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, and Fair Isle.
The general synopsis at midday
Low 1000 miles west of FitzRoy 1008 expected southwest Sole 980 by midday tomorrow
The area forecasts for the next 24 hours
Viking, North Utsire, South Utsire
Southeasterly becoming cyclonic 6 to gale 8, decreasing 3 to 5 for a time. Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough for a time. Rain. Good, occasionally poor
Forties, Cromarty, Forth, Tyne, Dogger, Fisher, German Bight
Cyclonic 4 to 6 increasing 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 in Forties, becoming westerly or southwesterly 4 to 6 later except in northeast Forties. Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough except in Cromarty, Forth and Tyne. Rain or showers. Good, occasionally poor
Humber
Cyclonic 7 to severe gale 9 becoming west 4 to 6. Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough at first in east, becoming slight or moderate later. Rain then showers. Good, occasionally poor
Thames, Dover, Wight, Portland, Plymouth, Biscay
West or southwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 except in Biscay, backing south or southwest 4 to 6 later, then increasing 6 to gale 8 later in Plymouth and Biscay. Rough or very rough in Plymouth and Biscay, elsewhere, moderate or rough, occasionally very rough at first. Squally showers. Good, occasionally poor
Trafalgar (issued 23:15 UTC+1)
Northerly or northwesterly 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4 in west. Moderate or rough, occasionally slight in southeast. Showers. Good.
South FitzRoy
Westerly 4 to 6, backing southwesterly 7 to severe gale 9 later. Rough or very rough. Showers. Good, occasionally poor
North FitzRoy, Sole
Westerly backing southwesterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first in Sole, becoming cyclonic severe gale 9 to violent storm 11 later. Rough or very rough, becoming high or very high later in west. Rain or squally showers. Moderate or poor
Lundy, Fastnet
West, backing southeast later, 6 to gale 8, decreasing 3 to 5 for a time. Rough or very rough becoming moderate or rough. Squally showers. Good, occasionally poor
Irish Sea
Northwest 6 to gale 8 decreasing 3 to 5, then backing southeast later. Moderate or rough becoming slight or moderate. Showers. Good, occasionally poor
Shannon
West 6 to gale 8 backing southwest 3 or 4, becoming cyclonic gale 8 to storm 10 later. Rough or very rough. Squally showers. Good, occasionally poor
Rockall, Malin, Hebrides, Bailey
Northwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first in southeast Malin, becoming cyclonic 3 to 5. Moderate or rough in east Malin and east Hebrides, but elsewhere rough throughout. Showers. Moderate or good
Fair Isle, Faeroes, Southeast Iceland
Cyclonic 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first in east Fair Isle, becoming northwesterly 6 to gale 8 later in east Fair Isle. Moderate or rough. Rain then showers. 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:
Southeasterly gale force 8 continuing
North Utsire, issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 continuing
South Utsire, issued:
Gale force 8 veering southeasterly imminent
Forties, issued:
Gale now ceased but westerly gale force 8 expected soon, increasing severe gale force 9 later
Cromarty, issued:
Northwesterly gale force 8 expected later
Forth, issued:
Northwesterly gale force 8 expected later
Tyne, issued:
Westerly gale force 8 expected later
Dogger, issued:
Westerly gale force 8 imminent
Fisher, issued:
Southerly gale force 8 expected soon
German Bight, issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later
Humber, issued:
Southerly gale force 8 expected soon, veering southwesterly and increasing severe gale force 9 later
Thames, issued:
Southwesterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 imminent
Dover, issued:
Southwesterly severe gale force 9 now decreased gale force 8
Wight, issued:
Gale force 8 backing southwesterly soon
Portland, issued:
Gale force 8 backing southwesterly soon
Plymouth, issued:
Gale force 8 backing southwesterly imminent
Biscay, issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later
FitzRoy, issued:
Westerly violent storm force 11 expected later
Sole, issued:
Gale force 8 veering northwesterly and increasing violent storm force 11 later
Lundy, issued:
Gale force 8 backing southwesterly imminent
Fastnet, issued:
Gale force 8 backing westerly imminent
Irish Sea, issued:
Northwesterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 imminent
Shannon, issued:
Gale force 8 veering northerly and increasing storm force 10 later
Fair Isle, issued:
Northwesterly gale force 8 expected later