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

The general synopsis at 0600

High Humber 1026 expected hamburg 1030 by 0600 tomorrow

The area forecasts for the next 24 hours

Viking, North Utsire, South Utsire, East Forties

Northwesterly 4 to 6 at first in South Utsire, otherwise variable 2 to 4, becoming southerly or southeasterly 4 to 6 later. Slight or moderate. Showers. Good

West Forties, Cromarty, Forth

Southerly or southeasterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later except in Cromarty. Slight or moderate. Showers. Good

Tyne, Dogger

Variable 2 to 4 at first in east Dogger, otherwise southeasterly 4 to 6. Slight or moderate. Fair. Good

Fisher

Northwest 4 to 6, backing southwest 3 to 5 later. Moderate, becoming slight or moderate. Fair. Good

German Bight

Northwest 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4. Moderate, becoming slight or moderate. Fair. Good

Humber

Variable 2 to 4, becoming southeasterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 in west. Slight or moderate. Fair. Good

Thames, Dover, Wight

East or northeast 4 to 6, decreasing 3 or 4 later. Smooth or slight in Dover, otherwise slight or moderate becoming slight occasionally smooth later. Fair. Good

Portland, Plymouth, Biscay

East or northeast 3 to 5 at first except in Biscay, otherwise variable 2 to 4. Slight occasionally moderate. Fair. Good

Trafalgar (issued 23:15 UTC+1)

Northerly or northwesterly 3 to 5, but becoming variable 3 or less in west and in far southeast. Slight or moderate. Fair. Good.

Southeast FitzRoy

Cyclonic 3 to 5. Slight or moderate. Fair. Good

Northwest FitzRoy, West Sole

Southerly 3 to 5. Moderate. Thundery showers. Good, occasionally poor

East Sole, Lundy, Fastnet

Southeasterly 3 to 5 at first in Fastnet, otherwise variable 2 to 4, becoming easterly 3 to 5 later in north Lundy. Slight or moderate in east Sole and southwest Fastnet, otherwise smooth or slight. Showers at first in west Fastnet. Good

Irish Sea

South or southeast 3 to 5. Slight or moderate in east Sole and southwest Fastnet, otherwise smooth or slight. Fair. Good

Shannon, Rockall, Malin, Hebrides, Bailey

South or southeast 4 to 6. Slight or moderate in east Malin and east Hebrides, but elsewhere moderate or rough. Rain or showers, perhaps thundery, fog patches in Rockall and Bailey, and later elsewhere. Moderate or good, occasionally poor, but very poor in Rockall and Bailey, and later elsewhere

Fair Isle

Southwesterly 3 or 4 at first in north, otherwise southerly or southeasterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later. Slight or moderate. Occasional rain or showers. Good, occasionally moderate, but poor later

Faeroes, Southeast Iceland

Southerly or southeasterly, becoming cyclonic later in Southeast Iceland, 4 to 6. Slight or moderate, becoming moderate occasionally rough later. Rain, fog patches. Moderate, occasionally very poor

Gale warnings

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

There are no gale warnings currently in force