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 all areas except Trafalgar .

The general synopsis at midday

Low 100 miles northeast of Iceland 953 losing its identity

The area forecasts for the next 24 hours

Viking, North Utsire, South Utsire, Forties, Cromarty, Forth, Tyne

Southerly 7 to severe gale 9 at first in South Utsire and southeast Forties, otherwise southwesterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 until later. Moderate or rough in Cromarty, Forth and Tyne, elsewhere very rough or high becoming rough or very rough. Rain then squally wintry showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor

Dogger, Fisher, German Bight, Humber, Thames, Dover

South or southwest 7 to severe gale 9 veering west or southwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 in Dogger and Fisher and 4 elsewhere. Very rough or high at first in Fisher, otherwise rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough later. Rain, then showers later. Moderate or good, occasionally poor until later

Wight, Portland, Plymouth, Northwest Biscay

Southwesterly 6 to gale 8 veering westerly 5 to 7, occasionally 4 later. Mainly rough or very rough, but moderate or rough in southeast Wight and southeast Portland. Rain then squally showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first

Southeast Biscay, South FitzRoy

Westerly or southwesterly, veering northwesterly later, 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later. Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough. Occasional drizzle, then rain or showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor

Trafalgar (issued 0015 UTC)

Northerly or northeasterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 in southeast, and variable 1 to 3 at times in north. Moderate or rough. Showers. Moderate or good.

North FitzRoy, Sole, Lundy, Fastnet

Southwesterly veering westerly 6 to gale 8, veering northwesterly 5 or 6 later. Rough or very rough in Lundy and northeast Fastnet, but elsewhere very rough or high. Rain then squally showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor

Irish Sea

Southwest 6 to gale 8, occasionally 5 at first, veering west 4 to 6 later. Rough or very rough until later in south, otherwise moderate or rough. Rain then showers, wintry at times. Good, occasionally poor

Shannon, Rockall, Malin, Hebrides

Westerly or southwesterly 7 to severe gale 9, occasionally storm 10 at first in north Shannon and south Rockall, veering northwesterly 6 to gale 8. High or very high until later in Shannon, Rockall and west Malin, otherwise very rough or high. Squally wintry showers. Moderate or poor

Bailey

Southwesterly 7 to severe gale 9 at first in southeast, otherwise northwesterly 4 to 6 increasing 7 to severe gale 9. High, occasionally very rough in north. Squally wintry showers. Moderate or poor

Fair Isle, Southeast Faeroes

Southwesterly 7 to severe gale 9, veering westerly 5 to 7 in southeast Faeroes, and later also in Fair Isle. Rough or very rough in southeast Fair Isle, but elsewhere very rough or high. Squally wintry showers. Moderate or poor, occasionally good

Northwest Faeroes, Southeast Iceland

Cyclonic mainly westerly 4 to 6, becoming northwesterly 6 to gale 8 later in south. Very rough or high in south, rough or very rough in north. Wintry showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor

Gale warnings

Sea area gale warnings issued by the Met Office, on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, at

Viking, issued:
Severe gale force 9 veering southwesterly and decreasing gale force 8 imminent

North Utsire, issued:
Severe gale force 9 veering southwesterly and decreasing gale force 8 imminent

South Utsire, issued:
Severe gale force 9 veering southwesterly and decreasing gale force 8 imminent

Forties, issued:
Southwesterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 imminent

Cromarty, issued:
Southwesterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 imminent

Forth, issued:
Southwesterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 imminent

Tyne, issued:
Southwesterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 imminent

Dogger, issued:
Southwesterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 soon

Fisher, issued:
Southwesterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 imminent

German Bight, issued:
Southwesterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 soon

Humber, issued:
Southwesterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 soon

Thames, issued:
Southwesterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 soon

Dover, issued:
Southwesterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 soon

Wight, issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 continuing

Portland, issued:
Gale force 8 veering westerly imminent

Plymouth, issued:
Gale force 8 veering westerly soon

Biscay, issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected soon

FitzRoy, issued:
Gale force 8 veering westerly imminent

Sole, issued:
Gale force 8 veering westerly imminent

Lundy, issued:
Southwesterly severe gale force 9 now decreased gale force 8, veering westerly soon

Fastnet, issued:
Southwesterly severe gale force 9 now decreased gale force 8, veering westerly imminent

Irish Sea, issued:
Southwesterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 imminent

Shannon, issued:
Severe gale force 9 veering westerly imminent, increasing storm force 10 soon

Rockall, issued:
Storm force 10 veering westerly soon

Malin, issued:
Southwesterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 imminent

Hebrides, issued:
Severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 imminent, veering westerly soon

Bailey, issued:
Severe gale force 9 veering westerly and decreasing gale force 8 imminent, veering northwesterly and increasing severe gale force 9 later

Fair Isle, issued:
Southwesterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 imminent

Faeroes, issued:
Severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 imminent, veering westerly later

Southeast Iceland, issued:
Northwesterly gale force 8 expected later