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, Humber, Thames, Dover, Wight, Portland, Plymouth, Shannon, Rockall, Malin, Hebrides, and Bailey.

The general synopsis at midnight

New low 986 expected 50 miles north of North Utsire by midnight tonight

The area forecasts for the next 24 hours

Viking, North Utsire, South Utsire

Southerly or southwesterly 3 to 5, becoming cyclonic 6 to gale 8 for a time. Moderate, occasionally rough. Rain or showers. Good, occasionally poor

Forties

Cyclonic 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later. Moderate or rough. Rain or showers. Good, occasionally poor

Cromarty, Forth, Tyne, Dogger

Southwesterly veering westerly 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later. Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough later. Rain or showers. Good, occasionally poor

Fisher, German Bight

Westerly or southwesterly 4 to 6, becoming cyclonic 5 to 7 for a time. Moderate or rough. Rain or showers, perhaps thundery in German Bight. Good, occasionally poor

Humber, Thames, Dover, Wight

Southwest veering west or northwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first and perhaps later in Humber. Moderate or rough. Rain or showers, perhaps thundery. Good, occasionally poor

Portland, Plymouth

Southwest veering northwest, 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first. Moderate or rough. Rain or showers. Good, occasionally poor

Biscay

Variable 2 to 4 at first in south, otherwise westerly 4 to 6, veering northwesterly 4 or 5 later in north. Moderate, occasionally rough later in north. Occasional rain. Good, occasionally moderate

Trafalgar (issued 23:15 UTC+1)

Northeast 4 to 6. Slight or moderate becoming moderate or rough later. Fair. Good.

South FitzRoy

Northerly or northeasterly 4 to 6. Mainly moderate, but rough at first in far south. Fair. Good

North FitzRoy, Sole

Westerly or southwesterly veering northwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 3 later. Moderate or rough. Occasional rain in north. Good, occasionally moderate in north

Lundy, Fastnet, Irish Sea

Southwest veering northwest, 5 to 7. Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough in Fastnet. Occasional rain. Good, occasionally poor

Shannon

Southwesterly veering northwesterly 5 to 7, occasional gale 8 in north. Rough or very rough. Rain at first. Moderate or good

Rockall, Malin, Hebrides, Bailey

Westerly veering northwesterly, 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 later in Bailey, perhaps severe gale 9 later in Rockall. Rough or very rough, becoming very rough or high later. Squally showers. Good, occasionally moderate

Fair Isle, Faeroes

Cyclonic 5 to 7. Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough. Squally showers. Good, occasionally moderate

Southeast Iceland

Cyclonic, 3 to 5, becoming northerly or northeasterly 5 or 6 later. Rough becoming rough or very rough. Showers. Good

Gale warnings

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

Viking, issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 expected later

North Utsire, issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 expected later

South Utsire, issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 expected later

Humber, issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later

Thames, issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later

Dover, issued:
Southwesterly 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

Shannon, issued:
Gale force 8 veering northwesterly imminent

Rockall, issued:
Westerly gale force 8 expected later

Malin, issued:
Westerly gale force 8 expected later

Hebrides, issued:
Gales now ceased but westerly gale force 8 expected later

Bailey, issued:
Gales now ceased but northwesterly severe gale force 9 expected later