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 1800

New low expected Malin 1014 by 1800 Sunday. New high expected just northeast of Southeast Iceland 1019 by same time

The area forecasts for the next 24 hours

Viking, North Utsire

Northwesterly 3 to 5. Slight or moderate. Showers. Good

South Utsire

Northwesterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 in far southeast. Slight or moderate. Showers. Good

Forties, Cromarty, Forth

West or northwest 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4 later except in east Forties. Slight or moderate in Forties, smooth or slight in Cromarty and Forth. Showers. Good

Tyne

West or northwest, becoming variable for a time, 2 to 4. Smooth or slight. Showers. Good

Dogger

West or northwest 2 to 4. Slight. Showers. Good

Fisher

Northwesterly 4 or 5, increasing 6 at times in northeast. South or moderate. Showers. Good

German Bight

Variable 2 or 3 at first in southwest, otherwise northwesterly 3 to 5. Slight or moderate. Showers. Good

Humber

Variable, mainly northwest, 2 to 4. Slight, becoming smooth in west. Showers. Good

Thames, Dover, Wight

Northeasterly 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4. Smooth or slight. Showers in Thames. Good

Portland, Plymouth

North 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4 for a time in Portland. Slight or moderate at first in Plymouth, otherwise smooth or slight. Mainly fair. Good

Northwest Biscay

Northerly 4 to 6. Slight or moderate. Fair. Good

Southeast Biscay

Variable 2 to 4. Slight or moderate. Showers. Good

Trafalgar

Variable 2 to 4 in far southeast, elsewhere northerly 4 to 6. Moderate or rough, but slight or moderate in far southeast. Showers. Good

South FitzRoy

Northerly or northeasterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first in far south. Moderate, occasionally rough in far south. Fair. Good

North FitzRoy, Sole

Northerly, but southwesterly in west, 3 to 5. Slight or moderate. Mainly fair. Good

Lundy, Fastnet, Irish Sea

Variable 2 to 4, becoming west or southwest 3 to 5 later. Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate later in far west Fastnet. Showers, occasional rain later in Irish Sea. Good, occasionally moderate

Shannon

Southwest 3 to 5, veering west 3 or 4 later. Slight or moderate. Occasional rain, fog patches developing. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor

Rockall, Malin

South or southwest, becoming cyclonic, 3 to 5. Moderate, occasionally slight in east Malin. Occasional rain, fog patches developing. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor

Hebrides, Bailey

Westerly 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4. Moderate, occasionally slight in east Hebrides. Showers. Good, occasionally poor later

Fair Isle

West or northwest 3 to 5 becoming variable 2 to 4. Slight or moderate. Showers. Good

Faeroes, Southeast Iceland

Variable 2 to 4, becoming easterly 3 to 5 later in south. Slight or moderate. Rain at times. 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