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From:00:00 UTC Saturday 24 October
To:00:00 UTC Sunday 25 October
Summary at 1800
Low 700 miles west of Ireland 993 expected Hebrides 945 by 1800 Saturday
Issued:23:15 UTC Friday 23 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
- Biscay
- FitzRoy
- Sole
- Lundy
- Fastnet
- Irish Sea
- Shannon
- Rockall
- Malin
- Hebrides
- Bailey
- Fair Isle
- Faeroes
- Southeast Iceland
Issued:23:15 UTC Friday 23 October
Gale warning issued
Southeasterly severe gale force 9 expected later
Issued:15:49 UTC Friday 23 October
Wind:Easterly veering southeasterly 4 to 6, occasionally 3 at first, increasing 7 to severe gale 9 later, perhaps storm 10 later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough, becoming very rough later, then occasionally high later.
Weather:Rain or showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Southeasterly severe gale force 9 expected later
Issued:21:58 UTC Friday 23 October
Wind:Easterly veering southeasterly 4 to 6, occasionally 3 at first, increasing 7 to severe gale 9 later, perhaps storm 10 later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough, becoming very rough later.
Weather:Rain or showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Southeasterly severe gale force 9 expected later
Issued:21:58 UTC Friday 23 October
Wind:Easterly veering southeasterly 4 to 6, increasing 7 to severe gale 9 later, perhaps storm 10 later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough, becoming very rough later.
Weather:Rain or showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Northwesterly severe gale force 9 imminent decreasing gale force 8 soon, backing southeasterly later and increasing severe gale force 9 later
Issued:15:49 UTC Friday 23 October
Wind:In east, cyclonic 4 to 6, becoming southeasterly 7 to severe gale 9 later. In west, northwesterly 6 to gale 8 backing southerly 4 to 6, increasing 7 to severe gale 9 later, then veering southwesterly later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough later.
Weather:Rain or showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Northwesterly gale force 8 expected imminent backing southerly later and increasing severe gale force 9 later
Issued:15:49 UTC Friday 23 October
Wind:Northwesterly 6 to gale 8 backing southerly 4 to 6, increasing 7 to severe gale 9 later, then veering southwesterly later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough later.
Weather:Rain or showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Northwesterly severe gale force 9 imminent decreasing gale force 8 soon, backing southeasterly later and increasing severe gale force 9 later
Issued:15:49 UTC Friday 23 October
Wind:Northwesterly 6 to gale 8 backing southerly 4 to 6, increasing 7 to severe gale 9 later, then veering southwesterly later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough later.
Weather:Rain or showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Northwesterly severe gale force 9 imminent decreasing gale force 8 soon, backing southerly later and increasing severe gale force 9 later
Issued:15:49 UTC Friday 23 October
Wind:Northwesterly 6 to gale 8 backing southerly 4 to 6, increasing 7 to severe gale 9 later, then veering southwesterly later.
Sea State:Rough or very rough, becoming moderate for a time.
Weather:Rain or showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Northwesterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 imminent, backing southerly and increasing storm force 10 later
Issued:21:58 UTC Friday 23 October
Wind:In west, northwesterly 6 to gale 8 backing southerly 4 to 6, increasing 7 to severe gale 9 later, then veering southwesterly later. In east, cyclonic 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first, becoming southerly 7 to severe gale 9 later, increasing storm 10 at times later.
Sea State:In west, rough or very rough, becoming moderate for a time. in east, moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough later, then occasionally high later.
Weather:Rain or showers.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Southerly severe gale force 9 expected later
Issued:21:58 UTC Friday 23 October
Wind:Cyclonic 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first, becoming southerly 7 to severe gale 9 later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough later, then occasionally high later.
Weather:Rain or showers.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Northwesterly gale force 8 expected soon, backing southerly and increasing storm force 10 later
Issued:21:58 UTC Friday 23 October
Wind:Cyclonic 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first, becoming southerly 7 to severe gale 9 later, increasing storm 10 at times later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough later, then occasionally high later.
Weather:Rain or showers.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Gale force 8 backing southerly and increasing storm force 10 later
Issued:21:58 UTC Friday 23 October
Wind:Northwest 6 to gale 8 backing southwest 5 to 7, increasing 7 to severe gale 9 later, occasionally storm 10 later.
Sea State:Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough for a time.
Weather:Showers then rain.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Northwesterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 imminent, backing southwesterly and increasing severe gale force 9 later
Issued:21:58 UTC Friday 23 October
Wind:Northwest 6 to gale 8 backing southwest 5 to 7, then increasing 7 to severe gale 9 later.
Sea State:Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough for a time.
Weather:Showers then rain.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Westerly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 soon backing southwesterly later and increasing severe gale 9 force later
Issued:15:49 UTC Friday 23 October
Wind:Northwest 6 to gale 8 backing southwest 5 to 7, then increasing 7 to severe gale 9 later.
Sea State:Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough for a time.
Weather:Showers then rain.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Northwesterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 soon, backing southwesterly later and increasing severe gale 9 later
Issued:15:49 UTC Friday 23 October
Wind:Northwest 6 to gale 8 backing southwest 5 to 7, then increasing 7 to severe gale 9 later.
Sea State:Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough for a time.
Weather:Showers then rain.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Northwesterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 imminent, backing southwesterly later and increasing severe gale force 9 later
Issued:15:49 UTC Friday 23 October
Wind:Northwest 6 to gale 8 backing southwest 5 to 7, then increasing 7 to severe gale 9 later.
Sea State:Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough for a time.
Weather:Showers then rain.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Gale now ceased but southwesterly severe gale force 9 expected later
Issued:21:58 UTC Friday 23 October
Wind:Northwest 4 to 6 backing west or southwest 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 later.
Sea State:Rough or very rough, becoming very rough or high later.
Weather:Showers then rain.
Visibility:Moderate or good becoming moderate or poor.
Gale warning issued
Gale now ceased but southwesterly gale force 8 expected later
Issued:21:58 UTC Friday 23 October
Wind:Northwest 4 to 6 backing west or southwest 6 to gale 8.
Sea State:Rough or very rough, becoming very rough or high later in north.
Weather:Showers then rain.
Visibility:Moderate or good becoming moderate or poor.
Wind:Northerly, backing southwesterly in northwest, 3 to 5.
Sea State:Moderate or rough.
Weather:Fair.
Visibility:Good.
Gale warning issued
Gale now ceased but southwesterly gale force 8 expected later
Issued:15:49 UTC Friday 23 October
Wind:Variable 4 at first in south, otherwise westerly or southwesterly 6 to gale 8, occasionally 5 at first.
Sea State:Rough or very rough in south, very rough or high in north.
Weather:Rain.
Visibility:Moderate or poor.
Gale warning issued
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected soon
Issued:19:54 UTC Friday 23 October
Wind:Westerly or southwesterly 6 to gale 8, occasionally 5 at first.
Sea State:Very rough or high.
Weather:Rain.
Visibility:Moderate or poor.
Gale warning issued
Gale now ceased but southwesterly gale force 8 expected soon, increasing severe gale force 9 later
Issued:21:58 UTC Friday 23 October
Wind:Northwest backing southwest 4 to 6, then increasing 7 to severe gale 9, then veering west later.
Sea State:Rough or very rough becoming very rough or high.
Weather:Rain or showers.
Visibility:Moderate or poor, occasionally good.
Gale warning issued
Gale now ceased but southwesterly severe gale force 9 expected soon
Issued:21:58 UTC Friday 23 October
Wind:Southwest 4 to 6 increasing 7 to severe gale 9, then veering west later.
Sea State:Rough or very rough becoming very rough or high.
Weather:Rain or showers.
Visibility:Moderate or poor, occasionally good.
Gale warning issued
Gale now ceased but southerly gale force 8 expected soon, veering southwesterly and increasing severe gale force 9 later
Issued:21:58 UTC Friday 23 October
Wind:Northwest backing southwest 4 to 6, then increasing 7 to severe gale 9, then veering west later.
Sea State:Moderate, becoming rough or very rough.
Weather:Rain or showers.
Visibility:Moderate or poor, occasionally good.
Gale warning issued
Gale now ceased but southwesterly gale force 8 expected soon, increasing severe gale force 9 later
Issued:15:49 UTC Friday 23 October
Wind:Southwest 4 to 6 increasing 7 to severe gale 9, then veering west later.
Sea State:Rough or very rough becoming very rough or high, then occasionally very high later.
Weather:Rain or showers.
Visibility:Moderate or poor, occasionally good.
Gale warning issued
Southerly gale force 8 imminent, veering southwesterly and increasing storm force 10 soon, increasing violent storm force 11 later
Issued:21:58 UTC Friday 23 October
Wind:West or southwest 4 to 6 becoming cyclonic gale 8 to storm 10, then west or northwest severe gale 9 to violent storm 11 later.
Sea State:Rough or very rough becoming high or very high.
Weather:Rain or squally showers.
Visibility:Moderate or poor, occasionally good at first.
Gale warning issued
Southerly severe gale force 9 expected soon, veering westerly and increasing violent storm force 11 later
Issued:21:58 UTC Friday 23 October
Wind:West or southwest 4 to 6 becoming cyclonic gale 8 to storm 10, then west or northwest severe gale 9 to violent storm 11 later.
Sea State:Rough or very rough, becoming high or very high later.
Weather:Rain or squally showers.
Visibility:Moderate or poor, occasionally good at first.
Gale warning issued
Southeasterly severe gale force 9 expected soon, increasing storm force 10 later
Issued:21:58 UTC Friday 23 October
Wind:Southwest 4 to 6 becoming cyclonic 7 to severe gale 9, increasing storm 10 at times.
Sea State:Rough or very rough, becoming very rough or high later, then becoming very high later in far south.
Weather:Rain or squally showers.
Visibility:Moderate or poor, occasionally good at first.
Gale warning issued
Southeasterly severe gale force 9 expected soon, increasing storm force 10 later
Issued:21:58 UTC Friday 23 October
Wind:Southwest 4 to 6 becoming cyclonic 7 to severe gale 9, increasing storm 10 at times.
Sea State:Rough or very rough, becoming very rough or high later.
Weather:Rain or squally showers.
Visibility:Moderate or poor, occasionally good at first.
Gale warning issued
Southeasterly severe gale force 9 expected later
Issued:15:49 UTC Friday 23 October
Wind:Cyclonic 4 to 6 increasing 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9.
Sea State:Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough later.
Weather:Rain or showers.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Southeasterly gale force 8 expected soon, backing easterly and increasing severe gale force 9 later
Issued:21:58 UTC Friday 23 October
Wind:Cyclonic 4 to 6 increasing 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9.
Sea State:Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough later.
Weather:Rain or showers.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Gale warning issued
Easterly gale force 8 expected later
Issued:15:49 UTC Friday 23 October
Wind:Cyclonic 4 to 6 increasing 6 to gale 8.
Sea State:Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough later.
Weather:Rain or showers.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
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