There are warnings of gales in Viking north Utsire south Utsire

forties Cromarty Forth Tyne Dogger Fisher German Bight Humber Thames

Dover Irish Sea Rockall Malin Hebrides Bailey Fair Isle Faeroes and

southeast Iceland

The general synopsis at 0600

new low expected Faeroes 986 by 0600 tomorrow

The area forecasts for the next 24 hours

Viking north Utsire south Utsire

northerly backing southerly 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9

at first, decreasing 5 or 6. Rough or very rough. Squally wintry

showers, rain and snow later. Good, occasionally very poor

Forties Cromarty Forth Tyne Dogger Fisher German Bight

northwest backing southwest 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9

at first in Fisher and German Bight, decreasing 5 or 6 for a time.

Rough or very rough. Squally wintry showers, rain and snow later.

Good, occasionally very poor

Humber Thames Dover

northwest backing southwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8, perhaps

severe gale 9 later in Dover. Rough or very rough. Wintry showers,

rain and snow later. Good, occasionally very poor

Wight Portland Plymouth

northwest backing southwest 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later, decreasing

4 for a time. Slight or moderate, occasionally rough later.

Occasional rain. Good, occasionally poor later

Biscay Fitzroy Sole Lundy Fastnet

mainly northwesterly 5 or 6, increasing 6 or 7, perhaps gale 8 later

except in Biscay and Fitzroy. Moderate or rough, occasionally very

rough later. Occasional rain. Moderate, occasionally poor

Irish Sea

mainly northwesterly 5 or 6, increasing 7 or gale 8, perhaps severe

gale 9 later. Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough. Rain

or showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor

Shannon

northwesterly 5 or 6, increasing 7, perhaps gale 8 later. Moderate or

rough, becoming very rough or high. Rain or drizzle. Moderate,

occasionally poor

Rockall Malin

mainly northwesterly 5 to 7, increasing gale 8, perhaps severe gale 9

later. Rough, becoming very rough or high. Rain or showers. Moderate

or good, occasionally poor

Hebrides Bailey

northerly 6 at first in east Hebrides, otherwise variable 4, becoming

southerly 5 to 7, veering northwesterly gale 8 or severe gale 9,

perhaps storm 10 later. Rough, becoming very rough or high. Rain or

squally showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor

Fair Isle

northerly becoming cyclonic 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8. Rough or

very rough. Rain or squally wintry showers. Good, occasionally very

poor

Faeroes southeast Iceland

variable 4, becoming cyclonic 7 to severe gale 9, perhaps storm 10

later. Very rough or high. Rain or squally wintry showers. Good,

occasionally very poor