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 .
The general synopsis at midnight
High Faeroes 1027 expected Norway with little change by midnight tonight
The area forecasts for the next 24 hours
West Viking
Variable 3 or less becoming southeasterly 3 or 4. Moderate or rough, becoming mainly moderate later. Rain later. Good, occasionally moderate later
East Viking, North Utsire, South Utsire
Northerly or northeasterly 4 to 6, becoming variable 3 or 4 in east Viking. Moderate or rough at first in east Viking, otherwise slight or moderate. Mainly fair. Good
Forties
Variable 2 or 3, but northerly 4 or 5 at first in east, becoming southerly 2 or 3. Slight or moderate. Showers later. Good, occasionally poor
Cromarty, Forth, Tyne
South or southeast 3 to 5, becoming variable 3 or 4 later. Slight or moderate. Showers later. Good, occasionally poor
Dogger
Variable becoming south or southeast, 2 to 4. Moderate, occasionally slight later. Showers later. Good, occasionally poor
Fisher, German Bight
Northerly 4 to 6, backing northwesterly, then becoming variable 3 later in west. Moderate becoming slight or moderate. Fair. Good
Humber, Thames
East or northeast, veering southeast in Humber, 2 to 4. Slight or moderate in Humber, otherwise smooth or slight. Mainly fair. Good, occasionally poor
Dover, Wight, Portland, East Plymouth
Easterly or northeasterly 3 to 5. Smooth or slight. Fair. Good
West Plymouth, West Biscay
Northerly, veering northeasterly later, 3 or 4. Slight, occasionally moderate. Fair, showers later in west Biscay. Good
East Biscay
Variable 3 or 4. Slight. Fair. Good, occasionally moderate
Trafalgar (issued 2315 UTC)
Northerly or northeasterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later in southeast. Moderate, occasionally rough later. Showers later. Moderate or good.
FitzRoy, Sole
Northerly or northeasterly 4 to 6, but variable 2 to 4 until later in Sole and northeast FitzRoy. Slight or moderate, occasionally rough later in south FitzRoy. Showers. Good, occasionally moderate
Lundy, Fastnet, Irish Sea
Variable 2 to 4, becoming northerly 3 or 4, but southeasterly 5 or 6 at first in north Irish Sea. Smooth or slight. Showers. Good, occasionally poor
Shannon, South Rockall
Southwest becoming variable later, 2 to 4. Slight or moderate. Showers. Good, occasionally moderate
North Rockall, Malin
Southwesterly veering westerly, 2 to 4. Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth in east Malin. Showers. Good, occasionally moderate
Hebrides, Bailey
Southwesterly, but southeasterly at first in north Bailey, veering westerly later, 3 to 5. Moderate, but moderate or rough at first in Bailey and occasionally slight in Hebrides. Occasional rain. Good, occasionally moderate
Fair Isle, Faeroes, Southeast Iceland
Southerly or southeasterly, becoming cyclonic, 3 to 5. Moderate or rough, becoming mainly moderate later. Occasional rain. Good, occasionally moderate
Gale warnings
Sea area gale warnings issued by the Met Office, on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, at