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 Viking, North Utsire, South Utsire, Forties, Cromarty, Forth, Tyne, Dogger, Fisher, FitzRoy, Sole, Lundy, Fastnet, Irish Sea, Shannon, Rockall, Malin, Hebrides, Bailey, Fair Isle, Faeroes and Southeast Iceland.

The general synopsis at midday

Low east Faeroes 965 losing its identity by midday tomorrow

The area forecasts for the next 24 hours

Viking, North Utsire, South Utsire

Southwesterly 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 at first in Viking, decreasing 3 to 5 later. Rough or very rough, occasionally high at first in Viking, becoming rough later. Rain. Good, occasionally poor

Forties, Cromarty, Forth, Tyne, Dogger, Fisher

Southwesterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 until later. Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough in Forties and Fisher until later, becoming slight or moderate in Forth and Tyne. Showers. Good

German Bight, Humber

Southwest 5 to 7. Moderate or rough, but becoming slight or moderate in Humber. Fair. Good

Thames, Dover, Wight, Portland, Plymouth

Southwest, 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later in Plymouth. Slight or moderate in Thames, Dover and Wight, moderate or rough Portland, but rough or very rough in Plymouth. Fair. Good

Biscay

Variable 2 to 4, becoming southeast 4 to 6 for a time, and southwesterly 5 to 7 later in northwest. Rough, occasionally very rough in northwest. Showers. Good

Trafalgar (issued 0015 UTC)

Westerly or northwesterly becoming cyclonic, 4 to 6, then southwesterly later in far northwest. Rough or very rough, occasionally moderate in southeast. Thundery showers. Good, occasionally poor.

FitzRoy

Variable 2 to 4 at first in southeast, otherwise southerly or southwesterly 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 in northwest, veering westerly 3 to 5 later. Rough or very rough, occasionally high in northwest. Rain. Good, occasionally poor

Sole

Southwesterly 6 to gale 8, increasing 8 to storm 10 for a time, veering westerly 3 to 5 later. Very rough or high. Rain. Good, occasionally poor

Lundy, Fastnet, Irish Sea

South or southwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 for a time, becoming variable 2 to 4 later in Fastnet. In Lundy and Irish Sea, moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough, in Fastnet, rough or very rough, becoming very rough or high. Rain. Moderate or good, occasionally poor later

Shannon, Rockall

Southwest 6 to gale 8, backing south 8 to storm 10 for a time. High, occasionally very rough at first in south Shannon. Rain. Moderate or poor

Malin, Hebrides

Southwest 6 to gale 8, backing south 7 to severe gale 9 for a time. Very rough or high, but moderate or rough at times in east. Rain. Moderate or good, occasionally poor

Bailey

Cyclonic 4 to 6, increasing 6 to gale 8. Very rough or high. Rain. Moderate or good, occasionally poor

Fair Isle, Faeroes

Mainly west or southwest 7 to severe gale 9, occasionally storm 10 at first in Fair Isle, decreasing 4 to 6 later. Very rough or high becoming rough or very rough, but occasionally very high at first in Fair Isle, and high later in west Faeroes. Rain. Good, occasionally poor

Southeast Iceland

Easterly or northeasterly becoming cyclonic 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 for a time in northwest. Very rough, occasionally high at first, and later in west. Rain. Moderate or poor

Gale warnings

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

Viking, issued:
Southwesterly severe gale force 9 now decreased gale force 8, increasing severe gale force 9 later

North Utsire, issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 continuing, veering southwesterly soon

South Utsire, issued:
Gale now ceased, but southwesterly gale force 8 expected later

Forties, issued:
Southwesterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 imminent

Cromarty, issued:
Southwesterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 imminent

Forth, issued:
Southwesterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 imminent

Tyne, issued:
Gale now ceased, but southeasterly gale force 8 expected later

Dogger, issued:
Gale now ceased, but southeasterly gale force 8 expected later

Fisher, issued:
Gale now ceased, but southeasterly gale force 8 expected later

FitzRoy, issued:
Southerly severe gale force 9 expected later

Sole, issued:
Southerly gale force 8 expected soon, increasing storm force 10 later

Lundy, issued:
Southerly gale force 8 expected later

Fastnet, issued:
Southerly gale force 8 expected later

Irish Sea, issued:
Gale now ceased but southerly gale force 8 expected soon

Shannon, issued:
Southwesterly now decreased gale force 8 but backing southerly and increasing storm force 10 soon

Rockall, issued:
Southwesterly now decreased gale force 8 but backing southerly and increasing storm force 10 soon

Malin, issued:
Southwesterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 soon, backing southerly and increasing severe gale force 9 later

Hebrides, issued:
Southwesterly decreasing gale force 8 imminent but increasing severe gale force 9 soon

Bailey, issued:
Gale now ceased but southeasterly gale force 8 expected soon

Fair Isle, issued:
Southwesterly decreasing severe gale force 9 imminent

Faeroes, issued:
Southwesterly decreasing severe gale force 9 imminent

Southeast Iceland, issued:
Northeasterly now decreased gale force 8 but increasing severe gale force 9 soon