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 Fisher.
The general synopsis at midnight
High FitzRoy 1021 dissipating.
The area forecasts for the next 24 hours
Viking, North Utsire, South Utsire, East Forties
Northerly or northwesterly 4 to 6, increasing 7 for a time in the utsires. Moderate or rough. Showers. Good
West Forties, Cromarty, Forth, Tyne, East Dogger
Northerly veering southerly or southeasterly later, 2 to 4, occasionally 5 at first in east Forties and later in Cromarty. Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth at first in Cromarty and Forth. Fair, coastal fog patches at first in Cromarty and Forth. Good, occasionally very poor at first in Cromarty and Forth
West Dogger
Northerly or northwesterly 3 to 5, occasionally 2 later. Moderate. Fair. Good
Fisher, German Bight
Northwesterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 in east Fisher and 4 in southwest German Bight, decreasing 3 or 4 later. Moderate or rough, becoming moderate. Fair. Good
Humber, Thames
Variable becoming east or northeast later, 2 to 4. Slight or moderate in Humber, mainly slight in Thames. Fair, coastal fog patches at first. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor at first
Dover, Wight, Portland, East Plymouth
Easterly or northeasterly 2 to 4, occasionally 5 at first and later. Slight or moderate, becoming slight, occasionally smooth later in Dover, Wight and south Portland. Fair. Moderate or good
West Plymouth, Biscay
Cyclonic mainly northerly or northwesterly 2 to 4, occasionally variable 3 or less. Slight or moderate,. Showers. Moderate or good
Trafalgar (issued 2315 UTC)
Northerly or northeasterly 3 to 5, occasionally 2 in northwest and 6 later in southeast. Mainly moderate. Showers, thundery at first. Good, occasionally poor.
FitzRoy
Variable 2 to 4, becoming northerly or northeasterly 4 to 6 in southeast. Slight or moderate. Showers, thundery at first. Good, occasionally poor
Sole, Lundy, Fastnet, South Irish Sea
Variable 2 to 4. Slight or moderate, becoming slight, occasionally smooth later in south Irish Sea. Showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor in Sole and Fastnet
North Irish Sea
Variable 2 to 4, becoming southeast 3 to 5, perhaps 6 later. Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate later. Fair. Moderate or good
Shannon, Rockall
Cyclonic becoming southwest later, 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first in north Rockall. Mainly moderate. Showers. Moderate or good
Malin
Variable 2 to 4. Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth in east. Showers. Moderate or good
Hebrides, Bailey
East or northeast becoming cyclonic later, 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first in Bailey. Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough. Showers. Moderate or good
Fair Isle, Faeroes, Southeast Iceland
Northwesterly at first in Fair Isle, otherwise northerly or northeasterly veering southerly or southeasterly later, 3 to 5. Moderate or rough. Showers. Good
Gale warnings
Sea area gale warnings issued by the Met Office, on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, at
Fisher,
issued:
Northeast gale force 8 continuing