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

Atlantic high 1025 expected Plymouth 1022 by midnight tonight

The area forecasts for the next 24 hours

Viking

Northwest 5 to 7 backing west 3 to 5. Moderate or rough. Showers. Good, occasionally moderate

North Utsire, South Utsire, Forties

Northwesterly 4 to 6 backing westerly or southwesterly 3 to 5. Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate in Forties. Showers. Good, occasionally moderate

Cromarty

West 3 to 5, backing southwest 2 to 4. Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate in east. Showers, rain later. Good, occasionally moderate later

Forth

West veering northwest, 2 to 4, backing southwest 4 to 6. Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate in east. Showers, rain later. Good, occasionally poor later

Tyne, Dogger

Northwest 3 to 5, backing southwest 3 or 4. Mainly slight in Tyne, but slight or moderate in Dogger. Showers, rain later. Good, occasionally moderate later

Fisher, German Bight

Northwest backing west, 4 to 6, occasionally 7 in Fisher and 3 in German Bight. Moderate or rough in Fisher, but moderate in German Bight. Showers. Good

Humber, Thames

Northwest backing southwest, 3 to 5. Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth in southwest Thames. Showers. Good

Dover, Wight, Portland, Plymouth

Northwest backing southwest, 3 to 5, becoming variable 3 or less later except in Dover. Slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight except in southwest Plymouth. Fair. Good

Biscay

Northerly 3 or 4, veering easterly 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4 for a time in north. Moderate, occasionally slight later near french coast. Showers. Good

Trafalgar (issued 23:15 UTC+1)

Northerly or northeasterly, becoming cyclonic, 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later near gibraltar. Moderate, occasionally slight. Showers. Good.

South FitzRoy

Northerly or northeasterly, becoming cyclonic, 4 to 6. Moderate. Showers. Good

North FitzRoy, Sole

Variable 2 to 4, becoming southwesterly 3 to 5 in Sole. Moderate. Showers. Good

Lundy, Fastnet, Irish Sea

West backing southwest, 3 to 5. Slight or moderate, but in Irish Sea slight occasionally smooth. Showers. Good

Shannon, Rockall, Malin

West 4 or 5, backing southwest 4 to 6, occasionally 7 except in Shannon. Moderate or rough, but smooth or slight in southeast Malin. Showers then rain. Moderate or good, occasionally poor

Hebrides

West 4 or 5, backing southwest, becoming cyclonic later, 2 to 4. Rough becoming moderate. Showers, rain later. Good, occasionally poor later

Bailey

West becoming variable, 2 to 4, then cyclonic 4 to 6 later. Moderate or rough. Occasional rain. Good, occasionally poor

Fair Isle, Faeroes

Westerly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first in north, becoming variable 2 to 4. Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough at first in far north Fair Isle and slight later east of orkney. Showers. Good

Southeast Iceland

Northwesterly veering northeasterly, 4 to 6. Moderate or rough, occasionally slight near icelandic coast. Mainly fair. Good

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