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 midnight
High Biscay 1025 dissipating
The area forecasts for the next 24 hours
Viking, North Utsire
Southerly or southeasterly 2 to 4, increasing 4 to 6. Moderate. Occasional rain. Moderate or good
South Utsire
Variable 2 to 4, becoming southerly or southeasterly 4 to 6. Slight or moderate. Occasional rain, fog patches for a time later. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor for a time later
Forties, Cromarty, Forth, Tyne, Dogger
South or southwest 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later. Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth in west Cromarty, west Forth and west Tyne. Rain and showers, perhaps thundery later. Good, occasionally poor
Fisher, German Bight
Northwest backing south or southwest, 3 to 5. Slight or moderate. Showers, fog patches later in Fisher. Good, occasionally very poor later in Fisher
Humber, Thames
Variable 2 to 4, becoming south or southwest 3 to 5. Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate later in north Humber. Showers. Good
Dover, Wight, Portland, Plymouth
West or southwest 3 to 5. Slight or moderate in Plymouth, otherwise smooth or slight. Mainly fair. Good
Biscay
Variable 2 to 4. Slight or moderate. Fair. Good
Trafalgar (issued 23:15 UTC+1)
Easterly or northeasterly 4 to 6 in south, otherwise variable 2 to 4. Slight or moderate. Fog patches in far east. Good, occasionally very poor in far east.
Southeast FitzRoy
Cyclonic 3 to 5. Slight or moderate. Fair. Good
Northwest FitzRoy, Sole
Southwesterly veering westerly or northwesterly later, 4 to 6. Moderate, becoming moderate or rough. Occasional rain. Moderate or good
Lundy, Fastnet, Irish Sea
Southwest veering west or northwest later, 2 to 4, increasing 4 to 6. Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth at first in Irish Sea. Occasional rain and fog patches at first. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor at first
Shannon, Rockall, Malin, Hebrides
Southerly or southwesterly veering westerly or northwesterly later, 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later in northwest Shannon and far southwest Rockall. Moderate or rough, occasionally slight in east Malin and east Hebrides. Occasional rain and fog patches at first, thundery showers later. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor at first
Bailey
South or southwest 4 to 6, veering west 3 to 5 later. Moderate or rough. Occasional rain. Moderate or good
Fair Isle, Faeroes
South 4 to 6, veering west or southwest 3 to 5 later. Moderate or rough. Rain at times, fog patches for a time. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor for a time
Southeast Iceland
Southerly or southwesterly veering northerly or northeasterly later, 4 to 6. Moderate or rough. Rain at times, fog patches for a time. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor for a time
Gale warnings
Sea area gale warnings issued by the Met Office, on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, at