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 Tyne, Dogger, German Bight, Humber, Thames, Biscay, Trafalgar, Sole, Lundy, Fastnet, Irish Sea, Shannon, Rockall and Malin.
The general synopsis at 1800
New low expected Fastnet 990 by 1800 Friday
The area forecasts for the next 24 hours
Viking, North Utsire, South Utsire
Northwesterly veering northeasterly 4 to 6. Rough in Viking, moderate or rough in the utsires. Wintry showers. Good, occasionally moderate
Forties, Cromarty, Forth
North 4 or 5, veering northeast 5 to 7. Moderate or rough. Showers. Good
Tyne, Dogger
Northeasterly 4 or 5, increasing 6 or 7, occasionally gale 8 later in south. Moderate or rough. Occasional rain. Moderate or good
Fisher
Northwest 4 or 5, veering northeast 5 or 6. Moderate or rough. Fair. Good
German Bight
Northerly 4 or 5, veering northeasterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 later in southwest. Moderate or rough. Occasional rain. Good, occasionally poor in south
Humber
Northeast 4 or 5, increasing 6 to gale 8. Moderate becoming rough. Rain at times. Moderate or poor
Thames
Easterly or southeasterly 3 to 5, backing northeasterly 6 to gale 8 in far north. Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough in north. Rain at times. Moderate or good, occasionally poor
Dover, Wight, Portland, Plymouth
Southeast, veering southwest later, 4 to 6. Slight or moderate, occasionally rough later in far west of Plymouth. Rain or thundery showers. Good, occasionally poor
Biscay
Southeast 6 to gale 8, veering southwest 4 to 6. Moderate or rough. Thundery showers. Good, occasionally poor
Trafalgar
West or southwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 later. Rough or very rough. Thundery showers. Good, occasionally poor
FitzRoy
Cyclonic 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later in south. Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough later in west. Thundery showers. Good, occasionally poor
Sole, Lundy, Fastnet
Northeasterly 4 to 6, becoming cyclonic 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 later in northwest Lundy and Fastnet. Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough later. Rain or thundery showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor
Irish Sea
East 5 to 7, backing northeast 7 to severe gale 9. Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough later in southwest. Rain at times. Moderate or good, occasionally poor
Shannon, Rockall, Malin
Northeast 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 later in Shannon. Moderate or rough in Malin, otherwise rough or very rough, occasionally high in west Shannon. Rain or showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor in Shannon
Hebrides, Bailey
Northeasterly 5 to 7, becoming variable 2 to 4 later in north Bailey. Moderate or rough. Showers. Good
Fair Isle, Faeroes
Northeast 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4 later in Faeroes. Moderate or rough. Wintry showers. Good, occasionally moderate
Southeast Iceland
Variable 2 to 4, becoming southwesterly 4 to 6 later. Moderate or rough. Mainly fair. Good
Gale warnings
Sea area gale warnings issued by the Met Office, on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, at
Tyne,
issued:
Northeasterly gale force 8 expected later
Dogger,
issued:
Northeasterly gale force 8 expected later
German Bight,
issued:
Northeasterly gale force 8 expected later
Humber,
issued:
Northeasterly gale force 8 expected later
Thames,
issued:
Northeasterly gale force 8 expected later
Biscay,
issued:
Southerly gale force 8 expected later
Trafalgar,
issued:
Gale now ceased but westerly gale force 8 expected later
Sole,
issued:
Northeasterly gale force 8 expected later
Lundy,
issued:
Northeasterly severe gale force 9 expected later
Fastnet,
issued:
Northeasterly severe gale force 9 expected later
Irish Sea,
issued:
Northeasterly gale force 8 expected soon, increasing severe gale force 9 later
Shannon,
issued:
Northeasterly gale force 8 increasing severe gale force 9 later
Rockall,
issued:
Northeasterly gale force 8 continuing
Malin,
issued:
Northeasterly gale force 8 continuing