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, Fisher, German Bight, Humber, Thames, FitzRoy, Sole, Fastnet, Shannon, Rockall, Malin, Hebrides and Bailey.

The general synopsis at 0600

Low mid-Atlantic 993 expected 150 miles west of Rockall 973 by 0600 tomorrow

The area forecasts for the next 24 hours

Viking, North Utsire, South Utsire

Westerly or northwesterly 4 to 6. Moderate or rough. Thundery showers. Good, occasionally poor

Forties, Cromarty, Forth, Tyne, Dogger

West 4 to 6, but 6 or 7 at first in Forties and Cromarty, occasionally gale 8 at first in Forties, backing south or southeast later. Moderate, but occasionally rough at first in Forties, Cromarty and Dogger. Showers, rain later. Good, occasionally poor

Fisher

West 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 to 6 later. Rough becoming moderate. Thundery showers. Good, occasionally poor

German Bight, Humber, Thames

West 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 to 6, backing southwest later. Moderate or rough becoming moderate. Showers, rain later. Good occasionally poor

Dover, Wight, Portland, Plymouth

West veering southwest, 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later. Moderate or rough becoming slight or moderate, except in Plymouth. Showers then rain. Good, occasionally poor

Biscay

Variable 2 to 4 in south, otherwise southwesterly 4 to 6. Moderate or rough. Mainly fair. Good

Trafalgar (issued 2315 UTC)

Northeasterly 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4 in northwest. Moderate or rough. Mainly fair. Good.

Southeast FitzRoy

Northerly 3 to 5 in southeast, otherwise variable 2 to 4. Rough becoming moderate. Mainly fair. Good

Northwest FitzRoy, Sole

Southwesterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first. Rough, occasionally very rough in west. Rain at times. Moderate or good, occasionally poor

Lundy, Fastnet, Irish Sea

West 4 to 6, backing south or southwest, but becoming cyclonic in Irish Sea, 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 in Fastnet and perhaps gale 8 later in Lundy and Irish Sea. Slight or moderate becoming moderate or rough in Irish Sea, otherwise moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough in Fastnet. Rain. Moderate or good, occasionally poor

Shannon, Rockall

Cyclonic 4 to 6, increasing 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 in Rockall, perhaps severe gale 9 later in Shannon and perhaps storm 10 later in Rockall. Moderate or rough becoming very rough or high, occasional very high later in west Rockall. Rain. Moderate or good, occasionally poor

Malin, Hebrides

North or northwest 4 to 6, becoming cyclonic 5 to 7 later, perhaps gale 8 later. Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough later in west Malin. Showers, rain later. Good occasionally poor

Bailey

Cyclonic 4 to 6, becoming east 7 to severe gale 9 later. Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough. Showers, rain later. Good occasionally poor

Fair Isle, Faeroes, Southeast Iceland

Cyclonic becoming easterly or southeasterly 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later in Faeroes and Southeast Iceland. Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough in Southeast Iceland. Showers. Good, occasionally poor

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 continuing

Fisher, issued:
Gale force 8 backing westerly imminent

German Bight, issued:
Severe gale force 9 veering westerly and decreasing gale force 8 imminent

Humber, issued:
Severe gale force 9 veering westerly and decreasing gale force 8 imminent

Thames, issued:
Severe gale force 9 veering westerly and decreasing gale force 8 imminent

FitzRoy, issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later

Sole, issued:
Gale now ceased but southwesterly gale force 8 expected later

Fastnet, issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected soon

Shannon, issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 expected later

Rockall, issued:
Southeasterly severe gale force 9 expected soon

Malin, issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 expected later

Hebrides, issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 expected later

Bailey, issued:
Easterly severe gale force 9 expected later