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 Viking, North Utsire, South Utsire, Forties, Cromarty, Forth, Tyne, Dogger, Fisher, German Bight, Humber, Thames, Sole, Shannon, Rockall, Malin, Hebrides, Bailey, Fair Isle, Faeroes and Southeast Iceland.

The general synopsis at midnight

Low Cromarty 976 expected east of Sweden 982 by midnight tonight

The area forecasts for the next 24 hours

Viking, North Utsire, South Utsire

Cyclonic becoming northwesterly, 7 to severe gale 9, occasionally storm 10 in Viking and South Utsire, decreasing 5 to 7. Rough or very rough, occasionally high at first. Rain. Poor

Forties, Cromarty, Forth, Tyne, Dogger

Cyclonic severe gale 9 to violent storm 11 at first in Forties, otherwise west 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 at first. Rough or very rough, occasionally high at first in Forties, becoming moderate or rough in Cromarty, Forth and Tyne and later in Dogger. Squally showers. Good, occasionally poor

Fisher, German Bight, Humber

Southwest 7 to severe gale 9, occasionally storm 10 in Fisher, veering west 6 to gale 8. Rough or very rough, occasionally high in Fisher, becoming moderate or rough in Humber. Showers. Good, occasionally poor

Thames, Dover, Wight, Portland

West 6 or 7, occasionally gale 8 in Thames, decreasing 4 to 6, becoming variable 4 later. Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough at first in Portland, becoming slight or moderate. Showers. Good

Plymouth

West 5 to 7 becoming variable 4, then southeast 6 later. Very rough becoming moderate or rough. Showers. Good

Biscay

Northwest veering southeast, 3 to 5. Rough or very rough becoming moderate or rough. Fair. Good

Trafalgar (issued 2315 UTC)

Easterly or northeasterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 in southeast. Moderate or rough. Fair. Good.

FitzRoy

Variable 4 becoming southeast 4 to 6. Very rough at first in north, otherwise rough, occasionally moderate later. Showers. Good

West Sole

Westerly 5 backing southerly 6, increasing gale 8 later. Rough or very rough. Showers. Good

East Sole, Lundy, Fastnet

Westerly 5 to 7, backing southwesterly 3 to 5, then southeasterly 4 to 6 later. Very rough becoming moderate or rough. Showers. Good

Irish Sea

West 5 to 7, backing south 3 to 5 later. Moderate or rough becoming slight or moderate. Showers. Good

Shannon, Rockall

West or southwest, backing southeast later, 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 in Rockall and later in Shannon, perhaps severe gale 9 later. Rough or very rough. Wintry showers. Good, occasionally poor

Malin, Hebrides

West 6 to gale 8, backing south or southwest 4 to 6 later. Rough or very rough, occasionally high in Hebrides. Wintry showers. Good, occasionally poor

Bailey

Cyclonic 6 to gale 8. Rough or very rough, occasionally high at first in southeast. Wintry showers. Good, occasionally poor

Fair Isle

Cyclonic gale 8 to storm 10, decreasing 6 to gale 8. Rough or very rough. Squally wintry showers. Good, occasionally poor

Faeroes

Cyclonic 4 to 6, increasing 6 to gale 8 later in south. Rough occasionally very rough. Wintry showers. Moderate

Southeast Iceland

Cyclonic 6 to gale 8. Rough occasionally very rough. Wintry showers. 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 backing northeasterly imminent, backing northwesterly and increasing storm force 10 soon

North Utsire, issued:
Gale force 8 veering northwesterly and increasing storm force 10 imminent

South Utsire, issued:
Westerly storm force 10 increasing violent storm force 11 imminent

Forties, issued:
Gale force 8 increasing storm force 10 imminent, veering northwesterly and increasing violent storm force 11 soon

Cromarty, issued:
Storm force 10 backing westerly and decreasing gale force 8 imminent

Forth, issued:
Storm force 10 veering westerly and decreasing gale force 8 imminent

Tyne, issued:
Storm force 10 veering westerly and decreasing gale force 8 imminent

Dogger, issued:
Storm force 10 veering westerly and decreasing severe gale force 9 imminent

Fisher, issued:
Storm force 10 veering westerly and increasing violent storm force 11 imminent

German Bight, issued:
Southwesterly severe gale force 9 continuing

Humber, issued:
Severe gale force 9 veering westerly and decreasing gale force 8 imminent

Thames, issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 continuing

Sole, issued:
Gale now ceased but southerly gale force 8 expected later

Shannon, issued:
Gale now ceased but southeasterly gale force 8 expected later

Rockall, issued:
Westerly gale force 8 imminent backing southeasterly later

Malin, issued:
Severe gale force 9 now backed northwesterly, backing westerly and decreasing gale force 8 imminent

Hebrides, issued:
Gale force 8 backing westerly imminent

Bailey, issued:
Gale force 8 backing southeasterly later

Fair Isle, issued:
Gale force 8 now backed northeasterly, backing northerly and increasing severe gale force 9 imminent, backing northwesterly and increasing storm force 10 soon

Faeroes, issued:
Westerly gale force 8 expected later

Southeast Iceland, issued:
Northeasterly gale force 8 continuing