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 North Utsire .
The general synopsis at midnight
Low Sole 963 expected Rockall 963 by midnight tonight
The area forecasts for the next 24 hours
Southwest Viking
Southeasterly 6 to gale 8. Rough becoming very rough. Wintry showers. Good, occasionally poor
Northeast Viking, North Utsire
Southeasterly 3 to 5. Slight or moderate becoming moderate or rough. Fair. Good
South Utsire, Northeast Forties
Easterly or southeasterly 7 to severe gale 9. Moderate or rough at first in South Utsire, otherwise rough or very rough. Occasional sleet or snow. Good, occasionally very poor. Light icing in South Utsire
Southwest Forties, Cromarty, Forth, Tyne, Dogger
Southeasterly 6 to gale 8, increasing severe gale 9 at times, decreasing 4 to 6 later in Forth, Tyne and Dogger. Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough, then high for a time later in northwest Forties and east Cromarty. Occasional rain. Moderate or good, occasionally poor
Fisher, German Bight
East or southeast 6 to gale 8, occasionally 5 at first. Slight or moderate at first in southeast German Bight, otherwise moderate or rough, but becoming rough or very rough in west Fisher. Occasional snow. Good, occasionally very poor
Humber, Thames, Dover, Wight, Portland
Southeast veering south or southwest, 6 to gale 8 decreasing 4 to 6. Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough in northwest Humber and Portland and slight elsewhere. Rain then showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor
Plymouth, Biscay
Southwesterly 6 to gale 8, increasing severe gale 9 for a time at first in Plymouth and northwest Biscay, and occasionally storm 10 at first in northwest Plymouth, decreasing 4 to 6 later. Rough or very rough, becoming very rough or high for a time. Thundery showers. Moderate or poor
Trafalgar (issued 0015 UTC)
Southwesterly veering westerly 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 at first. Rough at first in far southeast, otherwise very rough or high. Rain or thundery showers. Moderate or poor.
FitzRoy
Cyclonic gale 8 to storm 10 at first in north, otherwise westerly or southwesterly 6 to gale 8. Very rough or high. Thundery showers. Moderate or poor
Sole
Cyclonic severe gale 9 to violent storm 11 becoming southwest 5 to 7. High or very high at first in east, otherwise very rough or high. Thundery showers. Moderate or poor
Lundy, Fastnet, Irish Sea, Shannon
Cyclonic, but mainly southeast in Irish Sea, gale 8 to storm 10, occasionally violent storm 11 at first in Fastnet and Shannon, becoming south 4 to 6 later. In Irish Sea, rough or very rough, occasionally high in south, but elsewhere very rough or high, occasionally very high at first in Fastnet. Rain then thundery showers. Moderate or poor
Rockall
Cyclonic 6 to gale 8, increasing severe gale 9 at times. Very rough or high. Rain. Moderate or poor
Malin
Southeast gale 8 to storm 10, veering south 6 to gale 8 later. Very rough or high in west, rough or very rough in east. Rain. Moderate or poor
Hebrides, Bailey, Fair Isle, Faeroes, Southeast Iceland
Easterly or southeasterly 7 to severe gale 9, occasionally 6 at first, then increasing storm 10 at times in Hebrides and Bailey. Rough or very rough at first in Hebrides, Fair Isle and Faeroes, otherwise very rough or high. Rain or 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:
Southeasterly gale force 8 expected later
South Utsire,
issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 imminent, increasing severe gale force 9 later
Forties,
issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 imminent, increasing severe gale force 9 later
Cromarty,
issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 increasing severe gale force 9 later
Forth,
issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 increasing severe gale force 9 soon
Tyne,
issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 imminent, increasing severe gale force 9 soon
Dogger,
issued:
Southeasterly severe gale force 9 expected soon
Fisher,
issued:
Easterly gale force 8 expected later
German Bight,
issued:
Easterly gale force 8 expected later
Humber,
issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 continuing
Thames,
issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 expected later
Dover,
issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 expected later
Wight,
issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 expected later
Portland,
issued:
Gale force 8 veering southerly soon
Plymouth,
issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 expected soon, veering southwesterly and increasing storm force 10 later
Biscay,
issued:
Southerly gale force 8 expected soon, veering southwesterly and increasing severe gale force 9 later
Trafalgar,
issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 increasing severe gale force 9 later
FitzRoy,
issued:
Storm force 10 backing southwesterly and decreasing gale force 8 imminent
Sole,
issued:
Gale force 8 backing northwesterly and increasing storm force 10 imminent, increasing violent storm force 11 soon
Lundy,
issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 expected imminent increasing severe gale force 9 soon, veering southerly and increasing storm force 10 later
Fastnet,
issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 increasing severe gale force 9 imminent, veering westerly and increasing violent storm force 11 soon
Irish Sea,
issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8, increasing severe gale force 9 soon, increasing storm force 10 later
Shannon,
issued:
Northerly severe gale force 9 imminent, backing northwesterly and increasing violent storm force 11 soon
Rockall,
issued:
Gale force 8 backing northeasterly imminent, veering easterly and increasing severe gale force 9 soon
Malin,
issued:
Southeasterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 imminent, increasing storm force 10 soon
Hebrides,
issued:
Gale force 8 backing easterly and increasing severe gale force 9 imminent, increasing storm force 10 soon
Bailey,
issued:
Gale force 8 backing easterly imminent, increasing severe gale force 9 soon, increasing storm force 10 later
Fair Isle,
issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 increasing severe gale force 9 later
Faeroes,
issued:
Gale force 8 backing easterly and increasing severe gale force 9 soon
Southeast Iceland,
issued:
Easterly severe gale force 9 continuing