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 0600

Low 250 miles west of Rockall 969 splitting, expected Bailey 955 and Bailey 956 by 0600 tomorrow

The area forecasts for the next 24 hours

Viking, North Utsire

Westerly 4 to 6 backing southerly or southeasterly 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 later. Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough for a time. Showers then rain. Good, occasionally poor

South Utsire

Westerly 4 to 6, but 7 or gale 8 at first in east, then backing southerly 6 to gale 8. Rough or very rough. Showers then rain. Good, occasionally poor

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

West 5 to 7 at first in Fisher, otherwise south or southwest 4 to 6 increasing 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 later in Forties, Cromarty and Forth. Rough or very rough in east Forties, Fisher and north German Bight, elsewhere moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough except in Tyne. Rain or showers. Good, occasionally poor

Humber, Thames, Dover, Wight, Portland, Plymouth

South or southwest, veering west later in Portland and Plymouth, 5 to 7, increasing gale 8 at times. Rough or very rough in northwest Portland and Plymouth, but elsewhere moderate or rough. Rain, then showers later. Good, occasionally poor

Biscay, Southeast FitzRoy

Southerly or southwesterly, veering westerly or northwesterly later, 4 to 6, increasing 7 or gale 8 for a time in north. Moderate or rough in southeast Biscay and far southeast of FitzRoy, but elsewhere rough or very rough. Occasional rain, fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor

Trafalgar (issued 00:15 UTC)

Variable 2 to 4, becoming southwesterly 4 to 6 in northwest. Moderate or rough, but slight in southeast, occasionally very rough later in northwest. Fog patches in northeast. Good, occasionally very poor in northeast.

Northwest FitzRoy, Sole, Lundy, Fastnet

Southerly or southwesterly 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 at first, veering westerly 5 to 7 later. Rough or very rough in Lundy and far northeast of Fastnet, but elsewhere very rough or high. Rain then showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor

Irish Sea

South or southeast veering southwest, 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 for a time. Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough. Rain then showers. Good, occasionally poor

Shannon

Southwest veering west 6 to gale 8, increasing severe gale 9 at times. Very rough becoming high. Rain then showers. Moderate or poor

Rockall, Malin, Hebrides, Bailey

Southeast becoming cyclonic 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 in Rockall, becoming west gale 8 to storm 10 later, increasing violent storm 11 at times later except in Malin. Rough or very rough, becoming high or very high in Rockall, and later also elsewhere. Rain then showers. Moderate or poor

Fair Isle

Cyclonic 4 or 5 increasing 6 to gale 8, becoming southwest gale 8 to storm 10 later. Rough or very rough, occasionally moderate in southeast, becoming high later in west. Rain then showers. Good, occasionally poor

Faeroes, Southeast Iceland

Cyclonic 3 to 5 increasing 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 in Southeast Iceland. Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough. Rain. Good, occasionally poor

Gale warnings

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

Viking, issued:
Gale now ceased but southerly severe gale force 9 expected later

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 now ceased, but southerly gale force 8 expected later

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

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 now ceased, but southerly gale force 8 expected later

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 expected later

Plymouth, issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later

Biscay, issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later

FitzRoy, issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 increasing severe gale force 9 imminent

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

Lundy, issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 imminent, backing southerly and increasing severe gale force 9 soon

Fastnet, issued:
Gale force 8 backing southerly and increasing severe gale force 9 soon

Irish Sea, issued:
Gale force 8 now backed southeasterly, veering southwesterly imminent, backing southerly and increasing severe gale force 9 soon

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:
Southeasterly gale force 8 imminent, veering southerly soon, veering southwesterly and increasing violent storm force 11 later

Bailey, issued:
Easterly gale force 8 imminent, backing northeasterly soon, backing westerly and increasing violent storm force 11 later

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

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

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