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 midnight

High Biscay 1025 dissipating

The area forecasts for the next 24 hours

Viking, North Utsire

Southerly or southeasterly 2 to 4, increasing 4 to 6. Moderate. Occasional rain. Moderate or good

South Utsire

Variable 2 to 4, becoming southerly or southeasterly 4 to 6. Slight or moderate. Occasional rain, fog patches for a time later. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor for a time later

Forties, Cromarty, Forth, Tyne, Dogger

South or southwest 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later. Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth in west Cromarty, west Forth and west Tyne. Rain and showers, perhaps thundery later. Good, occasionally poor

Fisher, German Bight

Northwest backing south or southwest, 3 to 5. Slight or moderate. Showers, fog patches later in Fisher. Good, occasionally very poor later in Fisher

Humber, Thames

Variable 2 to 4, becoming south or southwest 3 to 5. Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate later in north Humber. Showers. Good

Dover, Wight, Portland, Plymouth

West or southwest 3 to 5. Slight or moderate in Plymouth, otherwise smooth or slight. Mainly fair. Good

Biscay

Variable 2 to 4. Slight or moderate. Fair. Good

Trafalgar (issued 23:15 UTC+1)

Easterly or northeasterly 4 to 6 in south, otherwise variable 2 to 4. Slight or moderate. Fog patches in far east. Good, occasionally very poor in far east.

Southeast FitzRoy

Cyclonic 3 to 5. Slight or moderate. Fair. Good

Northwest FitzRoy, Sole

Southwesterly veering westerly or northwesterly later, 4 to 6. Moderate, becoming moderate or rough. Occasional rain. Moderate or good

Lundy, Fastnet, Irish Sea

Southwest veering west or northwest later, 2 to 4, increasing 4 to 6. Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth at first in Irish Sea. Occasional rain and fog patches at first. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor at first

Shannon, Rockall, Malin, Hebrides

Southerly or southwesterly veering westerly or northwesterly later, 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later in northwest Shannon and far southwest Rockall. Moderate or rough, occasionally slight in east Malin and east Hebrides. Occasional rain and fog patches at first, thundery showers later. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor at first

Bailey

South or southwest 4 to 6, veering west 3 to 5 later. Moderate or rough. Occasional rain. Moderate or good

Fair Isle, Faeroes

South 4 to 6, veering west or southwest 3 to 5 later. Moderate or rough. Rain at times, fog patches for a time. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor for a time

Southeast Iceland

Southerly or southwesterly veering northerly or northeasterly later, 4 to 6. Moderate or rough. Rain at times, fog patches for a time. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor for a time

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