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 1800

Low Fair Isle 960 expected South Utsire 978 by 1800 Sunday

The area forecasts for the next 24 hours

Viking, North Utsire

West becoming cyclonic, 7 to severe gale 9, occasionally storm 10 at first in Viking, becoming north later. Very rough or high. Squally showers. Moderate or poor

South Utsire

Westerly or southwesterly veering northerly later, 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 later. Very rough or high. Rain or squally showers. Moderate, occasionally poor

Forties, Cromarty, Forth

West veering north or northwest later, 7 to severe gale 9. Very rough or high in Forties, otherwise rough or very rough, occasionally moderate. Squally showers. Good, occasionally poor

Tyne, Dogger, Fisher, German Bight, Humber, Thames

West 6 to gale 8, veering northwest 7 to severe gale 9 later. Moderate or rough at first in Tyne, Humber and Thames, otherwise rough or very rough, occasionally high later in Dogger, Fisher and German Bight. Squally showers. Good, occasionally poor

Dover, Wight, Portland, Plymouth

West veering northwest, 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 in Portland and Plymouth. Moderate or rough in Dover, very rough or high in west Portland and Plymouth, otherwise rough or very rough. Squally showers. Good, occasionally poor

Biscay

Westerly veering northwesterly 6 to gale 8, increasing severe gale 9 for a time in north. Rough or very rough, becoming very rough or high. Showers. Good, occasionally poor

Trafalgar

Northerly or northeasterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 in southeast. Moderate or rough, occasionally slight in far southeast. Fair. Good

FitzRoy

Northerly 4 to 6 in far south, otherwise westerly or northwesterly 6 to gale 8. Rough or very rough, becoming very rough or high in north. Showers. Good, occasionally poor

Sole, Lundy, Fastnet, Irish Sea

Northwest 7 to severe gale 9, perhaps storm 10 later in north Irish Sea. In Sole, southwest Lundy and southwest Fastnet, very rough or high, otherwise moderate or rough, occasionally very rough. Squally showers. Good, occasionally poor

Shannon

Northwest 7 to severe gale 9, decreasing 4 to 6 later. High or very high, becoming very rough or high later. Squally showers. Moderate or poor

Rockall, Malin, Hebrides, Bailey

Northwest gale 8 to storm 10, decreasing 5 to 7 later. High or very high, becoming very rough or high later. Squally wintry showers. Moderate or poor

Fair Isle

West gale 8 to storm 10, veering north or northwest 7 to severe gale 9, decreasing 5 to 7 later. High or very high, becoming very rough or high. Rain or squally wintry showers. Moderate or poor

Faeroes

North or northwest 7 to severe gale 9, decreasing 4 to 6 later. Very rough or high occasionally very high at first in south. Rain or squally wintry showers. Moderate or poor

Southeast Iceland

Northerly or northwesterly 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 at first, becoming variable 2 to 4 later. Very rough or high, becoming rough or very rough later. Squally sleet or snow showers. Moderate or good, occasionally very 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 decreasing gale force 8 imminent, veering northerly and increasing severe gale force 9 later

South Utsire, issued:
Southwesterly gale force 8 veering northerly and increasing severe gale force 9 later

Forties, issued:
Severe gale force 9 veering westerly soon, then veering northwesterly later

Cromarty, issued:
Severe gale force 9 veering westerly soon, then veering northwesterly later

Forth, issued:
Severe gale force 9 veering westerly soon, then veering northwesterly later

Tyne, issued:
Westerly gale force 8 veering northwesterly and increasing severe gale force 9 later

Dogger, issued:
Westerly gale force 8 veering northwesterly and increasing severe gale force 9 later

Fisher, issued:
Westerly gale force 8 veering northwesterly and increasing severe gale force 9 later

German Bight, issued:
Westerly gale force 8 veering northwesterly and increasing severe gale force 9 later

Humber, issued:
Westerly gale force 8 veering northwesterly and increasing severe gale force 9 later

Thames, issued:
Westerly gale force 8 veering northwesterly and increasing severe gale force 9 later

Dover, issued:
Gale force 8 veering northwesterly later

Wight, issued:
Gale force 8 veering northwesterly soon

Portland, issued:
Gale force 8 veering northwesterly and increasing severe gale force 9 soon

Plymouth, issued:
Gale force 8 veering northwesterly and increasing severe gale force 9 soon

Biscay, issued:
Gale force 8 veering northwesterly and increasing severe gale force 9 soon

FitzRoy, issued:
Northwesterly gale force 8 continuing

Sole, issued:
Northwesterly severe gale force 9 continuing

Lundy, issued:
Northwesterly severe gale force 9 continuing

Fastnet, issued:
Northwesterly severe gale force 9 continuing

Irish Sea, issued:
Northwesterly severe gale force 9 continuing

Shannon, issued:
Northwesterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 soon

Rockall, issued:
Northwesterly storm force 10, decreasing severe gale force 9 imminent, then gale force 8 soon

Malin, issued:
Northwesterly storm force 10 continuing

Hebrides, issued:
Violent storm force 11 veering northwesterly and decreasing storm force 10 imminent

Bailey, issued:
Northwesterly storm force 10, decreasing severe gale force 9 imminent, then gale force 8 soon

Fair Isle, issued:
Westerly violent storm force 11 decreasing storm force 10 imminent, veering northwesterly soon

Faeroes, issued:
Northwesterly storm force 10 decreasing severe gale force 9 imminent

Southeast Iceland, issued:
Northwesterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 imminent