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
New high expected Lundy 1031
The area forecasts for the next 24 hours
Viking, North Utsire, South Utsire
Westerly at times in South Utsire, otherwise southerly or southwesterly 3 to 5, decreasing 2 at times. Slight or moderate. Occasional rain, thundery at first. Moderate or good, occasionally poor
Forties, Cromarty, Forth
South or southwest, 3 to 5. Slight or moderate, becoming mainly slight, occasionally smooth later. Rain at first, thundery in Forties. Good, occasionally poor
Tyne, Dogger, Fisher, German Bight, Humber
Variable, but west or southwest at times, 2 to 4. Slight or moderate at first in Fisher, otherwise smooth or slight. Thundery showers or rain at first. Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first
Thames, Dover, Wight
Variable 2 to 4. Smooth or slight. Mainly fair. Good, occasionally moderate
Portland, Plymouth
Variable 2 to 4, becoming northeast 3 or 4. Slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight later in Portland. Drizzle and fog in Plymouth. Good, occasionally veering poor in Plymouth
Biscay
Cyclonic 3 to 5, becoming variable 3 or less in south, becoming easterly or northeasterly, 2 to 4. Moderate, occasionally slight near shore. Thundery showers in south. Good, occasionally poor
Trafalgar (issued 23:15 UTC+1)
Cyclonic, mainly northerly 4 or 5, but mainly easterly 6 or 7 at times in southeast. Moderate, occasionally rough in far southeast. Showers in northeast. Moderate or good.
FitzRoy
Variable 2 to 4 at times in northwest, otherwise northerly or northeasterly 3 to 5. Moderate. Showers, occasionally thundery in southeast. Good, occasionally poor
Sole
Variable 2 to 4, but southwesterly 3 to 5 at first in west and northeasterly later in east. Moderate. Occasional drizzle and fog patches, mainly in east. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor in east
Lundy, Fastnet
Variable 2 to 4. Slight or moderate. Fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor
Irish Sea
South or southwest 3 to 5. Smooth or slight. Fog patches at first, and later in south. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor
Shannon, Rockall, Malin, Hebrides
South or southwest 4 to 6. Moderate or rough. Occasional rain or showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor
Bailey
Cyclonic becoming south or southwest, 4 to 6. Moderate becoming rough. Rain or showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor
Fair Isle, Faeroes
Cyclonic, mainly south or southwest, 4 to 6, occasionally 3 at first. Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough. Occasional rain and fog patches at first. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor at first
Southeast Iceland
Variable 2 to 4, becoming cyclonic 4 to 6, then southwesterly 5 to 7 later, perhaps gale 8 later in north. Moderate, becoming moderate or rough. Occasional rain. Moderate or good
Gale warnings
Sea area gale warnings issued by the Met Office, on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, at