Coast and sea
The general synopsis at 0600
Low just south of Iceland 963 expected Norwegian Basin 962 by 0600 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:
Southwesterly gale force 8 increasing severe gale force 9 imminent, increasing storm force 10 soon
- Wind
- Cyclonic 7 to severe gale 9, occasionally storm 10 at first.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high occasionally rough.
- Weather
- Squally showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or poor.
North Utsire
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southwesterly severe gale force 9 expected later
- Wind
- Southerly or southwesterly 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9, decreasing 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough occasionally high.
- Weather
- Rain then squally showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
South Utsire
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 continuing
- Wind
- Southerly or southwesterly 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 to 6 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough occasionally high.
- Weather
- Rain then squally showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Forties
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected soon, increasing severe gale force 9 later
- Wind
- Southwest veering west, 7 to severe gale 9.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough occasionally high.
- Weather
- Squally showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Cromarty
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southwesterly severe gale force 9 expected later
- Wind
- Southwest veering west, 7 to severe gale 9.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough occasionally moderate.
- Weather
- Squally showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Forth
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected soon, increasing severe gale force 9 later
- Wind
- Southwest veering west, 7 to severe gale 9.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough occasionally moderate.
- Weather
- Squally showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Tyne
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Gale force 8 veering westerly soon
- Wind
- Southwest veering west, 6 to gale 8, perhaps severe gale 9 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Squally showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Dogger
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Gale force 8 veering westerly soon
- Wind
- Southwest veering west, 6 to gale 8, perhaps severe gale 9 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Squally showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Fisher
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Gale force 8 veering westerly soon
- Wind
- Southwest veering west, 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, occasionally high in northwest.
- Weather
- Rain then squally showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
German Bight
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Gale force 8 veering westerly soon
- Wind
- Southwest veering west, 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Rain then squally showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Humber
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Gale force 8 veering westerly soon
- Wind
- Southwest veering west, 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough later.
- Weather
- Rain then squally showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Thames
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Gale force 8 veering westerly soon
- Wind
- Southwest veering west, 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough later.
- Weather
- Rain then squally showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Dover
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Gale force 8 veering westerly soon
- Wind
- Southwest veering west, 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough later.
- Weather
- Rain then squally showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Wight
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Gale force 8 veering westerly soon
- Wind
- Southwest veering west, 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough later.
- Weather
- Rain then squally showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Portland
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Westerly gale force 8 expected soon, increasing severe gale force 9 later
- Wind
- Southwest veering northwest, 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough, occasionally high later.
- Weather
- Rain then squally showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Plymouth
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Westerly gale force 8 expected soon, increasing severe gale force 9 later
- Wind
- Southwest veering northwest, 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough, occasionally high later.
- Weather
- Rain then squally showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Biscay
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Northwesterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Westerly or northwesterly 4 to 6, increasing 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough, occasionally high later in north.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Trafalgar
Forecast issued:
- Wind
- Northeasterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later in far southeast.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
FitzRoy
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Northwesterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Westerly or northwesterly 4 to 6, increasing 6 to gale 8 in north.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough, occasionally high later in north.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Sole
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Westerly gale force 8 expected soon, veering northwesterly and increasing severe gale force 9 later
- Wind
- West 6 to gale 8, veering northwest 7 to severe gale 9.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough becoming very rough or high.
- Weather
- Occasional rain then squally showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Lundy
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Westerly gale force 8 expected soon, veering northwesterly and increasing severe gale force 9 later
- Wind
- West 6 to gale 8, veering northwest 7 to severe gale 9.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, becoming very rough or high in later.
- Weather
- Occasional rain then squally showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Fastnet
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Westerly gale force 8 expected soon, veering northwesterly and increasing severe gale force 9 later
- Wind
- West 6 to gale 8, veering northwest 7 to severe gale 9.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough becoming very rough or high.
- Weather
- Occasional rain then squally showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Irish Sea
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Westerly gale force 8 expected imminent, veering northwesterly and increasing severe gale force 9 later
- Wind
- West 6 to gale 8, veering northwest 7 to severe gale 9.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough occasionally very rough.
- Weather
- Occasional rain then squally showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Shannon
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Gale force 8 now veered westerly, veering northwesterly and increasing severe gale force 9 imminent
- Wind
- Northwest 7 to severe gale 9.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high, becoming high or very high.
- Weather
- Squally showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or poor.
Rockall
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Storm force 10 now veered westerly, veering northwesterly later
- Wind
- West veering northwest, gale 8 to storm 10.
- Sea state
- High or very high.
- Weather
- Squally wintry showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or poor.
Malin
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Severe gale force 9 veering westerly imminent, veering northwesterly and increasing storm force 10 later
- Wind
- West veering northwest, gale 8 to storm 10.
- Sea state
- High or very high.
- Weather
- Squally wintry showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or poor.
Hebrides
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southwesterly severe gale force 9 expected soon, veering westerly and increasing violent storm force 11 later
- Wind
- West or northwest gale 8 to storm 10, occasionally violent storm 11 at first.
- Sea state
- High or very high.
- Weather
- Squally wintry showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or poor.
Bailey
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 imminent, increasing storm force 10 soon, then veering westerly and increasing violent storm force 11 later
- Wind
- West or northwest gale 8 to storm 10, occasionally violent storm 11 at first.
- Sea state
- High or very high.
- Weather
- Squally wintry showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or poor.
Fair Isle
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected imminent, increasing severe gale force 9 soon, veering westerly and increasing violent storm force 11 later
- Wind
- Cyclonic gale 8 to storm 10, occasionally violent storm 11 at first in south.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high occasionally very high.
- Weather
- Rain or wintry squally showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Faeroes
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected imminent, increasing severe gale force 9 soon, veering westerly and increasing violent storm force 11 later
- Wind
- Cyclonic, 4 to 6 at first in north otherwise gale 8 to storm 10, occasionally violent storm 11 at first in south.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high occasionally very high.
- Weather
- Rain or wintry squally showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Southeast Iceland
- Gale warning
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Issued:
Gale now ceased, but southwesterly gale force 8 expected soon, then veering northwesterly and increasing severe gale force 9 later
- Wind
- Cyclonic, mainly northerly, 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 in north and east.
- Sea state
- Very rough or high, occasionally rough at first in north.
- Weather
- Rain or squally wintry showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or 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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