Coast and sea
The general synopsis at midnight
Low Hebrides 1004 expected German Bight 997 by midnight tonight. Low just west of Trafalgar 994 expected Trafalgar 1007 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 easterly or southeasterly 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
North Utsire
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming easterly or southeasterly 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
South Utsire
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming easterly or southeasterly 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Forties
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Cromarty
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Forth
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Tyne
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Dogger
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Fisher
- Wind
- South becoming cyclonic, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
German Bight
- Wind
- South becoming cyclonic, 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Humber
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming west or northwest 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate later.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Thames
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming west or northwest 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate later.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Dover
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming west or northwest 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate later.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Wight
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming north 3 to 5, backing west or southwest later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Occasional rain, then showers later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Portland
- Wind
- Variable 2 to 4, becoming north 3 to 5, backing west or southwest later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate in west.
- Weather
- Occasional rain, then showers later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Plymouth
- Wind
- North backing northwest then southwest later, 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Biscay
- Wind
- Cyclonic becoming north or northwest, backing west later, 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Trafalgar
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Gale force 8 veering northerly soon
Forecast issued:
- 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
- In south, cyclonic 4 to 6 at first in east, otherwise northerly or northeasterly 6 to gale 8. In north, northerly or northeasterly backing westerly or southwesterly later, 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later.
- Sea state
- In south, moderate or rough, occasionally very rough in south and west. in north, moderate or rough.
- Weather
- In south, thundery rain. In north, occasional rain or showers.
- Visibility
- In south, good, occasionally poor. In north, good, occasionally poor.
Sole
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- North backing northwest, 4 or 5, then west or southwest 6 to gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough later in west.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Lundy
- Wind
- Variable becoming west, 2 to 4, backing southwest 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Fastnet
- Wind
- Variable becoming west, 2 to 4, backing southwest 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough later.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Irish Sea
- Wind
- Variable becoming west, 2 to 4, backing southwest 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Smooth or slight.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Shannon
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Northwest backing west or southwest, 4 to 6, increasing 6 to gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming very rough later in west.
- Weather
- Showers, then rain later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor later.
Rockall
- Wind
- Cyclonic 4 to 6, decreasing 2 to 4 for a time, occasionally 7 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers, occasional rain later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Malin
- Wind
- Cyclonic 4 to 6, decreasing 2 to 4 for a time, occasionally 7 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers, occasional rain later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Hebrides
- Wind
- Cyclonic 4 to 6, decreasing 2 to 4 for a time, occasionally 7 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers, occasional rain later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Bailey
- Wind
- Cyclonic 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers, occasional rain later.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Fair Isle
- Wind
- Variable becoming easterly or southeasterly, 2 to 4, occasionally 5 in northwest.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Faeroes
- Wind
- Easterly or northeasterly veering southeasterly later, 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Wintry showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Southeast Iceland
- Wind
- Easterly or northeasterly veering southeasterly later, 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- 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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