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
Atlantic high 1031 slow moving and intensifying 1033 by 1800 Friday. New low 1015 expected southern England by same time.
The area forecasts for the next 24 hours
Viking, North Utsire
Northerly or northwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 3 at first and 7 later, perhaps gale 8 later. Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough later. Showers. Moderate or good
South Utsire
Variable 3 or less until later in east, otherwise northerly or northwesterly 3 to 5, increasing 5 or 6, occasionally 7 later. Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth at first in east. Showers. Moderate or good
Forties, Cromarty, Forth, Tyne, Dogger
North backing northwest 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later. Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth at first. Showers. Moderate or good
Fisher, German Bight
Cyclonic 3 to 5, becoming northwest 4 to 6 later. Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate. Showers, perhaps thundery. Good, occasionally poor
Humber, Thames
Northeasterly backing northerly or northwesterly 3 to 5, occasionally variable 3 or less later in south Thames. Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate later in north Humber. Mainly fair. Good
Dover, Wight, Portland, Plymouth
Cyclonic mainly easterly or northeasterly 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4 for a time. Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate at first. Fair in Dover and north Wight but showers elsewhere, perhaps thundery. Moderate or good
Biscay
Northwest 2 to 4. Mainly slight. Thundery showers. Good, occasionally poor
Trafalgar
Northwesterly 3 to 5, occasionally 2 in north and 6 later in southeast. Slight, occasionally moderate later in south. Showers. Moderate or good
FitzRoy, Sole
Cyclonic mainly north 2 to 4, occasionally 5 later in south FitzRoy. Slight, becoming slight or moderate later in Sole. Showers. Good, occasionally poor
Lundy, Fastnet, Irish Sea
Variable becoming mainly northerly 2 to 4, occasionally 5 later. Smooth or slight. Mainly fair. Moderate or good
Shannon, Rockall, Malin
North or northeast 3 to 5, increasing 6 at times in Malin. Slight or moderate, becoming mainly moderate. Mainly fair. Good, occasionally moderate
Hebrides
Northeasterly backing northerly or northwesterly, 3 to 5. Slight or moderate. Mainly fair. Good, occasionally moderate
Bailey
North or northwest 3 to 5. Moderate. Mainly fair. Good
Fair Isle, Faeroes
North or northwest 3 to 5. Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth at first in Fair Isle. Mainly fair. Good, occasionally poor at first
Southeast Iceland
Westerly or southwesterly becoming cyclonic, 3 to 5, increasing 6 for a time at first in west, becoming variable 2 to 4 later. Moderate, occasionally rough at first in west and slight at times in north. Mainly fair. Good
Gale warnings
Sea area gale warnings issued by the Met Office, on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, at