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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 Saturday 5 September
To:06:00 UTC Sunday 6 September
Summary at midnight
Low Viking 995 losing its identity by midnight tonight. High Fitzroy 1025 expected Low countries 1027 by same time. New low expected 100 miles west of Shannon 991 by that time.
Issued:04:05 UTC Saturday 5 September
Gale warnings are in effect in the following locations:
- Viking
- North Utsire
- South Utsire
- Forties
- Dogger
- Fisher
- German Bight
Issued:04:05 UTC Saturday 5 September
Gale warning issued
Gale force 8 veering northwesterly soon
Issued:21:56 UTC Friday 4 September
Wind:Northwesterly 6 to gale 8 backing westerly or southwesterly 4 or 5.
Sea State:Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough at first.
Weather:Showers.
Visibility:Moderate or good.
Gale warning issued
Northwesterly gale force 8 expected later
Issued:10:41 UTC Friday 4 September
Wind:Northwesterly 6 to gale 8 backing westerly or southwesterly 4 or 5.
Sea State:Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough at first.
Weather:Showers.
Visibility:Moderate or good.
Gale warning issued
Gale force 8 veering northwesterly soon
Issued:21:56 UTC Friday 4 September
Wind:Northwesterly 6 to gale 8 backing westerly or southwesterly 4 or 5.
Sea State:Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough at first.
Weather:Showers.
Visibility:Moderate or good.
Gale warning issued
Gale force 8 veering northwesterly soon
Issued:21:56 UTC Friday 4 September
Wind:In east, northwesterly 6 to gale 8 backing westerly or southwesterly 4 or 5. In west, westerly or northwesterly 5 to 7 backing southerly or southwesterly 4 or 5.
Sea State:In east, moderate or rough, occasionally very rough at first. in west, moderate or rough, occasionally slight later.
Weather:In east, showers. In west, showers then rain.
Visibility:In east, moderate or good. In west, moderate or good.
Wind:Westerly or northwesterly 5 to 7 backing southerly or southwesterly 4 or 5.
Sea State:Moderate or rough, occasionally slight later.
Weather:Showers then rain.
Visibility:Moderate or good.
Wind:Westerly or northwesterly 5 to 7 backing southerly or southwesterly 4 or 5.
Sea State:Moderate or rough, occasionally slight later.
Weather:Showers then rain.
Visibility:Moderate or good.
Wind:Westerly or northwesterly 5 to 7 backing southerly or southwesterly 4 or 5.
Sea State:Moderate or rough, occasionally slight later.
Weather:Showers then rain.
Visibility:Moderate or good.
Gale warning issued
Gale force 8 veering northwesterly soon
Issued:21:56 UTC Friday 4 September
Wind:In west, westerly or northwesterly 5 to 7 backing southerly or southwesterly 4 or 5. In east, northwesterly 6 to gale 8, backing westerly or southwesterly 4 or 5 later.
Sea State:In west, moderate or rough, occasionally slight later. in east, moderate or rough, becoming very rough for a time.
Weather:In west, showers then rain. In east, showers.
Visibility:In west, moderate or good. In east, moderate or good.
Gale warning issued
Gale force 8 veering northwesterly soon
Issued:21:56 UTC Friday 4 September
Wind:Northwesterly 6 to gale 8, backing westerly or southwesterly 4 or 5 later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough, becoming very rough for a time.
Weather:Showers.
Visibility:Moderate or good.
Gale warning issued
Gale force 8 veering northwesterly soon
Issued:21:56 UTC Friday 4 September
Wind:Northwesterly 6 to gale 8, backing westerly or southwesterly 4 or 5 later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough, becoming very rough for a time.
Weather:Showers.
Visibility:Moderate or good.
Wind:West or northwest 5 or 6 becoming variable 3 or 4.
Sea State:Moderate or rough, occasionally slight later.
Weather:Mainly fair.
Visibility:Mainly good.
Wind:West or northwest 5 or 6 becoming variable 3 or 4.
Sea State:Moderate or rough, occasionally slight later.
Weather:Mainly fair.
Visibility:Mainly good.
Wind:Northwest backing south or southeast 4 or 5.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Rain later.
Visibility:Moderate or good.
Wind:Northwest backing south or southeast 4 or 5.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Rain later.
Visibility:Moderate or good.
Wind:Northwest backing south or southeast 4 or 5.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Rain later.
Visibility:Moderate or good.
Wind:Variable 3 or 4 becoming easterly or southeasterly 4 or 5.
Sea State:Moderate or rough, occasionally slight later.
Weather:Rain later.
Visibility:Moderate or good.
Wind:In north, variable 3 or 4 becoming easterly or southeasterly 4 or 5. In south, easterly or northeasterly 4 or 5 becoming variable 3 or 4 later.
Sea State:In north, moderate or rough, occasionally slight later. in south, slight or moderate, becoming rough for a time.
Weather:In north, rain later. In south, rain later.
Visibility:In north, moderate or good. In south, moderate or good.
Wind:North or northeast 4 or 5.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Thundery showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Wind:In southeast, northerly or northeasterly becoming cyclonic 5 or 6. In northwest, southerly or southeasterly 4 or 5 veering southwesterly 5 or 6.
Sea State:In southeast, moderate or rough. in northwest, moderate or rough.
Weather:In southeast, rain later. In northwest, rain later.
Visibility:In southeast, moderate or good. In northwest, moderate or good.
Wind:In west, southerly or southeasterly 4 or 5 veering southwesterly 5 or 6. In east, westerly 4 or 5 backing southerly 5 or 6.
Sea State:In west, moderate or rough. in east, moderate, occasionally rough at first.
Weather:In west, rain later. In east, rain later.
Visibility:In west, moderate or good. In east, moderate or good.
Wind:Westerly 4 or 5 backing southerly 5 or 6.
Sea State:Moderate.
Weather:Rain later.
Visibility:Moderate or good.
Wind:Westerly 4 or 5 backing southerly 5 or 6.
Sea State:Moderate, occasionally rough at first.
Weather:Rain later.
Visibility:Moderate or good.
Wind:Westerly 4 or 5 backing southerly 5 or 6.
Sea State:Moderate.
Weather:Rain later.
Visibility:Moderate or good.
Wind:West 4 or 5 becoming cyclonic 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough later.
Weather:Rain later.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor later.
Wind:West 4 or 5 becoming cyclonic 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough later.
Weather:Rain later.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor later.
Wind:West or northwest 5 or 6 becoming cyclonic 5 to 7.
Sea State:Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough at first.
Weather:Showers then rain.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor later.
Wind:West or northwest 5 or 6 becoming cyclonic 5 to 7.
Sea State:Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough at first.
Weather:Showers then rain.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor later.
Wind:West or northwest 5 or 6 becoming cyclonic 5 to 7.
Sea State:Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough at first.
Weather:Showers then rain.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor later.
Wind:Westerly or northwesterly 5 or 6, becoming cyclonic later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough at first.
Weather:Showers then rain.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor later.
Wind:Westerly or northwesterly 5 or 6, becoming cyclonic later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough at first.
Weather:Showers then rain.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor later.
Wind:Westerly or northwesterly 5 or 6, becoming cyclonic later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough.
Weather:Showers then rain.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor later.
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