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
The general synopsis at 1800
High Fisher 1029 expected German Bight 1021 by 1800 Tuesday. New low expected 100 miles southwest of Iceland 999 by same time.
The area forecasts for the next 24 hours
Viking, North Utsire
Southerly 4 or 5, veering westerly later in west Viking. Slight or moderate. Occasional rain, fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor
South Utsire
Northwesterly 4 or 5 at first in southeast, otherwise variable 3 or 4 becoming southerly or southwesterly 4 or 5. Slight or moderate. Occasional rain. Moderate or good
Forties, Cromarty, Forth, Tyne, Dogger
South or southeast 4 or 5 becoming variable 3 or 4. Slight or moderate. Occasional rain at first. Moderate or good
Fisher, German Bight
Northwesterly 4 or 5 at first in northeast Fisher, otherwise variable 3 or 4. Slight or moderate. Rain at times. Moderate or good
Humber, Thames
East or southeast 4 or 5 becoming variable 3 or 4. Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate at first. Showers at first, perhaps thundery. Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first
Dover, Wight, Portland
East or northeast 5 or 6 becoming variable 3 or 4. Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth later. Showers at first, perhaps thundery. Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first
Plymouth, Biscay, Trafalgar, Southeast FitzRoy
Variable 3 or 4. Slight. Thundery showers except in Plymouth, fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor
Northwest FitzRoy, Sole
Northerly or northeasterly 3 or 4, occasionally 5 later. Slight or moderate. Rain at times, fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor
Lundy, Fastnet, Irish Sea, Southeast Shannon
Variable 3 or 4. Smooth or slight. Fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor
Northwest Shannon, Rockall
Southwesterly 4 or 5. Slight or moderate. Rain at times, fog patches at first. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor at first
Malin, Hebrides
South or southeast 3 or 4 veering southwest 4 or 5. Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth at first. Rain at times. Moderate or good
Bailey
Cyclonic 5 or 6 becoming southwest 4 or 5. Moderate. Rain or showers. Moderate or good
Fair Isle, Faeroes, Southeast Iceland
Variable 3 or 4 becoming cyclonic 4 or 5, increasing 6 for a time in Southeast Iceland. Slight or moderate. Rain or showers, fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor
Gale warnings
Sea area gale warnings issued by the Met Office, on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, at