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Gale warnings issued (25)

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Gale warnings are in effect in the following locations:

Viking
North Utsire
South Utsire
Forties
Cromarty
Forth
Tyne
Dogger
Fisher
Humber
Portland
Plymouth
Biscay
Trafalgar
FitzRoy
Sole
Fastnet
Shannon
Rockall
Malin
Hebrides
Bailey
Fair Isle
Faeroes
Southeast Iceland

Issued at: 05:05 UTC on 21st Feb

Summary at midnight

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Issued at: 05:05 UTC on 21st Feb

Regions

Viking

Gale warning issued

Gale now ceased but southeasterly severe gale force 9 expected soon

Issued at: 05:33 UTC on 21st Feb

Wind

Southerly 5 to 7, backing southeasterly 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 for a time.

Sea State

Rough or very rough.

Weather

Rain.

Visibility

Good, occasionally poor.

North Utsire

Gale warning issued

Gale now ceased but southeasterly severe gale force 9 expected soon

Issued at: 05:33 UTC on 21st Feb

Wind

Southerly 5 to 7, backing southeasterly 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 for a time.

Sea State

Rough or very rough.

Weather

Rain.

Visibility

Good, occasionally poor.

South Utsire

Gale warning issued

Gale now ceased but southeasterly gale force 8 expected later

Issued at: 21:53 UTC on 20th Feb

Wind

Southerly 5 to 7, backing southeasterly 6 to gale 8 for a time, occasionally 4 later.

Sea State

Rough or very rough, moderate at times.

Weather

Rain.

Visibility

Good, occasionally poor.

Forties

Gale warning issued

Gale now ceased but southeasterly severe gale 9 expected later

Issued at: 21:53 UTC on 20th Feb

Wind

South 5 to 7, backing southeast 7 to severe gale 9 for a time.

Sea State

Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough for a time.

Weather

Rain.

Visibility

Good, occasionally poor.

Cromarty

Gale warning issued

Gale now ceased but southeasterly severe gale 9 expected later

Issued at: 21:53 UTC on 20th Feb

Wind

South 5 to 7, backing southeast 7 to severe gale 9 for a time.

Sea State

Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough for a time.

Weather

Rain.

Visibility

Good, occasionally poor.

Forth

Gale warning issued

Gale now ceased but southeasterly severe gale 9 expected later

Issued at: 21:53 UTC on 20th Feb

Wind

South 5 to 7, backing southeast 7 to severe gale 9 for a time.

Sea State

Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough for a time.

Weather

Rain.

Visibility

Good, occasionally poor.

Tyne

Gale warning issued

Gale now ceased but southeasterly gale force 8 expected later

Issued at: 21:53 UTC on 20th Feb

Wind

South 5 to 7, backing southeast 6 to gale 8, veering south 3 to 5 later.

Sea State

Mainly moderate, becoming rough for a time, occasionally slight later.

Weather

Rain.

Visibility

Good, occasionally poor.

Dogger

Gale warning issued

Gale now ceased but southeasterly gale force 8 expected later

Issued at: 21:53 UTC on 20th Feb

Wind

South 5 to 7, backing southeast 6 to gale 8, veering south 3 to 5 later.

Sea State

Mainly moderate, becoming rough for a time, occasionally very rough.

Weather

Rain.

Visibility

Good, occasionally poor.

Fisher

Gale warning issued

Gale now ceased but southerly gale force 8 expected later

Issued at: 21:53 UTC on 20th Feb

Wind

South 5 to 7, backing southeast 6 to gale 8, veering south 3 to 5 later.

Sea State

Mainly moderate, becoming rough for a time.

Weather

Rain.

Visibility

Good, occasionally poor.

German Bight

Wind

South 5 to 7, decreasing 3 to 5 later.

Sea State

Slight or moderate, but occasionally rough for a time.

Weather

Rain.

Visibility

Good, occasionally poor.

Humber

Gale warning issued

Southerly gale force 8 expected soon

Issued at: 03:40 UTC on 21st Feb

Wind

South 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8, decreasing 3 to 5 later.

Sea State

Slight or moderate, but occasionally rough for a time.

Weather

Rain.

Visibility

Good, occasionally poor.

Thames

Wind

South 5 to 7, decreasing 3 to 5 later.

Sea State

Slight or moderate.

Weather

Rain.

Visibility

Good, occasionally poor.

Dover

Wind

South 5 to 7, decreasing 3 to 5 later.

Sea State

Slight or moderate.

Weather

Rain.

Visibility

Good, occasionally poor.

Wight

Wind

South 5 to 7, decreasing 3 to 5 later.

Sea State

Slight or moderate.

Weather

Rain.

Visibility

Good, occasionally poor.

Portland

Gale warning issued

Southerly gale force 8 expected soon

Issued at: 21:53 UTC on 20th Feb

Wind

South 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8, decreasing 3 to 5 later, veering west later.

Sea State

Rough or very rough becoming moderate or rough.

Weather

Rain.

Visibility

Good, occasionally poor.

Plymouth

Gale warning issued

Southerly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 soon

Issued at: 03:40 UTC on 21st Feb

Wind

Southerly 7 to severe gale 9, veering southwesterly 3 to 5.

Sea State

Very rough or high, becoming rough or very rough later.

Weather

Rain then showers.

Visibility

Good, occasionally poor.

Biscay

Gale warning issued

Southerly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 soon

Issued at: 03:40 UTC on 21st Feb

Wind

In northwest, southerly 7 to severe gale 9, veering southwesterly 3 to 5. In southeast, southeasterly becoming cyclonic, 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 for a time later.

Sea State

In northwest, very rough or high, becoming rough or very rough later. in southeast, rough or very rough.

Weather

In northwest, rain then showers. In southeast, showers.

Visibility

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

Trafalgar

Gale warning issued

Southwesterly gale force 8 continuing

Issued at: 21:53 UTC on 20th Feb

Wind

Variable 2 to 4 at first in southeast, otherwise southerly or southwesterly becoming cyclonic 6 to gale 8, decreasing 3 to 5 later.

Sea State

Moderate at first in southeast, otherwise, rough or very rough, occasionally high in west.

Weather

Thundery rain.

Visibility

Good, occasionally poor.

FitzRoy

Gale warning issued

Southwesterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 soon

Issued at: 21:53 UTC on 20th Feb

Wind

Cyclonic 7 to severe gale 9, decreasing 4 to 6 later.

Sea State

Very rough or high.

Weather

Rain then thundery showers.

Visibility

Good, occasionally poor.

Sole

Gale warning issued

Southwesterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 soon

Issued at: 03:40 UTC on 21st Feb

Wind

Cyclonic 7 to severe gale 9, decreasing 4 to 6 later.

Sea State

Very rough or high.

Weather

Rain then thundery showers.

Visibility

Good, occasionally poor.

Lundy

Wind

Cyclonic 7 to severe gale 9, decreasing 4 to 6 later.

Sea State

Very rough or high, becoming rough or very rough later.

Weather

Rain then thundery showers.

Visibility

Good, occasionally poor.

Fastnet

Gale warning issued

Southwesterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 soon

Issued at: 03:40 UTC on 21st Feb

Wind

Cyclonic 7 to severe gale 9, decreasing 4 to 6 later.

Sea State

Very rough or high, becoming rough or very rough later.

Weather

Rain then thundery showers.

Visibility

Good, occasionally poor.

Irish Sea

Wind

Cyclonic 7 to severe gale 9, decreasing 4 to 6 later.

Sea State

Rough or very rough becoming mainly moderate later.

Weather

Rain then thundery showers.

Visibility

Good, occasionally poor.

Shannon

Gale warning issued

Southwesterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 imminent

Issued at: 03:40 UTC on 21st Feb

Wind

Cyclonic 6 to gale 8, becoming west 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8.

Sea State

Mainly high, occasionally very rough later.

Weather

Thundery showers.

Visibility

Good.

Rockall

Gale warning issued

Southwesterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 imminent

Issued at: 03:40 UTC on 21st Feb

Wind

Cyclonic 6 to gale 8, becoming west 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8.

Sea State

Mainly high, occasionally very rough later.

Weather

Thundery showers.

Visibility

Good.

Malin

Gale warning issued

Southerly severe gale force 9 veering southwesterly gale force 8 soon

Issued at: 03:40 UTC on 21st Feb

Wind

Southeast 7 to severe gale 9, veering south or southwest 6 to gale 8.

Sea State

Very rough or high, occasionally rough in east.

Weather

Rain then showers.

Visibility

Good, occasionally poor.

Hebrides

Gale warning issued

Southerly severe gale force 9 veering southwesterly gale force 8 soon

Issued at: 03:40 UTC on 21st Feb

Wind

Southeast 7 to severe gale 9, veering south or southwest 6 to gale 8.

Sea State

Very rough or high, occasionally rough in east.

Weather

Rain then showers.

Visibility

Good, occasionally poor.

Bailey

Gale warning issued

Southerly now decreased gale force 8

Issued at: 21:53 UTC on 20th Feb

Wind

South becoming cyclonic 6 to gale 8, then southwest 7 to severe gale 9 later.

Sea State

Very rough or high.

Weather

Showers.

Visibility

Good.

Fair Isle

Gale warning issued

Southwesterly gale force 8 backing southeasterly severe gale force 9 later

Issued at: 21:53 UTC on 20th Feb

Wind

Southeast veering southwest later, 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 for a time.

Sea State

Very rough or high, occasionally rough at first.

Weather

Rain or showers.

Visibility

Good, occasionally poor.

Faeroes

Gale warning issued

Gale now ceased, but southeasterly gale force 8 expected later

Issued at: 15:44 UTC on 20th Feb

Wind

Southeast veering southwest later, 6 to gale 8.

Sea State

Very rough or high.

Weather

Rain or showers.

Visibility

Good, occasionally poor.

Southeast Iceland

Gale warning issued

Gale now ceased but southwesterly gale force 8 expected later

Issued at: 03:40 UTC on 21st Feb

Wind

Southeasterly 5 to 7, veering southwest later, 5 or 6 in north, 6 to gale 8 in south.

Sea State

High, becoming very rough, occasionally high in south.

Weather

Rain.

Visibility

Good, occasionally poor.

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