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From:12:00 UTC Wednesday 21 October
To:12:00 UTC Thursday 22 October
Summary at 0600
Low Wight 996 expected Forties 988 by 0600 tomorrow
Issued:10:30 UTC Wednesday 21 October
Gale warnings are in effect in the following locations:
- Viking
- North Utsire
- South Utsire
- Forties
- Cromarty
- Forth
- Tyne
- Dogger
- Fisher
- German Bight
- Humber
- Thames
- Dover
- Wight
- Portland
- Plymouth
- FitzRoy
- Sole
- Lundy
- Fastnet
- Irish Sea
- Shannon
- Malin
Issued:10:30 UTC Wednesday 21 October
Gale warning issued
Southeasterly gale force 8 continuing
Issued:15:52 UTC Tuesday 20 October
Wind:Easterly or southeasterly 5 to 7, increasing gale 8 at times.
Sea State:Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough.
Weather:Rain.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Southeasterly gale force 8 expected later
Issued:15:52 UTC Tuesday 20 October
Wind:Easterly or southeasterly 5 to 7, increasing gale 8 at times.
Sea State:Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough.
Weather:Rain.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Gale force 8 veering southeasterly imminent
Issued:09:46 UTC Wednesday 21 October
Wind:Easterly or southeasterly 5 to 7, increasing gale 8 at times.
Sea State:Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough.
Weather:Rain.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Gale force 8 veering westerly and increasing severe gale force 9 later
Issued:09:46 UTC Wednesday 21 October
Wind:In northeast, easterly or southeasterly 5 to 7, increasing gale 8 at times. In southwest, cyclonic 4 to 6 increasing 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 later.
Sea State:In northeast, moderate or rough, occasionally very rough. in southwest, moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough.
Weather:Rain.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Northwesterly gale force 8 expected later
Issued:09:46 UTC Wednesday 21 October
Wind:Cyclonic 4 to 6 increasing 6 to gale 8.
Sea State:Moderate or rough.
Weather:Rain.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Northwesterly gale force 8 expected later
Issued:09:46 UTC Wednesday 21 October
Wind:Cyclonic 4 to 6 increasing 6 to gale 8.
Sea State:Moderate or rough.
Weather:Rain.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Westerly gale force 8 expected later
Issued:03:53 UTC Wednesday 21 October
Wind:Cyclonic 4 to 6 increasing 6 to gale 8.
Sea State:Moderate or rough.
Weather:Rain.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Westerly severe gale force 9 expected later
Issued:09:46 UTC Wednesday 21 October
Wind:Cyclonic 4 to 6 increasing 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough.
Weather:Rain.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Gale now ceased but southerly gale force 8 expected later
Issued:09:46 UTC Wednesday 21 October
Wind:Cyclonic 4 to 6 increasing 6 to gale 8.
Sea State:Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough.
Weather:Rain.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later
Issued:21:49 UTC Tuesday 20 October
Wind:Cyclonic 4 to 6 increasing 6 to gale 8.
Sea State:Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough.
Weather:Rain.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Southerly gale force 8 expected soon, veering southwesterly and increasing severe gale force 9 later
Issued:03:53 UTC Wednesday 21 October
Wind:South 4 to 6 veering west or southwest 7 to severe gale 9, decreasing 4 to 6 again later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough in east.
Weather:Rain or thundery showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Southerly gale force 8 expected soon, veering southwesterly and increasing severe gale force 9 later
Issued:21:49 UTC Tuesday 20 October
Wind:South 4 to 6 veering west or southwest 7 to severe gale 9, decreasing 4 to 6 again later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough.
Weather:Rain or thundery showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Southwesterly severe gale force 9 expected soon
Issued:21:49 UTC Tuesday 20 October
Wind:West or southwest 7 to severe gale 9, decreasing 4 to 6 later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough.
Weather:Rain or thundery showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Westerly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 imminent
Issued:09:46 UTC Wednesday 21 October
Wind:West or southwest 6 to gale 8, decreasing 3 to 5 later.
Sea State:Rough or very rough becoming moderate or rough.
Weather:Thundery showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Northwesterly severe gale force 9 now decreased gale force 8, backing westerly imminent
Issued:09:46 UTC Wednesday 21 October
Wind:West or southwest 6 to gale 8, decreasing 3 to 5 later.
Sea State:Rough or very rough becoming moderate or rough.
Weather:Thundery showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Gale force 8 backing westerly imminent
Issued:09:46 UTC Wednesday 21 October
Wind:West or southwest 6 to gale 8, decreasing 3 to 5 later.
Sea State:Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough in northeast.
Weather:Thundery showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Wind:Northwesterly backing southwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 in north.
Sea State:Rough or very rough.
Weather:Squally showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Wind:Northerly or northwesterly 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4 in west.
Sea State:Moderate or rough, occasionally slight in southeast.
Weather:Showers.
Visibility:Good.
Gale warning issued
Gale now ceased but southwesterly severe gale force 9 expected later
Issued:09:46 UTC Wednesday 21 October
Wind:Northwesterly backing southwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 in north, then increasing 7 to severe gale 9 later in northwest.
Sea State:Rough or very rough.
Weather:Squally showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Gale force 8 now backed westerly
Issued:09:46 UTC Wednesday 21 October
Wind:West, backing south later, 6 to gale 8, decreasing 3 to 5 for a time.
Sea State:Very rough, becoming rough later.
Weather:Squally showers, then rain.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Gale force 8 backing westerly imminent
Issued:09:46 UTC Wednesday 21 October
Wind:West or northwest 6 to gale 8 decreasing 4 to 6, then backing southwest 3 or 4 later.
Sea State:Rough or very rough becoming moderate or rough.
Weather:Rain or squally showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Gale force 8 backing westerly imminent
Issued:09:46 UTC Wednesday 21 October
Wind:West or northwest 6 to gale 8 decreasing 4 to 6, then backing southwest 3 or 4 later.
Sea State:Rough or very rough becoming moderate or rough.
Weather:Rain or squally showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Northwesterly gale force 8 imminent, increasing severe gale force 9 soon
Issued:21:49 UTC Tuesday 20 October
Wind:West or northwest 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 at first, then decreasing 4 to 6, backing southwest 3 or 4 later.
Sea State:Rough or very rough becoming slight or moderate.
Weather:Rain or squally showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Gale force 8 backing westerly imminent
Issued:09:46 UTC Wednesday 21 October
Wind:Westerly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first in south, becoming cyclonic 3 to 5 later.
Sea State:Very rough, becoming rough later.
Weather:Squally showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Wind:West or southwest 3 to 5.
Sea State:Rough or very rough becoming moderate or rough.
Weather:Rain or showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Northwesterly gale force 8 continuing
Issued:09:46 UTC Wednesday 21 October
Wind:Northwest 6 to gale 8 backing west or southwest 3 to 5.
Sea State:Rough or very rough becoming moderate or rough.
Weather:Rain or showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Wind:Cyclonic becoming northwest 4 to 6, then backing west or southwest 3 to 5.
Sea State:Moderate or rough.
Weather:Rain then showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Wind:Northwest 4 to 6 backing west or southwest 3 to 5.
Sea State:Rough.
Weather:Rain then showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Wind:Southeasterly becoming cyclonic 5 to 7, decreasing 4 for a time, then perhaps gale 8 later in southeast.
Sea State:Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough at first in east.
Weather:Rain or showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Wind:Cyclonic becoming westerly or southwesterly, 4 to 6.
Sea State:Moderate or rough.
Weather:Rain then showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Wind:Cyclonic becoming westerly or southwesterly, 4 to 6.
Sea State:Moderate or rough.
Weather:Rain then showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
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