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 southwest German Bight 1020 dissipating.
The area forecasts for the next 24 hours
Viking
Variable 3 or less, becoming north 2 to 4 later. Slight. Fog patches at first, rain or showers later. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor
North Utsire, South Utsire
Northerly or northwesterly 3 to 5, occasionally 2 at first, and 6 at times later in South Utsire. Slight, but becoming slight or moderate in South Utsire. Fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor
Forties, Cromarty, Forth, Tyne, Dogger
Variable 2 to 4, becoming northeasterly or northeasterly 3 to 5 later. Slight, occasionally smooth. Fog patches, rain later in Cromarty. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor
Fisher
Northwesterly 3 to 5, becoming variable 3 or less later in east. Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth at first in west and later in east. Fog banks. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor
German Bight
North or northwest occasionally variable, 2 to 4. Smooth or slight. Fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor
Humber
Easterly or southeasterly 2 to 4, backing northeasterly later 3 to 5. Smooth or slight. Fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor
Thames, Dover, Wight, Portland, Plymouth
East or northeast 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later. Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate except in Thames. Mainly fair. Moderate or good
Biscay
Cyclonic, 2 to 4, occasionally 5 at first and later. Slight, occasionally moderate in northwest. Thundery showers. Moderate or good
Trafalgar
Westerly or northwesterly 3 to 5, becoming variable 3 or less in north. Slight, occasionally moderate at first in southeast and later in west. Showers in west. Moderate or good
FitzRoy, Sole
Northeasterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later in west Sole, but variable 2 to 4 in south FitzRoy. Moderate, occasionally smooth in east and south FitzRoy. Mainly fair. Good, occasionally poor
Lundy, Fastnet, Irish Sea
Variable 2 to 4 becoming north or northeast 3 to 5. Moderate in southwest Fastnet, but elsewhere smooth or slight. Fog patches at first. Good, occasionally very poor at first
Shannon
Variable 2 to 4, becoming north or northeast 4 to 6. Moderate, occasionally rough later in far southwest. Rain or showers. Moderate or good
Rockall, Malin
North or northeast 4 to 6, occasionally variable 2 to 4 at first and later. Moderate, but occasionally rough at first in northwest Rockall and slight in east Malin. Occasional rain, fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor
Hebrides, Bailey, Fair Isle, Faeroes
South or southwest 4 or 5, occasionally 6 at first in Bailey and Faeroes, becoming variable 2 to 4 in Hebrides. Mainly moderate or rough, but slight or moderate in southeast Hebrides and Fair Isle. Showers in Bailey, occasional rain and fog patches elsewhere. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor except in Bailey
Southeast Iceland
Southwesterly 4 to 6. Rough. occasionally moderate later. Showers. Good, occasionally moderate
Gale warnings
Sea area gale warnings issued by the Met Office, on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, at