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
Low Rockall 992 losing its identity by midnight tonight
The area forecasts for the next 24 hours
Viking, North Utsire, South Utsire, Forties
Southeasterly 4 to 6, veering southwesterly 3 to 5. Moderate or rough becoming slight or moderate. Rain, fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor
Cromarty
South or southeast 3 or 4, veering southwest 3 to 5. Slight or moderate. Rain or showers, perhaps thundery. Moderate or good, occasionally poor
Forth, Tyne, Dogger
Southwest 3 to 5. Slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight later except in Dogger. Showers, rain later. Good, occasionally poor later
Fisher
Southeast 4 to 6, veering west or southwest 3 or 4. Slight or moderate. Rain and fog patches at first. Good, occasionally very poor at first
German Bight
South 4 or 5 veering west 3 or 4. Slight or moderate. Rain at first. Good, occasionally poor at first
Humber, Thames, Dover
Southwest 5 or 6, decreasing 3 or 4. Slight or moderate, becoming slight occasionally smooth. Rain, fair later. Good, occasionally poor
Wight, Portland
West or southwest 4 to 6, backing south 2 to 4. Moderate or rough becoming slight or moderate, occasionally smooth in south Wight. Rain at first. Good, occasionally poor at first
Plymouth
Southwest 4 to 6, backing south 3 to 5. Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough at first in west, becoming slight or moderate later. Showers at first, fog patches later. Good, occasionally very poor later
Biscay, East FitzRoy
Southwesterly 3 to 5, backing easterly or southeasterly 4 to 6. Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough at first in north. Fair. Good
Trafalgar (issued 23:15 UTC+1)
Variable 4 or less in northwest, otherwise northerly 3 to 5, veering northeasterly 4 to 6. Moderate or rough, occasionally slight in southeast. Fair. Good.
West FitzRoy
Southerly 4 to 6. Moderate or rough. Rain. Good, occasionally poor
Sole, Lundy, Fastnet, Irish Sea, Shannon
Southwest backing south, 4 to 6. In Lundy and Irish Sea slight or moderate occasionally rough, elsewhere rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough except in Shannon. Rain, fog patches later. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor later
Rockall
West backing south or southeast, 4 to 6. Rough, occasionally moderate later. Rain, fog patches later. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor later
Malin
West or southwest backing south, 4 to 6. Moderate or rough, occasionally slight in southeast. Rain. Good, occasionally poor
Hebrides
Cyclonic 4 to 6, becoming south 3 to 5. Moderate or rough. Rain. Good, occasionally poor
Bailey
Cyclonic 4 to 6, becoming variable 4 or less. Rough becoming moderate. Rain, fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor
Fair Isle
Southeast veering southwest, 4 to 6. Moderate or rough, occasionally slight at first in south. Rain, fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor
Faeroes, Southeast Iceland
Cyclonic 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first in Southeast Iceland, decreasing 2 to 4 in Faeroes. Moderate or rough. Rain, 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