Shipping forecast and gale warnings

Sunday 30 June 2024

The shipping forecast issued by the Met Office, on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, at 00:15 (UTC+1) on Sun 30 Jun 2024 for the period 01:00 (UTC+1) on Sun 30 Jun 2024 to 01:00 (UTC+1) on Mon 1 Jul 2024 .

The general synopsis at 1800

Low eastern France 1005 expected southern Sweden 995 by 1800 Sunday

The area forecasts for the next 24 hours

Viking, North Utsire, South Utsire, East Forties

Southwesterly 3 to 5 becoming variable 2 to 4, then northwesterly 3 to 5 later. Slight or moderate. Showers. Good, occasionally moderate

West Forties, Cromarty, Forth, Tyne

Westerly or northwesterly 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4 later except in west Forties. Slight or moderate in Forties and east Cromarty, but elsewhere smooth or slight. Showers. Good, occasionally moderate at first

Dogger, Fisher, Northwest German Bight

Variable 2 to 4 becoming northwesterly 3 to 5. Smooth or slight in Dogger, but elsewhere slight or moderate. Occasional rain then showers. Good, occasionally moderate at first

Southeast German Bight

Northeasterly backing northwesterly, 3 to 5. Slight or moderate. Showers, perhaps thundery in far southeast. Good, occasionally moderate

Humber, Thames, Dover, Wight

Northwest 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 at times. Smooth or slight. Showers. Good, occasionally moderate

Portland, Plymouth

West or northwest 2 to 4, veering north or northwest 3 to 5 later. Smooth or slight in northeast Portland, but elsewhere slight or moderate. Drizzle and fog patches for a time. Moderate or good, becoming poor or very poor for a time

Biscay

Northwesterly 3 or 4, becoming variable 3 or less in south. Slight or moderate. Drizzle or showers, thundery at first in south. Good, occasionally poor

Trafalgar

Northerly or northwesterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later in southeast. Moderate, occasionally slight in southeast. Rain at times, becoming fair later. Good, occasionally moderate

Southeast FitzRoy

Variable 2 to 4, becoming northerly 3 to 5 later. Moderate. Occasional rain. Good, occasionally moderate

Northwest FitzRoy, Sole

Cyclonic 3 at first in east, otherwise northerly 4 to 6, backing northwesterly 3 or 4 later. Moderate or rough. Drizzle and fog patches at first in far east. Poor or very poor at first in far east, otherwise good

Lundy, Fastnet, Irish Sea, Shannon

Cyclonic at first in Lundy, otherwise north backing west or northwest, 3 to 5. Rough at first in Shannon and far southwest of Fastnet, otherwise slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight in Irish Sea. Drizzle and fog patches at first in Lundy, otherwise showers. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor at first in Lundy

Rockall, Malin, Hebrides, Bailey

Northwest backing west or southwest, 3 to 5. Rough becoming moderate. Showers then rain. Moderate or good, occasionally poor later in Rockall and Bailey

Fair Isle, Faeroes

West or northwest, backing southwest later in Faeroes, 3 to 5. Moderate or rough at first except in southeast Fair Isle, otherwise slight or moderate. Showers. Good, occasionally moderate

Southeast Iceland

Northwesterly 5 at first in east, otherwise variable 2 to 4, becoming southerly 4 or 5 later. Rough at first in southeast, otherwise slight or moderate. Rain later. Good, becoming moderate or poor later