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 1800
High just north of Fair Isle 1035 expected the Baltic sea 1032 by 1800 Friday
The area forecasts for the next 24 hours
Viking, North Utsire
Northerly or northeasterly 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4. Slight or moderate. Fair. Good
South Utsire
Southeasterly 3 to 5. Slight or moderate. Fair. Good
Forties, Cromarty, Forth, Tyne, Dogger
East or southeast 3 to 5, decreasing 2 at times later. Smooth or slight in Cromarty, slight or moderate elsewhere. Showers. Good
Fisher, German Bight
East or southeast 3 or 4, increasing 5 at times in German Bight. Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth in far east. Fog patches at first in far east. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor at first in far east
Humber
Easterly or southeasterly 3 to 5, becoming variable 3 or less later in west. Slight or moderate. Fair. Good
Thames, Dover, Wight
East or southeast 3 to 5, becoming variable 3 or less. Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate at first in north Thames. Occasional rain or showers. Good, occasionally moderate
Portland, Plymouth
Easterly or northeasterly 3 to 5 at first in north, otherwise variable 2 to 4. Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate at first in Plymouth. Occasional rain or showers. Good, occasionally moderate
Biscay
Variable, becoming easterly later, 2 to 4, occasionally 5 later in south. Slight, occasionally moderate at first in far west. Showers, perhaps thundery at first. Good, occasionally poor
Trafalgar
Variable 2 to 4 in far southeast, elsewhere southerly or southeasterly, 4 to 6, veering southwesterly 2 to 4 later in west. Smooth or slight in far southeast, elsewhere slight or moderate. Rain or thundery showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor
Southwest FitzRoy
Southeasterly 4 to 6, veering southwesterly 2 to 4 later in southwest. Moderate, occasionally rough. Rain or showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor
Northeast FitzRoy, Sole
Easterly or southeasterly 2 to 4. Slight or moderate. Showers. Good
Lundy, Fastnet, Irish Sea
Easterly 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4. Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate at first in southwest Fastnet. Occasional rain or showers. Good, occasionally moderate
Shannon, Rockall, Malin
East or southeast 3 to 5, decreasing 2 or 3 later. Slight or moderate. Showers. Good
Hebrides, Southeast Bailey
Southeasterly becoming variable, 2 or 3, occasionally 4 at first. Slight or moderate. Showers. Good
Northwest Bailey
Southerly veering southwesterly, 3 to 5. Moderate. Showers. Good
Fair Isle, Faeroes
Variable 2 to 4, becoming southwesterly 3 to 5 later in northwest Faeroes. Slight or moderate. Showers. Good
Southeast Iceland
Southwesterly 4 to 6. Moderate, occasionally rough at first in far north. Rain or showers. Good, occasionally moderate
Gale warnings
Sea area gale warnings issued by the Met Office, on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, at