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 FitzRoy, Sole, Lundy, Fastnet, and Shannon.
The general synopsis at 1800
Low 700 miles west of FitzRoy 1003 expected south Shannon 987 by 1800 Friday. Low east Faeroes 984 losing its identity
The area forecasts for the next 24 hours
Viking, North Utsire, South Utsire
Southeasterly 4 to 6 veering westerly or southwesterly 3 to 5. Moderate. Rain then mainly fair. Moderate or poor, becoming good
Forties, Cromarty, Forth, Tyne, Dogger
West or southwest 4 to 6, backing south 3 to 5 later. Slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight later in Cromarty, Forth and Tyne. Showers. Good, occasionally moderate
Fisher, German Bight
South or southwest 4 to 6 veering west or southwest 3 to 5. Slight or moderate in south and east German Bight, but elsewhere moderate throughout. Thundery showers. Good, occasionally moderate
Humber, Thames, Dover, Wight
West or southwest 4 to 6, backing south 3 to 5 later. Moderate or rough at first in Dover and Wight, otherwise slight or moderate. Showers. Good, occasionally moderate
Portland, Plymouth, North Biscay
Westerly 5 or 6 backing southwesterly 3 or 4, then southerly 5 to 7 later, perhaps gale 8 later in Plymouth and north Biscay. Rough or very rough becoming moderate or rough. Showers, then rain later. Moderate or good, occasionally poor later
South Biscay
Northwesterly 4 becoming variable 2 or 3, then southerly or southeasterly 4 or 5 later. Rough, occasionally moderate later. Showers, becoming fair later. Good
Trafalgar
Northerly or northwesterly, backing southwesterly for a time in northwest, 4 to 6. Moderate or rough. Rain later in northwest. Good, occasionally moderate in northwest
South FitzRoy
Westerly or southwesterly 3 or 4 becoming cyclonic 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 in north. Rough, becoming very rough later in northwest. Showers then rain. Moderate or good
North FitzRoy, Sole
Westerly 4 or 5 becoming cyclonic 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 later in west Sole. Rough or very rough, becoming very rough or high later in west Sole. Showers then rain. Moderate or good, occasionally poor
Lundy, Fastnet, Irish Sea
West backing south 4 to 6, increasing 6 to gale 8 later in Lundy and Fastnet. In Irish Sea, slight or moderate, occasionally rough in south, but elsewhere, rough or very rough occasionally moderate. Showers, then rain later. Moderate or good, occasionally poor later
Shannon
Westerly 4 or 5 becoming cyclonic 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 later in south. Rough or very rough. Showers then rain. Moderate or good, occasionally poor
Rockall, Malin
West 5 or 6 backing southwest 3 to 5, then becoming cyclonic later. In Rockall, very rough becoming rough, but in Malin, rough or very rough becoming moderate or rough. Showers, then rain later. Moderate or good
Hebrides, Bailey
West or southwest 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first, then backing south later. Rough or very rough becoming moderate or rough. Showers. Moderate or good
Fair Isle, Faeroes, Southeast Iceland
Cyclonic 3 to 5 becoming westerly or southwesterly 4 to 6, backing southerly 3 to 5 later. Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough at first in west Fair Isle and south Faeroes. Occasional rain, then showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first
Gale warnings
Sea area gale warnings issued by the Met Office, on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, at
FitzRoy, issued:
Southerly gale force 8 expected later
Sole, issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 expected soon, veering northwesterly and increasing severe gale force 9 later
Lundy, issued:
Southeasterly gale force 8 expected later
Fastnet, issued:
Gale now ceased but southerly gale force 8 expected later
Shannon, issued:
Northwesterly severe gale force 9 expected later