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

The general synopsis at midday

Low Rockall 964 expected Faeroes with little change by midday tomorrow

The area forecasts for the next 24 hours

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

Southeasterly veering southwesterly, 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 except in the utsires. Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough, occasionally high later in west Viking, becoming moderate or rough later in Forth. Occasional rain or squally showers. Good, occasionally poor

Tyne, Dogger, Fisher, German Bight, Humber

South veering southwest, 6 to gale 8. Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough in northwest Fisher. Occasional rain then showers. Good, occasionally poor at first

Thames

Southwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first. Moderate, occasionally rough at first. Showers. Good, occasionally moderate at first

Dover, Wight, Portland, Plymouth

Southwest 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first. In Plymouth, very rough or high becoming rough or very rough, but elsewhere moderate or rough, occasionally very rough at first in west Wight and Portland. Showers. Good, occasionally moderate

Biscay, Southeast FitzRoy

Southwesterly 4 to 6, becoming cyclonic 3 to 5, then variable 2 to 4 later. Rough or very rough, occasionally high at first in north. Showers. Good, occasionally poor at first

Trafalgar (issued 0015 UTC)

In southeast, southerly 4 to 6, becoming cyclonic 3 to 5. In northwest, southerly 6 to gale 8, veering northwesterly 4 to 6. In southeast, rough or very rough, but slight or moderate in sheltered far southeast. in northwest, very rough, occasionally high at first. Thundery rain. Good, occasionally poor.

Northwest FitzRoy, Sole

Southwesterly 5 to 7, veering westerly or northwesterly 4 to 6 for a time, perhaps gale 8 later. Very rough, occasionally high in west Sole and at first elsewhere. Showers. Good, occasionally poor

Lundy, Fastnet, Irish Sea

Southwest 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 at first in Irish Sea, decreasing 5 or 6 later in Lundy and Fastnet. Very rough or high becoming rough or very rough, then moderate or rough in Irish Sea. Squally showers. Moderate or good

Shannon

Southwest 6 to gale 8. Very rough or high. Squally showers. Moderate or poor

Rockall, Malin, Hebrides

Cyclonic severe gale 9 to violent storm 11, becoming southwest 7 to severe gale 9, occasionally storm 10 in Hebrides. Rough or very rough at first in Hebrides, otherwise very rough or high, occasionally very high in Hebrides and at first elsewhere. Rain or squally showers. Moderate or poor

Bailey, Fair Isle, Faeroes

Cyclonic gale 8 to storm 10, occasionally violent storm 11 at first in Fair Isle, decreasing 5 to 7 later in north and west Bailey and northwest Faeroes. Rough or very rough, becoming very rough or high occasionally very high. Rain at times. Moderate or poor

Southeast Iceland

Northeasterly 7 to severe gale 9, increasing storm 10 for a time. Very rough or high. Rain. Moderate or poor

Gale warnings

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

Viking, issued:
Southeasterly severe gale force 9 expected soon, veering southwesterly later

North Utsire, issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 expected later

South Utsire, issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 expected later

Forties, issued:
Southwesterly severe gale force 9 expected later

Cromarty, issued:
Southwesterly severe gale force 9 expected later

Forth, issued:
Southwesterly severe gale force 9 expected later

Tyne, issued:
Southerly gale force 8 imminent, veering southwesterly soon

Dogger, issued:
Southerly gale force 8 imminent, veering southwesterly soon

Fisher, issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected soon

German Bight, issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 imminent

Humber, issued:
Southerly gale force 8 imminent, veering southwesterly soon

Thames, issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later

Lundy, issued:
Southwesterly storm force 10 now decreased severe gale force 9, decreasing gale force 8 imminent

Fastnet, issued:
Southwesterly storm force 10 now decreased severe gale force 9, decreasing gale force 8 imminent

Irish Sea, issued:
Storm force 10 veering southwesterly and decreasing gale force 8 imminent

Shannon, issued:
Storm force 10 now decreased severe gale force 9, backing southwesterly and decreasing gale force 8 imminent

Rockall, issued:
Violent storm force 11 backing southwesterly imminent

Malin, issued:
Southwesterly violent storm force 11 continuing

Hebrides, issued:
Easterly gale force 8 expected soon, veering southwesterly and increasing violent storm force 11 later

Bailey, issued:
Northeasterly severe gale force 9 expected soon, veering southwesterly and increasing storm force 10 later

Fair Isle, issued:
Easterly severe gale force 9 expected soon, veering southwesterly and increasing violent storm force 11 later

Faeroes, issued:
Easterly severe gale force 9 expected soon, backing northeasterly and increasing storm force 10 later

Southeast Iceland, issued:
Northeasterly severe gale force 9 increasing storm force 10 later