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 all areas except Trafalgar .
The general synopsis at midday
Low 100 miles northeast of Iceland 953 losing its identity
The area forecasts for the next 24 hours
Viking, North Utsire, South Utsire, Forties, Cromarty, Forth, Tyne
Southerly 7 to severe gale 9 at first in South Utsire and southeast Forties, otherwise southwesterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 until later. Moderate or rough in Cromarty, Forth and Tyne, elsewhere very rough or high becoming rough or very rough. Rain then squally wintry showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor
Dogger, Fisher, German Bight, Humber, Thames, Dover
South or southwest 7 to severe gale 9 veering west or southwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 in Dogger and Fisher and 4 elsewhere. Very rough or high at first in Fisher, otherwise rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough later. Rain, then showers later. Moderate or good, occasionally poor until later
Wight, Portland, Plymouth, Northwest Biscay
Southwesterly 6 to gale 8 veering westerly 5 to 7, occasionally 4 later. Mainly rough or very rough, but moderate or rough in southeast Wight and southeast Portland. Rain then squally showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first
Southeast Biscay, South FitzRoy
Westerly or southwesterly, veering northwesterly later, 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later. Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough. Occasional drizzle, then rain or showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor
Trafalgar (issued 0015 UTC)
Northerly or northeasterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 in southeast, and variable 1 to 3 at times in north. Moderate or rough. Showers. Moderate or good.
North FitzRoy, Sole, Lundy, Fastnet
Southwesterly veering westerly 6 to gale 8, veering northwesterly 5 or 6 later. Rough or very rough in Lundy and northeast Fastnet, but elsewhere very rough or high. Rain then squally showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor
Irish Sea
Southwest 6 to gale 8, occasionally 5 at first, veering west 4 to 6 later. Rough or very rough until later in south, otherwise moderate or rough. Rain then showers, wintry at times. Good, occasionally poor
Shannon, Rockall, Malin, Hebrides
Westerly or southwesterly 7 to severe gale 9, occasionally storm 10 at first in north Shannon and south Rockall, veering northwesterly 6 to gale 8. High or very high until later in Shannon, Rockall and west Malin, otherwise very rough or high. Squally wintry showers. Moderate or poor
Bailey
Southwesterly 7 to severe gale 9 at first in southeast, otherwise northwesterly 4 to 6 increasing 7 to severe gale 9. High, occasionally very rough in north. Squally wintry showers. Moderate or poor
Fair Isle, Southeast Faeroes
Southwesterly 7 to severe gale 9, veering westerly 5 to 7 in southeast Faeroes, and later also in Fair Isle. Rough or very rough in southeast Fair Isle, but elsewhere very rough or high. Squally wintry showers. Moderate or poor, occasionally good
Northwest Faeroes, Southeast Iceland
Cyclonic mainly westerly 4 to 6, becoming northwesterly 6 to gale 8 later in south. Very rough or high in south, rough or very rough in north. Wintry 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
Viking,
issued:
Severe gale force 9 veering southwesterly and decreasing gale force 8 imminent
North Utsire,
issued:
Severe gale force 9 veering southwesterly and decreasing gale force 8 imminent
South Utsire,
issued:
Severe gale force 9 veering southwesterly and decreasing gale force 8 imminent
Forties,
issued:
Southwesterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 imminent
Cromarty,
issued:
Southwesterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 imminent
Forth,
issued:
Southwesterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 imminent
Tyne,
issued:
Southwesterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 imminent
Dogger,
issued:
Southwesterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 soon
Fisher,
issued:
Southwesterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 imminent
German Bight,
issued:
Southwesterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 soon
Humber,
issued:
Southwesterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 soon
Thames,
issued:
Southwesterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 soon
Dover,
issued:
Southwesterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 soon
Wight,
issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 continuing
Portland,
issued:
Gale force 8 veering westerly imminent
Plymouth,
issued:
Gale force 8 veering westerly soon
Biscay,
issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected soon
FitzRoy,
issued:
Gale force 8 veering westerly imminent
Sole,
issued:
Gale force 8 veering westerly imminent
Lundy,
issued:
Southwesterly severe gale force 9 now decreased gale force 8, veering westerly soon
Fastnet,
issued:
Southwesterly severe gale force 9 now decreased gale force 8, veering westerly imminent
Irish Sea,
issued:
Southwesterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 imminent
Shannon,
issued:
Severe gale force 9 veering westerly imminent, increasing storm force 10 soon
Rockall,
issued:
Storm force 10 veering westerly soon
Malin,
issued:
Southwesterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 imminent
Hebrides,
issued:
Severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 imminent, veering westerly soon
Bailey,
issued:
Severe gale force 9 veering westerly and decreasing gale force 8 imminent, veering northwesterly and increasing severe gale force 9 later
Fair Isle,
issued:
Southwesterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 imminent
Faeroes,
issued:
Severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 imminent, veering westerly later
Southeast Iceland,
issued:
Northwesterly gale force 8 expected later