The shipping forecast issued by The Met Office, on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, at 05.05 on Tuesday November 21st 2006.
There are warnings of gales in Viking, North Utsire, South Utsire, Forties, Cromarty, Forth, Tyne, Dogger, Portland, Plymouth, Biscay, FitzRoy, Sole, Lundy, Fastnet, Irish Sea, Shannon, Rockall, Malin, Hebrides, Bailey, Fair Isle, Faeroes, South-east Iceland.
The general synopsis at midnight
Vigorous low Fair Isle 958 expected Forties 973 by midnight Wednesday.
The area forecasts for the next 24 hours
Viking
South becoming cyclonic gale 8 decreasing 5 or 6. Showers. Good.
North Utsire South Utsire
South backing east or southeast gale 8, decreasing 5 or 6. Showers. Good.
Forties
Southwest becoming cyclonic 6 to gale 8. Squally showers. Good.
Cromarty Forth
Southwest veering northwest 6 to gale 8. Squally showers. Good.
Tyne Dogger
Southwest veering northwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8. Showers. Good.
Fisher German Bight
Southwesterly 5 or 6. Showers. Good.
Humber Thames Dover Wight
Westerly 5 or 6. Showers. Good.
Portland Plymouth
Northwest 5 to 7 occasionally gale 8, backing west and decreasing 5 later. Squally showers. Good.
Biscay FitzRoy
Northwest 5 to 7 occasionally gale 8. Occasional rain. Moderate or good.
Sole Lundy Fastnet
Northwest backing west 6 to gale 8, decreasing 5 or 6 later. Squally showers. Good.
Irish Sea
Westerly 5 to 7 occasionally gale 8, decreasing 5 later. Squally showers. Good.
Shannon
Northwesterly 7 or gale 8 decreasing 6, backing southerly for a time later. Squally showers. Good.
Rockall
Northwesterly 7 to severe gale 9 decreasing 4 or 5, later backing southerly. Squally showers. Good.
Malin
Northwesterly 7 to severe gale 9 decreasing 3. Squally showers. Good.
Hebrides
Northwest veering north 7 to severe gale 9 decreasing 3 or 4. Squally showers. Good.
Bailey
Northwesterly 7 to severe gale 9 veering southeasterly 4. Squally showers. Good.
Fair Isle
Cyclonic 7 to severe gale 9, becoming northerly 5 to 7. Rain. Moderate or good.
Faeroes
Northerly 7 to severe gale 9, decreasing 5 to 7. Rain or showers. Moderate or good.
Southeast Iceland
Northerly 7 to severe gale 9, veering easterly 4 or 5. Wintry showers. Good.
Disclaimer - The weather at sea is unpredictable, and while the above forecasts and links are a guide to what the weather may do, remember different shipping areas also generate their own conditions and you should always check the weather from at least two sources before you venture out to sea.
