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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 Friday 12 June
To:06:00 UTC Saturday 13 June
Summary at midnight
Atlantic low 995 expected Norwegian Basin 1000 by midnight tonight
Issued:04:05 UTC Friday 12 June
Gale warnings are in effect in the following locations:
- Trafalgar
- Rockall
Issued:04:05 UTC Friday 12 June
Wind: Southeasterly 4 to 6, veering southwesterly 3 to 5.
Sea State: Moderate.
Weather: Rain.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.
Wind: Southeasterly 4 to 6, veering southwesterly 3 to 5.
Sea State: Moderate.
Weather: Rain.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.
Wind: Southeasterly 4 to 6, veering southwesterly 3 to 5.
Sea State: Moderate, occasionally slight at first.
Weather: Rain.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.
Wind: West or southwest 4 to 6, veering northwest 5 to 7 later.
Sea State: Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough later.
Weather: Rain.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.
Wind: West or southwest 4 to 6, occasionally 3 at first and 7 later.
Sea State: Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth.
Weather: Rain or showers.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.
Wind: West or southwest 4 to 6, occasionally 3 at first and 7 later.
Sea State: Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth.
Weather: Rain or showers.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.
Wind: West or southwest 4 to 6, occasionally 3 at first and 7 later.
Sea State: Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth.
Weather: Rain or showers.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.
Wind: West or southwest 4 to 6, occasionally 3 at first and 7 later.
Sea State: Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough later.
Weather: Rain or showers.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.
Wind: South or southwest veering west, 4 to 6.
Sea State: Moderate ,occasionally slight at first in east and rough later in west.
Weather: Rain.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.
Wind: South or southwest veering west, 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later.
Sea State: Moderate ,occasionally slight at first in east and rough later in west.
Weather: Rain.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.
Wind: West or southwest 5 to 7, occasionally 4 at first.
Sea State: Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth.
Weather: Drizzle, fair later.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.
Wind: West or southwest 5 to 7, occasionally 4 at first.
Sea State: Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth.
Weather: Drizzle, fair later.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.
Wind: West or southwest 5 to 7.
Sea State: Slight or moderate, occasionally rough.
Weather: Drizzle, fair later.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.
Wind: West or southwest 5 to 7.
Sea State: Slight or moderate, occasionally rough.
Weather: Drizzle, fair later.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.
Wind: West or southwest 4 to 6, veering northwest 3 to 5.
Sea State: Moderate, occasionally slight.
Weather: Drizzle, fog patches, fair later.
Visibility: Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Wind: West or southwest 4 to 6, veering northwest 3 to 5.
Sea State: Moderate, occasionally slight.
Weather: Drizzle, fog patches, fair later.
Visibility: Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Wind: Variable 4 or less at first in north, otherwise easterly 4 to 6.
Sea State: Moderate, occasionally slight in east and south and rough later in southwest.
Weather: Drizzle, fog banks later in north.
Visibility: Moderate or good, occasionally very poor later in north.
Gale warning issued
Easterly gale force 8 continuing
Issued:21:53 UTC Thursday 11 June
Wind: Cyclonic, mainly northeasterly, 4 to 6, but easterly 6 to gale 8 in far southeast.
Sea State: Moderate, occasionally rough in southeast and at first also in far north and slight near portuguese coast.
Weather: Thundery showers.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.
Wind: In south, northeasterly becoming cyclonic, 5 to 7. In north, variable 4 or less, becoming easterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later.
Sea State: Moderate or rough.
Weather: In south, fair. In north, drizzle, fog banks.
Visibility: In south, good. In north, moderate to very poor.
Wind: Westerly 4 or 5 becoming variable 4 or less, then easterly 3 to 5.
Sea State: Moderate or rough.
Weather: Drizzle, fog banks.
Visibility: Moderate to very poor.
Wind: West or southwest 4 to 6.
Sea State: Moderate or rough, occasionally slight later.
Weather: Drizzle, fog patches at first.
Visibility: Moderate or good, occasionally very poor at first.
Wind: West or southwest 4 to 6.
Sea State: Moderate or rough, occasionally slight later.
Weather: Drizzle, fog patches at first.
Visibility: Moderate or good, occasionally very poor at first.
Wind: West or southwest 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later.
Sea State: Slight or moderate.
Weather: Drizzle, fog patches at first.
Visibility: Moderate or good, occasionally very poor at first.
Wind: Southwest 4 to 6, becoming variable 4 or less.
Sea State: Rough, occasionally very rough in north.
Weather: Drizzle, fog patches.
Visibility: Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Gale warning issued
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later
Issued:09:42 UTC Thursday 11 June
Wind: Southwest 6 to gale 8, veering northwest 4 to 6.
Sea State: Rough or very rough.
Weather: Rain.
Visibility: Good, occasionally moderate.
Wind: Southwest 4 to 6, veering west or northwest 5 to 7.
Sea State: Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough, but slight or moderate in southeast.
Weather: Rain.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.
Wind: Southwest 4 to 6, veering west or northwest 5 to 7.
Sea State: Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough.
Weather: Rain.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.
Wind: Southwest 4 to 6, veering west or northwest 5 to 7.
Sea State: Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough.
Weather: Rain.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.
Wind: Cyclonic 4 to 6.
Sea State: Moderate or rough, occasionally slight.
Weather: Rain.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.
Wind: Cyclonic 4 to 6.
Sea State: Moderate or rough.
Weather: Rain.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.
Wind: Cyclonic, becoming northeasterly later, 4 to 6, occasionally 7 in west.
Sea State: Moderate or rough.
Weather: Rain, fog patches.
Visibility: Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
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