Coast and sea
The general synopsis at 1800
Low east Rockall 975 expected Hebrides 982 by 1800 Monday
Issued at: .
For the period to .
Shipping forecast and gale warnings map
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Viking
- Wind
- Southeasterly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers, perhaps becoming thundery.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
North Utsire
- Wind
- Southeasterly 4 to 6, occasionally variable 3 at first.
- Sea state
- Moderate.
- Weather
- Rain or showers, perhaps becoming thundery.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
South Utsire
- Wind
- Southeasterly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally slight in east.
- Weather
- Rain or showers, perhaps becoming thundery.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Forties
- Wind
- South or southeast 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first, then veering southwest later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers, perhaps thundery.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Cromarty
- Wind
- South or southeast 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first, then veering southwest later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough in east, slight or moderate in west.
- Weather
- Showers, perhaps thundery.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Forth
- Wind
- South or southeast 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first, then veering southwest later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers, perhaps thundery.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Tyne
- Wind
- South or southeast 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first, then veering southwest later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers, perhaps thundery.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Dogger
- Wind
- South or southeast 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first, then veering southwest later.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers, perhaps thundery.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Fisher
- Wind
- South or southeast 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4 for a time.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain or showers, perhaps thundery.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
German Bight
- Wind
- South or southeast 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4 for a time.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Rain or showers, perhaps thundery.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Humber
- Wind
- South veering southwest, 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers, perhaps becoming thundery.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Thames
- Wind
- South veering southwest, 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers, perhaps becoming thundery.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Dover
- Wind
- South veering southwest, 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Showers, perhaps becoming thundery.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Wight
- Wind
- South or southwest veering west or southwest, 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers, perhaps thundery.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Portland
- Wind
- South or southwest veering west or southwest, 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers, perhaps thundery.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Plymouth
- Wind
- South or southwest veering west or southwest, 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Very rough until later in west, otherwise moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers, perhaps thundery.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Biscay
- Wind
- West or southwest 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Trafalgar
- Wind
- Northerly or northwesterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 in southeast and 3 in northwest.
- Sea state
- Mainly rough, but very rough at first in far northwest and occasionally moderate in southeast.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
FitzRoy
- Wind
- Westerly or northwesterly, backing southwesterly later, 5 or 6, occasionally 4 in south.
- Sea state
- Very rough, becoming rough later.
- Weather
- Squally showers, perhaps thundery, then rain later.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Sole
- Wind
- Westerly or northwesterly, backing southwesterly later, 5 or 6, increasing 7 at times.
- Sea state
- Very rough, becoming rough later.
- Weather
- Squally showers, perhaps thundery, then rain later.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Lundy
- Wind
- West or southwest 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough later.
- Weather
- Squally showers, perhaps thundery.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Fastnet
- Wind
- West or southwest 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough later.
- Weather
- Squally showers, perhaps thundery.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Irish Sea
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southerly gale force 8 continuing
- Wind
- Southerly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first in northeast, then veering southwesterly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough becoming slight or moderate.
- Weather
- Squally showers, perhaps thundery.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Shannon
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Westerly gale force 8 continue
- Wind
- West or northwest 6 to gale 8, becoming cyclonic 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Very rough, becoming rough later.
- Weather
- Squally showers, perhaps thundery.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Rockall
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Severe gale force 9 veering northwesterly and decreasing gale force 8 imminent
- Wind
- Cyclonic becoming west 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first and 4 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough later.
- Weather
- Rain or squally showers, perhaps thundery.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Malin
- Gale warning
-
Issued:
Southerly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 imminent
- Wind
- Cyclonic becoming west 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first and 4 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough later.
- Weather
- Rain or squally showers, perhaps thundery.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Hebrides
- Wind
- Southeast 5 to 7 becoming cyclonic 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain or squally thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Bailey
- Wind
- Cyclonic 3 to 5.
- Sea state
- Rough at first except in far northwest, otherwise moderate.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Fair Isle
- Wind
- Southeast, veering south later, 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers, perhaps thundery.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Faeroes
- Wind
- East or southeast 4 to 6, becoming cyclonic 3 to 5 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers, perhaps thundery.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate at first and poor later.
Southeast Iceland
- Wind
- Cyclonic or northeasterly 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, becoming moderate.
- Weather
- Rain or showers, fog patches.
- Visibility
- Moderate or good, occasionally 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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