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 German Bight 1027 expected Germany 1020 by midnight tonight. New low expected 50 miles southwest of Iceland 998 by same time.
The area forecasts for the next 24 hours
Viking, North Utsire
Southerly 4 or 5 veering westerly or southwesterly 3 or 4. Slight or moderate. Occasional rain, fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor
South Utsire
Northwesterly 4 or 5 at first in southeast, otherwise variable 3 or 4 becoming southerly later. Slight or moderate. Occasional rain. Moderate or good
Forties, Cromarty, Forth, Tyne, Dogger
South or southeast 4 or 5, becoming variable 3 or 4 later. Slight or moderate. Rain at times. Moderate or good
Fisher, German Bight
Northwesterly 4 or 5 at first in northeast Fisher, otherwise variable 3 or 4. Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth later. Rain at times. Moderate or good
Humber, Thames
East or southeast 3 or 4, becoming variable later. Smooth or slight. Showers at first, thundery at times in Thames. Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first in Thames
Dover, Wight, Portland
East or northeast 4 or 5 becoming variable 3 or 4. Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth later. Showers at first, thundery at times in Dover and Wight. Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first in Dover and Wight
Plymouth, Biscay, Southeast FitzRoy
Variable 3 or 4. Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate at first. Fog patches, thundery showers except in Plymouth. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor
Trafalgar (issued 23:15 UTC+1)
Variable 3 or 4. Slight. Thundery showers, fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Northwest FitzRoy, Sole
Northerly or northeasterly 4 or 5, occasionally 3 at first. Slight or moderate. Rain at times, fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor
Lundy, Fastnet, Irish Sea, Southeast Shannon
Variable 3 or 4, becoming northerly or northeasterly later. Smooth or slight. Fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor
Northwest Shannon, Rockall
Southwesterly 4 or 5. Slight or moderate. Rain at times. Moderate or good
Malin, Hebrides
South or southwest 4 or 5. Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth at first. Rain at times. Moderate or good
Bailey
Cyclonic 5 or 6 becoming southwest 4 or 5, occasionally 6 later. Moderate, perhaps rough later in far west. Rain or showers. Moderate or good
Fair Isle, Faeroes, Southeast Iceland
Cyclonic becoming southwesterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 at first in Southeast Iceland. Slight or moderate. Rain or showers, fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor
Gale warnings
Sea area gale warnings issued by the Met Office, on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, at