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, Plymouth, Trafalgar, FitzRoy, Sole, Lundy, Fastnet, Irish Sea, Shannon, Rockall, Malin, Hebrides, Bailey, Fair Isle, Faeroes and Southeast Iceland.

The general synopsis at 1800

Low 150 miles west of Rockall 961 expected Rockall 965 by 1800 Saturday

The area forecasts for the next 24 hours

Viking, North Utsire, South Utsire

Southeasterly 4 to 6, increasing 7 to severe gale 9. Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough, occasionally high in Viking. Rain. Good, occasionally poor

Forties, Cromarty

Southeast 5 to 7, increasing 7 to severe gale 9 for a time. Moderate or rough occasionally very rough. Rain. Good, occasionally poor

Forth, Tyne, Dogger

Southeast 6 to gale 8, veering south 4 to 6. Moderate or rough, occasionally slight. Rain. Good, occasionally poor

Fisher, German Bight

Southeast 3 to 5, increasing 6 to gale 8. Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in German Bight, becoming rough occasionally very rough in Fisher. Rain. Good, occasionally poor

Humber, Thames, Dover, Wight, Portland

Southeast 4 to 6 veering southwest 5 to 7. Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in Humber and smooth at first in Dover, becoming moderate or rough in Wight and rough or very rough in Portland. Rain, showers later in Wight and Portland. Good, occasionally poor

Plymouth

Southwest 4 to 6, increasing 6 to gale 8. Moderate or rough becoming very rough or high. Rain then squally showers. Good, occasionally poor

Biscay

West or southwest 4 to 6, veering northwest 5 to 7 for a time. Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough, then high in northwest. Rain. Good, occasionally poor

Trafalgar, South FitzRoy

Northerly or northeasterly 5 to 7, increasing gale 8 near portuguese coast. Slight or moderate in southeast Trafalgar, otherwise rough or very rough, becoming very rough or high in FitzRoy. Occasional rain or showers. Good, occasionally moderate

North FitzRoy

Westerly or northwesterly 6 to gale 8. Very rough or high, occasionally rough at first in east. Squally showers. Good, occasionally poor

Sole, Lundy, Fastnet

Southwest 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 except in Lundy. Moderate or rough at first in Lundy, otherwise very rough or high, occasionally rough at first in Sole and Fastnet, and very high later in Sole. Rain then thundery showers. Good, occasionally poor

Irish Sea

Southeast veering southwest, 6 to gale 8. Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough. Rain then thundery showers. Good, occasionally poor

Shannon, Rockall, Malin

Cyclonic gale 8 to storm 10, becoming west 7 to severe gale 9. In Malin rough or very rough, but high occasionally very high in west, elsewhere high or very high, becoming rough or very rough in Rockall. Rain then thundery showers. Good, occasionally poor

Hebrides, Bailey

Cyclonic 7 to severe gale 9. Very rough or high. Rain then thundery showers. Good, occasionally poor

Fair Isle, Faeroes

East 7 to severe gale 9, veering southeast 5 to 7. Rough or very rough, occasionally moderate at first in east Fair Isle, becoming very rough or high. Rain. Good, occasionally poor

Southeast Iceland

Cyclonic, mainly easterly, 7 to severe gale 9. Moderate at first near icelandic coast, otherwise rough or very rough becoming very rough or high. Squally showers. 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:
Southeasterly gale force 8 expected soon, increasing severe gale force 9 later

North Utsire, issued:
Southeasterly severe gale force 9 expected later

South Utsire, issued:
Southeasterly severe gale force 9 expected later

Forties, issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 expected soon, increasing severe gale force 9 later

Cromarty, issued:
Southeasterly severe gale force 9 expected later

Forth, issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 expected later

Tyne, issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 expected later

Dogger, issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 expected later

Fisher, issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 expected later

German Bight, issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 expected later

Plymouth, issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later

Trafalgar, issued:
Northerly gale force 8 expected later

FitzRoy, issued:
Gale force 8 veering westerly imminent

Sole, issued:
Gale force 8 veering westerly imminent, increasing severe gale force 9 later

Lundy, issued:
Gale now ceased, but southwesterly gale force 8 expected later

Fastnet, issued:
Gale force 8 veering southwesterly soon, increasing severe gale force 9 later

Irish Sea, issued:
Gale force 8 veering southwesterly later

Shannon, issued:
Southwesterly storm force 10 continuing

Rockall, issued:
Southeasterly severe gale force 9 imminent, increasing storm force 10 soon, veering southwesterly later

Malin, issued:
Southeasterly storm force 10 continuing, veering southerly and decreasing severe gale force 9 soon

Hebrides, issued:
Southeasterly storm force 10 decreasing severe gale force 9 imminent

Bailey, issued:
Easterly storm force 10 decreasing severe gale force 9 imminent

Fair Isle, issued:
Southeasterly severe gale force 9 expected later

Faeroes, issued:
Southeasterly severe gale force 9 expected later

Southeast Iceland, issued:
Easterly severe gale force 9 expected later