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 midnight

Low Rockall 992 losing its identity by midnight tonight

The area forecasts for the next 24 hours

Viking, North Utsire, South Utsire, Forties

Southeasterly 4 to 6, veering southwesterly 3 to 5. Moderate or rough becoming slight or moderate. Rain, fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor

Cromarty

South or southeast 3 or 4, veering southwest 3 to 5. Slight or moderate. Rain or showers, perhaps thundery. Moderate or good, occasionally poor

Forth, Tyne, Dogger

Southwest 3 to 5. Slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight later except in Dogger. Showers, rain later. Good, occasionally poor later

Fisher

Southeast 4 to 6, veering west or southwest 3 or 4. Slight or moderate. Rain and fog patches at first. Good, occasionally very poor at first

German Bight

South 4 or 5 veering west 3 or 4. Slight or moderate. Rain at first. Good, occasionally poor at first

Humber, Thames, Dover

Southwest 5 or 6, decreasing 3 or 4. Slight or moderate, becoming slight occasionally smooth. Rain, fair later. Good, occasionally poor

Wight, Portland

West or southwest 4 to 6, backing south 2 to 4. Moderate or rough becoming slight or moderate, occasionally smooth in south Wight. Rain at first. Good, occasionally poor at first

Plymouth

Southwest 4 to 6, backing south 3 to 5. Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough at first in west, becoming slight or moderate later. Showers at first, fog patches later. Good, occasionally very poor later

Biscay, East FitzRoy

Southwesterly 3 to 5, backing easterly or southeasterly 4 to 6. Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough at first in north. Fair. Good

Trafalgar (issued 23:15 UTC+1)

Variable 4 or less in northwest, otherwise northerly 3 to 5, veering northeasterly 4 to 6. Moderate or rough, occasionally slight in southeast. Fair. Good.

West FitzRoy

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

Sole, Lundy, Fastnet, Irish Sea, Shannon

Southwest backing south, 4 to 6. In Lundy and Irish Sea slight or moderate occasionally rough, elsewhere rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough except in Shannon. Rain, fog patches later. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor later

Rockall

West backing south or southeast, 4 to 6. Rough, occasionally moderate later. Rain, fog patches later. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor later

Malin

West or southwest backing south, 4 to 6. Moderate or rough, occasionally slight in southeast. Rain. Good, occasionally poor

Hebrides

Cyclonic 4 to 6, becoming south 3 to 5. Moderate or rough. Rain. Good, occasionally poor

Bailey

Cyclonic 4 to 6, becoming variable 4 or less. Rough becoming moderate. Rain, fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor

Fair Isle

Southeast veering southwest, 4 to 6. Moderate or rough, occasionally slight at first in south. Rain, fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor

Faeroes, Southeast Iceland

Cyclonic 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first in Southeast Iceland, decreasing 2 to 4 in Faeroes. Moderate or rough. Rain, fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor

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