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 all areas except Trafalgar .

The general synopsis at midnight

Developing Atlantic low expected Norwegian Basin 958 by midnight tonight

The area forecasts for the next 24 hours

Viking, North Utsire, South Utsire, Forties, Cromarty, Forth

Westerly or southwesterly 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 except in South Utsire, perhaps storm 10 later in Viking. Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough except in Forth, occasionally high later in Viking, the utsires and Forties. Rain or showers. Good, occasionally poor

Tyne, Dogger, Fisher, German Bight, Humber

Westerly or southwesterly 4 to 6, increasing 6 to gale 8, perhaps severe gale 9 later in Tyne and Dogger. Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough in Dogger, Fisher and German Bight. Rain or showers. Good, occasionally poor

Thames, Dover, Wight, Portland, Plymouth

West or southwest 4 to 6, increasing 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 later in Portland and Plymouth. Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough in Plymouth and later Portland and Wight. Fair then occasional rain, then showers later. Good, occasionally poor

Biscay, FitzRoy

Northerly in far south FitzRoy, otherwise westerly or northwesterly, 4 to 6, increasing 6 to gale 8 later in north. Moderate or rough, becoming very rough or high later in north. Occasional rain. Good, occasionally moderate

Trafalgar (issued 0015 UTC)

Northeasterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later in far southeast. Moderate or rough. Occasional rain. Good, occasionally moderate.

Sole, Lundy, Fastnet, Irish Sea

West or southwest 4 to 6, increasing 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 later. In Irish Sea, moderate or rough, elsewhere rough or very rough, becoming very rough or high later. Occasional rain then squally showers. Good, occasionally poor

Shannon

West veering northwest later, 7 to severe gale 9. Very rough or high, becoming high or very high later. Squally showers. Good, occasionally poor

Rockall

West veering northwest later, gale 8 to storm 10. High or very high. Squally wintry showers. Good, occasionally poor

Malin

West 7 to severe gale 9, veering northwest gale 8 to storm 10 later. Very rough or high, becoming high or very high. Squally wintry showers. Good, occasionally poor

Hebrides, Bailey

West or northwest gale 8 to storm 10, occasionally violent storm force 11 until later. High or very high. Squally wintry showers. Good, occasionally poor

Fair Isle

Cyclonic 6 to gale 8, becoming west severe gale 9 to violent storm 11, veering northwest later. Rough or very rough, becoming high or very high. Rain or squally showers. Good, occasionally poor

Faeroes

Cyclonic 7 to severe gale 9, increasing severe gale 9 to violent storm 11 for a time in south. Very rough or high, becoming high or very high in south. Rain or squally showers. Good, occasionally poor

Southeast Iceland

Cyclonic 5 to 7, increasing 7 to severe gale 9, becoming northerly or northwesterly 6 to gale 8 later. Rough or very rough, becoming very rough or high. Rain or squally wintry showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor

Gale warnings

Sea area gale warnings issued by the Met Office, on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, at

Viking, issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 increasing severe gale force 9 imminent, increasing storm force 10 soon

North Utsire, issued:
Southwesterly severe gale force 9 expected later

South Utsire, issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 continuing

Forties, issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected soon, increasing severe gale force 9 later

Cromarty, issued:
Southwesterly severe gale force 9 expected later

Forth, issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected soon, increasing severe gale force 9 later

Tyne, issued:
Gale force 8 veering westerly soon

Dogger, issued:
Gale force 8 veering westerly soon

Fisher, issued:
Gale force 8 veering westerly soon

German Bight, issued:
Gale force 8 veering westerly soon

Humber, issued:
Gale force 8 veering westerly soon

Thames, issued:
Gale force 8 veering westerly soon

Dover, issued:
Gale force 8 veering westerly soon

Wight, issued:
Gale force 8 veering westerly soon

Portland, issued:
Westerly gale force 8 expected soon, increasing severe gale force 9 later

Plymouth, issued:
Westerly gale force 8 expected soon, increasing severe gale force 9 later

Biscay, issued:
Northwesterly gale force 8 expected later

FitzRoy, issued:
Northwesterly gale force 8 expected later

Sole, issued:
Westerly gale force 8 expected soon, veering northwesterly and increasing severe gale force 9 later

Lundy, issued:
Westerly gale force 8 expected soon, veering northwesterly and increasing severe gale force 9 later

Fastnet, issued:
Westerly gale force 8 expected soon, veering northwesterly and increasing severe gale force 9 later

Irish Sea, issued:
Westerly gale force 8 expected imminent, veering northwesterly and increasing severe gale force 9 later

Shannon, issued:
Gale force 8 now veered westerly, veering northwesterly and increasing severe gale force 9 imminent

Rockall, issued:
Storm force 10 now veered westerly, veering northwesterly later

Malin, issued:
Severe gale force 9 veering westerly imminent, veering northwesterly and increasing storm force 10 later

Hebrides, issued:
Southwesterly severe gale force 9 expected soon, veering westerly and increasing violent storm force 11 later

Bailey, issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 imminent, increasing storm force 10 soon, then veering westerly and increasing violent storm force 11 later

Fair Isle, issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected imminent, increasing severe gale force 9 soon, veering westerly and increasing violent storm force 11 later

Faeroes, issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 expected imminent, increasing severe gale force 9 soon, veering westerly and increasing violent storm force 11 later

Southeast Iceland, issued:
Gale now ceased, but southwesterly gale force 8 expected soon, then veering northwesterly and increasing severe gale force 9 later