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 Plymouth, Biscay, Trafalgar, FitzRoy, Sole, Fastnet and Shannon.
The general synopsis at midnight
Low west Trafalgar 999 expected 250 miles west of FitzRoy 979 by midnight tonight. New low expected Biscay 1005 by same time
The area forecasts for the next 24 hours
Viking, North Utsire, South Utsire
Northerly or northwesterly 3 to 5. Slight or moderate. Mainly fair. Good, occasionally poor
Forties, Cromarty, Forth, Tyne, Dogger
Northeast 3 to 5. Slight or moderate. Occasional drizzle later in Forties and Cromarty. Moderate or good
Fisher
Northeast backing northwest, 3 to 5. Slight or moderate. Mainly fair. Good, occasionally poor later
German Bight, Humber, Thames, Dover
East or northeast 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4 later in German Bight. Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth later in German Bight. Fair. Good
Wight, Portland, Plymouth
East or northeast 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 in Plymouth. Slight or moderate at first in Wight and Portland, otherwise moderate or rough, occasionally very rough later in west Plymouth. Fair. Good
Biscay
Easterly becoming cyclonic, 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 later in northwest. Moderate or rough. Showers, perhaps thundery. Good, occasionally poor
Trafalgar (issued 2315 UTC)
Cyclonic 4 to 6, increasing 6 to gale 8 in far northwest. Slight or moderate becoming moderate or rough, occasionally very rough in northwest. Showers, thundery at first. Good, occasionally poor.
FitzRoy
Cyclonic 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 in northwest, decreasing 5 at times later. Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough, occasionally high later in far northwest. Occasional rain or showers, perhaps thundery, fog patches in southeast. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor in southeast and poor elsewhere
Sole
East 6 or 7, increasing 7 to severe gale 9. Rough or very rough, occasionally high later in west. Occasional rain. Good, occasionally poor
Lundy, Fastnet
East 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 in Fastnet. In Lundy, slight or moderate, occasionally rough in west, but in Fastnet, moderate or rough, becoming very rough in southwest. Fair. Good
Irish Sea
East 4 to 6. Slight or moderate. Mainly fair. Good
Shannon
Easterly 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 in south. Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough, occasionally high later in far southwest. Fair then occasional rain in south. Good, occasionally poor later in south
Rockall
Easterly 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later in southwest. Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough later in far southwest. Showers. Good
Malin, Hebrides, Bailey
Easterly 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4 in north Bailey. Moderate, occasionally rough at first, becoming slight or moderate in Malin and Hebrides. Showers. Good
Fair Isle, Faeroes
East or northeast 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4 in Faeroes and later in Fair Isle. Slight or moderate, occasionally rough at first in south Faeroes. Mainly fair. Good, occasionally poor
Southeast Iceland
Variable 2 to 4, becoming westerly or southwesterly 3 to 5 later. Moderate. Mainly fair. Good, occasionally poor
Gale warnings
Sea area gale warnings issued by the Met Office, on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, at
Plymouth,
issued:
Easterly gale force 8 expected later
Biscay,
issued:
Easterly gale force 8 expected later
Trafalgar,
issued:
Northwesterly gale force 8 expected later
FitzRoy,
issued:
Easterly gale force 8 expected soon, increasing severe gale force 9 later
Sole,
issued:
Easterly severe gale force 9 expected later
Fastnet,
issued:
Easterly gale force 8 expected later
Shannon,
issued:
Easterly gale force 8 expected soon, increasing severe gale force 9 later