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 Dover, Trafalgar, Irish Sea and Malin .

The general synopsis at midnight

Frontal trough Bailey to Sole expected Fair Isle to Thames by midnight tonight

The area forecasts for the next 24 hours

Viking, North Utsire

Southerly 7 to severe gale 9. Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough, occasionally high later in north. Rain or sleet. Good, occasionally poor

South Utsire, Forties

Southerly 4 to 6 at first in South Utsire, otherwise southerly 7 to severe gale 9. Moderate or rough, occasionally slight at first in South Utsire, becoming rough or very rough. Rain. Good, occasionally poor

Cromarty, Forth, Tyne

South 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 to 6, veering west 3 to 5 later. Moderate or rough, occasionally slight in west. Rain. Good, occasionally poor

Dogger, Fisher, German Bight

South 4 to 6, increasing 6 to gale 8, veering southeast 5 to 7 later. Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough, occasionally very rough in Dogger and Fisher. Rain or sleet. Good, occasionally poor. Light icing in Fisher and German Bight

Humber, Thames, Dover, Wight

South veering west later, 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 until later except in Dover. Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough. Rain or sleet. Good, occasionally poor

Portland, Plymouth

South veering west, 6 to gale 8. In Portland moderate or rough, occasionally very rough later, but in Plymouth moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough. Rain, thundery showers later. Good, occasionally poor

Biscay

West or southwest, 6 to gale 8. Rough or very rough. Rain. Good, occasionally poor

Trafalgar (issued 0015 UTC)

Variable 2 to 4 in south, otherwise west 4 to 6. Moderate or rough. Rain. Moderate or good.

FitzRoy, Sole

West or southwest, 6 to gale 8. In FitzRoy rough or very rough, occasionally high later in far north, but in Sole rough or very rough becoming very rough or high. Rain. Good, occasionally poor

Lundy, Fastnet

West 4 to 6, increasing 6 to gale 8. Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough, occasionally high later in west Fastnet. Rain or thundery showers. Good, occasionally poor

Irish Sea

West or southwest 4 to 6. Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate in north. Rain, then thundery showers. Good, occasionally poor

Shannon, Southwest Rockall

Westerly or southwesterly 4 to 6, increasing 6 to gale 8. Rough or very rough, becoming very rough or high. Thundery showers. Good, occasionally poor

Northeast Rockall, Malin, Hebrides

Southwest 4 to 6, becoming north 6 to gale 8 later except in Malin. Rough or very rough. Thundery showers. Good, occasionally poor

Bailey

Cyclonic 7 to severe gale 9 becoming north 6 to gale 8 later. Very rough or high. Thundery showers. Good, occasionally poor

Fair Isle

South or southwest, 7 to severe gale 9, becoming cyclonic 5 to 7. Rough or very rough, occasionally moderate in south. Rain. Good, occasionally poor

Faeroes

Cyclonic becoming north later, 6 to gale 8. Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough, occasionally high in far southwest. Sleet. Good, occasionally poor

Southeast Iceland

North or northeast 7 to severe gale 9. Rough or very rough, occasionally high in south. Snow. Poor or very poor. Moderate icing

Gale warnings

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

Viking, issued:
Southerly severe gale force 9 expected later

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

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

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

Cromarty, issued:
Southerly gale force 8 continuing

Forth, issued:
Southerly gale force 8 continuing

Tyne, issued:
Southerly gale force 8 continuing

Dogger, issued:
Southerly gale force 8 continuing

Fisher, issued:
Southerly gale force 8 expected later

German Bight, issued:
Southerly gale force 8 expected later

Humber, issued:
Southerly gale force 8 expected later

Thames, issued:
Southerly gale force 8 expected later

Wight, issued:
Gale force 8 veering westerly soon

Portland, issued:
Gale force 8 veering westerly soon

Plymouth, issued:
Gale force 8 veering westerly later

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

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

Sole, issued:
Gale force 8 veering westerly later

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

Fastnet, issued:
Gale now ceased but westerly gale force 8 expected later

Shannon, issued:
Gale now ceased, bu westerly gale force 8 expected later

Rockall, issued:
Southeasterly severe gale force 9 continuing, veering westerly and decreasing gale force 8 later

Hebrides, issued:
Gale now ceased but northerly gale force 8 expected later

Bailey, issued:
Southeasterly severe gale force 9 expected soon, backing northeasterly later

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

Faeroes, issued:
Northeasterly gale force 8 expected soon

Southeast Iceland, issued:
Northeasterly severe gale force 9 continuing