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Issued 23 February 05:05 UTC

The general synopsis at midnight

High Biscay 1033 slow moving with little change. High Fitzroy 1033 losing its identity by midnight tonight. New low expected Southeast Iceland 975 by same time.

Viking

  • Wind West or northwest 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later, backing south or southwest for a time.
  • Sea State Rough or very rough.
  • Weather Rain or showers.
  • Visibility Moderate or good.

North Utsire

  • Wind West or northwest 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later, backing south or southwest for a time.
  • Sea State Rough or very rough.
  • Weather Rain or showers.
  • Visibility Moderate or good.

South Utsire

  • Wind West or northwest 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later, backing south or southwest for a time.
  • Sea State Rough or very rough.
  • Weather Rain or showers.
  • Visibility Moderate or good.

Forties

  • Wind West or southwest 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later.
  • Sea State Moderate or rough.
  • Weather Rain or showers.
  • Visibility Moderate or good.

Cromarty

  • Wind West or southwest 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later.
  • Sea State Moderate or rough.
  • Weather Rain or showers.
  • Visibility Moderate or good.

Forth

  • Wind West or southwest 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later.
  • Sea State Moderate or rough.
  • Weather Rain or showers.
  • Visibility Moderate or good.

Tyne

  • Wind West or southwest 5 to 7.
  • Sea State Moderate or rough.
  • Weather Rain or showers.
  • Visibility Moderate or good.

Dogger

  • Wind West or southwest 5 to 7.
  • Sea State Moderate or rough.
  • Weather Rain or showers.
  • Visibility Moderate or good.

Fisher

  • Wind West or northwest 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later, backing southwest for a time.
  • Sea State Rough or very rough.
  • Weather Rain or showers.
  • Visibility Moderate or good.

German Bight

  • Wind West or southwest 5 or 6, occasionally 7 at first.
  • Sea State Moderate or rough.
  • Weather Fog patches.
  • Visibility Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.

Humber

  • Wind West or southwest 5 or 6.
  • Sea State Moderate or rough.
  • Weather Fog patches.
  • Visibility Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.

Thames

  • Wind West or southwest 5 or 6.
  • Sea State Moderate or rough.
  • Weather Fog patches.
  • Visibility Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.

Dover

  • Wind West or southwest 5 or 6.
  • Sea State Moderate or rough.
  • Weather Fog patches.
  • Visibility Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.

Wight

  • Wind West or southwest 5 or 6.
  • Sea State Moderate or rough.
  • Weather Fog patches.
  • Visibility Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.

Portland

  • Wind West or southwest 5 or 6.
  • Sea State Moderate or rough.
  • Weather Fog patches.
  • Visibility Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.

Plymouth

  • Wind West or southwest 5 or 6.
  • Sea State Moderate or rough.
  • Weather Fog patches.
  • Visibility Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.

Biscay

  • Wind Variable 3 or 4.
  • Sea State Moderate or rough.
  • Weather Occasional rain, fog patches.
  • Visibility Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.

Trafalgar

  • Wind Easterly or northeasterly 5 or 6.
  • Sea State Moderate or rough.
  • Weather Mainly fair.
  • Visibility Mainly good.

Trafalgar forecast issued 23 February 00:15 UTC

FitzRoy

  • Wind In southeast, northeast 4 or 5. In northwest, southwest 5 or 6.
  • Sea State In southeast, moderate or rough. in northwest, rough or very rough.
  • Weather In southeast, mainly fair. In northwest, occasional rain, fog patches.
  • Visibility In southeast, mainly good. In northwest, moderate or good, occasionally very poor.

Sole

  • Wind Southwest 5 or 6.
  • Sea State Rough or very rough.
  • Weather Occasional rain, fog patches.
  • Visibility Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.

Lundy

  • Wind Southwest 5 or 6.
  • Sea State Rough or very rough.
  • Weather Occasional rain, fog patches.
  • Visibility Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.

Fastnet

  • Wind Southwest 5 or 6.
  • Sea State Rough or very rough.
  • Weather Occasional rain, fog patches.
  • Visibility Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.

Irish Sea

  • Wind Southwest 5 or 6.
  • Sea State Moderate or rough.
  • Weather Occasional rain, fog patches.
  • Visibility Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.

Shannon

  • Wind Southwest 5 to 7.
  • Sea State Rough or very rough.
  • Weather Occasional rain, fog patches.
  • Visibility Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.

Rockall

Gale warning issued 22 February 21:43 UTC

Southwesterly gale force 8 increasing severe gale force 9 soon

  • Wind West or southwest 6 to gale 8, increasing severe gale 9 for a time.
  • Sea State Rough or very rough becoming high or very high.
  • Weather Rain or showers.
  • Visibility Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

Malin

Gale warning issued 22 February 21:43 UTC

Southwesterly gale force 8 expected soon

  • Wind West or southwest 6 to gale 8, occasionally 5 later.
  • Sea State Rough or very rough, occasionally high later.
  • Weather Rain or showers.
  • Visibility Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

Hebrides

Gale warning issued 23 February 03:36 UTC

Southwesterly gale force 8 increasing severe gale force 9 soon

  • Wind West or southwest 7 to severe gale 9, occasionally 6 at first.
  • Sea State Rough or very rough, occasionally high later.
  • Weather Rain or showers.
  • Visibility Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

Bailey

Gale warning issued 22 February 15:30 UTC

Southwesterly gale force 8 expected soon, increasing severe gale force 9 later

  • Wind South or southeast 5 to 7 veering west or southwest 7 to severe gale 9, perhaps storm 10 later.
  • Sea State Rough or very rough becoming high or very high.
  • Weather Rain or showers.
  • Visibility Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

Fair Isle

Gale warning issued 23 February 03:36 UTC

Southwesterly gale force 8 increasing severe gale force 9 soon

  • Wind South or southeast 5 to 7 veering west or southwest 7 to severe gale 9.
  • Sea State Rough or very rough becoming high or very high.
  • Weather Rain or showers.
  • Visibility Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

Faeroes

Gale warning issued 22 February 21:43 UTC

Gale now ceased, but southwesterly gale force 8 expected soon, increasing severe gale force 9 later

  • Wind South or southeast 5 to 7 veering west or southwest 7 to severe gale 9, perhaps storm 10 later.
  • Sea State Rough or very rough becoming high or very high.
  • Weather Rain or showers.
  • Visibility Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

Southeast Iceland

Gale warning issued 22 February 21:43 UTC

Gale now ceased, but southeasterly gale force 8 expected soon, veering southwesterly and increasing severe gale force 9 later

  • Wind Southeast 6 to gale 8 becoming cyclonic 7 to severe gale 9, perhaps storm 10 later.
  • Sea State Rough or very rough becoming high or very high.
  • Weather Rain or showers.
  • Visibility Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

The shipping forecast is issued by the Met Office on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency.

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