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, German Bight, Humber, Thames, Dover, Wight, Portland, Plymouth, Biscay, FitzRoy, Sole, Lundy, Fastnet, Irish Sea, Shannon, Rockall, Malin, Hebrides, Bailey, Fair Isle, Faeroes, and Southeast Iceland.

The general synopsis at midday

Low northwest Rockall 947 expected Viking 957 by midday tomorrow

The area forecasts for the next 24 hours

Viking, North Utsire, South Utsire

Southeasterly 7 to severe gale 9 becoming cyclonic gale 8 to storm 10, decreasing 6 to gale 8 later. Moderate or rough at first in North Utsire and South Utsire, otherwise rough or very rough, occasionally high in Viking. Rain or squally showers. Moderate or poor

Forties, Cromarty, Forth

Cyclonic, mainly south, 7 to severe gale 9, becoming west gale 8 to storm 10, perhaps violent storm 11 later. Rough or very rough, occasionally moderate in Cromarty and Forth, becoming very rough or high in Forties and Cromarty. Rain or squally showers. Moderate or poor

Tyne, Dogger

South veering southwest, 7 to severe gale 9, then west gale 8 to storm 10 later. Rough or very rough, occasionally moderate in Tyne, becoming very rough or high in Dogger. Rain. Good, occasionally poor

Fisher, German Bight, Humber

South or southwest, veering west later, 7 to severe gale 9, occasionally storm 10 at first. Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough, then very rough or high except in southwest Humber. Rain. Good, occasionally poor

Thames, Dover

Southwest, veering west later, 7 to severe gale 9, decreasing 5 or 6 later in Dover. Rough or very rough, occasionally moderate, becoming moderate or rough later except in northeast Thames. Rain then showers. Good, occasionally poor

Wight, Portland, Plymouth

Southwest 7 to severe gale 9, veering northwest 6 to gale 8, decreasing 5 or 6 later. In Plymouth very rough or high, becoming rough or very rough later, elsewhere rough or very rough, occasionally high in west Portland, becoming moderate or rough later. Rain then showers. Good, occasionally poor

Biscay, FitzRoy, Sole

West or southwest 6 to gale 8, veering northwest 4 to 6 later, then backing southwest except in Biscay. In Sole high becoming very rough, elsewhere rough or very rough, occasionally high in north. Rain. Good, occasionally poor

Trafalgar (issued 23:15 UTC+1)

Northerly, backing southwesterly in northwest, 3 to 5. Moderate or rough. Fair. Good.

Lundy, Fastnet, Irish Sea

Southwest veering west, 7 to severe gale 9, occasionally storm 10 in Irish Sea, decreasing 5 to 7 later except in Irish Sea. In Irish Sea rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough later, elsewhere very rough or high, becoming rough or very rough. Rain or showers. Good, occasionally poor

Shannon

West 7 to severe gale 9 veering northwest 5 to 7, backing southwest 4 to 6 later. High or very high becoming very rough. Showers. Poor

Rockall, Malin, Hebrides, Bailey

Cyclonic, becoming northwest, gale 8 to storm 10, occasionally violent storm 11 except in Bailey, decreasing 6 to gale 8 later except in Hebrides. In Rockall and Malin high or very high becoming very rough or high, elsewhere very rough or high, becoming high or very high in Hebrides. Rain or squally showers. Poor

Fair Isle, Faeroes

Cyclonic 7 to severe gale 9, occasionally storm 10 later, perhaps violent storm 11 in Fair Isle. Rough or very rough, occasionally high at first in northeast Fair Isle, becoming high or very high later in southwest. Rain or squally showers. Moderate or poor

Southeast Iceland

Northeasterly 6 to gale 8, becoming cyclonic 7 to severe gale 9. Rough or very rough, occasionally high in southeast and moderate in northwest. 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:
Southeasterly storm force 10, decreasing gale force 8 soon

North Utsire, issued:
Southeasterly storm force 10, decreasing gale force 8 soon

South Utsire, issued:
Southeasterly storm force 10, veering southerly gale force 8 imminent

Forties, issued:
Southeasterly severe gale force 9 imminent, veering westerly and increasing storm force 10 later

Cromarty, issued:
Southeasterly severe gale force 9 imminent, veering southwesterly soon, veering westerly and increasing storm force 10 later

Forth, issued:
Southeasterly severe gale force 9 imminent, veering southwesterly soon, veering westerly and increasing storm force 10 later

Tyne, issued:
Severe gale force 9 veering southwesterly soon, veering westerly and increasing storm force 10 later

Dogger, issued:
Severe gale force 9 veering southwesterly soon, veering westerly and increasing storm force 10 later

Fisher, issued:
Southerly storm force 10 expected later

German Bight, issued:
Southerly storm force 10, veering westerly severe gale force 9 soon

Humber, issued:
Southerly storm force 10, veering westerly severe gale force 9 imminent

Thames, issued:
Severe gale force 9, veering westerly imminent

Dover, issued:
Severe gale force 9 veering westerly imminent, decreasing gale force 8 soon

Wight, issued:
Severe gale force 9 veering westerly and decreasing gale force 8 soon

Portland, issued:
Severe gale force 9 veering westerly and decreasing gale force 8 soon

Plymouth, issued:
Severe gale force 9 veering westerly and decreasing gale force 8 soon

Biscay, issued:
Gale force 8 veering westerly imminent

FitzRoy, issued:
Gale force 8 veering westerly imminent

Sole, issued:
Gale force 8 veering northwesterly later

Lundy, issued:
Severe gale force 9, veering northwesterly imminent, then decreasing gale force 8 soon

Fastnet, issued:
Severe gale force 9, veering northwesterly imminent, then decreasing gale force 8 soon

Irish Sea, issued:
Southerly gale force 8 imminent, veering southwesterly and increasing severe gale force 9 soon, veering westerly and increasing storm force 10 later

Shannon, issued:
Severe gale force 9, now veered northwesterly, decreasing gale force 8 soon

Rockall, issued:
Violent storm force 11 veering northwesterly imminent, decreasing storm force 10 soon

Malin, issued:
Violent storm force 11, veering northwesterly and decreasing storm force 10 imminent

Hebrides, issued:
Northwesterly storm force 10 continuing

Bailey, issued:
Northwesterly storm force 10, decreasing severe gale force 9 soon

Fair Isle, issued:
Southeasterly severe gale force 9 imminent, veering northwesterly and increasing storm force 10 later

Faeroes, issued:
Southeasterly severe gale force 9 imminent, veering northwesterly and increasing storm force 10 later

Southeast Iceland, issued:
Northeasterly gale force 8 imminent, backing northwesterly and increasing severe gale force 9 later