Using the daily 0048 Shipping Forecast from the Met Office, we take the average of each gale force mentioned for an area to determine that area's score. Pick a dream team of five sea areas, and your team's score will be the average of the scores of those regions, both daily and weekly.
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| Region | Forecast for 2026-05-06 | Today's Score | Weekly Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southeast Iceland | Northerly or northeasterly 3 to 5 increasing 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 in southwest. Moderate or good, occasionally poor. | 5.6 | 5.3 |
| Faeroes | Cyclonic 3 to 5, becoming northeasterly 4 to 6 later, increasing 7 later in west. Good, occasionally poor. | 5 | 5 |
| Dover | North or northeast 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first. Good. | 4.6 | 4.33 |
| Fisher | North or northeast 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first. Good. | 4.6 | 4.33 |
| German Bight | North or northeast 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first. Good. | 4.6 | 4.08 |
| Humber | North or northeast 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first. Good. | 4.6 | 4.33 |
| South Utsire | Northerly or northwesterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later in east. Good, occasionally poor. | 4.6 | 4.58 |
| Thames | North or northeast 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first. Good. | 4.6 | 4.33 |
| Trafalgar | Northerly or northwesterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 just south of portugal, decreasing 3 at times elsewhere. Good, occasionally poor at first. | 4.5 | 4.75 |
| Cromarty | Variable 3 or less, becoming south or southeast 4 to 6 later. Good. | 4.3 | 4.46 |
| Forth | Variable 3 or less, becoming south or southeast 4 to 6 later. Good. | 4.3 | 4.46 |
| Dogger | Northeasterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 at first in southeast Dogger, becoming variable 2 to 4. Good. | 4.2 | 4.1 |
| Tyne | Northeasterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 at first in southeast Dogger, becoming variable 2 to 4. Good. | 4.2 | 4.1 |
| Bailey | Variable 2 to 4 becoming cyclonic 3 to 5, then southerly or southwesterly 4 to 6 later. Good. | 4 | 4 |
| Fair Isle | Northwest 3 to 5 becoming variable 2 to 4, then cyclonic 4 to 6 later. Moderate or good, occasionally poor. | 4 | 4.16 |
| Hebrides | Variable 2 to 4 becoming cyclonic 3 to 5, then southerly or southwesterly 4 to 6 later. Good. | 4 | 4 |
| Malin | Variable 2 to 4 becoming cyclonic 3 to 5, then southerly or southwesterly 4 to 6 later. Good. | 4 | 4 |
| Rockall | Variable 2 to 4 becoming cyclonic 3 to 5, then southerly or southwesterly 4 to 6 later. Good. | 4 | 4 |
| Fastnet | Northerly 3 to 5, becoming variable 3 or less except in south FitzRoy. Good. | 3.6 | 3.58 |
| FitzRoy | Northerly 3 to 5, becoming variable 3 or less except in south FitzRoy. Good. | 3.6 | 3.83 |
| Irish Sea | Cyclonic 2 to 4, occasionally 5 in north. Good, occasionally moderate. | 3.6 | 3.58 |
| Lundy | Northerly 3 to 5, becoming variable 3 or less except in south FitzRoy. Good. | 3.6 | 3.58 |
| Plymouth | North or northeast 3 to 5, becoming variable 3 or less later. Good, occasionally moderate. | 3.6 | 3.83 |
| Portland | North or northeast 3 to 5, becoming variable 3 or less later. Good, occasionally moderate. | 3.6 | 3.83 |
| Sole | Northerly 3 to 5, becoming variable 3 or less except in south FitzRoy. Good. | 3.6 | 3.83 |
| Wight | North or northeast 3 to 5, becoming variable 3 or less later. Good, occasionally moderate. | 3.6 | 3.7 |
| Biscay | Westerly at first in south, otherwise northerly or northwesterly, 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4 later. Good, occasionally moderate. | 3.5 | 3.75 |
| Forties | Variable 2 to 4. Good. | 3 | 3.79 |
| North Utsire | Northwesterly becoming variable, 2 to 4. Good, occasionally poor. | 3 | 3.75 |
| Shannon | North or northwest, backing southwest later, 2 to 4. Good. | 3 | 3.5 |
| Viking | Northwesterly becoming variable, 2 to 4. Good, occasionally poor. | 3 | 3.75 |
