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 0600

Low just west of Bailey 1001 losing its identity

The area forecasts for the next 24 hours

Viking

West backing southwest, 4 or 5. Slight or moderate. Thundery showers. Good, occasionally poor

North Utsire, South Utsire

Westerly backing southwesterly, 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later in North Utsire. Slight or moderate. Thundery showers. Good, occasionally poor

Forties

West 3 or 4 backing southwest 4 or 5. Slight occasionally moderate. Thundery showers, rain later. Good, occasionally poor

Cromarty

Southwest 3 to 5, backing south later. Smooth or slight. Thundery showers. Good, occasionally poor

Forth, Tyne, Dogger

West or southwest, backing south or southeast later except in Dogger, 3 to 5. Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate at first in east Dogger. Thundery showers, rain later. Good, occasionally poor

Fisher, German Bight

West 4 or 5, decreasing 2 to 4, backing southwest 3 or 4 later. Slight occasionally moderate. Thundery showers. Good, occasionally poor

Humber

West 2 to 4, backing southwest 4 or 5. Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate at first in east. Thundery showers, rain later. Good, occasionally poor

Thames, Dover

West 3 to 5 backing southwest 5 or 6. In Thames smooth or slight occasionally moderate, but in Dover slight or moderate. Thundery showers, rain later. Good, occasionally poor

Wight, Portland, Plymouth

West 4 to 6, backing southwest 5 to 7. Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough in Plymouth. Showers, thundery in Wight, rain later. Good, occasionally poor

Biscay

Northwesterly, becoming variable, 2 to 4, but backing southwesterly 4 or 5 in north. Moderate. Fair. Good

Trafalgar (issued 23:15 UTC+1)

Variable 2 to 4 at first in far southeast, otherwise northerly or northeasterly 5 to 7. Moderate or rough, but slight or moderate in far southeast. Mainly fair. Good.

FitzRoy

Northeasterly 4 to 6 in south, elsewhere variable 4 or less, becoming southwesterly 5 in north. Moderate, occasionally rough in far southeast. Drizzle and fog patches later in northwest. Good, occasionally very poor later in northwest

Sole

West 4 or 5, backing southwest 5 or 6. Moderate or rough. Rain, fog patches later. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor later

Lundy, Fastnet

West 4 to 6, backing southwest 5 to 7. Moderate, occasionally slight at first, becoming mainly rough. Rain. Good, occasionally poor

Irish Sea

West 3 to 5, backing south or southwest 4 to 6. Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate in south, becoming slight or moderate, occasionally rough in south. Rain. Good, occasionally poor

Shannon, Rockall, Malin

Southwest, backing southeast for a time, 4 to 6. Moderate or rough, but smooth or slight in southeast Malin. Rain. Good, occasionally poor

Hebrides, Bailey

Cyclonic, mainly southwest, becoming southeast, 3 to 5. Moderate, occasionally rough at first. Rain. Good, occasionally poor

Fair Isle

Southwest 4 or 5. Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in west. Thundery showers. Good, occasionally poor

Faeroes, Southeast Iceland

Cyclonic, mainly southwesterly, 3 to 5, occasionally 6 in Southeast Iceland. Moderate, occasionally slight east of faeroe isles and near icelandic coast and rough in north. Showers, fog patches in Southeast Iceland. Good, occasionally very poor in Southeast Iceland

Gale warnings

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

There are no gale warnings currently in force