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 South Utsire, Forties, Fisher, German Bight, Biscay, FitzRoy, Sole, Shannon, Rockall, Bailey, Fair Isle, Faeroes and Southeast Iceland.

The general synopsis at midnight

Low Forties 993 expected Fisher 998 by midnight tonight

The area forecasts for the next 24 hours

Viking, North Utsire

East 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4 later. Slight or moderate, occasionally rough at first. Fair. Good

South Utsire, Forties

Easterly 7 to severe gale 9, backing northerly or northeasterly 3 to 5 later. Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough at first. Fair. Good

Cromarty, Forth, Tyne

Cyclonic 6 to gale 8, decreasing 3 to 5 later. Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough at first. Wintry showers. Good, occasionally poor

Dogger

Cyclonic 5 to 7, becoming variable 2 to 4 later. Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough at first. Wintry showers. Good, occasionally poor

Fisher

Cyclonic 7 to severe gale 9, becoming north 4 or 5 later. Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough at first. Sleet. Moderate, occasionally poor

German Bight

South 6 to gale 8, becoming cyclonic 4 to 6 later. Moderate or rough. Sleet. Moderate, occasionally poor

Humber, Thames, Dover, Wight

Southwest 6 to gale 8, veering northwest 5 to 7, decreasing 4 or 5 later. Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate later. Rain. Good, occasionally poor

Portland, Plymouth

West or northwest 4 to 6. Moderate or rough, occasionally slight later. Rain. Good, occasionally poor

Biscay

West or northwest 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later. Moderate or rough, very rough later. Rain. Good, occasionally poor

Trafalgar (issued 0015 UTC)

North or northwest 4 to 6, decreasing 3 or 4 later. Moderate or rough, occasionally slight in southeast. Occasional rain. Good, occasionally moderate.

FitzRoy, Sole

Northwest 4 to 6, backing southwest 6 to gale 8 later. Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough later. Rain. Good, occasionally poor

Lundy, Fastnet

Northwest 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4 later. Moderate or rough. Rain. Good, occasionally poor

Irish Sea

West or northwest 6 to gale 8, decreasing 3 to 5 later. Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate later. Rain later. Good, occasionally moderate

Shannon

West 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4 later. Rough, occasionally very rough at first. Rain. Good, occasionally poor

Rockall

Variable 2 to 4, becoming northwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8. Rough or very rough. Occasional rain. Good, occasionally poor

Malin, Hebrides

North 6 to gale 8, becoming cyclonic 5 to 7 later. Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough later. Rain later. Good, occasionally poor later

Bailey

Variable 2 to 4, becoming cyclonic 6 to gale 8 later. Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough later. Sleet. Good, occasionally poor

Fair Isle, Faeroes, Southeast Iceland

Cyclonic 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8. Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough later. Sleet or snow. Good, occasionally poor

Gale warnings

Sea area gale warnings issued by the Met Office, on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, at

South Utsire, issued:
Easterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 imminent

Forties, issued:
Severe gale force 9 backing northeasterly imminent, decreasing gale force 8 soon

Fisher, issued:
Severe gale force 9 backing northeasterly imminent, decreasing gale force 8 soon

German Bight, issued:
Southerly gale force 8 continuing

Biscay, issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later

FitzRoy, issued:
Southwesterly severe gale force 9 expected later

Sole, issued:
Southwesterly severe gale force 9 expected later

Shannon, issued:
Northerly gale force 8 expected later

Rockall, issued:
Gale now ceased, but northwesterly gale force 8 expected soon

Bailey, issued:
Gale now ceased, but westerly gale force 8 expected later

Fair Isle, issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 imminent

Faeroes, issued:
Gale now ceased, but southeasterly gale force 8 expected later

Southeast Iceland, issued:
Easterly gale force 8 imminent, backing northeasterly and increasing severe gale force 9 soon