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 midday
High 250 miles west of Shannon 1025 expected just west of Rockall 1032 by midday tomorrow
The area forecasts for the next 24 hours
Viking, North Utsire, South Utsire
Northerly or northwesterly 3 to 5, increasing 5 or 6 in the utsires, occasionally 6 later in east Viking. Slight or moderate. Occasional rain, fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor
Forties, Cromarty, Forth, Tyne, Dogger
North or northeast 3 to 5. Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate Forties and later in Dogger. Occasional rain, perhaps thundery in Forties, Cromarty and Forth, fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor
Fisher
Variable 2 to 4, becoming northwesterly 4 to 6 in northwest and later elsewhere. Smooth or slight becoming slight or moderate. Fog patches. Good, occasionally very poor
German Bight
North or northeast 2 to 4, occasionally 5 later. Smooth or slight, becoming moderate later in northwest. Fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor
Humber
East or northeast 3 to 5. Smooth or slight. Fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor
Thames, Dover, Wight, Portland, Plymouth
Northeast 4 to 6. Slight or moderate. Fair. Moderate or good
Biscay
Cyclonic 3 to 5. Slight occasionally moderate. Thundery showers. Moderate or good
Trafalgar (issued 23:15 UTC+1)
Westerly or northwesterly 3 to 5, becoming variable 3 or less in north. Slight, occasionally moderate at first in southeast and later in west. Showers in west. Moderate or good.
FitzRoy
Variable 2 to 4 at first in southeast, otherwise cyclonic, mainly northeasterly, 3 to 5. Moderate, occasionally slight in southeast. Thundery showers, fog patches in northwest. Good, occasionally poor in southeast and very poor in northwest
Sole
Northeast 4 to 6. Moderate, occasionally rough in far west. Mainly fair. Good, occasionally poor
Lundy, Fastnet, Irish Sea
North or northeast 3 to 5. Slight or moderate in west Lundy and Fastnet, but elsewhere smooth or slight, occasionally moderate in south Irish Sea. Mainly fair. Moderate or good
Shannon
Northeast 4 to 6. Moderate, occasionally rough in west. Thundery showers at first. Moderate or good
Northwest Rockall
Variable 2 to 4. Moderate, occasionally slight later. Fair. Good
Southeast Rockall, Malin
Northerly or northeasterly 4 to 6. Moderate, occasionally slight in east Malin. Occasional rain at first. Good, occasionally poor
Hebrides
Variable 2 to 4, becoming northeasterly 3 to 5 in southeast. Moderate, occasionally rough at first in far northwest. Showers. Moderate or good
Bailey
Southwesterly 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 or 3 in southeast. Moderate, occasionally rough at first in north. Showers. Good
Fair Isle
Variable 2 to 4. Moderate, occasionally slight in east. Occasional rain in southeast. Good, occasionally poor in southeast
Faeroes
Southwesterly 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 in far south. Moderate, occasionally rough at first, becoming slight at times in east. Showers. Good
Southeast Iceland
Southwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later. Moderate or rough. Showers. Moderate or good
Gale warnings
Sea area gale warnings issued by the Met Office, on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, at