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Shipping Forecast information supplied by the Met Office, externalon behalf of theMaritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA), external.
From:00:00 UTC Thursday 4 June
To:00:00 UTC Friday 5 June
Summary at 1800
Low Malin 980 expected Fair Isle 984 by 1800 Thursday
Issued:23:15 UTC Wednesday 3 June
Gale warnings are in effect in the following locations:
- Thames
- Dover
- FitzRoy
- Sole
- Fastnet
- Shannon
- Rockall
Issued:23:15 UTC Wednesday 3 June
Wind:Southeasterly 5 to 7, decreasing 4 or 5 later.
Sea State:Moderate, occasionally rough at first.
Weather:Rain or showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Wind:Southeasterly 5 to 7, decreasing 4 or 5 later.
Sea State:Moderate, occasionally rough at first.
Weather:Rain or showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Wind:Southeasterly 5 to 7, decreasing 4 or 5 later.
Sea State:Moderate, occasionally rough at first.
Weather:Rain or showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Wind:South or southeast, veering west or southwest, 4 to 6.
Sea State:Moderate, occasionally rough at first in south.
Weather:Rain or thundery showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Wind:Cyclonic becoming west, 4 or 5.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Thundery showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Wind:Cyclonic becoming west, 4 or 5, occasionally 6 later.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Thundery showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Wind:South veering southwest, 5 or 6.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Thundery showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Wind:South veering southwest, 5 or 6.
Sea State:Moderate, occasionally rough.
Weather:Thundery showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Wind:Southeast 5 to 7, veering south 4 or 5.
Sea State:Moderate, occasionally rough at first.
Weather:Thundery showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Wind:Southwest 5 to 7, occasionally 4 later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough.
Weather:Thundery showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Wind:Southwest 5 to 7, occasionally 4 later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough, becoming slight in west.
Weather:Thundery showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later
Issued:21:54 UTC Wednesday 3 June
Wind:Southwest 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 to 6 later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate.
Weather:Thundery showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later
Issued:21:54 UTC Wednesday 3 June
Wind:Southwest 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 to 6 later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate except in south.
Weather:Thundery showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Wind:Southwest veering west, 5 to 7.
Sea State:Moderate or rough.
Weather:Thundery showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Wind:Southwest veering west, 5 to 7.
Sea State:Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough in southwest.
Weather:Thundery showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Wind:Southwest veering west, 5 to 7.
Sea State:Rough or very rough.
Weather:Thundery showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Wind:West 5 to 7, veering northwest 4 to 6.
Sea State:Rough or very rough, occasionally moderate at first in southeast.
Weather:Showers at first.
Visibility:Good.
Wind:Northerly or northwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 in northeast.
Sea State:Moderate or rough, occasionally slight at first in southeast.
Weather:Showers at first.
Visibility:Good.
Gale warning issued
Westerly gale force 8 continuing
Issued:15:52 UTC Wednesday 3 June
Wind:Westerly or northwesterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first in north, decreasing 3 to 5 later.
Sea State:Rough or very rough, occasionally moderate at first in southeast.
Weather:Showers at first.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor at first.
Gale warning issued
Westerly gale force 8 continuing
Issued:15:52 UTC Wednesday 3 June
Wind:West or northwest 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 to 6.
Sea State:Very rough, occasionally high at first in far northwest, becoming rough later in west.
Weather:Thundery showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Wind:Southwest veering west, 5 to 7.
Sea State:Rough or very rough, occasionally moderate.
Weather:Rain or thundery showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Westerly gale force 8 expected later
Issued:03:58 UTC Wednesday 3 June
Wind:Southwest veering west, 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8.
Sea State:Rough or very rough, occasionally moderate.
Weather:Rain or thundery showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Wind:Southwest veering west, 5 to 7.
Sea State:Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate except in south.
Weather:Rain or thundery showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Gale force 8 veering northwesterly soon
Issued:15:52 UTC Wednesday 3 June
Wind:Northwest 6 to gale 8, backing west 5 or 6.
Sea State:Very rough or high, becoming rough or very rough.
Weather:Rain or thundery showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Northwesterly gale force 8 expected later
Issued:09:56 UTC Wednesday 3 June
Wind:Northwest 4 to 6, increasing 7 or gale 8, backing west 5 to 7 later.
Sea State:Rough or very rough, but moderate at first in north.
Weather:Rain or squally showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Wind:Cyclonic 4 to 6, becoming west 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later.
Sea State:Slight or moderate in southeast, otherwise moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough.
Weather:Rain then squally showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Wind:Cyclonic 3 to 5, becoming west 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough.
Weather:Rain then squally showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Wind:Cyclonic 3 to 5, becoming west 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough.
Weather:Rain then squally showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Wind:Cyclonic 4 to 6.
Sea State:Moderate, occasionally slight, becoming rough later in far west.
Weather:Rain, fog patches.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Wind:Northerly or northeasterly becoming cyclonic, 3 to 5.
Sea State:Moderate, occasionally slight, becoming rough later in south.
Weather:Rain.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Wind:Northerly or northeasterly becoming cyclonic, 3 to 5.
Sea State:Moderate, occasionally slight, becoming rough later in south.
Weather:Rain.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
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