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 Thames, Dover, Wight, Portland, Plymouth, Biscay, FitzRoy, Sole, Lundy and Southeast Iceland.
The general synopsis at 1800
High Norway 1039 expected Forties 1042 by 1800 Thursday
The area forecasts for the next 24 hours
Viking, North Utsire
Southerly or southeasterly 5 or 6, veering southwesterly 2 to 4, becoming variable 3 later in south Viking. Moderate or rough at first in Viking, otherwise slight or moderate. Mainly fair. Good
South Utsire
Southerly or southeasterly 4 or 5, becoming variable 3 or less, becoming northerly 3 or 4 later. Slight or moderate, becoming mainly slight later. Mainly fair. Good
Forties
Southerly or southeasterly, backing easterly later, 3 to 5, becoming variable 3 or less later in north. Moderate, becoming slight or moderate. Mainly fair. Good
Cromarty, Forth
South or southeast 3 to 5. Slight or moderate. Fair. Good
Tyne, Dogger
East or southeast 4 to 6. Slight or moderate, but moderate or rough at first in Dogger. Mainly fair. Good
Fisher
Southeasterly 3 or 4, becoming variable 3 or less in north. Slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight later. Mainly fair. Good
German Bight, Humber
East or northeast 5 to 7. Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate in German Bight. Mainly fair. Good
Thames, Dover, Wight, Portland, Plymouth
East or northeast 5 or 6, increasing 7 or gale 8. Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough later in Plymouth. Showers at first. Moderate or good
Biscay
Northeasterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 in north. Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough in far northwest. Rain or showers. Moderate or good
Trafalgar
Northwesterly 4 or 5, veering northerly or northeasterly 4 to 6, becoming cyclonic 3 or 4 later in southeast. Mainly rough, but slight or moderate in far southeast. Showers, perhaps thundery. Good, occasionally moderate
FitzRoy
Cyclonic becoming northeasterly, 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first in west and later in east. Moderate or rough, but rough or very rough at first in west and later in northeast. Showers. Good
Sole, Lundy, Fastnet, Irish Sea
East or northeast 4 to 6, increasing 7 or gale 8 later in Sole and Lundy. Slight or moderate in Irish Sea, otherwise moderate or rough, occasionally very rough in Sole. Showers. Good
Shannon
Northeast veering southeast, 4 to 6. Rough, becoming moderate or rough. Mainly fair. Moderate or good
Rockall, Malin, Hebrides, Southeast Bailey
Variable 2 to 4, becoming easterly or southeasterly 3 to 5 in Rockall and Malin. Rough in southeast Bailey, but elsewhere moderate or rough. Mainly fair. Moderate or good
Northwest Bailey
Southwesterly 5 to 7. Rough becoming very rough. Showers. Moderate or good
Fair Isle, Faeroes
Southwesterly 4 to 6, but variable 3 or 4 at first in west Fair Isle and east Faeroes. Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough in northwest Faeroes. Occasional rain at first. Moderate or good
Southeast Iceland
Southwesterly 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 later. Rough becoming very rough. Occasional drizzle. Moderate or good
Gale warnings
Sea area gale warnings issued by the Met Office, on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, at
Thames,
issued:
Northeasterly gale force 8 expected later
Dover,
issued:
Northeasterly gale force 8 expected later
Wight,
issued:
Northeasterly gale force 8 expected later
Portland,
issued:
Northeasterly gale force 8 expected later
Plymouth,
issued:
Northeasterly gale force 8 expected later
Biscay,
issued:
Northeasterly gale force 8 expected later
FitzRoy,
issued:
Northerly gale force 8 continuing
Sole,
issued:
Northeasterly gale force 8 expected later
Lundy,
issued:
Northeasterly gale force 8 expected later
Southeast Iceland,
issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 increasing severe gale force 9 later