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 high expected German Bight 1032 by 1800 Sunday

The area forecasts for the next 24 hours

Viking, North Utsire, South Utsire

Westerly or southwesterly, backing southerly for a time in North Utsire, 3 to 5. Slight, occasionally moderate at first. Occasional rain or drizzle. Moderate or good

Forties, Cromarty, Forth

South or southwest 3 to 5. Slight, occasionally smooth in Cromarty and Forth. Mainly fair. Moderate or good

Tyne, Dogger

West or southwest, occasionally variable, 2 to 4. Smooth or slight. Mainly fair. Moderate or good

Fisher

West or southwest 3 or 4. Slight. Fair. Moderate or good

German Bight, Humber

Variable 2 to 4. Smooth or slight. Fair. Moderate or good, occasionally poor

Thames, Dover, Wight, Portland

Variable becoming mainly northeast, 2 to 4. Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate in west Portland. Mainly fair. Moderate or good

Plymouth, Biscay

North or northeast 3 to 5. Slight or moderate. Thundery showers in south Biscay, fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor

Trafalgar

Mainly northerly or northwesterly 3 to 5, but cyclonic, mainly easterly, 6 or 7 in southeast, perhaps gale 8 later in southeast. Moderate, occasionally rough in far southeast, slight at times later in northeast. Showers. Moderate or good

FitzRoy

Cyclonic mainly north or northeast, 3 to 5. Moderate. Thundery showers in south, fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor

Sole

Variable 2 to 4. Moderate. Fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor

Lundy, Fastnet

Variable, becoming mainly east or northeast later, 2 to 4. Slight or moderate. Fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor

Irish Sea

South or southwest 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4 later. Smooth or slight. Fog patches at first. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor at first

Shannon, Rockall, Malin, Hebrides

Southerly or southwesterly 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4 later in southeast Shannon. Moderate or rough. Occasional rain or drizzle, fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally poor

Bailey

South or southwest, 4 to 6. Rough. Showers. Good, occasionally moderate

Fair Isle

South or southwest 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first. Moderate, occasionally slight in east and rough in west. Occasional rain or drizzle, fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor

Faeroes

Southwest 4 to 6. Moderate or rough. Rain or showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor

Southeast Iceland

Cyclonic, mainly southwesterly, 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first. Mainly rough. Rain or showers. Moderate or good, occasionally 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