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 Forties, Forth, Tyne, Dogger, German Bight, Humber, Shannon, Rockall, Malin, Hebrides, and Bailey.

The general synopsis at 0600

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The area forecasts for the next 24 hours

Viking, North Utsire

Variable 2 to 4. Moderate. Showers. Good

South Utsire

Variable 2 to 4, becoming southeasterly 4 to 6 for a time. Moderate. Showers. Good

Forties, Cromarty

Northwesterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first in southwest Forties, decreasing 3 or 4 later. Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate in Cromarty. Showers. Good, occasionally moderate

Forth, Tyne, Dogger

Northwest 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 or 5 later. Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate later in Forth and Tyne. Showers. Good

Fisher

Cyclonic 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4 later. Moderate, occasionally rough in southwest. Thundery showers. Good, occasionally moderate

German Bight, Humber

West 6 to gale 8, veering northwest 4 to 6 later. Moderate or rough. Thundery showers. Good, occasionally moderate

Thames

West 6 or 7, decreasing 4 or 5 later. Moderate, occasionally rough. Showers. Good

Dover, Wight, Portland

West or northwest 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4 later. Slight or moderate. Showers. Good

Plymouth

Northwest 4 to 6, backing southwest 3 to 5. Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate later. Showers, rain later. Good

Biscay

Variable 2 to 4. Moderate, occasionally rough in west. Showers. Good

Trafalgar (issued 23:15 UTC+1)

North or northeast 4 to 6. Slight or moderate. Fair. Good.

Southeast FitzRoy

Northerly 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4. Moderate, occasionally rough. Showers. Good

Northwest FitzRoy, Sole

Variable 2 to 4, becoming southwesterly 5 to 7. Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough later in west. Occasional rain. Good, occasionally poor

Lundy, Fastnet

Northwest 4 to 6, backing west 3 or 4, backing south 4 to 6 later. Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate in Lundy. Showers, rain later. Good, occasionally moderate later

Irish Sea

Northwest 5 to 7, becoming variable 2 to 4 later. Slight or moderate. Showers. Good

Shannon

West 3 to 5, backing southeast 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 later. Rough, occasionally very rough at first. Occasional rain. Good, occasionally poor

Rockall

Northwest 5 to 7, becoming variable 2 to 4, then southeast 6 to gale 8 later. Very rough becoming rough. Showers, rain later. Mainly good

Malin

Northwest 6 to gale 8, becoming variable 2 to 4, then southeast 4 to 6 later. Rough or very rough, occasionally high at first in west. Showers. Good

Hebrides, Bailey

Northwest 6 to gale 8, decreasing 3 to 5, backing southeast later. Rough or very rough, occasionally high at first, becoming moderate or rough later. Showers. Good

Fair Isle, Faeroes, Southeast Iceland

Northerly or northwesterly 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4 later. Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough at first. Showers. Good

Gale warnings

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

Forties, issued:
Northwesterly gale force 8 expected soon

Forth, issued:
Northwesterly gale force 8 expected soon

Tyne, issued:
Northwesterly gale force 8 expected soon

Dogger, issued:
Northwesterly gale force 8 expected soon

German Bight, issued:
Northwesterly gale force 8 expected soon

Humber, issued:
Northwesterly gale force 8 expected later

Shannon, issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 expected later

Rockall, issued:
Gale now ceased but southeasterly gale force 8 expected later

Malin, issued:
Gale force 8 now veered northwesterly

Hebrides, issued:
Gale force 8 now veered northwesterly

Bailey, issued:
Northwesterly severe gale force 9, decreasing gale force 8 soon