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 Viking, North Utsire, Forties, Cromarty, Forth, Trafalgar, Sole, Irish Sea, Shannon, Rockall, Malin, Hebrides, Bailey, Fair Isle, Faeroes and Southeast Iceland.
The general synopsis at 1800
New low expected Southeast Iceland 968 by 1800 Saturday
The area forecasts for the next 24 hours
Viking, North Utsire
Southerly or southwesterly 4 to 6, increasing 7 or gale 8 later, perhaps severe gale 9 later in Viking. Moderate or rough, becoming very rough later. Rain or showers. Good, occasionally poor
South Utsire
Southerly veering westerly 4 to 6, backing southwesterly 5 to 7 later. Moderate or rough. Rain then showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor
Forties, Cromarty, Forth
South or southwest 4 to 6 increasing 6 to gale 8, perhaps severe gale 9 later. Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough except in west Cromarty, then very rough later in north Forties. Rain later. Good, occasionally moderate
Tyne, Dogger
West or southwest 4 to 6, backing south or southwest 5 to 7 later, perhaps gale 8 later. Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough later in Dogger. Rain later. Good, occasionally moderate later
Fisher, German Bight, Humber
South at first in Fisher and German Bight, otherwise west or southwest, 4 to 6. Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough later except in Humber. Occasional rain at first. Good, occasionally poor at first
Thames, Dover, Wight, Portland, Plymouth
Cyclonic 4 or 5 at first in Thames, otherwise variable 3 or less becoming southwesterly 3 to 5, increasing 6 later in northwest Plymouth. Mainly slight or moderate, but moderate or rough in Portland and very rough becoming rough in Plymouth. Showers. Moderate or good
Biscay
Variable 2 to 4. Very rough, becoming rough later. Showers. Moderate or good
Trafalgar
Northerly 7 to severe gale 9 at first in west, otherwise easterly or northeasterly 4 to 6, increasing 7 or gale 8 in far southeast. High at first in west, otherwise rough or very rough. Thundery rain or showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first
Southeast FitzRoy
Northeasterly 5 to 7, decreasing 3 or 4 later. Very rough, becoming rough later. Showers. Moderate or good
Northwest FitzRoy
Southwesterly 3 to 5, increasing 6 or 7 in far northwest. Very rough, becoming rough later except in far northwest. Mainly fair. Moderate or good
Sole, Lundy, Fastnet, Irish Sea
Southwest 3 to 5 increasing 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 later in Sole and Irish Sea, perhaps gale 8 later in Lundy and Fastnet. Rough or very rough in Sole, west Lundy and Fastnet, elsewhere slight or moderate becoming moderate or rough. Showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor later
Shannon, Rockall, Malin, Hebrides, Bailey, Fair Isle, Faeroes
Southerly or southwesterly 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 except in south and east Shannon, perhaps storm 10 later in Hebrides and Fair Isle. Rough or very rough in southeast Fair Isle, elsewhere mainly very rough or high, but very high at first in north Bailey. Rain or showers. Moderate or poor, occasionally good in southeast Fair Isle
Southeast Iceland
Southwesterly 7 to severe gale 9 becoming cyclonic 4 to 6, becoming southwesterly 7 to severe gale 9 again later in south. High or very high becoming very rough or high, but becoming rough near the coast. Squally thundery showers, then rain. Poor, occasionally moderate
Gale warnings
Sea area gale warnings issued by the Met Office, on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, at
Viking,
issued:
Southerly gale force 8 expected later
North Utsire,
issued:
Southerly gale force 8 expected later
Forties,
issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later
Cromarty,
issued:
Southerly gale force 8 expected later
Forth,
issued:
Southerly gale force 8 expected later
Trafalgar,
issued:
Gale force 8 veering northerly soon, increasing severe gale force 9 later
Sole,
issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later
Irish Sea,
issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later
Shannon,
issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 increasing severe gale force 9 later
Rockall,
issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 increasing severe gale force 9 later
Malin,
issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 increasing severe gale force 9 later
Hebrides,
issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 increasing severe gale force 9 later
Bailey,
issued:
Southwesterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 imminent, backing southerly and increasing severe gale force 9 soon
Fair Isle,
issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 increasing severe gale force 9 later
Faeroes,
issued:
Southerly gale force 8 veering southwesterly soon and increasing severe gale force 9 later
Southeast Iceland,
issued:
Southwesterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 imminent, increasing severe gale force 9 later