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 midday
Low mid-Atlantic 984, expected Rockall 987 by midday tomorrow
The area forecasts for the next 24 hours
Viking
Southeasterly 3 to 5, increasing 5 to 7 later. Slight or moderate. Occasional rain. Good occasionally poor
North Utsire, South Utsire
Easterly 3 to 5, veering southeasterly 4 to 6. Slight or moderate. Occasional rain. Good, occasionally poor
Forties
Southeast 3 to 5, increasing 5 to 7. Slight or moderate becoming moderate or rough. Fog patches at first, rain later. Moderate or good, occasionally poor and very poor at first
Cromarty, Forth, Tyne, Dogger
Southeast 4 or 5, increasing 5 to 7. Slight or moderate becoming moderate or rough later. Rain or showers, thundery except in Dogger. Moderate or good, occasionally poor later
Fisher, German Bight
Variable 2 to 4, becoming southeast 4 to 6. Smooth or slight, becoming moderate in west. Occasional rain or showers, thundery at first in German Bight. Good, occasionally poor
Humber, Thames
South or southwest 3 to 5, backing south 4 to 6 later. Slight becoming mainly moderate later. Rain or showers, thundery at first. Moderate or good, occasionally poor later
Dover, Wight, Portland, Plymouth, Biscay
South or southwest 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first in Wight and Biscay. Slight or moderate in Dover and Wight, slight or moderate becoming moderate or rough in Portland, moderate or rough in Plymouth and Biscay. Rain or showers. Good, occasionally poor
Trafalgar (issued 23:15 UTC+1)
Westerly or northwesterly, backing southwesterly in northwest, 3 to 5. Moderate. Occasional rain in northwest. Good, occasionally poor in northwest.
FitzRoy, Sole
Southwesterly 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later in west Sole. Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough later. Rain or showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first
Lundy, Fastnet, Irish Sea
South or southeast, veering southwest, 4 to 6, increasing 6 or 7 later in Fastnet. Slight or moderate at first in Irish Sea, otherwise moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough later in Fastnet. Rain then showers, perhaps thunder later in Irish Sea. Moderate or good, occasionally poor
Shannon, Rockall
Cyclonic, becoming southwest in Shannon, 5 to 7. Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough later except in northeast Rockall. Rain or showers, fog patches in Rockall. Moderate or good, occasionally poor and very poor in Rockall
Malin
Southeast 5 to 7, veering south 3 or 4 later. Moderate, occasionally rough at first. Rain, showers later, perhaps thundery. Moderate or good, occasionally poor
Hebrides, Bailey, Fair Isle, Faeroes
Southeast, but cyclonic in Bailey, 3 to 5, increasing 5 to 7 later. Moderate or rough, occasionally slight at first in southeast Fair Isle. Rain or showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor later
Southeast Iceland
Easterly or northeasterly 4 to 6. Moderate, occasionally rough at first in northwest. Rain or showers, fog patches in northeast. Moderate or good occasionally poor and very poor in northeast
Gale warnings
Sea area gale warnings issued by the Met Office, on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, at