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, Dogger, Fisher, German Bight, Sole, Irish Sea, Shannon, Rockall, Malin, Hebrides, Bailey, Fair Isle, Faeroes and Southeast Iceland.

The general synopsis at 1800

Low 600 miles west of Shannon 976 expected Bailey 958 by 1800 Thursday

The area forecasts for the next 24 hours

Viking, North Utsire, South Utsire, Forties

Southerly, becoming cyclonic, then becoming southwesterly later, 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 to 6 for a time. Rough or very rough becoming moderate or rough. Occasional rain. Moderate or poor, occasionally good

Cromarty, Forth

Southwest 5 or 6, increasing 7 to severe gale 9 later. Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough later. Rain, then showers. Good, occasionally poor at first

Tyne, Dogger, Fisher, German Bight

Southwest 6 to gale 8, decreasing 5 or 6 later. Slight or moderate in Tyne, otherwise moderate or rough. Occasional rain. Good, occasionally poor

Humber, Thames, Dover, Wight, Portland, Plymouth

West or southwest 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first. Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough in Plymouth. Rain then showers. Good, occasionally poor

Biscay

Southwesterly 4 to 6, but variable 3 or 4 at first in south. Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough later in north. Occasional rain. Good, occasionally moderate

Trafalgar, Southeast FitzRoy

Northeasterly 4 to 6, but variable 3 or 4 in north Trafalgar and southeast FitzRoy. Slight or moderate. Fair. Good

Northwest FitzRoy, Sole, Lundy, Fastnet, Irish Sea

Westerly or southwesterly 4 to 6, increasing 6 to gale 8 later in Sole and Irish Sea. Moderate or rough, becoming very rough or high in Sole and later in Fastnet. Rain, then showers. Good, occasionally poor

Shannon

Southwest 6, increasing 7 to severe gale 9. Rough or very rough, becoming high or very high. Rain, then squally showers. Moderate or poor

Rockall, Malin

Southwest 5 or 6, increasing 6 to gale 8, then gale 8 to storm 10, occasionally violent storm 11 in Rockall. Rough or very rough, becoming high or very high. Rain or squally showers. Moderate or poor

Hebrides, Bailey

Cyclonic 5 or 6, becoming southwest 6 to gale 8, increasing severe gale 9 or storm 10 later, becoming cyclonic 5 or 6 later in north Bailey. Moderate or rough, becoming very rough or high later, then high or very high later. Squally showers. Moderate or poor, occasionally good

Fair Isle, Faeroes

Cyclonic 3 to 5, increasing 6 to gale 8, then severe gale 9 or storm 10 later. Moderate or rough, becoming very rough or high later. Squally showers. Good, occasionally poor

Southeast Iceland

Variable 2 to 4 becoming easterly 5 to 7, backing northeasterly gale 8 to storm 10 later, occasionally violent storm 11 later. Moderate or rough, becoming very rough or high later. Showers, rain or snow later. Good, becoming moderate to very poor, occasional light icing later near coast

Gale warnings

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

Viking, issued:
Southerly gale severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 imminent

North Utsire, issued:
Southerly gale severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 imminent

South Utsire, issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 continue

Forties, issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 continue

Cromarty, issued:
Southwesterly severe gale force 9 expected later

Forth, issued:
Southwesterly severe gale force 9 expected later

Dogger, issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later

Fisher, issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later

German Bight, issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later

Sole, issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later

Irish Sea, issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later

Shannon, issued:
Southwesterly severe gale force 9 expected later

Rockall, issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected soon, increasing violent storm force 11 later

Malin, issued:
Southwesterly storm force 10 expected later

Hebrides, issued:
Gale now ceased but southwesterly storm force 10 expected later

Bailey, issued:
Southwesterly storm force 10 expected later

Fair Isle, issued:
Southwesterly storm force 10 expected later

Faeroes, issued:
Easterly severe gale force 9 expected soon, veering southwesterly and increasing storm force 10 later

Southeast Iceland, issued:
Northeasterly violent storm force 11 expected later