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, Dogger, Fisher, German Bight, Portland, Plymouth, Biscay, Trafalgar, FitzRoy, Sole, Lundy, Fastnet, Irish Sea, Shannon, Bailey and Southeast Iceland.

The general synopsis at midnight

Low Forties 980 expected Baltic sea 993 by midnight tonight

The area forecasts for the next 24 hours

Viking, North Utsire

Northeasterly 4 to 6 becoming variable 2 to 4. Moderate, occasionally rough at first in Viking and slight at first in North Utsire. Rain then showers. Moderate or poor, becoming good

South Utsire

Cyclonic 6 to gale 8 becoming westerly 4 to 6. Moderate or rough, becoming very rough for a time at first in south. Rain then showers. Moderate or poor, becoming good

East Forties

Cyclonic 7 to severe gale 9 becoming southwesterly 4 to 6. Rough or very rough becoming moderate or rough. Rain then showers. Moderate or poor, becoming good

West Forties, Cromarty, Forth, Tyne, West Dogger

Westerly or southwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first, then backing southeasterly later. Moderate or rough until later in west Forties and west Dogger, otherwise slight or moderate. Rain or showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first

East Dogger, Fisher, German Bight

Westerly or southwesterly mainly 6 to gale 8, but gale 8 to storm 10 at first in Fisher, backing southerly or southwesterly 4 or 5 later. Rough or very rough, occasionally high at first in Fisher, becoming moderate or rough. Rain or showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor

Humber, Thames, Dover, Wight

Southwest, backing south later, 5 to 7, decreasing 4 at times. Moderate or rough, occasionally slight. Showers then rain. Good, occasionally poor

Portland, Plymouth, Biscay

Southwest 4 to 6 backing south 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 later. In Portland and southeast Biscay, moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough later, elsewhere, rough or very rough, becoming high later in west. Rain or showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor

Trafalgar (issued 0015 UTC)

Variable 2 to 4 in southeast but southerly or southwesterly 5 to 7 in northwest, occasionally gale 8 in far northwest. Moderate or rough, becoming very rough or high except in far southeast. Thundery rain in northwest. Good, becoming moderate or poor.

FitzRoy

Southwest 6 to gale 8, becoming cyclonic 7 to severe gale 9 later. Very rough or high. Thundery rain. Moderate or poor

Sole, Lundy, Fastnet, Irish Sea, Shannon

Southwest backing south 5 to 7, increasing 7 to severe gale 9 later in Lundy, Fastnet and Irish Sea but becoming cyclonic gale 8 to storm 10 later in Sole and Shannon. Moderate or rough in Irish Sea, but elsewhere very rough or high. Rain or squally showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor

Rockall, Malin, Hebrides, Bailey, Fair Isle, Faeroes

Easterly 7 or gale 8 at first in northwest Bailey, otherwise cyclonic 4 to 6, occasionally 7 in Rockall, Malin and Faeroes. Moderate or rough in Fair Isle, elsewhere mainly rough or very rough, but high at first in south Rockall. Rain or squally showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor

Southeast Iceland

Easterly or northeasterly 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 in west. Rough or very rough. Rain. 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:
Severe gale force 9 veering westerly and decreasing gale force 8 imminent

Forties, issued:
Storm force 10 now veered westerly, decreasing gale force 8 imminent

Dogger, issued:
Southwesterly storm force 10 now decreased severe gale force 9, decreasing gale force 8 imminent

Fisher, issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 imminent, veering southwesterly and increasing storm force 10 soon

German Bight, issued:
Southwesterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 imminent

Portland, issued:
Southerly gale force 8 expected later

Plymouth, issued:
Southerly gale force 8 expected later

Biscay, issued:
Gale now ceased but southerly gale force 8 expected later

Trafalgar, issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected soon

FitzRoy, issued:
Gale force 8 backing southerly and increasing severe gale force 9 later

Sole, issued:
Gale now ceased but westerly storm force 10 expected later

Lundy, issued:
Gale now ceased but southerly severe gale force 9 expected later

Fastnet, issued:
Gale now ceased but southerly severe gale force 9 expected later

Irish Sea, issued:
Gale now ceased but southerly severe gale force 9 expected later

Shannon, issued:
Gale now ceased but westerly storm force 10 expected later

Bailey, issued:
Easterly gale force 8 continuing

Southeast Iceland, issued:
Northeasterly severe gale force 9 continuing