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 Thames 1020 slowly moving east expected German Bight 1019 by 1800 Thursday. New high expected Malin 1019 by same time.
The area forecasts for the next 24 hours
Viking, North Utsire
Variable, 2 to 4. Slight, occasionally moderate until later in Viking. Drizzle, fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor
South Utsire
Northwesterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 in east and 2 in west. Slight, occasionally moderate in southeast. Fog patches in west. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor in west
Forties, Cromarty, Forth, Tyne, Dogger
Cyclonic at first, otherwise variable 2 to 4. Slight, occasionally smooth in Cromarty and Forth. Fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor
Fisher
Westerly or northwesterly 4 to 6, decreasing 3 or 4 later in west. Slight or moderate. Fog patches later. Good, occasionally very poor later
German Bight
Northwesterly 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4. Slight or moderate, becoming slight. Mainly fair. Good
Humber, Thames, Dover, Wight, Portland
Variable 3 or less, occasionally 4 at first, becoming east or northeast 3 to 5 later. Slight, occasionally smooth. Fair. Moderate or good
Plymouth, North Biscay
Northerly or northeasterly 3 or 4, occasionally 5 until later. Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth in northeast Plymouth. Fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor
South Biscay
Variable 3 or less, becoming mainly northerly or northwesterly 2 to 4 later. Slight. Thundery showers. Good, occasionally moderate
Trafalgar
Northerly or northwesterly 3 to 5, occasionally 2 in west and 6 at times in southeast. Slight, occasionally moderate in southeast. Fair. Good
FitzRoy, Sole
Northerly or northeasterly 3 to 5, occasionally variable 3 or less. Slight or moderate. Mainly fair. Good, occasionally poor
Lundy, Fastnet, Irish Sea
Variable 2 to 4, becoming mainly northeast later. Slight or moderate in south and west Fastnet, but elsewhere smooth or slight. Fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor
Shannon
Southwesterly 3 or 4, becoming variable 3 or less. Moderate. Drizzle, fog patches. Good, occasionally very poor
Rockall, Malin
Southwest 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first in Rockall, becoming variable 2 to 4 in Malin and later in Rockall. Moderate, occasionally slight in east Malin and rough at times later in northwest Rockall. Rain or drizzle at times, fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor
Hebrides, Bailey, Fair Isle, Faeroes
Mainly southerly or southwesterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 until later. Moderate or rough, but slight or moderate in east Hebrides and east Fair Isle. Rain or drizzle at times, fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor
Southeast Iceland
Southwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 3 at first. Moderate, becoming rough later. Rain then showers, fog patches at first. Moderate to very poor, becoming good
Gale warnings
Sea area gale warnings issued by the Met Office, on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, at