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, Forties, Cromarty, Forth, Fisher, Sole, Irish Sea, Shannon, Rockall, Malin, Hebrides, Bailey, Fair Isle, Faeroes, and Southeast Iceland.
The general synopsis at midnight
Atlantic low 959 moving rather quickly northeast, expected just northeast of Iceland 942 by midnight tonight. High Biscay 1031 expected austria 1030 by same time
The area forecasts for the next 24 hours
Viking, North Utsire
Southwesterly 4 to 6, backing southerly 7 to severe gale 9 for a time. Rough or very rough. Rain. Good, occasionally poor
South Utsire
Northwesterly gale 8, backing southerly 5 to 7. Moderate or rough. Rain later. Good
Forties, Cromarty, Forth
South or southwest 4 to 6, increasing 6 to gale 8. Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough in north Forties. Occasional rain. Good, occasionally moderate
Tyne, Dogger
Southwest 5, increasing 6 or 7. Moderate, occasionally slight in Tyne and rough later in Dogger. Fair. Good
Fisher, German Bight
Northwest backing southwest, 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first in Fisher. Moderate or rough. Fair. Good
Humber, Thames
West 3 to 5, backing southwest 4 to 6. Slight or moderate. Fair. Good
Dover, Wight, Portland, Plymouth
Southwest 3 to 5. Moderate or rough in Plymouth, slight or moderate elsewhere. Drizzle later. Good, occasionally poor later
Biscay
Southeast 3 to 5. Moderate, occasionally rough in northwest. Fog patches. Good, occasionally very poor
Trafalgar (issued 23:15 UTC+1)
In southeast, northeasterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 in southeast. In northwest, northeasterly 3 to 5, becoming variable 4. In southeast, moderate occasionally rough. in northwest, moderate. In southeast, fair. In northwest, showers. In southeast, good. In northwest, good, occasionally poor.
Southeast FitzRoy
Variable 2 to 4. Moderate or rough. Showers. Good, occasionally poor
Northwest FitzRoy, Sole, Lundy, Fastnet, Irish Sea
Southwesterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 in Sole and Irish Sea. Rough or very rough in northwest FitzRoy and Sole, elsewhere moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough in Fastnet. Rain later. Good, occasionally poor
Shannon
Southerly 7 to severe gale 9, becoming cyclonic 6 to gale 8, occasionally 5 later. Very rough or high. Rain. Poor
Rockall, Malin, Hebrides
South 7 to severe gale 9, occasionally storm 10 in Rockall and Hebrides, veering southwest 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 to 6 later in Malin. In Rockall, very rough or high, occasionally very high in north, but elsewhere rough or very rough, becoming very rough or high, occasionally very high in northwest Hebrides. Occasional rain. Moderate or poor
Bailey
South veering southwest, severe gale 9 to violent storm 11, decreasing gale 8 later. Very rough or high becoming high or very high, occasionally phenomenal in north. Rain then squally showers. Poor
Fair Isle, Faeroes
South or southwest 6 to gale 8, increasing gale 8 to storm 10, decreasing 6 to gale 8 later in Fair Isle. Rough or very rough, becoming very rough or high except in southeast Fair Isle, then high or very high in Faeroes. Rain or showers. Moderate or poor
Southeast Iceland
Cyclonic 7 to severe gale 9, increasing severe gale 9 to violent storm 11. Rough or very rough becoming very high or phenomenal. Rain or squally showers. Poor
Gale warnings
Sea area gale warnings issued by the Met Office, on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, at
Viking, issued:
Gale now ceased but southerly severe gale force 9 expected later
North Utsire, issued:
Gale now ceased but southerly severe gale force 9 expected later
South Utsire, issued:
Gale now ceased but northwesterly gale force 8 expected soon
Forties, issued:
Gale force 8 now veered northwesterly, backing southerly soon
Cromarty, issued:
Gale now ceased but southerly southerly gale force 8 expected soon
Forth, issued:
Gale now ceased but southerly southerly gale force 8 expected later
Fisher, issued:
Gale force 8 now veered northwesterly
Sole, issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later
Irish Sea, issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later
Shannon, issued:
Gale now ceased but southerly severe gale force 9 expected later
Rockall, issued:
Gale force 8 backing southerly and increasing severe gale force 9 soon, increasing storm force 10 later
Malin, issued:
Gale force 8 backing southerly and increasing severe gale force 9 later
Hebrides, issued:
Gale force 8 backing southerly and increasing storm force 10 later
Bailey, issued:
Gale force 8 backing southerly and increasing severe gale force 9 soon, veering southwesterly and increasing violent storm force 11 later
Fair Isle, issued:
Gale force 8 backing southerly and increasing storm force 10 later
Faeroes, issued:
Gale force 8 backing southerly and increasing storm force 10 later
Southeast Iceland, issued:
Southwesterly violent storm force 11 expected later