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, North Utsire, South Utsire, Forties, Cromarty, Forth, Tyne, Dogger, Fisher, FitzRoy, Sole, Lundy, Fastnet, Irish Sea, Shannon, Rockall, Malin, Hebrides, Bailey, Fair Isle, Faeroes and Southeast Iceland.

The general synopsis at midnight

Low Hebrides 959 expected Norwegian Basin 976 by midnight tonight

The area forecasts for the next 24 hours

Viking, North Utsire, South Utsire

Southwesterly 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 in Viking. Very rough, occasionally rough at first in North Utsire and South Utsire and high later in Viking. Rain. Good, occasionally poor

Forties, Cromarty, Forth

Southwest 6 to gale 8. Rough or very rough in Forties, elsewhere moderate or rough, occasionally very rough at first in northeast Cromarty and slight later in southwest. Rain. Good, occasionally moderate

Tyne, Dogger, Fisher, German Bight, Humber

Southwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 later in Tyne, Dogger and Fisher. Rough or very rough in Fisher, elsewhere moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate in Tyne and Humber. Occasional rain. Good, occasionally moderate

Thames, Dover, Wight, Portland

West or southwest 4 to 6. In Portland moderate or rough, elsewhere slight or moderate, occasionally rough at first in west Wight. Showers at first. Good

Plymouth

West or southwest backing south, 4 to 6. Rough or very rough. Showers at first. Good

Biscay

Southwest 3 to 5, becoming variable 4 or less, then southeast 4 to 6 later. Rough or very rough. Showers. Good

Trafalgar (issued 0015 UTC)

Westerly or northwesterly becoming cyclonic, 4 to 6, then southwesterly later in far northwest. Rough or very rough, occasionally moderate in southeast. Thundery showers. Good, occasionally poor.

Southeast FitzRoy

Northwesterly 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4, then southwesterly 4 to 6 later. Rough or very rough. Showers at first. Good

Northwest FitzRoy, Sole

Westerly 4 to 6, backing southerly 7 to severe gale 9, occasionally storm 10 later in Sole. Very rough or high. Rain. Good, occasionally poor

Lundy, Fastnet, Irish Sea

Southwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first in Irish Sea, backing south 6 to gale 8 later. Rough or very rough, becoming moderate in east Lundy and high later in west Fastnet, but in Irish Sea moderate or rough, occasionally very rough. Showers at first. Good

Shannon, Rockall

West 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 in Rockall, backing south gale 8 to storm 10. High, occasionally very rough at first. Rain. Poor

Malin

Southwest backing south, 7 to severe gale 9. Very rough or high, but moderate or rough in southeast. Squally showers then rain. Moderate or poor

Hebrides, Bailey

Cyclonic gale 8 to storm 10, occasionally violent storm 11 in Hebrides, becoming south or southwest 6 to gale 8. Very rough or high, occasionally very high in Hebrides. Rain. Poor

Fair Isle, East Faeroes

Southwesterly gale 8 to storm 10, occasionally violent storm 11 in Fair Isle, decreasing 6 or 7. Very rough or high, occasionally very high at first and rough later. Rain. Poor

West Faeroes, Southeast Iceland

Northeasterly gale 8 to storm 10, becoming cyclonic 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 later in Southeast Iceland. 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:
Southwesterly severe gale force 9 now decreased gale force 8, increasing severe gale force 9 later

North Utsire, issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 continuing, veering southwesterly soon

South Utsire, issued:
Gale now ceased, but southwesterly gale force 8 expected later

Forties, issued:
Southwesterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 imminent

Cromarty, issued:
Southwesterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 imminent

Forth, issued:
Southwesterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 imminent

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

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

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

FitzRoy, issued:
Southerly severe gale force 9 expected later

Sole, issued:
Southerly gale force 8 expected soon, increasing storm force 10 later

Lundy, issued:
Southerly gale force 8 expected later

Fastnet, issued:
Southerly gale force 8 expected later

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

Shannon, issued:
Gale force 8 backing southerly and increasing storm force 10 later

Rockall, issued:
Severe gale force 9 backing southerly and increasing storm force 10 later

Malin, issued:
Southwesterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 soon, backing southerly and increasing severe gale force 9 later

Hebrides, issued:
Southwesterly now decreased storm force 10

Bailey, issued:
Southwesterly storm force 10 continuing

Fair Isle, issued:
Southwesterly now decreased storm force 10

Faeroes, issued:
Storm force 10 veering southwesterly soon

Southeast Iceland, issued:
Northeasterly storm force 10 continuing, decreasing severe gale force 9 soon