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 1800

Low Malin 1008 expected Bailey 993 by 1800 Saturday. New high expected German Bight 1016 by same time

The area forecasts for the next 24 hours

Viking, North Utsire, South Utsire

Variable 2 to 4, becoming southerly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 later. Slight or moderate, but smooth or slight in South Utsire. Showers and fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor

Forties, Cromarty, Forth

Variable 2 to 4, becoming south 4 or 5, occasionally 6 later. Slight or moderate. Showers, thundery at first with fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor at first

Tyne, Dogger

Variable 2 to 4, becoming south 4 or 5 later. Slight, occasionally moderate later. Showers, thundery in Dogger. Good, occasionally poor

Fisher

Variable 2 to 4. Smooth or slight. Showers, thundery later with fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor later

German Bight, Humber, Thames, Dover, Wight, Portland

Variable 2 to 4. Smooth or slight. Thundery showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor

Plymouth

South veering southwest 3 to 5. Slight or moderate. Showers. Good, occasionally moderate

Biscay

Variable 2 to 4, becoming west 3 to 5 later. Slight or moderate. Thundery showers. Good, occasionally moderate

Trafalgar

West 2 to 4, veering northwest 3 to 5. Moderate, occasionally slight in far southeast. Showers. Good

FitzRoy, Sole

South or southwest, veering west later, 4 to 6. Moderate, occasionally rough later in west. Occasional rain. Good, occasionally moderate

Lundy, Fastnet

South or southwest 4 to 6. Moderate, occasionally slight in east Lundy. Showers, rain later. Good, occasionally moderate

Irish Sea

Southerly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 in west. Slight or moderate, occasionally rough later in northwest. Showers, rain later. Moderate or good, occasionally poor

Shannon

South 4 or 5, veering southwest 5 or 6. Moderate, becoming rough later. Rain or showers. Good, occasionally poor

Rockall

Cyclonic 4 to 6, becoming southwest 5 to 7 later. Moderate, becoming rough or very rough later. Rain at times. Moderate or good, occasionally poor

Malin, Hebrides

Cyclonic becoming south 4 to 6. Moderate, occasionally rough in west Hebrides. Rain or showers, thundery at first. Moderate or good, occasionally poor

Bailey

Southeast becoming cyclonic 4 to 6. Moderate, occasionally rough later. Occasional rain. Good, occasionally poor

Fair Isle

East veering south 4 to 6. Moderate, occasionally slight. Rain or showers, thundery at first with fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor at first

Faeroes

East or southeast 4 to 6. Moderate. Rain at times. Moderate or good, occasionally poor

Southeast Iceland

Southerly backing easterly 4 to 6, becoming cyclonic 5 to 7 later, perhaps gale 8 later in northwest. Moderate, occasionally rough later. Occasional rain. 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

There are no gale warnings currently in force