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 FitzRoy, Sole, Bailey, Faeroes and Southeast Iceland.
The general synopsis at 1800
Low Bailey 993 moving steadily west and losing its identity by 1800 Monday. New low expected Fair Isle 992 by same time
The area forecasts for the next 24 hours
Viking, North Utsire, South Utsire
Southerly 3 to 5, backing southeasterly 5 or 6, occasionally 7 later. Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough. Rain at times. Good, occasionally poor
Forties, Cromarty, Forth, Tyne, Dogger
South or southeast, becoming cyclonic later, 4 to 6. Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough later in Forties and Dogger. Rain or showers, perhaps thundery. Good, occasionally poor
Fisher, German Bight
Southwest 2 to 4, backing south 4 to 6. Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate, then moderate or rough later. Occasional rain, fog patches in German Bight. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor in German Bight
Humber, Thames, Dover, Wight, Portland, Plymouth
South or southwest 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later. Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough in Plymouth. Rain, then showers, perhaps thundery. Good, occasionally poor
Biscay
West or southwest 4 to 6. Rough or very rough, occasionally moderate in southeast. Showers, perhaps thundery. Good, occasionally poor
Trafalgar
Westerly or northwesterly 3 to 5, becoming variable 3 or less in south, backing southwesterly 4 to 6 later in north. Rough or very rough, occasionally moderate in southeast. Showers. Good
FitzRoy, Sole
West or southwest 4 to 6, backing south or southwest 6 to gale 8 later. Very rough, occasionally rough in southeast FitzRoy and northeast Sole. Showers, rain later, perhaps thundery. Good, occasionally poor
Lundy, Fastnet, Irish Sea
South or southwest 4 to 6, but cyclonic 4 or 5 at first in Irish Sea. In Irish Sea slight or moderate, occasionally rough, elsewhere moderate or rough, but very rough in southwest Fastnet. Rain or thundery showers. Good, occasionally poor
Shannon
South or southwest, backing south or southeast later, 3 to 5 increasing 6 or 7 later, perhaps gale 8 later. Very rough, becoming rough in northeast. Showers, rain later. Good, becoming moderate or poor later
Rockall, Malin, Hebrides
Cyclonic, becoming southeast later in Rockall, 4 to 6. Very rough becoming rough, but slight or moderate in southeast Malin. Rain or showers, perhaps thundery. Good, occasionally poor
Bailey
Cyclonic 5 to 7, becoming variable 2 to 4 for a time, increasing 6 to gale 8 later. Very rough, becoming rough later in southeast. Rain or showers. Moderate or good
Fair Isle, Faeroes
Cyclonic 2 to 4, increasing 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 later in west Faeroes. Rough or very rough, but moderate at first in southeast Fair Isle. Rain, fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor
Southeast Iceland
Northeasterly 7 to severe gale 9, but 4 to 6 until later in southeast. Very rough, occasionally high in west. Rain. Moderate or poor
Gale warnings
Sea area gale warnings issued by the Met Office, on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, at
FitzRoy,
issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later
Sole,
issued:
Southerly gale force 8 expected later
Bailey,
issued:
Northeasterly gale force 8 expected later
Faeroes,
issued:
Northeasterly gale force 8 expected later
Southeast Iceland,
issued:
Northeasterly severe gale force 9 continue