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 all areas except North Utsire .
The general synopsis at 1800
Low FitzRoy 975 expected northwestern Ireland 961 by 1800 Tuesday
The area forecasts for the next 24 hours
Southwest Viking
Southeasterly 6 to gale 8. Moderate or rough, becoming very rough. Wintry showers. Good, occasionally poor
Northeast Viking, North Utsire
Southeasterly 3 to 5. Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough except in northern and eastern North Utsire. Fair. Good
South Utsire, Northeast Forties
Easterly or southeasterly 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 later. Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough. Sleet or snow at times. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor. Light icing in South Utsire
Southwest Forties, Cromarty, Forth, Tyne, Dogger
Southeasterly 5 to 7 increasing 7 to severe gale 9, decreasing 5 to 7 again later in Tyne and Dogger. Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough, then high later in northwest Forties and east Cromarty. Occasional rain. Moderate or good, occasionally poor
Fisher, German Bight
East 5 to 7, occasionally 4 at first in German Bight, then increasing gale 8 at times. Slight or moderate at first in southeast German Bight and very rough later in west Fisher, otherwise moderate or rough. Occasional snow. Good, occasionally very poor
Humber, Thames, Dover
Southeast, veering south or southwest later, 4 to 6, increasing 7 or gale 8 for a time. Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough for a time, and very rough for a time in far northwest of Humber. Rain for a time. Moderate or good, occasionally poor
Wight, Portland, Plymouth, Biscay
Southerly or southeasterly veering southwesterly, 6 to gale 8, increasing severe gale 9 for a time at first in Plymouth and northwest Biscay, and occasionally storm 10 at first in northwest Plymouth. Moderate in southeast Wight, rough or very rough in northwest Wight and Portland, elsewhere rough or very rough, becoming very rough or high for a time. Rain then thundery showers. Moderate or poor
Trafalgar
Southwesterly veering westerly 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 at first. Rough at first in far southeast, otherwise very rough or high. Rain or thundery showers. Moderate or poor
FitzRoy
Cyclonic gale 8 to storm 10 at first in north, otherwise westerly or southwesterly 6 to gale 8. Very rough or high. Thundery showers. Moderate or poor
Sole
Cyclonic becoming southwest 6 to gale 8, increasing severe gale 9 to violent storm 11 for a time at first. Very rough or high, occasionally very high at first in east. Thundery showers. Moderate or poor
Lundy, Fastnet, Irish Sea, Shannon
Cyclonic, but mainly southeast in Irish Sea, 6 to gale 8 increasing gale 8 to storm 10, occasionally violent storm 11 in Fastnet and Shannon, becoming south 4 to 6 later. Rough or very rough, becoming very rough or high except in north Irish Sea. Rain then thundery showers. Moderate or poor
Rockall
Cyclonic 3 to 5 increasing 7 to severe gale 9. Very rough becoming high. Rain. Moderate or poor
Malin
East or southeast 7 to severe gale 9, increasing storm 10 at times. Rough or very rough, becoming very rough or high in west. Rain. Moderate or good, occasionally poor
Hebrides, Bailey, Fair Isle, Faeroes, Southeast Iceland
Easterly or southeasterly 6 to gale 8, increasing severe gale 9 at times, perhaps storm 10 later in Hebrides and Bailey. Rough or very rough at first except in Bailey, otherwise very rough or high. Rain or showers, wintry in Fair Isle. Moderate or good, occasionally poor
Gale warnings
Sea area gale warnings issued by the Met Office, on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, at
Viking,
issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 expected later
South Utsire,
issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 imminent, increasing severe gale force 9 later
Forties,
issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 imminent, increasing severe gale force 9 later
Cromarty,
issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 increasing severe gale force 9 later
Forth,
issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 increasing severe gale force 9 soon
Tyne,
issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 imminent, increasing severe gale force 9 soon
Dogger,
issued:
Southeasterly severe gale force 9 expected soon
Fisher,
issued:
Easterly gale force 8 expected later
German Bight,
issued:
Easterly gale force 8 expected later
Humber,
issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 expected later
Thames,
issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 expected later
Dover,
issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 expected later
Wight,
issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 expected later
Portland,
issued:
Gale force 8 veering southerly soon
Plymouth,
issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 expected soon, veering southwesterly and increasing storm force 10 later
Biscay,
issued:
Southerly gale force 8 expected soon, veering southwesterly and increasing severe gale force 9 later
Trafalgar,
issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 increasing severe gale force 9 later
FitzRoy,
issued:
Severe gale force 9 veering westerly and increasing storm force 10 imminent
Sole,
issued:
Gale force 8 backing northwesterly and increasing storm force 10 imminent, increasing violent storm force 11 soon
Lundy,
issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 expected imminent increasing severe gale force 9 soon, veering southerly and increasing storm force 10 later
Fastnet,
issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 increasing severe gale force 9 imminent, veering westerly and increasing violent storm force 11 soon
Irish Sea,
issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8, increasing severe gale force 9 soon, increasing storm force 10 later
Shannon,
issued:
Northerly severe gale force 9 imminent, backing northwesterly and increasing violent storm force 11 soon
Rockall,
issued:
Gale force 8 backing northeasterly imminent, veering easterly and increasing severe gale force 9 soon
Malin,
issued:
Southeasterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 imminent, increasing storm force 10 soon
Hebrides,
issued:
Southeasterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 imminent, backing easterly and increasing severe gale force 9 soon
Bailey,
issued:
Southeasterly severe gale force 9 continuing
Fair Isle,
issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 increasing severe gale force 9 later
Faeroes,
issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 increasing severe gale force 9 later
Southeast Iceland,
issued:
Easterly gale force 8 increasing severe gale force 9 later