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

Low mid-Atlantic 984, expected Rockall 987 by midday tomorrow

The area forecasts for the next 24 hours

Viking

Southeasterly 3 to 5, increasing 5 to 7 later. Slight or moderate. Occasional rain. Good occasionally poor

North Utsire, South Utsire

Easterly 3 to 5, veering southeasterly 4 to 6. Slight or moderate. Occasional rain. Good, occasionally poor

Forties

Southeast 3 to 5, increasing 5 to 7. Slight or moderate becoming moderate or rough. Fog patches at first, rain later. Moderate or good, occasionally poor and very poor at first

Cromarty, Forth, Tyne, Dogger

Southeast 4 or 5, increasing 5 to 7. Slight or moderate becoming moderate or rough later. Rain or showers, thundery except in Dogger. Moderate or good, occasionally poor later

Fisher, German Bight

Variable 2 to 4, becoming southeast 4 to 6. Smooth or slight, becoming moderate in west. Occasional rain or showers, thundery at first in German Bight. Good, occasionally poor

Humber, Thames

South or southwest 3 to 5, backing south 4 to 6 later. Slight becoming mainly moderate later. Rain or showers, thundery at first. Moderate or good, occasionally poor later

Dover, Wight, Portland, Plymouth, Biscay

South or southwest 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first in Wight and Biscay. Slight or moderate in Dover and Wight, slight or moderate becoming moderate or rough in Portland, moderate or rough in Plymouth and Biscay. Rain or showers. Good, occasionally poor

Trafalgar (issued 23:15 UTC+1)

Westerly or northwesterly, backing southwesterly in northwest, 3 to 5. Moderate. Occasional rain in northwest. Good, occasionally poor in northwest.

FitzRoy, Sole

Southwesterly 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later in west Sole. Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough later. Rain or showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first

Lundy, Fastnet, Irish Sea

South or southeast, veering southwest, 4 to 6, increasing 6 or 7 later in Fastnet. Slight or moderate at first in Irish Sea, otherwise moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough later in Fastnet. Rain then showers, perhaps thunder later in Irish Sea. Moderate or good, occasionally poor

Shannon, Rockall

Cyclonic, becoming southwest in Shannon, 5 to 7. Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough later except in northeast Rockall. Rain or showers, fog patches in Rockall. Moderate or good, occasionally poor and very poor in Rockall

Malin

Southeast 5 to 7, veering south 3 or 4 later. Moderate, occasionally rough at first. Rain, showers later, perhaps thundery. Moderate or good, occasionally poor

Hebrides, Bailey, Fair Isle, Faeroes

Southeast, but cyclonic in Bailey, 3 to 5, increasing 5 to 7 later. Moderate or rough, occasionally slight at first in southeast Fair Isle. Rain or showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor later

Southeast Iceland

Easterly or northeasterly 4 to 6. Moderate, occasionally rough at first in northwest. Rain or showers, fog patches in northeast. Moderate or good occasionally poor and very poor in northeast

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