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From:06:00 UTC Saturday 24 October
To:06:00 UTC Sunday 25 October
Summary at midnight
Low 300 miles west of Rockall 980 expected Hebrides 948 by midnight tonight
Issued:04:05 UTC Saturday 24 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:04:05 UTC Saturday 24 October
Gale warning issued
Southeasterly gale force 8 expected soon, increasing storm force 10 later
Issued:03:55 UTC Saturday 24 October
Wind:Easterly 4 to 6 veering southerly or southeasterly 7 to severe gale 9, occasionally storm 10 later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough, becoming very rough or high later.
Weather:Rain or showers.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Southeasterly storm force 10 expected later
Issued:03:55 UTC Saturday 24 October
Wind:Easterly 4 to 6 veering southerly or southeasterly 7 to severe gale 9, occasionally storm 10 later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough, becoming very rough or high later.
Weather:Rain or showers.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Southeasterly storm force 10 expected later
Issued:03:55 UTC Saturday 24 October
Wind:Easterly 4 to 6 veering southerly or southeasterly 7 to severe gale 9, occasionally storm 10 later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough, becoming very rough or high later.
Weather:Rain or showers.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Gale now ceased but southeasterly severe gale force 9 expected soon
Issued:03:55 UTC Saturday 24 October
Wind:Cyclonic 4 to 6 becoming south or southeast 7 to severe gale 9, then veering southwest later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough, occasionally high later.
Weather:Rain or showers.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Gale now ceased but southeasterly severe gale force 9 expected soon
Issued:03:55 UTC Saturday 24 October
Wind:Northwest 4 to 6 backing south or southeast 7 to severe gale 9, then veering southwest later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough.
Weather:Rain or showers.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Gale now ceased but southeasterly severe gale force 9 expected soon
Issued:03:55 UTC Saturday 24 October
Wind:Northwest 4 to 6 backing south or southeast 7 to severe gale 9, then veering southwest later, perhaps storm 10 later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough.
Weather:Rain or showers.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Gale now ceased but southerly severe gale force 9 expected soon
Issued:03:55 UTC Saturday 24 October
Wind:Northwest 4 to 6 backing south or southeast 7 to severe gale 9, then veering southwest later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough.
Weather:Rain or showers.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Northwesterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 imminent, backing southerly and increasing storm force 10 later
Issued:21:58 UTC Friday 23 October
Wind:Northwesterly 6 to gale 8 becoming cyclonic 4 to 6 then southerly or southwesterly 7 to severe gale 9, occasionally storm 10 later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough, occasionally high later.
Weather:Rain or showers.
Visibility:Moderate or good, becoming poor for a time.
Gale warning issued
Southerly storm force 10 expected later
Issued:03:55 UTC Saturday 24 October
Wind:Cyclonic 4 to 6 becoming southerly or southwesterly 7 to severe gale 9, occasionally storm 10 later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough, occasionally high later.
Weather:Rain or showers.
Visibility:Moderate or good, becoming poor for a time.
Gale warning issued
Northwesterly gale force 8 expected soon, backing southerly and increasing storm force 10 later
Issued:21:58 UTC Friday 23 October
Wind:Northwesterly 6 to gale 8 at first in south, otherwise cyclonic 4 to 6 becoming southerly or southwesterly 7 to severe gale 9, occasionally storm 10 later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough, occasionally high later.
Weather:Rain or showers.
Visibility:Moderate or good, becoming poor for a time.
Gale warning issued
Gale force 8 backing southerly and increasing storm force 10 later
Issued:21:58 UTC Friday 23 October
Wind:Northwest 6 to gale 8 backing south or southwest 7 to severe gale 9, occasionally storm 10 later.
Sea State:Rough or very rough, occasionally moderate.
Weather:Rain or showers.
Visibility:Moderate or good, becoming poor for a time.
Gale warning issued
Northwesterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 imminent, backing southwesterly and increasing severe gale force 9 later
Issued:21:58 UTC Friday 23 October
Wind:Northwest 6 to gale 8 backing south or southwest 7 to severe gale 9.
Sea State:Rough or very rough, occasionally moderate.
Weather:Rain or showers.
Visibility:Moderate or good, becoming poor for a time.
Gale warning issued
Gale now ceased but southwesterly gale force 8 expected soon, increasing severe gale force 9 later
Issued:03:55 UTC Saturday 24 October
Wind:Westerly or southwesterly 4 to 6 increasing 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9.
Sea State:Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough.
Weather:Rain or showers.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Gale now ceased but southwesterly gale force 8 expected soon, increasing severe gale force 9 later
Issued:03:55 UTC Saturday 24 October
Wind:Westerly or southwesterly 4 to 6 increasing 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9.
Sea State:Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough.
Weather:Rain or showers.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Gale now ceased but southwesterly severe gale force 9 expected soon
Issued:03:55 UTC Saturday 24 October
Wind:Westerly or southwesterly 4 to 6 increasing 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9.
Sea State:Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough.
Weather:Rain or showers.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Gale now ceased but southwesterly severe gale force 9 expected later
Issued:21:58 UTC Friday 23 October
Wind:Westerly or southwesterly 4 to 6 increasing 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9.
Sea State:Rough or very rough becoming very rough or high.
Weather:Rain or showers.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Gale now ceased but southwesterly gale force 8 expected later
Issued:21:58 UTC Friday 23 October
Wind:Westerly or southwesterly 4 to 6 increasing 6 to gale 8.
Sea State:Rough or very rough becoming very rough or high.
Weather:Rain or showers.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Wind:Northerly, backing southwesterly in northwest, 3 to 5.
Sea State:Moderate or rough.
Weather:Fair.
Visibility:Good.
Gale warning issued
Gale now ceased but southwesterly gale force 8 expected later
Issued:15:49 UTC Friday 23 October
Wind:In south, westerly or southwesterly 4 to 6 increasing 6 to gale 8. In north, southwesterly 6 to gale 8, veering northwesterly 5 to 7 later.
Sea State:In south, moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough. in north, very rough or high.
Weather:In south, rain or showers. In north, rain.
Visibility:In south, moderate or good, occasionally poor. In north, moderate or poor.
Gale warning issued
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected soon
Issued:19:54 UTC Friday 23 October
Wind:Southwesterly 6 to gale 8, veering northwesterly 5 to 7 later.
Sea State:Very rough or high.
Weather:Rain.
Visibility:Moderate or poor.
Gale warning issued
Gale now ceased but southwesterly gale force 8 expected soon, increasing severe gale force 9 later
Issued:21:58 UTC Friday 23 October
Wind:Southwest 5 or 6 increasing 7 to severe gale 9, then veering west.
Sea State:Rough or very rough becoming very rough or high.
Weather:Rain or showers.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Gale now ceased but southwesterly severe gale force 9 expected soon
Issued:21:58 UTC Friday 23 October
Wind:Southwest 5 or 6 increasing 7 to severe gale 9, then veering west.
Sea State:Rough or very rough becoming very rough or high.
Weather:Rain or showers.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Southerly gale force 8 imminent, veering southwesterly and increasing severe gale force 9 soon, veering westerly and increasing storm force 10 later
Issued:03:55 UTC Saturday 24 October
Wind:Southwest 5 or 6 increasing 7 to severe gale 9, then veering west, then occasionally storm 10 later.
Sea State:Slight or moderate becoming rough or very rough.
Weather:Rain or showers.
Visibility:Moderate or 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:Southwest veering northwest, 7 to severe gale 9.
Sea State:Very rough or high, becoming very high for a time in north.
Weather:Rain then showers.
Visibility:Moderate or poor.
Gale warning issued
Southerly gale force 8 imminent, veering southwesterly and increasing storm force 10 soon, increasing violent storm force 11 later
Issued:21:58 UTC Friday 23 October
Wind:South 6 to gale 8 becoming cyclonic gale 8 to storm 10, occasionally violent storm 11, then becoming northwest later.
Sea State:Rough or very rough becoming high or very high.
Weather:Rain then squally showers.
Visibility:Moderate or poor.
Gale warning issued
Southerly severe gale force 9 expected soon, veering westerly and increasing violent storm force 11 later
Issued:21:58 UTC Friday 23 October
Wind:South 6 to gale 8 becoming cyclonic gale 8 to storm 10, occasionally violent storm 11, then becoming northwest later.
Sea State:Rough or very rough becoming high or very high.
Weather:Rain then squally showers.
Visibility:Moderate or poor.
Gale warning issued
Southeasterly severe gale force 9 imminent, increasing storm force 10 soon, veering northwesterly and increasing violent storm force 11 later
Issued:03:55 UTC Saturday 24 October
Wind:South 6 to gale 8 becoming cyclonic gale 8 to storm 10, occasionally violent storm 11, then becoming northwest later.
Sea State:Rough or very rough becoming high or very high.
Weather:Rain then squally showers.
Visibility:Moderate or poor.
Gale warning issued
Southeasterly severe gale force 9 expected soon, increasing storm force 10 later
Issued:21:58 UTC Friday 23 October
Wind:South 6 to gale 8 becoming cyclonic gale 8 to storm 10, then becoming northwest later.
Sea State:Rough or very rough becoming very rough or high.
Weather:Rain then squally showers.
Visibility:Moderate or poor.
Gale warning issued
Southeasterly severe gale force 9 expected later
Issued:15:49 UTC Friday 23 October
Wind:Cyclonic 4 to 6 increasing 6 to gale 8, then increasing severe gale 9 at times.
Sea State:Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough, then occasionally high later in north.
Weather:Rain or showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Southeasterly gale force 8 expected soon, backing easterly and increasing severe gale force 9 later
Issued:21:58 UTC Friday 23 October
Wind:Cyclonic 4 to 6 increasing 6 to gale 8, then increasing severe gale 9 at times.
Sea State:Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough.
Weather:Rain or showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Easterly gale force 8 expected soon, backing northerly and increasing severe gale force 9 later
Issued:03:55 UTC Saturday 24 October
Wind:Cyclonic 4 to 6 increasing 6 to gale 8, then increasing severe gale 9 at times.
Sea State:Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough.
Weather:Rain or showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
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