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 midnight

High German Bight 1027 expected Germany 1020 by midnight tonight. New low expected 50 miles southwest of Iceland 998 by same time.

The area forecasts for the next 24 hours

Viking, North Utsire

Southerly 4 or 5 veering westerly or southwesterly 3 or 4. Slight or moderate. Occasional rain, fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor

South Utsire

Northwesterly 4 or 5 at first in southeast, otherwise variable 3 or 4 becoming southerly later. Slight or moderate. Occasional rain. Moderate or good

Forties, Cromarty, Forth, Tyne, Dogger

South or southeast 4 or 5, becoming variable 3 or 4 later. Slight or moderate. Rain at times. Moderate or good

Fisher, German Bight

Northwesterly 4 or 5 at first in northeast Fisher, otherwise variable 3 or 4. Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth later. Rain at times. Moderate or good

Humber, Thames

East or southeast 3 or 4, becoming variable later. Smooth or slight. Showers at first, thundery at times in Thames. Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first in Thames

Dover, Wight, Portland

East or northeast 4 or 5 becoming variable 3 or 4. Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth later. Showers at first, thundery at times in Dover and Wight. Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first in Dover and Wight

Plymouth, Biscay, Southeast FitzRoy

Variable 3 or 4. Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate at first. Fog patches, thundery showers except in Plymouth. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor

Trafalgar (issued 23:15 UTC+1)

Variable 3 or 4. Slight. Thundery showers, fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.

Northwest FitzRoy, Sole

Northerly or northeasterly 4 or 5, occasionally 3 at first. Slight or moderate. Rain at times, fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor

Lundy, Fastnet, Irish Sea, Southeast Shannon

Variable 3 or 4, becoming northerly or northeasterly later. Smooth or slight. Fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor

Northwest Shannon, Rockall

Southwesterly 4 or 5. Slight or moderate. Rain at times. Moderate or good

Malin, Hebrides

South or southwest 4 or 5. Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth at first. Rain at times. Moderate or good

Bailey

Cyclonic 5 or 6 becoming southwest 4 or 5, occasionally 6 later. Moderate, perhaps rough later in far west. Rain or showers. Moderate or good

Fair Isle, Faeroes, Southeast Iceland

Cyclonic becoming southwesterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 at first in Southeast Iceland. Slight or moderate. Rain or showers, fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor

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