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, Tyne, Dogger, Fisher, German Bight, Humber, FitzRoy, Malin, Hebrides, Fair Isle, Faeroes and Southeast Iceland.

The general synopsis at midnight

Low Trafalgar 986 slow-moving, filling 992 by midnight tonight

The area forecasts for the next 24 hours

Viking

North or northeast 6 to gale 8. Rough or very rough. Squally snow showers. Good, occasionally very poor

North Utsire, South Utsire

Northerly or northeasterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first in west. Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough in far west. Squally snow showers. Good, occasionally very poor

Forties, Cromarty, Forth, Tyne, Dogger

North or northwest 6 to gale 8. Rough or very rough. Squally snow showers. Good, occasionally very poor

Fisher, German Bight

North or northwest 4 to 6, becoming cyclonic 6 to gale 8 for a time. Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough in west. Squally wintry showers. Good, occasionally very poor

Humber, Thames

North or northwest 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 to 6 for a time. Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough. Squally wintry showers. Good, occasionally very poor

Dover, Wight, Portland, Plymouth

North or northwest 4 to 6. Slight or moderate. Wintry showers. Good, occasionally moderate

Biscay

East or northeast 4 to 6. Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in far southwest. Rain or showers. Good, occasionally poor

Trafalgar (issued 0015 UTC)

Southerly 6 to gale 8 at first in southeast, otherwise cyclonic 4 to 6. Rough or very rough. Thundery showers. Good, occasionally poor.

FitzRoy

Easterly or northeasterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 in south. Rough or very rough, occasionally moderate in east. Rain or showers. Good, occasionally poor

Sole

North or northeast 4 to 6. Moderate or rough. Fair. Good

Lundy, Fastnet, Irish Sea

North or northwest 4 to 6, occasionally 7 in Irish Sea. Slight or moderate, occasionally rough at first. Wintry showers. Good, occasionally poor

Shannon, Rockall

Northerly or northeasterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first in east Rockall, becoming variable 2 to 4 later in west. Rough or very rough in Rockall, moderate or rough in Shannon. Wintry showers. Good, occasionally moderate

Malin, Hebrides

Northerly or northwesterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first. Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough later in Malin. Squally snow showers. Good, occasionally very poor

Bailey

Northerly or northwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 in east. Rough or very rough. Squally snow showers. Good, occasionally very poor

Fair Isle, Faeroes

North 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 at first in Fair Isle. Rough or very rough, occasionally high at first in Fair Isle. Squally snow showers. Moderate, occasionally very poor

Southeast Iceland

Northerly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 in east, becoming cyclonic 3 to 5 for a time in west. Rough or very rough in east, moderate or rough in west. Snow showers. Good, occasionally very poor

Gale warnings

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

Viking, issued:
Northerly gale force 8 continuing

Forties, issued:
Northerly gale force 8 continuing

Cromarty, issued:
Northerly gale force 8 continuing

Forth, issued:
Northwesterly gale force 8 continuing

Tyne, issued:
Northwesterly gale force 8 continuing

Dogger, issued:
Northwesterly gale force 8 continuing

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

German Bight, issued:
Gale now ceased but northwesterly gale force 8 expected later

Humber, issued:
Northwesterly gale force 8 continuing

FitzRoy, issued:
Gale force 8 now backed northeasterly

Malin, issued:
Northerly gale force 8 continuing

Hebrides, issued:
Northerly gale force 8 continuing

Fair Isle, issued:
Northerly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 imminent

Faeroes, issued:
Northerly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 imminent

Southeast Iceland, issued:
Northerly gale force 8 continuing