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 Trafalgar, FitzRoy, Rockall, Malin, Hebrides, Bailey, Fair Isle, Faeroes, and Southeast Iceland.

The general synopsis at midday

Low 200 miles southwest of Iceland 974 expected Faeroes 977 by midday tomorrow

The area forecasts for the next 24 hours

Viking, North Utsire, South Utsire, East Forties

Northwesterly backing southerly or southwesterly, 4 to 6, occasionally 3 at first, increasing 7 for a time later in northern North Utsire. Moderate or rough. Rain or showers. Good, occasionally poor

West Forties, Cromarty, Forth, Tyne

Southerly or southwesterly 3 or 4 increasing 5 or 6, occasionally 7 later. Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough later except in west Cromarty and Tyne. Rain or showers. Good, occasionally poor

Dogger, Fisher, German Bight, Humber, Thames, Dover

West or northwest backing southwest, 4 to 6, occasionally 3 at first except in Fisher. Slight or moderate in Humber, Thames and Dover, but elsewhere moderate or rough. Showers then rain. Good, occasionally moderate at first and poor later

Wight, Portland, Plymouth

West or northwest, backing southwest for a time, 4 to 6. Moderate or rough in west Plymouth, but elsewhere slight or moderate. Rain for a time. Good, becoming moderate or poor for a time

Biscay

North or northwest, backing west for a time, 3 to 5. Moderate or rough. Showers, then rain in north. Good, occasionally poor in north

Trafalgar (issued 23:15 UTC+1)

Northerly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first in north. Slight or moderate in far southeast, elsewhere moderate becoming rough, occasionally very rough later in north. Fair. Good.

FitzRoy

Northerly or northwesterly mainly 4 to 6, but 6 to gale 8 at first in far southeast. Moderate or rough. Showers then rain. Good, occasionally moderate

Sole, Lundy, Fastnet, Irish Sea, Shannon

West or southwest veering west or northwest, 4 to 6, occasionally 7 except in Sole. Slight or moderate in east Lundy and Irish Sea, elsewhere moderate or rough, but becoming very rough in west Sole and Shannon, then high later in north Shannon. Rain or showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor

Rockall, Malin, Hebrides

Southwest veering west 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 in Rockall. Rough or very rough becoming very rough or high. Rain then squally showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor

Bailey

Southwesterly veering westerly 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 in south, becoming cyclonic 3 to 5 for a time in north. Rough, becoming very rough or high. Squally showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor

Fair Isle

Southerly or southwesterly mainly 5 to 7, but 4 at first in east and occasionally gale 8 later in west. Moderate or rough, becoming very rough or high later in west. Rain or squally showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor

Faeroes, Southeast Iceland

Southeasterly 6 to gale 8 becoming cyclonic 3 to 5, then increasing 6 to gale 8 again later in south Faeroes. Moderate at first in east Faeroes, otherwise rough or very rough, but becoming high later in south Faeroes. Rain then showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor

Gale warnings

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

Trafalgar, issued:
Northerly gale force 8 continuing

FitzRoy, issued:
Northerly gale force 8 expected soon

Rockall, issued:
Gale force 8 veering westerly and increasing severe gale force 9 soon

Malin, issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later

Hebrides, issued:
Gale force 8 veering southwesterly imminent

Bailey, issued:
Gale force 8 veering southwesterly imminent, veering westerly and increasing severe gale force 9 soon

Fair Isle, issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later

Faeroes, issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 continuing

Southeast Iceland, issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 continuing