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, Forties, Cromarty, Forth, Trafalgar, FitzRoy, Shannon, Rockall, Malin, Hebrides, Bailey, Fair Isle, Faeroes and Southeast Iceland.

The general synopsis at midnight

Low 150 miles east of Iceland 981 expected Norwegian Sea 999 by midnight tonight. High 500 miles northeast of Azores 1039 expected just west of FitzRoy with little change by same time

The area forecasts for the next 24 hours

Viking

Southwest, veering northwest, 6 to gale 8, then decreasing 4 or 5 later. Very rough becoming rough. Thundery showers. Good occasionally moderate

North Utsire, South Utsire

Southwesterly, becoming cyclonic later, 4 to 6. Rough or very rough, occasionally moderate at first in South Utsire. Rain or showers. Good occasionally poor

Forties, Cromarty, Forth

West or southwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8. Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough except in Forth. Squally showers. Good

Tyne, Dogger

West or northwest 5 to 7. Moderate or rough. Squally showers. Good

Fisher, German Bight

West 4 to 6. Moderate or rough. Showers. Good

Humber, Thames, Dover, Wight

Northwest 5 or 6, decreasing 3 or 4. Slight or moderate, occasionally rough. Showers. Good

Portland, Plymouth

Northwest 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first. Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough at first in west Plymouth. Showers. Good

Biscay

North 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first. Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough in northwest. Showers, occasional rain in south. Good, occasionally moderate in south

Trafalgar (issued 0015 UTC)

Northeasterly 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 or 5 in far southeast. Rough or very rough. Showers. Good.

South FitzRoy

Northeasterly 6 to gale 8. Rough or very rough. Showers. Good

North FitzRoy, Sole

Northerly, backing westerly, 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later in west Sole. Very rough becoming rough. Showers. Good occasionally moderate

Lundy, Fastnet, Irish Sea

Northwest, backing southwest later, 5 to 7. Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough in southwest Fastnet. Showers. Good

Shannon

Northwest, backing southwest, 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 later. Rough or very rough, occasionally high in north. Showers, rain later. Good, becoming poor later

Rockall, Malin, Hebrides, Bailey

Northwest, backing west or southwest, 7 to severe gale 9, occasionally storm 10 at first in Bailey. Very rough or high, occasionally very high at first. Rain or squally wintry showers. Moderate or poor, occasionally good

Fair Isle

West or northwest, backing southwest later, 7 to severe gale 9, decreasing 4 to 6 for a time. High or very high, becoming very rough later. Thundery showers, rain later. Moderate or good, occasionally poor later

Faeroes, Southeast Iceland

Westerly or northwesterly, becoming cyclonic later, 7 to severe gale 9, occasionally storm 10 at first in Southeast Iceland. Very rough or high, occasionally very high at first. Occasional sleet or squally wintry showers. 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:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later

Forties, issued:
Westerly gale force 8 expected later

Cromarty, issued:
Westerly gale force 8 expected soon

Forth, issued:
Westerly gale force 8 expected soon

Trafalgar, issued:
Northeasterly gale force 8 expected soon

FitzRoy, issued:
Northeasterly gale force 8 continuing

Shannon, issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later

Rockall, issued:
Northwesterly severe gale force 9, decreasing gale force 8 imminent, then backing southwesterly and increasing severe gale force 9 later

Malin, issued:
Northwesterly severe gale force 9, decreasing gale force 8 imminent, then backing southwesterly later

Hebrides, issued:
Northwesterly severe gale force 9, decreasing gale force 8 soon, then backing southwesterly later

Bailey, issued:
Northwesterly storm force 10, decreasing gale force 8 soon, then backing southwesterly and increasing severe gale force 9 later

Fair Isle, issued:
Severe gale force 9 veering northwesterly soon

Faeroes, issued:
Severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 soon, then backing southerly and increasing severe gale force 9 later

Southeast Iceland, issued:
Storm force 10 decreasing gale force 8 soon, then backing southeasterly and increasing severe gale force 9 later