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
North Atlantic low 995 moving northeast expected Iceland 1002 by midday tomorrow.
The area forecasts for the next 24 hours
Viking, North Utsire
Southerly or southeasterly 4 to 6, occasionally 3 in west Viking. Slight or moderate. Showers. Good, occasionally poor
South Utsire
Variable 3 or less at first in east, otherwise southerly 3 to 5. Slight or moderate. Showers. Good
Forties, Cromarty, Forth, Tyne, Dogger
Southerly or southeasterly 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4 later in Cromarty and Forth. Slight or moderate, but smooth or slight in west Cromarty and later west Forth. Showers. Good, occasionally moderate
Fisher, German Bight
South or southeast 3 or 4, occasionally 5 at first and 2 later. Slight, but occasionally moderate at first in west Fisher, becoming smooth or slight later. Fair. Good
Humber
Easterly or southeasterly 3 to 5, occasionally 2 later in east. Slight becoming smooth or slight. Fair. Good
Thames, Dover, Wight
Mainly east 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4. Smooth or slight. Fair. Good
Portland
East or northeast 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first, becoming cyclonic 2 to 4, then west 3 to 5 later. Slight or moderate. Fair. Good
Plymouth, Biscay
Variable 2 to 4, becoming north or northwest 3 to 5 later. Slight or moderate. Fog patches later. Good, occasionally very poor later
Trafalgar (issued 23:15 UTC+1)
Mainly northerly or northwesterly 3 to 5, but variable 3 or less in west and variable 2 to 4 in far southeast. Slight or moderate. Mainly fair. Good, occasionally poor near portugal.
Southeast FitzRoy
Mainly northerly 3 to 5, occasionally 2 in north. Slight or moderate. Fair. Good
Northwest FitzRoy, West Sole
Southerly or southwesterly veering northwesterly later, 3 to 5. Moderate. Showers, perhaps thundery. Good, occasionally moderate
East Sole, Lundy, Fastnet
Variable becoming mainly westerly or northwesterly later, 2 to 4. Slight or moderate. Showers, fog patches developing. Good, occasionally very poor later
Irish Sea
Variable 2 to 4, becoming southwest 3 or 4 later in south. Smooth or slight. Showers later, fog later in south. Good, occasionally very poor later in south
Shannon, Rockall, Malin, Hebrides, Bailey
Mainly southwest 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first in Bailey. Slight in east Malin and east Hebrides, but elsewhere moderate, occasionally rough until later in Rockall and Bailey. Rain or thundery showers, fog patches. Good, occasionally very poor
Fair Isle
South or southwest 3 to 5, becoming variable 3 or less. Slight or moderate. Occasional rain or showers, fog patches later in west. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor later in west
Faeroes, Southeast Iceland
Southerly or southwesterly elsewhere, 3 to 5. Moderate or rough. Rain, fog banks until later. Moderate to very poor, occasionally good later
Gale warnings
Sea area gale warnings issued by the Met Office, on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, at