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 all areas except North Utsire .

The general synopsis at midnight

Low Sole 963 expected Rockall 963 by midnight tonight

The area forecasts for the next 24 hours

Southwest Viking

Southeasterly 6 to gale 8. Rough becoming very rough. Wintry showers. Good, occasionally poor

Northeast Viking, North Utsire

Southeasterly 3 to 5. Slight or moderate becoming moderate or rough. Fair. Good

South Utsire, Northeast Forties

Easterly or southeasterly 7 to severe gale 9. Moderate or rough at first in South Utsire, otherwise rough or very rough. Occasional sleet or snow. Good, occasionally very poor. Light icing in South Utsire

Southwest Forties, Cromarty, Forth, Tyne, Dogger

Southeasterly 6 to gale 8, increasing severe gale 9 at times, decreasing 4 to 6 later in Forth, Tyne and Dogger. Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough, then high for a time later in northwest Forties and east Cromarty. Occasional rain. Moderate or good, occasionally poor

Fisher, German Bight

East or southeast 6 to gale 8, occasionally 5 at first. Slight or moderate at first in southeast German Bight, otherwise moderate or rough, but becoming rough or very rough in west Fisher. Occasional snow. Good, occasionally very poor

Humber, Thames, Dover, Wight, Portland

Southeast veering south or southwest, 6 to gale 8 decreasing 4 to 6. Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough in northwest Humber and Portland and slight elsewhere. Rain then showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor

Plymouth, Biscay

Southwesterly 6 to gale 8, increasing severe gale 9 for a time at first in Plymouth and northwest Biscay, and occasionally storm 10 at first in northwest Plymouth, decreasing 4 to 6 later. Rough or very rough, becoming very rough or high for a time. Thundery showers. Moderate or poor

Trafalgar (issued 0015 UTC)

Southwesterly veering westerly 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 at first. Rough at first in far southeast, otherwise very rough or high. Rain or thundery showers. Moderate or poor.

FitzRoy

Cyclonic gale 8 to storm 10 at first in north, otherwise westerly or southwesterly 6 to gale 8. Very rough or high. Thundery showers. Moderate or poor

Sole

Cyclonic severe gale 9 to violent storm 11 becoming southwest 5 to 7. High or very high at first in east, otherwise very rough or high. Thundery showers. Moderate or poor

Lundy, Fastnet, Irish Sea, Shannon

Cyclonic, but mainly southeast in Irish Sea, gale 8 to storm 10, occasionally violent storm 11 at first in Fastnet and Shannon, becoming south 4 to 6 later. In Irish Sea, rough or very rough, occasionally high in south, but elsewhere very rough or high, occasionally very high at first in Fastnet. Rain then thundery showers. Moderate or poor

Rockall

Cyclonic 6 to gale 8, increasing severe gale 9 at times. Very rough or high. Rain. Moderate or poor

Malin

Southeast gale 8 to storm 10, veering south 6 to gale 8 later. Very rough or high in west, rough or very rough in east. Rain. Moderate or poor

Hebrides, Bailey, Fair Isle, Faeroes, Southeast Iceland

Easterly or southeasterly 7 to severe gale 9, occasionally 6 at first, then increasing storm 10 at times in Hebrides and Bailey. Rough or very rough at first in Hebrides, Fair Isle and Faeroes, otherwise very rough or high. Rain or showers. Moderate or good, occasionally 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 later

South Utsire, issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 imminent, increasing severe gale force 9 later

Forties, issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 imminent, increasing severe gale force 9 later

Cromarty, issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 increasing severe gale force 9 later

Forth, issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 increasing severe gale force 9 soon

Tyne, issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 imminent, increasing severe gale force 9 soon

Dogger, issued:
Southeasterly severe gale force 9 expected soon

Fisher, issued:
Easterly gale force 8 expected later

German Bight, issued:
Easterly gale force 8 expected later

Humber, issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 continuing

Thames, issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 expected later

Dover, issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 expected later

Wight, issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 expected later

Portland, issued:
Gale force 8 veering southerly soon

Plymouth, issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 expected soon, veering southwesterly and increasing storm force 10 later

Biscay, issued:
Southerly gale force 8 expected soon, veering southwesterly and increasing severe gale force 9 later

Trafalgar, issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 increasing severe gale force 9 later

FitzRoy, issued:
Storm force 10 backing southwesterly and decreasing gale force 8 imminent

Sole, issued:
Gale force 8 backing northwesterly and increasing storm force 10 imminent, increasing violent storm force 11 soon

Lundy, issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 expected imminent increasing severe gale force 9 soon, veering southerly and increasing storm force 10 later

Fastnet, issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 increasing severe gale force 9 imminent, veering westerly and increasing violent storm force 11 soon

Irish Sea, issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8, increasing severe gale force 9 soon, increasing storm force 10 later

Shannon, issued:
Northerly severe gale force 9 imminent, backing northwesterly and increasing violent storm force 11 soon

Rockall, issued:
Gale force 8 backing northeasterly imminent, veering easterly and increasing severe gale force 9 soon

Malin, issued:
Southeasterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 imminent, increasing storm force 10 soon

Hebrides, issued:
Gale force 8 backing easterly and increasing severe gale force 9 imminent, increasing storm force 10 soon

Bailey, issued:
Gale force 8 backing easterly imminent, increasing severe gale force 9 soon, increasing storm force 10 later

Fair Isle, issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 increasing severe gale force 9 later

Faeroes, issued:
Gale force 8 backing easterly and increasing severe gale force 9 soon

Southeast Iceland, issued:
Easterly severe gale force 9 continuing