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Shipping Forecast information supplied by the Met Office, externalon behalf of theMaritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA), external.
From:06:00 UTC Tuesday 20 October
To:06:00 UTC Wednesday 21 October
Summary at midnight
New low expected Bailey 993 by midnight tonight
Issued:04:05 UTC Tuesday 20 October
Gale warnings are in effect in the following locations:
- Viking
- South Utsire
- Forties
- Fisher
- Plymouth
- Biscay
- FitzRoy
- Sole
- Lundy
- Fastnet
- Shannon
- Rockall
- Bailey
- Southeast Iceland
Issued:04:05 UTC Tuesday 20 October
Gale warning issued
Southeasterly gale force 8 expected later
Issued:15:53 UTC Monday 19 October
Wind:Southeasterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 in southeast.
Sea State:Rough occasionally very rough, becoming moderate later in far northeast.
Weather:Showers.
Visibility:Good.
Wind:Southeasterly 5 to 7, decreasing 3 to 5.
Sea State:Moderate or rough, occasionally slight in east.
Weather:Showers.
Visibility:Good.
Gale warning issued
Southeasterly gale force 8 expected later
Issued:15:53 UTC Monday 19 October
Wind:Southeasterly 5 or 6, increasing 6 to gale 8.
Sea State:Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough.
Weather:Showers.
Visibility:Good.
Gale warning issued
Southeasterly gale force 8 expected later
Issued:15:53 UTC Monday 19 October
Wind:Southeasterly 5 or 6, increasing 6 to gale 8.
Sea State:Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough.
Weather:Showers.
Visibility:Good.
Wind:Southeast 4 to 6, occasionally 7.
Sea State:Moderate or rough.
Weather:Rain.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Wind:Southeast 4 to 6.
Sea State:Moderate or rough.
Weather:Rain.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Wind:Southeast 4 to 6.
Sea State:Moderate or rough.
Weather:Rain.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Wind:Southeast 5 to 7.
Sea State:Moderate or rough.
Weather:Rain.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Easterly gale force 8 expected later
Issued:15:53 UTC Monday 19 October
Wind:Southeast 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8.
Sea State:Moderate or rough, occasionally slight.
Weather:Rain.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Wind:Southeast 5 to 7.
Sea State:Moderate or rough, occasionally slight.
Weather:Rain.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Wind:Southeast 5 to 7, veering southwest later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough, occasionally slight.
Weather:Rain.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Wind:East veering southwest, 4 to 6.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Rain.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Wind:Cyclonic 4 to 6 becoming southwest 5 to 7.
Sea State:Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth at first.
Weather:Rain.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Wind:Cyclonic 4 to 6 becoming southwest 5 to 7.
Sea State:Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth at first, becoming moderate or rough.
Weather:Rain.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Wind:Cyclonic 4 to 6 becoming southwest 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later.
Sea State:Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth at first, becoming rough or very rough.
Weather:Rain.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Northwesterly gale force 8 expected later
Issued:03:49 UTC Tuesday 20 October
Wind:Variable 4 or less, becoming cyclonic, then northwest later, 6 to gale 8, perhaps severe gale 9 later.
Sea State:Slight or moderate, becoming rough or very rough.
Weather:Rain or thundery showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later
Issued:03:49 UTC Tuesday 20 October
Wind:Variable 4 or less, becoming cyclonic, then northwest later, 6 to gale 8.
Sea State:Slight or moderate, becoming rough or very rough.
Weather:Rain or thundery showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Wind:Northerly or northwesterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later in northwest.
Sea State:Moderate or rough, occasionally slight in southeast.
Weather:Showers.
Visibility:Good.
Gale warning issued
Northwesterly gale force 8 expected later
Issued:09:48 UTC Monday 19 October
Wind:Northwesterly 3 to 5 at first in southeast, otherwise cyclonic 5 to 7, becoming northwesterly 6 to gale 8.
Sea State:Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough.
Weather:Rain or thundery showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Northwesterly gale force 8 expected later
Issued:09:48 UTC Monday 19 October
Wind:Cyclonic 5 to 7, becoming northwesterly 6 to gale 8, perhaps severe gale 9 later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough.
Weather:Rain or thundery showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Northwesterly gale force 8 expected later
Issued:03:49 UTC Tuesday 20 October
Wind:South or southeast 3 to 5, becoming cyclonic 6 to gale 8, perhaps severe gale 9 later.
Sea State:Slight or moderate, becoming rough or very rough in west.
Weather:Rain, perhaps thundery later.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Northwesterly gale force 8 expected later
Issued:15:53 UTC Monday 19 October
Wind:South or southeast 3 to 5, becoming cyclonic 6 to gale 8, perhaps severe gale 9 later.
Sea State:Moderate becoming rough or very rough.
Weather:Rain, perhaps thundery later.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Wind:South or southeast 3 to 5, becoming cyclonic 5 to 7 later.
Sea State:Smooth or slight, becoming moderate or rough except in northeast.
Weather:Rain.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Southeasterly gale force 8 imminent, veering northwesterly soon
Issued:03:49 UTC Tuesday 20 October
Wind:Southeast becoming cyclonic, then northwest, 6 to gale 8.
Sea State:Rough or very rough.
Weather:Rain.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Gale force 8 veering northwesterly and increasing severe gale force 9 soon
Issued:03:49 UTC Tuesday 20 October
Wind:Southeast becoming cyclonic, then northwest, 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9.
Sea State:Rough or very rough.
Weather:Rain.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Wind:Southeasterly, becoming cyclonic, 5 to 7.
Sea State:Moderate or rough, occasionally slight in southeast, becoming very rough later in west.
Weather:Rain.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Wind:Southeasterly, becoming cyclonic, 5 to 7.
Sea State:Rough or very rough.
Weather:Rain.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Gale force 8 veering northwesterly later
Issued:03:49 UTC Tuesday 20 October
Wind:Southeasterly, becoming cyclonic, 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8.
Sea State:Rough or very rough.
Weather:Rain.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Wind:Southeasterly 5 to 7.
Sea State:Rough or very rough.
Weather:Rain.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Wind:Southeasterly, becoming cyclonic, 5 to 7.
Sea State:Rough or very rough.
Weather:Rain.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Gale now ceased but southerly gale force 8 expected soon
Issued:09:48 UTC Monday 19 October
Wind:Southeasterly, becoming cyclonic, 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8.
Sea State:Rough or very rough.
Weather:Rain.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
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