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 0600

Low west of Rockall 961 expected Fair Isle 954 by 0600 tomorrow. Low German Bight 994 losing its identity

The area forecasts for the next 24 hours

Viking, North Utsire, South Utsire

Southeasterly 5 to 7, increasing gale 8 to storm 10, becoming cyclonic 6 to gale 8 later. Moderate or rough becoming very rough, occasionally high in Viking. Rain or squally showers. Moderate or poor

Forties, Cromarty, Forth

Cyclonic, mainly south, 5 or 6, increasing 7 to severe gale 9, becoming west gale 8 to storm 10 later. Moderate, occasionally slight in Cromarty and Forth, becoming very rough or high in Forties and rough or very rough elsewhere. Rain or squally showers. Moderate or poor

Tyne, Dogger

South or southwest 6, increasing 7 to severe gale 9, perhaps storm 10 later. Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough, then very rough or high in Dogger. Rain. Good, occasionally poor

Fisher, German Bight, Humber

Cyclonic 3 to 5 at first in Fisher, otherwise southwest 6 or 7, increasing 7 to severe gale 9, backing south gale 8 to storm 10 for a time. Moderate or rough, occasionally slight at first except in Humber, becoming rough or very rough occasionally high. Rain. Good, occasionally poor

Thames, Dover

Southwest 5 to 7, increasing 7 to severe gale 9. Moderate or rough, occasionally slight at first, becoming rough or very rough, occasionally moderate later. Rain. Good, occasionally poor

Wight, Portland, Plymouth

Southwest 7 to severe gale 9, veering northwest 6 to gale 8. Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough, but in Plymouth rough or very rough, becoming very rough or high for a time. Rain. Good, occasionally poor

Biscay, FitzRoy, Sole

Southwest 6 to gale 8, veering west or northwest 5 to 7, occasionally 4 later. Very rough or high in Sole, 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, Shannon

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

Rockall, Malin, Hebrides, Bailey

Cyclonic, becoming northwest, gale 8 to storm 10, occasionally violent storm 11 except in Bailey. In Rockall very rough or high, becoming high or very high for a time, elsewhere rough or very rough, becoming very rough or high in Bailey and high or very high elsewhere. Rain or squally showers. Moderate or poor

Fair Isle, Faeroes

Southeast becoming cyclonic, 7 to severe gale 9, occasionally storm 10 later, perhaps violent storm 11 in Fair Isle. Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough, occasionally high, but becoming high or very high later in southwest. Rain or squally showers. Moderate or poor

Southeast Iceland

Easterly or northeasterly 6 to gale 8, becoming cyclonic 7 to severe gale 9. Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough, occasionally high. 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 gale force 8 expected soon, increasing storm force 10 later

North Utsire, issued:
Southeasterly storm force 10 expected later

South Utsire, issued:
Southeasterly storm force 10 expected later

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

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

Fisher, issued:
Southerly storm force 10 expected later

German Bight, issued:
Northwesterly gale force 8 expected soon, backing southerly and increasing storm force 10 later

Humber, issued:
Gale force 8 backing southerly and increasing storm force 10 later

Thames, issued:
Northwesterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 imminent, backing southwesterly and increasing severe gale force 9 later

Dover, issued:
Gale now ceased but southwesterly gale force 8 expected soon, increasing severe gale force 9 later

Wight, issued:
Gale now ceased but southwesterly gale force 8 expected soon, increasing severe gale force 9 later

Portland, issued:
Gale now ceased but southwesterly severe gale force 9 expected soon

Plymouth, issued:
Gale now ceased but southwesterly severe gale force 9 expected later

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

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

Sole, issued:
Gale force 8 veering northwesterly later

Lundy, issued:
Gale now ceased but southwesterly gale force 8 expected soon, increasing severe gale force 9 later

Fastnet, issued:
Gale now ceased but southwesterly severe gale force 9 expected 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 veering westerly imminent

Rockall, issued:
Southerly gale force 8 imminent, veering southwesterly and increasing storm force 10 soon, increasing violent storm force 11 later

Malin, issued:
Southerly severe gale force 9 expected soon, veering westerly and increasing violent storm force 11 later

Hebrides, issued:
Southeasterly severe gale force 9 imminent, increasing storm force 10 soon, veering northwesterly and increasing violent storm force 11 later

Bailey, issued:
Southeasterly severe gale force 9 expected soon, increasing storm force 10 later

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