Shipping forecast and gale warnings

Wednesday 11 December 2024

The shipping forecast issued by the Met Office, on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, at 17:25 (UTC) on Wed 11 Dec 2024 for the period 18:00 (UTC) on Wed 11 Dec 2024 to 18:00 (UTC) on Thu 12 Dec 2024 .

There are warnings of gales in Southeast Iceland.

The general synopsis at midday

High southeast Malin 1038 expected Tyne 1034 by midday tomorrow

The area forecasts for the next 24 hours

Viking, North Utsire, South Utsire, Forties

Variable or northwesterly 2 to 4. Slight or moderate. Drizzle and fog patches, but mainly fair in North Utsire. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor except in North Utsire

Cromarty, Forth

Variable 3 or less at first in Forth, otherwise west or southwest 2 to 4. Smooth or slight. Mainly fair. Good

Tyne

Variable 3 or less, occasionally 4 in south. Smooth or slight. Drizzle for a time in south. Moderate or good

Dogger

North or northwest 2 to 4. Smooth or slight in west, slight or moderate in east. Occasional drizzle, fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor

Fisher

North or northeast 3 to 5, becoming variable 3 or less for a time. Slight or moderate. Occasional drizzle, fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor

German Bight

North or northeast 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4 later. Slight or moderate. Occasional drizzle. Moderate or good

Humber, Thames, Dover

East or northeast 3 to 5, occasionally variable 2 in Thames and Dover. Slight or moderate in east Humber, but elsewhere slight throughout. Drizzle at times. Moderate or good

Wight, Portland, Plymouth, Biscay, FitzRoy, Sole, Lundy, Fastnet

Easterly or northeasterly veering easterly or southeasterly, 4 to 6, but becoming cyclonic 3 to 5 in south FitzRoy. Moderate or rough in Plymouth, FitzRoy and Sole, but elsewhere slight or moderate. Showers. Good, occasionally moderate

Trafalgar (issued 0015 UTC)

Cyclonic 3 to 5. Slight or moderate, occasionally rough until later in west. Showers. Good.

Irish Sea

East or southeast 2 to 4. Smooth or slight. Fair. Good

Shannon

Easterly 3 to 5 in south, variable 2 to 4 in north. Moderate, becoming rough later. Showers in south. Good

Northwest Rockall

Southwesterly 4 to 6, becoming cyclonic 3 to 5 later. Rough, becoming very rough later. Fair then rain. Good, becoming moderate later

Southeast Rockall, Malin

Variable mainly southerly 2 to 4. Moderate, becoming rough later except in east Malin. Fair. Good

Hebrides

Southwesterly 3 to 5, increasing 6 in northwest. Moderate or rough, becoming very rough later in far northwest. Rain later in northwest. Good, becoming moderate later in northwest

Bailey

Southerly veering southwesterly 5 to 7, decreasing 4 later in south. Rough or very rough. Rain for a time. Moderate or good

Fair Isle

West or southwest 3 to 5. Slight or moderate, becoming rough in west and north. Occasional drizzle then mainly fair. Good, occasionally poor at first

Faeroes, Southeast Iceland

Southerly or southwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 in Southeast Iceland, perhaps gale 8 later in Southeast Iceland. Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough, becoming high later in western Southeast Iceland. Occasional rain or drizzle, then showers later. Moderate or good, occasionally poor