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

New lows expected Bailey 998 and Forties 1003 by midday tomorrow

The area forecasts for the next 24 hours

Southwest Viking

Northerly or northeasterly 2 to 4. Slight or moderate. Showers. Good

Northeast Viking, North Utsire

Northerly or northwesterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 in north, becoming variable 2 to 4 in North Utsire. Slight or moderate. Fair. Good

South Utsire

Northwesterly 4 to 6, decreasing 2 to 4. Slight or moderate. Fair. Good

Forties, Cromarty, Forth

Variable 2 to 4, becoming cyclonic 3 to 5, occasionally 6 except in northeast Forties. Smooth or slight at first in Cromarty and Forth, otherwise slight or moderate. Rain at times. Good, occasionally poor

Tyne, Dogger

Variable 2 or 3, becoming cyclonic 3 to 5, then west 4 to 6 later. Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate later. Occasional rain. Good, occasionally poor

Fisher

Northwest 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4. Slight or moderate, occasionally rough at first in east. Rain later. Good, occasionally moderate

German Bight

Northwest becoming cyclonic, 3 to 5. Slight or moderate. Rain or showers. Moderate or good

Humber, Thames, Dover

Variable 2 to 4, becoming west or southwest 4 to 6. Smooth or slight becoming slight or moderate. Occasional rain. Moderate or good

Wight, Portland, Plymouth

West 4 to 6. Slight or moderate. Showers then occasional rain. Good, occasionally poor

Biscay

North or northwest 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4. Slight occasionally moderate. Showers. Good, occasionally moderate in north

Trafalgar (issued 23:15 UTC+1)

Variable 3 or less in far southeast, elsewhere northerly 4 to 6. Smooth or slight in far southeast, elsewhere moderate or rough. Showers. Good.

South FitzRoy

Northerly or northeasterly 4 to 6. Moderate, occasionally slight in north and rough in south. Fair. Good

North FitzRoy, Sole, Lundy, Fastnet

Westerly or northwesterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 in Lundy and Fastnet. Slight or moderate. Showers or drizzle. Good, occasionally poor

Irish Sea

West or southwest 3 to 5, increasing 6 at times. Smooth or slight becoming slight or moderate. Rain then showers. Good, occasionally poor

Shannon

West 4 to 6. Moderate or rough. Rain or showers. Good, occasionally poor

Rockall, Malin

Cyclonic 4 to 6, becoming west 5 to 7. Slight or moderate at first in Malin, otherwise moderate or rough, occasionally very rough in northwest Rockall. Rain and fog patches, then showers. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor at first

Hebrides, Bailey

Cyclonic 4 to 6, occasionally 7 in Bailey and later in Hebrides, perhaps gale 8 later in Bailey. Slight or moderate at first in Hebrides, otherwise moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough later in Bailey. Occasional rain, fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor

Fair Isle, Faeroes, Southeast Iceland

Variable 3 at first in east Fair Isle, otherwise easterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 in west Faeroes and Southeast Iceland. Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough in southwest Faeroes and Southeast Iceland, and later in west Fair Isle. Rain in south. Good, occasionally poor in south

Gale warnings

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

There are no gale warnings currently in force