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Shipping Forecast information supplied by the Met Office, externalon behalf of theMaritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA), external.
From:18:00 UTC Friday 23 October
To:18:00 UTC Saturday 24 October
Summary at midday
Low netherlands 982 losing its identity by 1800 tomorrow. New low expected Bailey 946 by same time
Issued:16:25 UTC Friday 23 October
Gale warnings are in effect in the following locations:
- Viking
- North Utsire
- South Utsire
- Forties
- Cromarty
- Forth
- Tyne
- Dogger
- Fisher
- German Bight
- Humber
- Thames
- Dover
- Wight
- Portland
- Plymouth
- Biscay
- FitzRoy
- Sole
- Lundy
- Fastnet
- Irish Sea
- Shannon
- Rockall
- Malin
- Hebrides
- Bailey
- Fair Isle
- Faeroes
- Southeast Iceland
Issued:16:25 UTC Friday 23 October
Gale warning issued
Southeasterly severe gale force 9 expected later
Issued:15:49 UTC Friday 23 October
Wind:Easterly 3 to 5, veering southeast 7 to severe gale 9 later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough later.
Weather:Rain or showers.
Visibility:Good, occasional poor.
Gale warning issued
Southeasterly gale force 8 expected later
Issued:15:49 UTC Friday 23 October
Wind:Easterly 3 to 5, veering southeast 7 to severe gale 9 later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough.
Weather:Rain or showers.
Visibility:Good, occasional poor.
Gale warning issued
Southeasterly gale force 8 expected later
Issued:15:49 UTC Friday 23 October
Wind:Easterly 3 to 5, veering southeast 7 to severe gale 9 later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough.
Weather:Rain or showers.
Visibility:Good, occasional poor.
Gale warning issued
Northwesterly severe gale force 9 imminent decreasing gale force 8 soon, backing southeasterly later and increasing severe gale force 9 later
Issued:15:49 UTC Friday 23 October
Wind:Cyclonic 5 to 7, becoming northwest 7 to severe gale 9, backing south later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough later.
Weather:Rain or showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Northwesterly gale force 8 expected imminent backing southerly later and increasing severe gale force 9 later
Issued:15:49 UTC Friday 23 October
Wind:Cyclonic 5 to 7, becoming northwest 7 to severe gale 9, backing south later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough later, except in west.
Weather:Rain or showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Northwesterly severe gale force 9 imminent decreasing gale force 8 soon, backing southeasterly later and increasing severe gale force 9 later
Issued:15:49 UTC Friday 23 October
Wind:Cyclonic 5 to 7, becoming northwest 7 to severe gale 9, backing south later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough later, except in west.
Weather:Rain or showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Northwesterly severe gale force 9 imminent decreasing gale force 8 soon, backing southerly later and increasing severe gale force 9 later
Issued:15:49 UTC Friday 23 October
Wind:Cyclonic 5 to 7, becoming northwest 7 to severe gale 9, backing south later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough later, except in west.
Weather:Rain or showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Northwesterly severe gale force 9 imminent decreasing gale force 8 soon, backing southerly later and increasing severe gale force 9 later
Issued:15:49 UTC Friday 23 October
Wind:Cyclonic 5 to 7, becoming northwest 7 to severe gale 9, backing south later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough later.
Weather:Rain or showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Southerly gale force 8 expected later
Issued:15:49 UTC Friday 23 October
Wind:Southeast, becoming cyclonic, then south later, 6 to gale 8.
Sea State:Moderate or rough.
Weather:Rain or showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Northwesterly gale force 8 expected soon, backing southerly later
Issued:15:49 UTC Friday 23 October
Wind:Southeast, becoming cyclonic, then south later, 6 to gale 8.
Sea State:Moderate or rough.
Weather:Rain or showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Northwesterly gale force 8 imminent, increasing severe gale force 9 soon, decreasing gale force 8 later, backing southerly later and increasing severe gale force 9 later
Issued:15:49 UTC Friday 23 October
Wind:Cyclonic 4 to 6 at first becoming west or northwest 7 to severe gale 9, backing southwest later.
Sea State:Slight or moderate becoming moderate or rough, occasionally very rough.
Weather:Rain at times.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Northwesterly gale force 8 increasing severe gale force 9 imminent, then decreasing gale force 8 soon
Issued:15:49 UTC Friday 23 October
Wind:West or northwest 7 to severe gale 9, backing southwest later.
Sea State:Slight or moderate becoming moderate or rough, occasionally very rough.
Weather:Rain at times.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Westerly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 soon backing southwesterly later and increasing severe gale 9 force later
Issued:15:49 UTC Friday 23 October
Wind:West or northwest 7 to severe gale 9, backing southwest later.
Sea State:Rough or very rough becoming moderate or rough for a time.
Weather:Rain at times.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Northwesterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 soon, backing southwesterly later and increasing severe gale 9 later
Issued:15:49 UTC Friday 23 October
Wind:West or northwest 7 to severe gale 9, backing southwest later.
Sea State:Rough or very rough becoming moderate or rough for a time.
Weather:Rain at times.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Northwesterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 imminent, backing southwesterly later and increasing severe gale force 9 later
Issued:15:49 UTC Friday 23 October
Wind:West or northwest 7 to severe gale 9, backing southwest later.
Sea State:Rough or very rough becoming moderate or rough for a time.
Weather:Rain at times.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Northwesterly gale force 8 backing southwesterly later and increasing severe gale force 9 later
Issued:15:49 UTC Friday 23 October
Wind:West or northwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first, backing southwest 7 to severe gale 9 later.
Sea State:Rough or very rough, occasionally high at first.
Weather:Showers, rain later.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor later.
Gale warning issued
Northwesterly gale force 8 backing southwesterly later
Issued:15:49 UTC Friday 23 October
Wind:West or northwest 5 to 7, backing southwest 7 to severe gale 9 later.
Sea State:Rough or very rough, occasionally high later.
Weather:Showers, rain later.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor later.
Wind:Northwest veering northeast, 3 to 5.
Sea State:Moderate or rough, becoming very rough for a time in north.
Weather:Rain for a time.
Visibility:Moderate or good.
Gale warning issued
Gale now ceased but southwesterly gale force 8 expected later
Issued:15:49 UTC Friday 23 October
Wind:West or southwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 later.
Sea State:Rough or very rough, occasionally high later in north.
Weather:Showers, rain later.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor later.
Gale warning issued
Gale now ceased but southwesterly gale force 8 expected later
Issued:15:49 UTC Friday 23 October
Wind:West or southwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 later.
Sea State:Rough or very rough becoming very rough or high later.
Weather:Showers, rain later.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor later.
Gale warning issued
Northwesterly gale force 8 backing southwesterly later and increasing severe gale force 9 later
Issued:15:49 UTC Friday 23 October
Wind:Northwest 6 to gale 8, veering southwest 7 to severe gale 9 later.
Sea State:Rough or very rough becoming very rough or high later.
Weather:Showers, rain later.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Northwesterly severe gale force 9, decreasing gale force 8 imminent, backing southwteserly and increasing severe gale force 9 later
Issued:09:42 UTC Friday 23 October
Wind:Northwest 6 to gale 8, veering southwest 7 to severe gale 9 later.
Sea State:Rough or very rough becoming very rough or high later.
Weather:Showers, rain later.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Northwesterly gale force 8 backing southwesterly later and increasing severe gale force 9 later
Issued:15:49 UTC Friday 23 October
Wind:Northwest 6 to gale 8, veering southwest 7 to severe gale 9 later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough later.
Weather:Showers, rain later.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Gale now ceased but southwesterly gale force 8 expected soon, increasing severe gale force 9 later
Issued:15:49 UTC Friday 23 October
Wind:West backing southwest 5 to 7, increasing 7 to severe gale 9, veering west later.
Sea State:Rough becoming high or very high later.
Weather:Showers, rain later.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Southerly gale 8 expected soon, increasing severe gale 9 later, then veering southwesterly later and increasing violent storm 11 later
Issued:15:49 UTC Friday 23 October
Wind:West backing southwest 5 to 7, becoming cyclonic gale 9 to violent storm 11 later.
Sea State:Rough becoming high or very high later.
Weather:Showers, rain later.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Southerly severe gale force 9 expected later, veering westerly later
Issued:15:49 UTC Friday 23 October
Wind:West or northwest 4 to 6, becoming south or southwest 7 to severe gale 9 later.
Sea State:Rough or very rough becoming high or very high later.
Weather:Showers, rain later.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Southeasterly severe gale force 9 expected later, veering westerly later
Issued:15:49 UTC Friday 23 October
Wind:South or southwest 4 to 6 becoming cyclonic 7 to severe gale 9 later.
Sea State:Rough or very rough, becoming very rough or high later.
Weather:Showers, rain later.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Southeasterly severe gale force 9 expected later
Issued:09:42 UTC Friday 23 October
Wind:South or southwest 4 to 6 becoming cyclonic 7 to severe gale 9 later.
Sea State:Rough or very rough, becoming very rough or high later.
Weather:Showers, rain later.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Southeasterly severe gale force 9 expected later
Issued:15:49 UTC Friday 23 October
Wind:Variable 2 to 4, becoming south or southeast 7 to severe gale 9 later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough later.
Weather:Rain or showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Southeasterly severe gale force 9 expected later
Issued:15:49 UTC Friday 23 October
Wind:Cyclonic 4 to 6, becoming east or northeast 6 to gale 8 later, occasionally severe gale 9 later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough later.
Weather:Rain or showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Easterly gale force 8 expected later
Issued:15:49 UTC Friday 23 October
Wind:Cyclonic 4 to 6, becoming east or northeast 6 to gale 8 later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough later.
Weather:Rain or showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
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