Weather Shipping Forecast

Mapping images supplied by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA).

Issued 23 May 23:15 UTC by the Met Office on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA).

1. Viking

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   • Wind

     Variable 3 or 4.

   • Sea State

     Slight or moderate.

   • Weather

     Fog patches in north.

   • Visibility

     Moderate or good, occasionally very poor in north.

2. North Utsire

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   • Wind

     Variable 3 or 4.

   • Sea State

     Slight or moderate.

   • Weather

     Fog patches in north.

   • Visibility

     Moderate or good, occasionally very poor in north.

3. South Utsire

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   • Wind

     Variable 3 or 4.

   • Sea State

     Slight or moderate.

   • Weather

     Fair.

   • Visibility

     Good.

4. Forties

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   • Wind

     Variable becoming east 3 or 4.

   • Sea State

     Slight or moderate.

   • Weather

     Fog patches in south.

   • Visibility

     Moderate or good, occasionally very poor in south.

5. Cromarty

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   • Wind

     Southeast 5 or 6.

   • Sea State

     Slight or moderate.

   • Weather

     Fog patches developing.

   • Visibility

     Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.

6. Forth

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   • Wind

     Southeast backing northeast 3 or 4.

   • Sea State

     Slight.

   • Weather

     Fog patches developing.

   • Visibility

     Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.

7. Tyne

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   • Wind

     East or northeast 4 or 5.

   • Sea State

     Slight or moderate.

   • Weather

     Fog patches.

   • Visibility

     Moderate, occasionally very poor.

8. Dogger

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   • Wind

     East or northeast 4 or 5.

   • Sea State

     Slight or moderate.

   • Weather

     Fog patches.

   • Visibility

     Moderate, occasionally very poor.

9. Fisher

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   • Wind

     East or northeast 4 or 5.

   • Sea State

     Slight or moderate.

   • Weather

     Fog patches.

   • Visibility

     Moderate, occasionally very poor.

10. German Bight

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    • Wind

      East or northeast 5 or 6.

    • Sea State

      Slight or moderate.

    • Weather

      Fog patches.

    • Visibility

      Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.

11. Humber

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    • Wind

      East or northeast 5 or 6.

    • Sea State

      Slight or moderate.

    • Weather

      Fog patches.

    • Visibility

      Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.

12. Thames

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    • Wind

      Northeast 4 or 5, occasionally 6 at first.

    • Sea State

      Slight or moderate.

    • Weather

      Thundery showers.

    • Visibility

      Good, occasionally poor.

13. Dover

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    • Wind

      Northerly or northeasterly 3 or 4, increasing 5 at times.

    • Sea State

      Slight or moderate.

    • Weather

      Showers, fog patches later.

    • Visibility

      Moderate or good, occasionally very poor later.

14. Wight

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    • Wind

      Northerly or northeasterly 3 or 4, increasing 5 at times.

    • Sea State

      Slight or moderate.

    • Weather

      Showers, fog patches later.

    • Visibility

      Moderate or good, occasionally very poor later.

15. Portland

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    • Wind

      Northerly or northeasterly 3 or 4, increasing 5 at times.

    • Sea State

      Slight or moderate.

    • Weather

      Showers, fog patches later.

    • Visibility

      Moderate or good, occasionally very poor later.

16. Plymouth

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    • Wind

      Northerly or northeasterly 3 or 4, increasing 5 at times.

    • Sea State

      Slight or moderate.

    • Weather

      Showers, fog patches later.

    • Visibility

      Moderate or good, occasionally very poor later.

17. Biscay

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    • Wind

      In north, northerly or northeasterly 3 or 4, increasing 5 at times. In south, northeasterly 3 or 4.

    • Sea State

      Slight or moderate.

    • Weather

      In north, showers, fog patches later. In south, thundery showers.

    • Visibility

      In north, moderate or good, occasionally very poor later. In south, good.

18. Trafalgar

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    • Wind

      Cyclonic, becoming mainly northerly or northwesterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 in west.

    • Sea State

      Slight or moderate.

    • Weather

      Thundery showers.

    • Visibility

      Moderate or good.

19. FitzRoy

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    • Wind

      In south, northeasterly 4 or 5, increasing 6. In north, northeasterly 3 or 4, backing northerly 5 or 6.

    • Sea State

      In south, moderate, occasionally rough later. in north, moderate, occasionally rough.

    • Weather

      In south, showers. In north, mainly fair.

    • Visibility

      In south, mainly good. In north, good, occasionally poor.

20. Sole

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    • Wind

      In west, northeasterly 3 or 4, backing northerly 5 or 6. In east, northerly or northeasterly 4 or 5.

    • Sea State

      In west, moderate, occasionally rough. in east, slight or moderate.

    • Weather

      In west, mainly fair. In east, showers later.

    • Visibility

      In west, good, occasionally poor. In east, moderate or good.

21. Lundy

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    • Wind

      Northerly or northeasterly 4 or 5.

    • Sea State

      Slight or moderate.

    • Weather

      Showers later.

    • Visibility

      Moderate or good.

22. Fastnet

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    • Wind

      Northerly or northeasterly 4 or 5.

    • Sea State

      Slight or moderate.

    • Weather

      Showers later.

    • Visibility

      Moderate or good.

23. Irish Sea

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    • Wind

      Northerly or northeasterly 4 or 5.

    • Sea State

      Slight or moderate.

    • Weather

      Showers later.

    • Visibility

      Moderate or good.

24. Shannon

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    • Wind

      In southeast, variable 3, becoming northerly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 later. In northwest, southerly veering northerly or northwesterly 5 or 6.

    • Sea State

      Moderate or rough.

    • Weather

      In southeast, fair. In northwest, showers.

    • Visibility

      In southeast, good, occasionally poor. In northwest, mainly good.

25. Rockall

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    • Wind

      Southerly veering northerly or northwesterly 5 or 6.

    • Sea State

      Moderate or rough.

    • Weather

      Showers.

    • Visibility

      Mainly good.

26. Malin

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    • Wind

      Southerly veering northerly or northwesterly 5 or 6.

    • Sea State

      Moderate or rough.

    • Weather

      Showers.

    • Visibility

      Mainly good.

27. Hebrides

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    • Wind

      Southerly veering northerly or northwesterly 5 or 6.

    • Sea State

      Moderate or rough.

    • Weather

      Showers.

    • Visibility

      Mainly good.

28. Bailey

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    • Wind

      South veering northwest 5 to 7.

    • Sea State

      Rough.

    • Weather

      Rain for a time.

    • Visibility

      Good, occasionally poor.

29. Fair Isle

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    • Wind

      South 4 or 5, occasionally 6 later.

    • Sea State

      Slight or moderate in southeast, moderate or rough in northwest.

    • Weather

      Fog patches later.

    • Visibility

      Moderate or good, occasionally very poor later.

30. Faeroes

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    • Wind

      South veering west later, 5 or 6.

    • Sea State

      Moderate or rough.

    • Weather

      Rain for a time.

    • Visibility

      Good, occasionally poor.

31. Southeast Iceland

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    • Wind

      Cyclonic mainly southerly veering westerly later, 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later.

    • Sea State

      Rough or very rough.

    • Weather

      Rain.

    • Visibility

      Good, occasionally poor.