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

Low Hebrides 1000 slow-moving, losing its identity

The area forecasts for the next 24 hours

Viking, North Utsire, South Utsire

Southeasterly 3 to 5. Moderate, occasionally slight in the utsires. Occasional rain. Moderate or good

Forties, Cromarty, Forth, Tyne, Dogger

South backing southeast 3 or 4, occasionally 5 later. Slight, occasionally moderate. Showers. Good

Fisher

South becoming variable 2 to 4. Moderate becoming slight. Occasional rain. Good, occasionally poor

German Bight

Variable 2 to 4. Slight, occasionally moderate at first. Rain or thundery showers. Good, occasionally poor

Humber, Thames

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

Dover, Wight, Portland

West backing southwest 3 to 5. Slight or moderate. Showers. Good, occasionally moderate

Plymouth

West backing southwest 4 or 5, occasionally 6 at first. Moderate or rough. Rain or showers. Good, occasionally poor

Southeast Biscay

Variable 2 to 4. Moderate. Fair. Good

Northwest Biscay

Westerly 3 or 4, backing southwesterly 4 to 6 later. Moderate or rough. Showers. Good, occasionally moderate

Trafalgar (issued 23:15 UTC+1)

Northerly or northwesterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 in southeast. Moderate, occasionally rough at first in south. Showers. Good.

FitzRoy

Northwest 3 to 5, backing southwest 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later. Moderate or rough. Fair at first, then rain. Good, occasionally poor

Sole

West 4 or 5, backing south or southwest 5 or 6. Rough. Rain or showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor

Lundy, Fastnet

West, backing south later, 4 to 6. Moderate or rough, but slight or moderate in east Lundy. Rain or showers, thundery at first. Good, occasionally poor

Irish Sea

Southwest 4 or 5, becoming variable 2 to 4, then southeast 3 to 5 later. Slight or moderate. Showers, thundery at first. Good, occasionally moderate

Shannon

West backing south 4 to 6. Rough, occasionally very rough at first. Rain at times. Moderate or good, occasionally poor

Rockall

Variable 2 to 4, becoming southeast 5 to 7 later. Moderate or rough. Showers, rain later. Good, occasionally poor later

Malin

Variable 2 to 4, becoming southeast 4 or 5 later. Moderate or rough. Showers, thundery at first. Good, occasionally moderate at first

Hebrides

Cyclonic 3 to 5. Moderate or rough. Showers. Good

Bailey

East or northeast 3 to 5. Moderate or rough. Showers. Good

Fair Isle, Faeroes

Cyclonic, becoming southeast later, 3 to 5. Moderate or rough, but slight or moderate in southeast of Fair Isle. Occasional rain. Good, occasionally moderate

Southeast Iceland

Easterly or northeasterly 4 to 6. Moderate or rough. Occasional rain. 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