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 Viking, North Utsire, South Utsire, Forties, Cromarty, Forth, Tyne, Dogger, Fisher, German Bight, Humber, Thames, Dover, Wight, Portland, Plymouth, Biscay, FitzRoy, Sole, Lundy, Fastnet, Irish Sea, Shannon, Rockall, Malin, Hebrides, Bailey, Fair Isle, Faeroes, and Southeast Iceland.

The general synopsis at 1800

Low just west of Rockall 957 expected east of Iceland with little change by 1800 Tuesday. New low moving rather quickly northeast, expected north of Faeroes 960 by same time

The area forecasts for the next 24 hours

Viking, North Utsire, South Utsire

Southeasterly veering southwesterly, 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 in Viking and North Utsire. Rough becoming very rough, occasionally high in Viking and North Utsire. Squally showers. Good, occasionally poor

Forties, Cromarty, Forth, Tyne, Dogger, Fisher, German Bight

South veering southwest, 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 in Forties, Cromarty and Forth and decreasing 4 to 6 later elsewhere. Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough in Forties and for a time elsewhere except in Tyne and southeast German Bight. Rain or squally showers. Good, occasionally poor

Humber, Thames, Dover, Wight, Portland, Plymouth

Southwest, veering west later, 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first. Rough or very rough in Plymouth, but elsewhere moderate or rough, occasionally very rough at first in Portland, becoming slight or moderate later in Humber, Thames and Dover. Rain then showers. Good, occasionally poor

Biscay

Southwesterly 6 to gale 8 at first in northwest, otherwise cyclonic becoming northwesterly, 4 to 6. Moderate or rough in southeast, rough or very rough in northwest. Occasional rain. Good, occasionally poor

Trafalgar

Cyclonic 3 to 5. Moderate or rough, occasionally slight in southeast. Showers. Moderate or good

Southeast FitzRoy

Southwesterly 5 to 7, veering northerly or northeasterly 3 to 5. Rough or very rough. Rain at first. Good, occasionally poor

Northwest FitzRoy

Westerly or southwesterly, veering northwesterly for a time, 6 to gale 8, decreasing 3 to 5. Very rough, occasionally high at first in north. Showers. Good, occasionally poor

Sole, Lundy, Fastnet

West or southwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first. Very rough or high, becoming rough or very rough in Lundy and later in Fastnet. Squally showers. Good, occasionally poor

Irish Sea

Southwest 7 to severe gale 9, decreasing 5 to 7. Rough or very rough becoming moderate or rough. Rain then showers. Good, occasionally poor

Shannon

West or southwest 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 at first. High, becoming very rough later. Squally showers. Moderate or poor

Rockall, Malin, Hebrides, Bailey

Cyclonic becoming west or southwest, gale 8 to storm 10, occasionally 7 at first, then increasing violent storm 11 at times except in Malin, decreasing 6 to gale 8 later. Rough or very rough at first in Malin and Hebrides, otherwise very rough or high occasionally very high. Rain or squally showers. Moderate or poor

Fair Isle

South 6 to gale 8, veering southwest gale 8 to storm 10. Rough becoming very rough or high, occasionally very high later in north and west. Rain or squally showers. Moderate or poor

Faeroes, Southeast Iceland

Cyclonic 7 to severe gale 9, decreasing 4 to 6 for a time, then occasionally storm 10 in Faeroes. Rough or very rough, becoming very rough or high in Faeroes and later in Southeast Iceland, occasionally very high later in south Faeroes. Occasional rain. Moderate, occasionally poor

Gale warnings

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

Viking, issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 imminent, veering southerly and increasing severe gale force 9 soon

North Utsire, issued:
Southeasterly severe gale force 9 expected later

South Utsire, issued:
Gale now ceased but southeasterly gale force 8 expected soon

Forties, issued:
Gale now ceased but southerly gale force 8 expected soon, increasing severe gale force 9 later

Cromarty, issued:
Southerly gale force 8 expected soon, increasing severe gale force 9 later

Forth, issued:
Southerly gale force 8 expected soon, increasing severe gale force 9 later

Tyne, issued:
Gale force 8 veering southwesterly soon

Dogger, issued:
Gale force 8 veering southwesterly soon

Fisher, issued:
Gale now ceased but southerly gale force 8 expected later

German Bight, issued:
Gale now ceased but southerly gale force 8 expected soon

Humber, issued:
Gale force 8 veering southwesterly soon

Thames, issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later

Dover, issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later

Wight, issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later

Portland, issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 continuing

Plymouth, issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 continuing

Biscay, issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 continuing

FitzRoy, issued:
Southwesterly severe gale force 9 now decreased gale force 8

Sole, issued:
Southwesterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 imminent

Lundy, issued:
Severe gale force 9 veering southwesterly and decreasing gale force 8 imminent

Fastnet, issued:
Severe gale force 9 veering southwesterly and decreasing gale force 8 imminent

Irish Sea, issued:
Severe gale force 9 veering southwesterly and decreasing gale force 8 imminent

Shannon, issued:
Gale force 8 veering southwesterly imminent, veering westerly and increasing severe gale force 9 later

Rockall, issued:
Gale force 8 veering southwesterly imminent, increasing severe gale force 9 soon, veering westerly and increasing violent storm force 11 later

Malin, issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 imminent, veering southerly soon, veering southwesterly and increasing storm force 10 later

Hebrides, issued:
Gale force 8 veering southerly imminent, increasing severe gale force 9 soon, veering southwesterly and increasing violent storm force 11 later

Bailey, issued:
Gale force 8 backing northeasterly and increasing severe gale force 9 imminent, backing northwesterly and increasing violent storm force 11 soon

Fair Isle, issued:
Gale now ceased but southeasterly gale force 8 expected soon, veering southwesterly and increasing storm force 10 later

Faeroes, issued:
Southeasterly severe gale force 9 imminent, veering westerly and increasing storm force 10 later

Southeast Iceland, issued:
Easterly gale force 8 expected soon, backing northeasterly and increasing severe gale force 9 later