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The general synopsis at 0600
Low Sole 983 expected Humber 986 by 0600 tomorrow. Low 600 miles west of FitzRoy 970 expected FitzRoy 981 by same time. New low expected Viking 985 by that time
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iShipping forecast and gale warnings explained
Viking
- Gale warning
Issued:
See AlsoNorth Sea Weather ForecastNational Hurricane Center: 'Milton poses an extremely serious threat'Northeasterly gale force 8 imminent, backing northerly and increasing severe gale force 9 later
- Wind
- Cyclonic becoming north 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 later.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, occasionally high later.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
North Utsire
- Gale warning
Issued:
Northerly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Cyclonic 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough later.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
South Utsire
- Wind
- Cyclonic 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Forties
- Gale warning
Issued:
Northerly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Northeast 4 or 5, becoming cyclonic 5 to 7, then north 6 to gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, but rough or very rough later.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Cromarty
- Gale warning
Issued:
Northerly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Northeast 4 or 5, backing north 6 or 7, occasionally gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, but rough or very rough later.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Forth
- Gale warning
Issued:
Northerly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Northeast 4 or 5, backing north 6 or 7, occasionally gale 8 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, but rough or very rough later.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Tyne
- Wind
- Cyclonic 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough later.
- Weather
- Rain or thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Dogger
- Wind
- Cyclonic 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough later.
- Weather
- Rain or thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Fisher
- Wind
- Cyclonic 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally rough.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
German Bight
- Wind
- Cyclonic 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally rough.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Humber
- Wind
- Cyclonic 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally rough.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Thames
- Gale warning
Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected soon
- Wind
- Southwest 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 or 5 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Dover
- Gale warning
Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected soon
- Wind
- Southwest 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 or 5 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Wight
- Gale warning
Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected soon
- Wind
- Southwest 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 or 5 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Portland
- Gale warning
Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 imminent
- Wind
- Southwest 6 to gale 8, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough at first.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Plymouth
- Gale warning
Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 imminent
- Wind
- Southwest 6 to gale 8, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough at first.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Biscay
- Gale warning
Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 imminent
- Wind
- Southwesterly becoming cyclonic 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Rain or thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Trafalgar
- Gale warning
Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected soon, increasing severe gale force 9 later
Forecast issued:
- Wind
- In southeast, westerly backing southwesterly, 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later. In northwest, westerly, becoming cyclonic mainly southwesterly, 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 later, perhaps severe gale 9 later.
- Sea state
- In southeast, moderate or rough, occasionally slight in far southeast. in northwest, rough or very rough, occasionally high later in west.
- Weather
- In southeast, mainly fair. In northwest, rain or showers, perhaps thundery.
- Visibility
- In southeast, good. In northwest, good, occasionally poor.
FitzRoy
- Gale warning
Issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 increasing severe gale force 9 later
- Wind
- Southwesterly 6 to gale 8, becoming cyclonic 7 to severe gale 9.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough, becoming high later in southwest.
- Weather
- Rain or thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally poor.
Sole
- Wind
- West 5 to 7, veering north 4 or 5.
- Sea state
- Rough, occasionally very rough.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Lundy
- Wind
- Cyclonic, becoming north later, 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Fastnet
- Wind
- Cyclonic, becoming north later, 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Irish Sea
- Wind
- East 4 or 5, backing north 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- Moderate, occasionally rough later.
- Weather
- Thundery showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Shannon
- Wind
- North 4 to 6.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Rockall
- Gale warning
Issued:
Northeasterly gale force 8 continuing
- Wind
- Northeast 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Very rough, occasionally high at first.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Malin
- Gale warning
Issued:
Northeasterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Northeast 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Hebrides
- Gale warning
Issued:
Northeasterly gale force 8 continuing
- Wind
- Northeast 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Bailey
- Gale warning
Issued:
Northeasterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 soon
- Wind
- Northeast 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Rain or showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Fair Isle
- Gale warning
Issued:
Gale now ceased, but northeasterly gale force 8 expected later
- Wind
- Northeast backing north 6 to gale 8.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good, occasionally moderate.
Faeroes
- Gale warning
Issued:
Northeasterly gale force 8 continuing
- Wind
- Northeast 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first.
- Sea state
- Rough or very rough.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
Southeast Iceland
- Wind
- Northeasterly 5 to 7.
- Sea state
- Moderate or rough.
- Weather
- Showers.
- Visibility
- Good.
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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