UKMO Shipping Forecast
FPUK71 EGRR 220300
AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 0505 UTC ON WEDNESDAY 22 MARCH 2023 FOR THE PERIOD 0600 UTC WEDNESDAY 22 MARCH TO 0600 UTC THURSDAY 23 MARCH 2023
THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN ALL AREAS EXCEPT NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE FISHER AND TRAFALGAR
THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDNIGHT
LOW ROCKALL 973 EXPECTED FAEROES 969 BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE
SOUTHEASTERLY VEERING SOUTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 IN VIKING, BACKING SOUTHERLY 4 TO 6 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH FOR A TIME. RAIN THEN SHOWERS. MODERATE OR POOR, BECOMING GOOD
FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER
SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 AT FIRST IN CROMARTY, DECREASING 4 TO 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN WEST CROMARTY, WEST FORTH AND TYNE, BUT ELSEWHERE MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN THEN SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE
FISHER GERMAN BIGHT
SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST IN GERMAN BIGHT, THEN DECREASING 4 AT TIMES. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT IN SOUTH AND EAST GERMAN BIGHT. RAIN, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR
HUMBER THAMES DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH NORTHWEST BISCAY
SOUTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7, INCREASING GALE 8 AT TIMES. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH IN PLYMOUTH AND NORTHWEST BISCAY, BUT ELSEWHERE MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN THEN SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD
SOUTHEAST BISCAY
VARIABLE 2 TO 4. MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE
SOUTHEAST FITZROY
SOUTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD
NORTHWEST FITZROY SOLE LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA SHANNON
SOUTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 IN NORTHWEST FITZROY, WEST SOLE AND SHANNON, DECREASING 5 AT TIMES ELSEWHERE. MAINLY VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, BUT ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH IN LUNDY AND IRISH SEA. SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR
ROCKALL MALIN SOUTHEAST HEBRIDES
SOUTHWESTERLY GALE 8 TO STORM 10 DECREASING 4 TO 6. MAINLY VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, BUT ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH IN EAST MALIN AND EAST HEBRIDES. SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR POOR
NORTHWEST HEBRIDES SOUTH BAILEY
CYCLONIC 4 TO 6, BECOMING SOUTHWESTERLY 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9 FOR A TIME. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH BECOMING VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR POOR
NORTH BAILEY
CYCLONIC 4 TO 6 BECOMING NORTHEASTERLY 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. RAIN. MODERATE OR POOR
FAIR ISLE
CYCLONIC BECOMING SOUTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, INCREASING SEVERE GALE 9 OR STORM 10 FOR A TIME IN WEST. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH EXCEPT IN SOUTHEAST, AND OCCASIONALLY HIGH FOR A TIME IN WEST. RAIN. MODERATE OR POOR, OCCASIONALLY GOOD
FAEROES
EASTERLY BACKING NORTHEASTERLY 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, OCCASIONALLY STORM 10 IN NORTH, BECOMING CYCLONIC 5 TO 7 IN SOUTHEAST. HIGH IN NORTH, BUT ELSEWHERE ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN. MODERATE OR POOR
SOUTHEAST ICELAND
NORTHEASTERLY GALE 8 TO STORM 10, OCCASIONALLY VIOLENT STORM 11 AT FIRST IN WEST. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, BECOMING VERY HIGH FOR A TIME IN WEST. RAIN IN SOUTH, SNOW IN NORTH. MODERATE TO VERY POOR
AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 0505 UTC ON WEDNESDAY 22 MARCH 2023 FOR THE PERIOD 0600 UTC WEDNESDAY 22 MARCH TO 0600 UTC THURSDAY 23 MARCH 2023
THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN ALL AREAS EXCEPT NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE FISHER AND TRAFALGAR
THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDNIGHT
LOW ROCKALL 973 EXPECTED FAEROES 969 BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE
SOUTHEASTERLY VEERING SOUTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 IN VIKING, BACKING SOUTHERLY 4 TO 6 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH FOR A TIME. RAIN THEN SHOWERS. MODERATE OR POOR, BECOMING GOOD
FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER
SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 AT FIRST IN CROMARTY, DECREASING 4 TO 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN WEST CROMARTY, WEST FORTH AND TYNE, BUT ELSEWHERE MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN THEN SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE
FISHER GERMAN BIGHT
SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST IN GERMAN BIGHT, THEN DECREASING 4 AT TIMES. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT IN SOUTH AND EAST GERMAN BIGHT. RAIN, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR
HUMBER THAMES DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH NORTHWEST BISCAY
SOUTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7, INCREASING GALE 8 AT TIMES. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH IN PLYMOUTH AND NORTHWEST BISCAY, BUT ELSEWHERE MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN THEN SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD
SOUTHEAST BISCAY
VARIABLE 2 TO 4. MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE
SOUTHEAST FITZROY
SOUTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD
NORTHWEST FITZROY SOLE LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA SHANNON
SOUTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 IN NORTHWEST FITZROY, WEST SOLE AND SHANNON, DECREASING 5 AT TIMES ELSEWHERE. MAINLY VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, BUT ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH IN LUNDY AND IRISH SEA. SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR
ROCKALL MALIN SOUTHEAST HEBRIDES
SOUTHWESTERLY GALE 8 TO STORM 10 DECREASING 4 TO 6. MAINLY VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, BUT ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH IN EAST MALIN AND EAST HEBRIDES. SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR POOR
NORTHWEST HEBRIDES SOUTH BAILEY
CYCLONIC 4 TO 6, BECOMING SOUTHWESTERLY 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9 FOR A TIME. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH BECOMING VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR POOR
NORTH BAILEY
CYCLONIC 4 TO 6 BECOMING NORTHEASTERLY 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. RAIN. MODERATE OR POOR
FAIR ISLE
CYCLONIC BECOMING SOUTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, INCREASING SEVERE GALE 9 OR STORM 10 FOR A TIME IN WEST. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH EXCEPT IN SOUTHEAST, AND OCCASIONALLY HIGH FOR A TIME IN WEST. RAIN. MODERATE OR POOR, OCCASIONALLY GOOD
FAEROES
EASTERLY BACKING NORTHEASTERLY 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, OCCASIONALLY STORM 10 IN NORTH, BECOMING CYCLONIC 5 TO 7 IN SOUTHEAST. HIGH IN NORTH, BUT ELSEWHERE ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN. MODERATE OR POOR
SOUTHEAST ICELAND
NORTHEASTERLY GALE 8 TO STORM 10, OCCASIONALLY VIOLENT STORM 11 AT FIRST IN WEST. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, BECOMING VERY HIGH FOR A TIME IN WEST. RAIN IN SOUTH, SNOW IN NORTH. MODERATE TO VERY POOR