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 midday

Highs southwest German Bight 1021 and southeast Shannon 1020 both dissipating

The area forecasts for the next 24 hours

Viking

Variable 3 or less, increasing 4 at times. Slight, occasionally moderate at first in west and north. Fog patches, rain later. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor

North Utsire

Northerly or northwesterly 2 to 4, increasing 4 or 5 later. Slight. Fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor

South Utsire

Northwesterly mainly 3 to 5, but 6 at first in far east. Moderate at first in far east, otherwise slight. Fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor

Forties, Cromarty, Forth, Tyne, Dogger

Variable 2 to 4, becoming northeasterly 3 to 5 later in Cromarty. Slight, occasionally smooth. Rain later in Cromarty, perhaps thundery, fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor

Fisher

Northwesterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first in northeast, becoming cyclonic 2 to 4. Slight or moderate, becoming smooth for a time in west. Fog banks. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor

German Bight

Variable mainly northwest 2 to 4. Slight, becoming smooth or slight. Fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor

Humber

Easterly or southeasterly, backing northeasterly later in east, 2 to 4. Smooth or slight. Fog patches developing. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor

Thames, Dover, Wight, Portland, Plymouth

East or northeast 3 to 5. Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate in Plymouth, and later also in Dover, Wight and Portland. Mainly fair. Moderate or good

Biscay

Northerly or northeasterly becoming cyclonic, 2 to 4, occasionally 5 in north. Slight, occasionally moderate in northwest. Thundery showers. Good, occasionally poor

Trafalgar (issued 23:15 UTC+1)

Northerly or northwesterly 3 to 5, occasionally 2 in west and 6 at times in southeast. Slight, occasionally moderate in southeast. Fair. Good.

FitzRoy, Sole

Mainly northeasterly 3 to 5, but variable 2 to 4 in south FitzRoy. Slight or moderate in FitzRoy, moderate throughout in Sole. Mainly fair. Good, occasionally poor

Lundy, Fastnet, Irish Sea, Shannon

Variable 2 to 4 becoming north or northeast 3 to 5. Moderate in southwest Fastnet and Shannon, but elsewhere smooth or slight. Rain in northwest Shannon, fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor

Rockall, Malin

West or southwest 3 to 5 becoming variable 3 or less, then north or northwest 3 to 5 later. Rough until later in northwest Rockall, otherwise moderate, but occasionally slight in east Malin. Occasional rain, fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor

Hebrides, Bailey, Fair Isle, Faeroes

South or southwest 4 or 5, occasionally 6 in Bailey and Faeroes, becoming variable 2 to 4 elsewhere. Mainly moderate or rough, but slight or moderate in southeast Hebrides and southeast Fair Isle. Showers in Bailey, occasional rain and fog patches elsewhere. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor except in Bailey

Southeast Iceland

Southwesterly 4 to 6. Moderate at first in north and east, otherwise rough. Showers. Good, occasionally moderate

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