Shipping forecast and gale warnings
Forecast valid from: until
Issued by the Met Office, on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, at
The shipping forecast issued by the Met Office, on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, at for the period to .
There are warnings of gales in
The general synopsis at 1800
High Irish Sea 1023 expected German Bight 1028 by 1800 Tuesday
The area forecasts for the next 24 hours
Viking, North Utsire
Northwesterly 4 or 5 becoming variable 2 to 4, then becoming southeasterly 5 later in west Viking. Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate later. Showers. Good, occasionally moderate at first
South Utsire
Northwesterly 4 to 6, decreasing 2 or 3 later in west. Rough becoming moderate, then slight later. Showers. Good, occasionally moderate at first
Forties
Northwest 4 or 5 becoming variable 3 or less, then southeast 4 or 5 later. Rough at first in east, otherwise moderate, but becoming slight later in northeast. Showers at first. Good, occasionally moderate at first
Cromarty, Forth, Tyne, West Dogger
Variable 2 to 4 becoming southeasterly 4 to 6. Smooth or slight in west Cromarty, but elsewhere slight or moderate. Mainly fair. Good
East Dogger, Fisher, German Bight
Northwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first in northeast Fisher, then becoming variable 2 to 4 except in northeast Fisher. Moderate or rough, becoming moderate, but occasionally slight in south German Bight. Showers at first. Good, occasionally moderate at first
Humber
Variable 3 or less becoming easterly or southeasterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later in west. Slight or moderate. Fair. Good
Thames, Dover, Wight
East or northeast 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later. Smooth or slight at first in Wight, otherwise slight or moderate. Fair. Good
Portland, Plymouth
East or northeast 3 to 5, occasionally 2 at first. Smooth or slight becoming slight or moderate. Fair. Good
Biscay
Northeasterly 3 or 4 at first in north, otherwise variable 3 or less. Slight, occasionally moderate at first in north. Fair. Good
Trafalgar
Northerly or northwesterly 3 to 5, but becoming variable 3 or less in west and in far southeast. Slight or moderate. Fair. Good
Southeast FitzRoy
Cyclonic 3 to 5, becoming variable 3 or less in north. Slight or moderate. Fair. Good
Northwest FitzRoy, Sole
Variable 2 to 4 in east but southerly or southeasterly 3 to 5 in west. Slight or moderate. Showers, becoming thundery in west. Good, occasionally poor in west
Lundy, Fastnet, Irish Sea
Variable 2 to 4, becoming east or southeast 3 to 5 for a time. Smooth or slight, becoming moderate in west Fastnet. Showers in west Fastnet. Good
Shannon, Rockall, Malin, Hebrides, Bailey
Variable 2 to 4 at first in Malin, Hebrides and Bailey, otherwise south or southeast 4 to 6. Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough except in Malin and east Hebrides. Occasional rain. Moderate or good, occasionally poor in Rockall and Bailey
Fair Isle, Faeroes
Variable 2 to 4 becoming south 3 to 5, backing southeast 4 to 6 later. Slight or moderate. Occasional rain. Good, occasionally poor later in Faeroes
Southeast Iceland
Southwesterly becoming cyclonic 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later. Slight or moderate. Fair then rain, fog patches later in north. Good, becoming moderate or poor, occasionally very poor later in north
Gale warnings
Sea area gale warnings issued by the Met Office, on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, at