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Shipping Forecast information supplied by the Met Office , external on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA), external.
From:06:00 UTC Sunday 29 March
To:06:00 UTC Monday 30 March
Summary at midnight
Atlantic low expected east of Iceland 979 by midnight tonight
Issued:04:05 UTC Sunday 29 March
Gale warnings are in effect in the following locations:
- Viking
- North Utsire
- South Utsire
- Forties
- Cromarty
- Forth
- Tyne
- Dogger
- Fisher
- German Bight
- Humber
- Thames
- Trafalgar
- FitzRoy
- Irish Sea
- Shannon
- Rockall
- Malin
- Hebrides
- Bailey
- Fair Isle
- Faeroes
- Southeast Iceland
Issued:04:05 UTC Sunday 29 March
Gale warning issued
Gale now ceased, but southerly gale force 8 expected later
Issued:09:50 UTC Saturday 28 March
Wind: Westerly or southwesterly 4 to 6, veering southerly or southwesterly 6 to gale 8, then northwesterly 4 to 6 later.
Sea State: Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough.
Weather: Rain or squally showers.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Southerly gale force 8 expected later
Issued:09:50 UTC Saturday 28 March
Wind: Westerly or southwesterly 4 to 6, veering southerly or southwesterly 6 to gale 8, then northwesterly 4 to 6 later.
Sea State: Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough.
Weather: Rain or squally showers.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later
Issued:16:00 UTC Saturday 28 March
Wind: Westerly or southwesterly 4 to 6, veering southerly or southwesterly 6 to gale 8, then northwesterly 4 to 6 later.
Sea State: Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough.
Weather: Rain or squally showers.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Gale now ceased but southwesterly gale force 8 expected soon
Issued:21:53 UTC Saturday 28 March
Wind: West or southwest 4 to 6, increasing 6 to gale 8, then veering northwest 5 to 7 later.
Sea State: Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough.
Weather: Rain or squally showers.
Visibility: Good, occasional poor.
Gale warning issued
Gale now ceased but southwesterly gale force 8 expected soon
Issued:21:53 UTC Saturday 28 March
Wind: West or southwest 4 to 6, increasing 6 to gale 8, then veering northwest 5 to 7 later.
Sea State: Moderate or rough.
Weather: Rain or squally showers.
Visibility: Good, occasional poor.
Gale warning issued
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later
Issued:09:50 UTC Saturday 28 March
Wind: West or southwest 4 to 6, increasing 6 to gale 8, then veering northwest 5 to 7 later.
Sea State: Moderate or rough.
Weather: Rain or squally showers.
Visibility: Good, occasional poor.
Gale warning issued
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later
Issued:09:50 UTC Saturday 28 March
Wind: West or southwest 4 to 6, increasing 6 to gale 8, then veering northwest 5 to 7 later.
Sea State: Moderate or rough.
Weather: Rain or squally showers.
Visibility: Good, occasional poor.
Gale warning issued
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later
Issued:09:50 UTC Saturday 28 March
Wind: West or southwest 4 to 6, increasing 6 to gale 8, then veering northwest 5 to 7 later.
Sea State: Moderate or rough.
Weather: Rain or squally showers.
Visibility: Good, occasional poor.
Gale warning issued
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later
Issued:16:00 UTC Saturday 28 March
Wind: West or southwest 4 to 6, increasing 6 to gale 8, then veering northwest 5 to 7 later.
Sea State: Moderate or rough.
Weather: Rain or squally showers.
Visibility: Good, occasional poor.
Gale warning issued
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later
Issued:16:00 UTC Saturday 28 March
Wind: West or southwest 4 to 6, increasing 6 to gale 8, then veering northwest 5 to 7 later.
Sea State: Moderate or rough.
Weather: Rain or squally showers.
Visibility: Good, occasional poor.
Gale warning issued
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later
Issued:16:00 UTC Saturday 28 March
Wind: West or northwest 3 or 4, backing southwest 6 to gale 8, then veering northwest 5 to 7 later.
Sea State: Slight or moderate becoming moderate or rough.
Weather: Rain or showers.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later
Issued:16:00 UTC Saturday 28 March
Wind: West or northwest 3 or 4, backing southwest 6 to gale 8, then veering northwest 5 to 7 later.
Sea State: Slight or moderate becoming moderate or rough.
Weather: Rain or showers.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.
Wind: Northwest 3 or 4, backing west or southwest 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later.
Sea State: Slight or moderate becoming moderate or rough.
Weather: Occasional rain or drizzle.
Visibility: Moderate or good.
Wind: Northwest 3 or 4, backing west or southwest 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later.
Sea State: Slight or moderate becoming moderate or rough.
Weather: Occasional rain or drizzle.
Visibility: Moderate or good.
Wind: Northwest 3 or 4, backing west or southwest 5 to 7.
Sea State: Slight or moderate becoming moderate or roughslight or moderate becoming moderate or rough.
Weather: Occasional rain or drizzle.
Visibility: Moderate or good.
Wind: Northwest 3 or 4, backing west or southwest 5 to 7.
Sea State: Moderate or rough.
Weather: Occasional rain or drizzle.
Visibility: Moderate or good.
Wind: Northerly or northwesterly 4 to 6.
Sea State: Moderate or rough.
Weather: Mainly fair.
Visibility: Good.
Gale warning issued
Northeasterly gale force 8 continuing
Issued:21:53 UTC Saturday 28 March
Wind: Northerly or northeasterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 in north.
Sea State: Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough in northwest.
Weather: Fair.
Visibility: Good.
Gale warning issued
Northeasterly gale force 8 continuing
Issued:21:53 UTC Saturday 28 March
Wind: In south, northerly or northeasterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 in far south. In north, variable 2 to 4 at first, otherwise westerly or northwesterly 4 to 6.
Sea State: In south, moderate or rough, occasionally very rough in far south. in north, rough or very rough.
Weather: In south, occasional drizzle later. In north, occasional drizzle.
Visibility: In south, good, occasionally moderate later. In north, moderate or good.
Wind: Westerly or northwesterly 4 to 6.
Sea State: Rough or very rough.
Weather: Occasional drizzle.
Visibility: Moderate or good.
Wind: West or southwest 5 to 7, veering northwest later.
Sea State: Moderate or rough.
Weather: Occasional rain.
Visibility: Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Wind: West or southwest 5 to 7, veering northwest later.
Sea State: Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough in southwest.
Weather: Occasional rain.
Visibility: Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later
Issued:09:50 UTC Saturday 28 March
Wind: West or southwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8, veering northwest later.
Sea State: Moderate or rough.
Weather: Occasional rain, then showers.
Visibility: Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Southwesterly gale force 8 continuing
Issued:03:45 UTC Sunday 29 March
Wind: Southwest 6 to gale 8, veering west or northwest 4 to 6.
Sea State: Very rough, occasionally high in north.
Weather: Occasional rain.
Visibility: Moderate or poor.
Gale warning issued
Southwesterly severe gale force 9 continuing, veering westerly imminent
Issued:03:45 UTC Sunday 29 March
Wind: West or southwest veering northwest later, 7 to severe gale 9.
Sea State: Very rough or high, becoming high or very high.
Weather: Rain or squally wintry showers.
Visibility: Moderate or poor, occasionally good.
Gale warning issued
Severe gale force 9 veering westerly soon
Issued:03:45 UTC Sunday 29 March
Wind: West or southwest veering northwest later, 7 to severe gale 9.
Sea State: Very rough or high, becoming high or very high.
Weather: Rain or squally wintry showers.
Visibility: Moderate or poor, occasionally good.
Gale warning issued
Severe gale force 9 veering westerly imminent
Issued:03:45 UTC Sunday 29 March
Wind: West or southwest veering northwest later, 7 to severe gale 9.
Sea State: Very rough or high, becoming high or very high.
Weather: Rain or squally wintry showers.
Visibility: Moderate or poor, occasionally good.
Gale warning issued
Southwesterly severe gale force 9 continuing, veering westerly imminent
Issued:03:45 UTC Sunday 29 March
Wind: West or southwest veering northwest later, 7 to severe gale 9.
Sea State: Very rough or high, becoming high or very high.
Weather: Rain or squally wintry showers.
Visibility: Moderate or poor, occasionally good.
Gale warning issued
Southerly severe gale force 9 continuing, veering westerly soon
Issued:03:45 UTC Sunday 29 March
Wind: Cyclonic 7 to severe gale 9, becoming west 6 to gale 8.
Sea State: Rough or very rough becoming very rough or high.
Weather: Rain or squally wintry showers.
Visibility: Moderate or poor, occasionally good.
Gale warning issued
Severe gale force 9 veering westerly and decreasing gale force 8 imminent, then increasing severe gale force 9 later
Issued:03:45 UTC Sunday 29 March
Wind: Cyclonic 7 to severe gale 9, becoming west 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 later.
Sea State: Rough or very rough becoming very rough or high, then high or very high.
Weather: Rain or squally wintry showers.
Visibility: Moderate or poor, occasionally good.
Gale warning issued
Severe gale force 9 veering westerly and decreasing gale force 8 imminent, then increasing severe gale force 9 later
Issued:03:45 UTC Sunday 29 March
Wind: Cyclonic 7 to severe gale 9, becoming west 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 later.
Sea State: Rough or very rough becoming very rough or high, then high or very high.
Weather: Rain or squally wintry showers.
Visibility: Moderate or poor, occasionally good.
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