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 all areas except North Utsire .

The general synopsis at midday

New low expected Fastnet 957 by midday tomorrow

The area forecasts for the next 24 hours

Southwest Viking

Southeasterly 4 to 6, increasing 6 to gale 8. Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough later. Wintry showers. Good, occasionally poor

Northeast Viking, North Utsire

Southeasterly 3 to 5. Slight or moderate, becoming rough later in southwest. Fair. Good

South Utsire, Northeast Forties

Easterly or southeasterly 4 to 6, increasing 6 to gale 8, perhaps severe gale 9 later. Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough later. Occasional snow. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor. Light icing in South Utsire

Southwest Forties, Cromarty, Forth, Tyne, Dogger

Easterly or southeasterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first in Cromarty and Forth, increasing 7 or gale 8, perhaps severe gale 9 later. Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough later. Occasional rain. Moderate or good, occasionally poor

Fisher, German Bight

East 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 later. Moderate or rough in Fisher, moderate becoming moderate or rough later in German Bight. Occasional snow. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor

Humber, Thames, Dover, Wight, Portland

East or southeast 4 to 6, increasing 6 to gale 8, veering south 4 to 6 later except in Humber. Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough except in Dover, then rough or very rough later in Portland. Occasional rain. Moderate or good, occasionally poor

Plymouth, Biscay

South or southeast 6 to gale 8, veering southwest 7 to severe gale 9, occasionally storm 10 later in west Plymouth, decreasing 4 to 6 later. Rough or very rough, becoming very rough or high later. Rain, thundery showers later. Moderate or good, occasionally poor

Trafalgar (issued 0015 UTC)

West or southwest 4 to 6, increasing 6 to gale 8. Rough or very rough, occasionally high later in northwest. Occasional rain. Good, occasionally poor.

FitzRoy

Cyclonic 7 to severe gale 9, increasing severe gale 9 to violent storm 11 in north, becoming southwesterly 6 to gale 8 later. Rough at first in northeast, otherwise very rough or high. Rain or thundery showers. Moderate or poor

Sole, Lundy, Fastnet, Irish Sea, Shannon

Cyclonic, mainly southeast in Irish Sea, 6 to gale 8, increasing gale 8 to storm 10, occasionally violent storm 11 later in Sole. Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough later in Irish Sea, otherwise rough or very rough becoming very rough or high. Rain or thundery showers. Moderate occasionally poor

Rockall, Malin, Hebrides, Bailey

Cyclonic, mainly east or southeast, 7 to severe gale 9, occasionally storm 10 later in Malin. Rough or very rough at first in Rockall, Malin and Hebrides, otherwise very rough or high. Rain or showers, thundery in Rockall. Moderate or good, occasionally poor

Fair Isle, Faeroes, Southeast Iceland

Easterly or southeasterly 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 in Faeroes and Southeast Iceland, and later in Fair Isle. Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough in Fair Isle, otherwise rough or very rough becoming very rough or high. Wintry showers. Good, occasionally poor

Gale warnings

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

Viking, issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 expected later

South Utsire, issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 expected later

Forties, issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 expected later

Cromarty, issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 expected soon

Forth, issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 expected soon

Tyne, issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 expected later

Dogger, issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 expected later

Fisher, issued:
Easterly gale force 8 expected later

German Bight, issued:
Easterly gale force 8 expected later

Humber, issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 expected later

Thames, issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 expected later

Dover, issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 expected later

Wight, issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 expected later

Portland, issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 expected later

Plymouth, issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 expected soon, veering southwesterly and increasing storm force 10 later

Biscay, issued:
Southerly gale force 8 expected soon, veering southwesterly and increasing severe gale force 9 later

Trafalgar, issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 increasing severe gale force 9 later

FitzRoy, issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 increasing severe gale force 9 soon, veering westerly and increasing violent storm force 11 later

Sole, issued:
Northeasterly gale force 8 expected soon, backing southwesterly and increasing violent storm force 11 later

Lundy, issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 expected imminent increasing severe gale force 9 soon, veering southerly and increasing storm force 10 later

Fastnet, issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 expected imminent, veering westerly and increasing storm force 10 later

Irish Sea, issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8, increasing severe gale force 9 soon, increasing storm force 10 later

Shannon, issued:
Northeasterly gale force 8 imminent increasing severe gale force 9 soon, backing northwesterly and increasing storm force 10 later

Rockall, issued:
Southeasterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 imminent, increasing severe gale force 9 later

Malin, issued:
Southeasterly severe gale force 9, backing easterly and increasing storm force 10 later

Hebrides, issued:
Southeasterly severe gale force 9 continuing

Bailey, issued:
Southeasterly severe gale force 9 continuing

Fair Isle, issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 increasing severe gale force 9 later

Faeroes, issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 increasing severe gale force 9 later

Southeast Iceland, issued:
Easterly gale force 8 increasing severe gale force 9 later