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, FitzRoy, Shannon, Rockall, Malin, Hebrides, Bailey, Fair Isle, Faeroes and Southeast Iceland.

The general synopsis at midnight

Low southwest Iceland 970 expected 100 miles east of Iceland 982 by midnight tonight

The area forecasts for the next 24 hours

Viking, North Utsire

Southwesterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first. Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough. Squally showers. Good, occasionally poor

South Utsire

Southerly 4 to 6, veering westerly or southwesterly 3 to 5. Moderate or rough. Rain then showers. Good, occasionally poor

Forties, Cromarty, Forth, Tyne, Dogger

West or southwest 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later. Moderate or rough. Rain then showers. Good, occasionally poor

Fisher, German Bight

West or southwest 4 to 6. Moderate or rough. Rain or showers. Good, occasionally poor

Humber, Thames

Southwest veering west or northwest later, 4 to 6. Slight or moderate. Rain later. Good, occasionally poor later

Dover, Wight, Portland, Plymouth

West or southwest 3 to 5, veering northwest 4 to 6 later. Slight or moderate, but moderate or rough in Plymouth. Rain later. Good, occasionally poor later

Biscay

Variable 2 to 4, becoming north or northwest 4 to 6 later. Moderate or rough. Rain later. Good, occasionally moderate later

Trafalgar (issued 0015 UTC)

North or northeast 5 to 7. Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough at first. Fair. Good.

South FitzRoy

Northeasterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 later. Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough later. Fair. Good

North FitzRoy, Sole

Westerly veering northerly or northwesterly, 4 to 6. Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough. Occasional rain. Good, occasionally moderate

Lundy, Fastnet, Irish Sea

Southwest, veering west or northwest, 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later. Slight or moderate in Irish Sea, otherwise, moderate or rough, occasionally very rough later in west Fastnet. Rain then showers. Good, occasionally poor

Shannon

Westerly or northwesterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 later in north. Rough or very rough, becoming very rough or high. Showers. Good, occasionally moderate

Rockall

West or northwest 7 to severe gale 9, occasionally storm 10 later. High or very high, occasionally very rough at first. Squally showers. Moderate or poor

Malin, Hebrides

West or southwest 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 later. Rough or very rough, becoming high or very high. Squally showers. Good, occasionally poor

Bailey

Southwest, veering northwest later, 7 to severe gale 9, occasionally storm 10 later. High or very high. Squally showers. Moderate or poor

Fair Isle, Faeroes

Southwest becoming cyclonic later, 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 in Faeroes. Rough or very rough, becoming high or very high, except in southeast Fair Isle. Squally wintry showers. Moderate or poor

Southeast Iceland

Southwesterly, becoming cyclonic then northerly later, 7 to severe gale 9. High or very high, becoming very rough or high later. Squally wintry showers. Poor occasionally moderate

Gale warnings

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

Viking, issued:
Gale now ceased but southwesterly gale force 8 expected soon

North Utsire, issued:
Gale now ceased but southwesterly gale force 8 expected soon

FitzRoy, issued:
Gale now ceased, but northeasterly gale force 8 expected later

Shannon, issued:
Westerly gale force 8 expected later

Rockall, issued:
Westerly gale force 8, increasing severe gale force 9 soon, then increasing storm force 10 later

Malin, issued:
Westerly gale force 8 increasing severe gale force 9 later

Hebrides, issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 continuing, veering and increasing westerly severe gale force 9 later

Bailey, issued:
Southwesterly severe gale force 9 veering and increasing northwesterly storm force 10 later

Fair Isle, issued:
Gale now ceased but southerly gale force 8 expected soon, veering southwesterly later

Faeroes, issued:
Gale force 8 backing southerly and increasing severe gale force 9 imminent, veering southwesterly later

Southeast Iceland, issued:
Southwesterly severe gale force 9 veering northerly later