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

High Forties 1032 expected German Bight 1027 by midnight tonight.

The area forecasts for the next 24 hours

Viking, North Utsire

Variable becoming southerly 3 or 4, occasionally 5 later. Slight or moderate. Rain later. Moderate or good

South Utsire

Northwesterly 5 or 6, becoming variable 3 or 4 later in west. Slight or moderate. Rain later. Moderate or good

Forties, Cromarty, Forth, Tyne, Dogger

Variable 3 or 4 becoming south or southeast 4 or 5. Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate later. Occasional rain, perhaps thundery later in Tyne and Dogger. Moderate or good, occasionally poor

West Fisher

Variable 3 or 4. Smooth or slight. Rain later. Moderate or good

East Fisher

Northwesterly 5 or 6, occasionally 4 later. Slight or moderate. Rain later. Moderate or good

German Bight

North or northeast 4 or 5 becoming variable 3 or 4. Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate later in north. Rain later. Moderate or good

Humber, Thames

East or northeast 4 or 5, veering southeast later. Smooth or slight, becoming moderate for a time. Rain or showers, perhaps thundery later. Moderate or good, occasionally poor later

Dover, Wight, Portland, Plymouth

East or northeast 4 or 5, increasing 6 for a time. Slight or moderate. Thundery showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor

Biscay

Cyclonic 4 or 5 becoming variable 3 or 4. Slight or moderate. Thundery showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor

Trafalgar (issued 23:15 UTC+1)

Variable 3 or 4, becoming northeasterly 5 later in northwest. Slight or moderate. Thundery showers, fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.

FitzRoy

Variable 3 or 4 becoming north or northeast 4 or 5. Slight or moderate. Thundery showers, fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor

Sole, Lundy, Fastnet, Irish Sea

East or northeast 4 or 5 becoming variable 3 or 4. Slight or moderate in Sole, smooth or slight elsewhere. Thundery showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor

Shannon, Rockall

East or southeast veering southwest 4 or 5. Slight or moderate. Rain at times. Moderate or good

Malin, Hebrides

Variable 3 or 4 becoming south 4 or 5. Slight or moderate. Rain at times. Moderate or good

Bailey

South or southwest 4 or 5 becoming cyclonic 5 or 6. Slight or moderate. Rain at times. Moderate or good

Fair Isle

Variable becoming south or southeast 3 or 4. Slight or moderate. Rain later. Moderate or good, occasionally poor later

Faeroes, Southeast Iceland

Southwesterly becoming cyclonic 4 or 5. Slight or moderate. Rain or showers. Moderate or good

Gale warnings

Sea area gale warnings issued by the Met Office, on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, at

There are no gale warnings currently in force