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Marine weather - Shipping forecast and gale warnings

Updated: 0510 UTC Mon 3 Aug 2015

Key Guide

Gale warnings
Gale warnings have been issued for the sea areas coloured in red on the map.

Shipping forecast and gale warnings

The general synopsis at midnight UTC Mon 3 Aug
Low 100 miles west of south Rockall 982 expected Rockall 978 by midnight
tonight
Sea area
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Forecast type
Shipping forecasts and gale warnings

Viking
Gale warnings - Issued: 0334 UTC Mon 3 Aug
Southeasterly gale force 8 expected soon

Shipping Forecast - Issued: 0405 UTC Mon 3 Aug

Wind Southeasterly 4 or 5 increasing 5 to 7, occasionally gale
8.
Sea state Slight or moderate becoming moderate or rough.
Weather Rain or showers.
Visibility Moderate or good.

North Utsire
Shipping Forecast - Issued: 0405 UTC Mon 3 Aug
Wind Southeasterly 4 or 5 increasing 5 to 7.
Sea state Slight or moderate becoming moderate or rough.
Weather Rain or showers.
Visibility Moderate or good.

South Utsire
Gale warnings - Issued: 0334 UTC Mon 3 Aug
Southeasterly gale force 8 expected soon

Shipping Forecast - Issued: 0405 UTC Mon 3 Aug

Wind Southeasterly 4 or 5 increasing 5 to 7, occasionally gale
8.
Sea state Slight or moderate becoming moderate or rough.
Weather Rain or showers.
Visibility Moderate or good.

Forties
Gale warnings - Issued: 0334 UTC Mon 3 Aug
Southeasterly gale force 8 expected soon

Shipping Forecast - Issued: 0405 UTC Mon 3 Aug

Wind In northeast, southeasterly 4 or 5 increasing 5 to 7,
occasionally gale 8. In southwest, southerly or
southeasterly 5 to 7, decreasing 4 for a time.
Sea state Slight or moderate becoming moderate or rough.
Weather In northeast, rain or showers. In southwest, showers.
Visibility Moderate or good.

Cromarty
Shipping Forecast - Issued: 0405 UTC Mon 3 Aug
Wind Southerly or southeasterly 5 to 7, decreasing 4 for a
time.
Sea state Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough in east.
Weather Showers.
Visibility Moderate or good.

Forth
Shipping Forecast - Issued: 0405 UTC Mon 3 Aug
Wind Southerly or southeasterly 5 to 7, decreasing 4 for a
time.
Sea state Slight or moderate.
Weather Showers.
Visibility Moderate or good.

Tyne
Shipping Forecast - Issued: 0405 UTC Mon 3 Aug
Wind Southerly or southeasterly 5 to 7, decreasing 4 for a
time.
Sea state Slight or moderate.
Weather Showers.
Visibility Moderate or good.

Dogger
Shipping Forecast - Issued: 0405 UTC Mon 3 Aug
Wind Southerly or southeasterly 5 to 7, decreasing 4 for a
time.
Sea state Slight or moderate.
Weather Showers.
Visibility Moderate or good.

Fisher
Shipping Forecast - Issued: 0405 UTC Mon 3 Aug
Wind Southerly or southeasterly 5 to 7, decreasing 4 for a
time.
Sea state Slight or moderate.
Weather Showers.
Visibility Moderate or good.

German Bight
Shipping Forecast - Issued: 0405 UTC Mon 3 Aug

Wind Southeast 5 or 6 veering south 4 or 5, occasionally

variable 3 later.
Sea state Slight or moderate.
Weather Showers, thundery later.
Visibility Moderate or good, occasionally poor later.

Humber
Shipping Forecast - Issued: 0405 UTC Mon 3 Aug
Wind Southeast 5 or 6 veering south 4 or 5, occasionally
variable 3 later.
Sea state Slight or moderate.
Weather Showers, thundery later.
Visibility Moderate or good, occasionally poor later.

Thames
Shipping Forecast - Issued: 0405 UTC Mon 3 Aug
Wind Southeast 5 or 6 veering south 4 or 5, occasionally
variable 3 later.
Sea state Slight or moderate.
Weather Showers, thundery later.
Visibility Moderate or good, occasionally poor later.

Dover
Shipping Forecast - Issued: 0405 UTC Mon 3 Aug
Wind Southwest 4 or 5, becoming variable 3 for a time.
Sea state Slight or moderate.
Weather Thundery showers.
Visibility Good, occasionally poor.

Wight
Shipping Forecast - Issued: 0405 UTC Mon 3 Aug
Wind Southwest 4 or 5, becoming variable 3 for a time.
Sea state Slight or moderate.
Weather Thundery showers.
Visibility Good, occasionally poor.

Portland
Shipping Forecast - Issued: 0405 UTC Mon 3 Aug
Wind Southwesterly 4 or 5, increasing 6 at times.
Sea state Moderate or rough.
Weather Showers.
Visibility Good, occasionally moderate.

Plymouth
Shipping Forecast - Issued: 0405 UTC Mon 3 Aug
Wind Southwesterly 4 or 5, increasing 6 at times.
Sea state Moderate or rough, becoming very rough later in west.
Weather Showers.
Visibility Good, occasionally moderate.

Biscay
Shipping Forecast - Issued: 0405 UTC Mon 3 Aug
Wind In north, southwesterly 4 or 5. In south, variable 4
becoming northwesterly 4 or 5.
Sea state In north, moderate or rough. in south, slight or moderate
becoming moderate or rough.
Weather In north, showers. In south, thundery showers later.
Visibility In north, good, occasionally moderate. In south, good,
occasionally poor later.

Fitzroy
Shipping Forecast - Issued: 0405 UTC Mon 3 Aug
Wind In southeast, southwesterly veering northwesterly 4 or 5.
In northwest, westerly 5 to 7.
Sea state In southeast, moderate or rough. in northwest, rough or

very rough.
Weather Showers.
Visibility Moderate or good.

Sole
Gale warnings - Issued: 2151 UTC Sun 2 Aug
Southwesterly gale force 8 increasing severe gale force 9 later

Shipping Forecast - Issued: 0405 UTC Mon 3 Aug

Wind Southwesterly 6 to gale 8, occasionally 5 at first, then
increasing severe gale 9 at times in west.
Sea state Rough or very rough becoming very rough or high.
Weather Rain or showers.
Visibility Good, occasionally poor.

Lundy
Gale warnings - Issued: 0334 UTC Mon 3 Aug
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later

Shipping Forecast - Issued: 0405 UTC Mon 3 Aug

Wind Southwesterly 6 to gale 8, occasionally 5 at first.
Sea state Rough or very rough.
Weather Rain or showers.
Visibility Good, occasionally poor.

Fastnet
Gale warnings - Issued: 0334 UTC Mon 3 Aug
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected soon

Shipping Forecast - Issued: 0405 UTC Mon 3 Aug

Wind Southwesterly 6 to gale 8, occasionally 5 at first.
Sea state Rough or very rough becoming very rough or high.
Weather Rain or showers.
Visibility Good, occasionally poor.

Irish Sea
Gale warnings - Issued: 0334 UTC Mon 3 Aug
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later

Shipping Forecast - Issued: 0405 UTC Mon 3 Aug

Wind Southwesterly 6 to gale 8, occasionally 5 at first.
Sea state Rough or very rough.
Weather Rain or showers.
Visibility Good, occasionally poor.

Shannon
Gale warnings - Issued: 2151 UTC Sun 2 Aug
Southwesterly gale force 8 increasing severe gale force 9 imminent,
increasing storm force 10 soon

Shipping Forecast - Issued: 0405 UTC Mon 3 Aug

Wind Southwesterly 7 to severe gale 9, occasionally storm 10
in north and west.
Sea state Very rough or high.
Weather Rain or showers.
Visibility Moderate or poor.

Rockall
Gale warnings - Issued: 2151 UTC Sun 2 Aug
Gale force 8 veering southerly and increasing severe gale force 9
imminent, increasing storm force 10 soon

Shipping Forecast - Issued: 0405 UTC Mon 3 Aug

Wind Cyclonic 7 to severe gale 9, occasionally storm 10 in
south and east.
Sea state Rough or very rough, becoming high for a time in south
and east.
Weather Rain or showers.

Visibility Moderate or poor.

Malin
Gale warnings - Issued: 0334 UTC Mon 3 Aug
Southeasterly gale force 8 imminent, veering southerly and increasing
severe gale force 9 soon

Shipping Forecast - Issued: 0405 UTC Mon 3 Aug

Wind Southerly or southeasterly 6 to gale 8, occasionally
severe gale 9 in west.
Sea state Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough,
occasionally high in west.
Weather Rain or showers.
Visibility Good, occasionally poor.

Hebrides
Gale warnings - Issued: 2151 UTC Sun 2 Aug
Southeasterly gale force 8 expected later

Shipping Forecast - Issued: 0405 UTC Mon 3 Aug

Wind In south, southerly or southeasterly 6 to gale 8. In north,
easterly or northeasterly 6 to gale 8, veering
southeasterly 4 or 5 for a time.
Sea state Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough.
Weather Rain or showers.
Visibility Good, occasionally poor.

Bailey
Gale warnings - Issued: 2151 UTC Sun 2 Aug
Easterly gale force 8 expected soon

Shipping Forecast - Issued: 0405 UTC Mon 3 Aug

Wind Easterly or northeasterly 6 to gale 8, veering
southeasterly 4 or 5 for a time.
Sea state Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough.
Weather Rain or showers.
Visibility Good, occasionally poor.

Fair Isle
Shipping Forecast - Issued: 0405 UTC Mon 3 Aug
Wind East or southeast 5 to 7.
Sea state Moderate or rough.
Weather Rain or showers.
Visibility Good, occasionally poor.

Faeroes
Shipping Forecast - Issued: 0405 UTC Mon 3 Aug
Wind East or southeast 5 to 7.
Sea state Moderate or rough.
Weather Rain or showers.
Visibility Good, occasionally poor.

Southeast Iceland
Gale warnings - Issued: 0334 UTC Mon 3 Aug
Northeasterly gale force 8 expected later

Shipping Forecast - Issued: 0405 UTC Mon 3 Aug

Wind Northeasterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 later.
Sea state Moderate, becoming rough or very rough.
Weather Rain.
Visibility Good, occasionally poor.

Trafalgar
Trafalgar forecast - Issued: 2315 UTC Sun 2 Aug
Wind Cyclonic in southeast, otherwise mainly northwesterly, 4
or 5, occasionally 6 in east.

Sea state Moderate or rough in northwest, otherwise slight or

moderate.
Weather Showers.
Visibility Good, occasionally poor.

Shipping forecast and gale warnings

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 containg forecast wind direction and force, weather
and visibility.
Gale warnings are issued as required throughout the day (for winds of Gale Force 8 or more).

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