 3 or less, then northwest 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate at first.
- Weather
- Occasional drizzle.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Thames
- Wind
- South 2 to 4, becoming variable 3 or less, then northwest 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Occasional drizzle.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Dover
- Wind
- South 2 to 4, becoming variable 3 or less, then northwest 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Occasional drizzle.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Wight
- Wind
- Southeast becoming variable, then north or northwest later, 2 to 4, occasionally 5 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Portland
- Wind
- Southeast becoming variable, then north or northwest later, 2 to 4, occasionally 5 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate in west.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Plymouth
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming north 3 to 5, backing west later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Biscay
- Wind
- Cyclonic becoming north or northwest later, 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Trafalgar
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Gale force 8 veering northerly soon
- Wind
- Cyclonic 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 in west, becoming southwesterly 4 or 5 later in southeast.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Thundery rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
FitzRoy
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Northerly gale force 8 continuing
- Wind
- Cyclonic 4 to 6 at first in southeast, otherwise northerly or northeasterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 in southwest.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough in west.
- Weather
- Occasional rain, thundery in south.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Sole
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Northerly backing westerly later, 3 to 5, increasing 6 later in west.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally rough in west.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Lundy
- Wind
- Variable backing west or southwest later, 2 to 4, occasionally 5 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate in west, otherwise smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Fastnet
- Wind
- Variable backing west or southwest later, 2 to 4, occasionally 5 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Irish Sea
- Wind
- Variable backing west or southwest later, 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Shannon
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- North or northwest 3 to 5, backing southwest 5 to 7 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Rockall
- Wind
- Cyclonic becoming south or southeast later, 3 to 5, occasionally 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough at first.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Malin
- Wind
- Cyclonic becoming south or southeast later, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Hebrides
- Wind
- Cyclonic becoming south or southeast later, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Bailey
- Wind
- Cyclonic becoming south or southeast later, 3 to 5, occasionally 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough at first.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Fair Isle
- Wind
- Variable becoming easterly or southeasterly, 2 to 4, occasionally 5 later in northwest.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Faeroes
- Wind
- Easterly or northeasterly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming mainly moderate later.
- Weather
- Wintry showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Southeast Iceland
- Wind
- Easterly or northeasterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming mainly moderate later.
- Weather
- Wintry 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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