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 all areas except Trafalgar, Rockall and Malin .

The general synopsis at 1800

Atlantic low 958 moving steadily east expected 150 miles west of Rockall 965 by 1800 Monday. New low expected Forties 983 by same time. Low Fisher 990 moving steadily away northeast

The area forecasts for the next 24 hours

Viking, North Utsire

Variable 4, becoming southeasterly 6 to gale 8, perhaps severe gale 9 later, becoming variable 3 later in west Viking. Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough. Rain. Good, occasionally poor

South Utsire, Forties

Westerly or southwesterly 4 to 6, backing southerly 6 to gale 8, becoming cyclonic 5 later in far west Forties. Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough. Rain. Good, occasionally poor

Cromarty, Forth

Southerly 6 to gale 8, becoming cyclonic 3 to 5. Moderate or rough. Rain. Good, occasionally poor

Tyne, Dogger, Fisher, German Bight, Humber, Thames, Dover, East Wight

Westerly or southwesterly 5 to 7, backing southerly 6 to gale 8. Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough except in Tyne and Dover. Rain. Good, occasionally poor

West Wight, Portland, Plymouth, Northwest Biscay

Southwesterly 6 to gale 8, perhaps severe gale 9 later in west Wight and Portland, decreasing 5 or 6 later. Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough. Rain, showers later. Good, occasionally poor

Southeast Biscay

Southwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 in northwest. Moderate, becoming moderate or rough. Showers. Good

Trafalgar

Northeasterly 5 or 6 at first in southeast, otherwise variable 2 to 4, becoming cyclonic 4 to 6 in northwest. Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough later in northwest. Showers. Moderate or good

FitzRoy, Sole, Lundy, Fastnet

West or southwest 6 to gale 8, occasionally 5 later. Rough or very rough, occasionally moderate at first in south FitzRoy, becoming very rough or high later in northwest FitzRoy and west Sole. Rain, showers later. Good, occasionally poor

Irish Sea

South becoming cyclonic, 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 to 6 later. Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough in south. Rain. Good, occasionally poor

Shannon, Rockall, Malin

West or southwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 in Shannon, perhaps gale 8 later in Rockall. Rough or very rough, occasionally moderate in southeast Malin, becoming very rough or high in Shannon and Rockall. Rain then showers. Good, occasionally poor

Hebrides, Bailey

Cyclonic mainly southwest, 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 to 6. Rough or very rough, occasionally high in Bailey. Rain then showers. Good, occasionally poor

Fair Isle

Cyclonic mainly southeast, 6 to gale 8, decreasing 5 at times, becoming variable 2 to 4 later. Moderate or rough occasionally very rough. Rain, showers later. Good, occasionally poor

Faeroes, Southeast Southeast Iceland

Cyclonic 7 to severe gale 9, decreasing 4 to 6 in south Faeroes and later elsewhere. Rough or very rough in Faeroes, very rough or high in southeastern Southeast Iceland. Rain then showers. Good, occasionally poor

Northwest Southeast Iceland

Easterly backing northeasterly, gale 8 to storm 10. Very rough or high. Rain. Poor

Gale warnings

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

Viking, issued:
Gale now ceased, but southeasterly gale force 8 expected later

North Utsire, issued:
Southerly gale force 8 expected later

South Utsire, issued:
Southerly gale force 8 expected later

Forties, issued:
Gale now ceased, but southerly gale force 8 expected later

Cromarty, issued:
Gale now ceased, but southerly gale force 8 expected later

Forth, issued:
Gale now ceased, but southerly gale force 8 expected later

Tyne, issued:
Gale now ceased, but southerly gale force 8 expected later

Dogger, issued:
Gale now ceased, but southerly gale force 8 expected later

Fisher, issued:
Gale now ceased but southerly gale force 8 expected soon

German Bight, issued:
Gale now ceased but southerly gale force 8 expected soon

Humber, issued:
Gale now ceased, but southerly gale force 8 expected later

Thames, issued:
Southerly gale force 8 expected later

Dover, issued:
Southerly gale force 8 expected later

Wight, issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later

Portland, issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later

Plymouth, issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later

Biscay, issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later

FitzRoy, issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 continuing

Sole, issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 continuing

Lundy, issued:
Gale force 8 veering southwesterly imminent

Fastnet, issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 continuing

Irish Sea, issued:
Gale force 8 veering southwesterly imminent

Shannon, issued:
Gale force 8 now veered southwesterly

Hebrides, issued:
Southeasterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 imminent

Bailey, issued:
Southeasterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 imminent

Fair Isle, issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 expected later

Faeroes, issued:
Severe gale force 9 backing easterly soon

Southeast Iceland, issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8, increasing severe gale force 9 soon, backing easterly and increasing storm force 10 later