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 Humber, Thames and Dover.
The general synopsis at 1800
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The area forecasts for the next 24 hours
Viking, North Utsire, South Utsire
Northerly or northeasterly 4 to 6 at first in Viking, otherwise variable 2 to 4. Moderate or rough at first in Viking, otherwise slight or moderate. Showers. Moderate or good
Forties, Cromarty, Forth, Tyne
North or northeast 5 to 7, decreasing 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4 later. Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate later. Showers, perhaps thundery at first. Moderate or good
Dogger, Fisher, German Bight
Cyclonic, mainly northeast, 5 to 7, decreasing 3 to 5 later. Moderate or rough, becoming moderate in Dogger, but slight or moderate later in Fisher and German Bight. Showers, squally at first. Good, occasionally poor at first
Humber, Thames, Dover
Cyclonic, mainly north 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first. Moderate or rough, becoming moderate later. Squally showers until later. Good, occasionally poor at first
Wight, Portland, Plymouth
North or northwest 5 to 7, decreasing 3 to 5 later. Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate later. Showers at first. Good
Biscay
Northwesterly 5 to 7, decreasing 3 to 5. Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough. Thundery showers. Moderate or good
Trafalgar
West or northwest, veering north or northeast later, 4 to 6,. Moderate or rough. Showers. Good
FitzRoy
Northwesterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 at first, backing southwesterly later in far northwest. Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough. Showers. Good
Sole
Northerly or northwesterly 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4, then southwesterly 4 or 5 later in west. Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough, then mainly moderate later. Showers, rain later. Good occasionally moderate later
Lundy, Fastnet, Irish Sea
North or northwest, 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first, becoming variable 2 to 4 later. Moderate or rough becoming slight or moderate, but smooth or slight later in Irish Sea. Showers until later. Good
Shannon, Rockall
Variable 2 to 4, becoming south or southwest 5 to 7. Moderate or rough. Showers, rain later. Good, occasionally poor later
Malin, Hebrides
North 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4, then south or southwest 5 to 7. Moderate, occasionally slight in east, becoming moderate or rough later. Showers, rain later. Good, occasionally poor later
Bailey
Variable 2 to 4, becoming southwesterly 5 to 7. Moderate, becoming rough. Showers, rain later. Good, becoming moderate occasionally poor later
Fair Isle, Faeroes
Northeast 4 to 6 at first in Fair Isle, otherwise variable 2 to 4, becoming south 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later. Moderate, but occasionally rough at first in south Fair Isle, becoming moderate or rough later. Showers. Moderate or good
Southeast Iceland
Cyclonic mainly southwesterly, 3 to 5, increasing 5 to 7 later. Moderate, becoming mainly rough later. Showers, then rain. Good, occasionally poor
Gale warnings
Sea area gale warnings issued by the Met Office, on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, at
Humber,
issued:
Northerly gale force 8 expected later
Thames,
issued:
Northerly gale force 8 expected later
Dover,
issued:
Northerly gale force 8 expected later