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From:18:00 UTC Friday 9 January
To:18:00 UTC Saturday 10 January
Summary at midday
Low netherlands 979 expected adriatic sea 994 by midday Saturday
Issued:17:25 UTC Friday 9 January
Gale warnings are in effect in the following locations:
- Viking
- North Utsire
- South Utsire
- Forties
- Dogger
- Fisher
- German Bight
- Humber
- Thames
- Dover
- Wight
- Portland
- Plymouth
- Biscay
- FitzRoy
- Sole
- Fastnet
- Shannon
- Rockall
- Fair Isle
- Southeast Iceland
Issued:17:25 UTC Friday 9 January
Gale warning issued
Southeasterly gale force 8 continuing
Issued:03:49 UTC Friday 9 January
Wind:Southeasterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first.
Sea State:Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough at first.
Weather:Wintry showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Southeasterly gale force 8 continuing
Issued:03:49 UTC Friday 9 January
Wind:Easterly or southeasterly 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 to 6 later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough at first and slight later.
Weather:Wintry showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Southeasterly gale force 8 continuing
Issued:03:49 UTC Friday 9 January
Wind:Easterly or southeasterly 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 to 6 later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough at first and slight later.
Weather:Wintry showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Easterly gale force 8 continuing
Issued:03:49 UTC Friday 9 January
Wind:Easterly or southeasterly 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 to 6 later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough at first and slight later.
Weather:Wintry showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Wind:East backing south later, 4 to 6.
Sea State:Moderate or rough.
Weather:Wintry showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Wind:East backing south later, 4 to 6.
Sea State:Moderate or rough.
Weather:Wintry showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Wind:East backing south later, 4 to 6.
Sea State:Moderate or rough.
Weather:Wintry showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Easterly severe gale force 9 continuing, decreasing gale force 8 soon
Issued:15:50 UTC Friday 9 January
Wind:East or northeast 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 at first, decreasing 3 to 5 later.
Sea State:Rough or very rough, occasionally slight or moderate later.
Weather:Rain or snow.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Gale warning issued
Easterly gale force 8 continuing
Issued:03:49 UTC Friday 9 January
Wind:East or northeast 6 to gale 8, decreasing 3 to 5 later.
Sea State:Rough or very rough, occasionally slight or moderate later.
Weather:Rain or snow.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Gale warning issued
Easterly severe gale force 9 continuing, decreasing gale force 8 soon
Issued:15:50 UTC Friday 9 January
Wind:East or northeast 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 at first, decreasing 3 to 5 later.
Sea State:Rough or very rough, occasionally slight or moderate later.
Weather:Rain or snow.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Gale warning issued
Easterly severe gale force 9 continuing, decreasing gale force 8 soon
Issued:15:50 UTC Friday 9 January
Wind:East or northeast 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 at first, decreasing 3 to 5 later.
Sea State:Rough or very rough, occasionally slight or moderate later.
Weather:Rain or snow.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Gale warning issued
Gale force 8 backing northwesterly soon
Issued:03:49 UTC Friday 9 January
Wind:Cyclonic 6 to gale 8, becoming northeast, 4 to 6.
Sea State:Moderate or rough.
Weather:Sleet, showers later.
Visibility:Moderate or poor, occasionally good later.
Gale warning issued
Storm force 10 veering northwesterly and decreasing gale force 8 imminent
Issued:03:49 UTC Friday 9 January
Wind:Northwest 6 to gale 8, decreasing 3 to 5 later.
Sea State:Rough or very rough becoming moderate or rough.
Weather:Showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Northwesterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 imminent
Issued:09:55 UTC Friday 9 January
Wind:Northwest 6 to gale 8, decreasing 3 to 5 later.
Sea State:Rough or very rough becoming moderate or rough.
Weather:Showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Northwesterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 imminent
Issued:03:49 UTC Friday 9 January
Wind:Northwest 6 to gale 8, decreasing 3 to 5 later.
Sea State:Rough or very rough becoming moderate or rough.
Weather:Showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Northwesterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 imminent
Issued:03:49 UTC Friday 9 January
Wind:Northwest 6 to gale 8, decreasing 3 to 5 later.
Sea State:Rough or very rough becoming moderate or rough.
Weather:Showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Westerly severe gale force 9 veering northwesterly gale force 8 soon
Issued:09:55 UTC Friday 9 January
Wind:Northwest 6 to gale 8, decreasing 3 to 5 later.
Sea State:Very rough or high becoming rough or very rough.
Weather:Thundery showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Wind:Cyclonic 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first.
Sea State:Moderate or rough, occasionally slight in southeast.
Weather:Showers.
Visibility:Good.
Gale warning issued
Northwesterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 imminent
Issued:09:55 UTC Friday 9 January
Wind:West or northwest 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 to 6, backing south 5 to 7 later.
Sea State:Very rough or high, becoming rough later.
Weather:Thundery showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Northwesterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 imminent
Issued:03:49 UTC Friday 9 January
Wind:West or northwest 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 to 6, backing south 5 to 7 later.
Sea State:Very rough or high, becoming rough later.
Weather:Thundery showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Wind:Northwest 5 to 7, backing southwest 3 to 5 later.
Sea State:Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough.
Weather:Squally showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Northwesterly hurricane force 12 decreasing gale force 8 imminent
Issued:17:20 UTC Thursday 8 January
Wind:Northwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8, backing southwest 3 to 5 later.
Sea State:Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough.
Weather:Squally showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Wind:Northwest backing south later, 3 to 5.
Sea State:Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth later in north.
Weather:Showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Northwesterly gale force 8 continuing
Issued:15:50 UTC Friday 9 January
Wind:Northwest backing south later, 6 to gale 8, decreasing 5 for a time.
Sea State:Very rough or high, becoming rough or very rough later.
Weather:Thundery showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Northwesterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 imminent
Issued:15:50 UTC Friday 9 January
Wind:Northwesterly 7 to severe gale 9, backing southerly 5 to 7 later, but westerly 3 or 4 at first in northeast.
Sea State:Very rough or high, occasionally high at first.
Weather:Thundery showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Wind:Cyclonic 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough at first.
Weather:Showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Wind:Cyclonic 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough at first.
Weather:Showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Wind:Cyclonic 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough at first.
Weather:Showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Gale now ceased, but southerly gale force 8 expected later
Issued:15:50 UTC Friday 9 January
Wind:South 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough.
Weather:Wintry showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Wind:Cyclonic 5 to 7.
Sea State:Moderate or rough.
Weather:Wintry showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Northeasterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 imminent
Issued:15:50 UTC Friday 9 January
Wind:Easterly or northeasterly 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 at first.
Sea State:Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough.
Weather:Wintry showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
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