The shipping forecast issued by The Met Office, on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, at 05.05 on Wednesday November 1st 2006.
There are warnings of gales in Viking, North Utsire, South Utsire, Forties, Cromarty, Forth, Tyne, Dogger, Fisher, German Bight, Humber, Thames, Dover, Fair Isle.
The general synopsis at Midnight
Low Baltic sea 985 moving away by midnight tonight. Atlantic high expected Malin 1037 by same time.
The area forecasts for the next 24 hours
Viking North Utsire
North gale force 8 or severe gale 9, backing northwest 5 or 6. Showers. Good.
South Utsire Forties
Westerly gale 8 veering northerly severe gale 9 to storm 10, perhaps violent storm 11 later. Squally showers. Moderate occasionally poor.
Cromarty Forth Tyne
North or northwest 7 or gale 8, decreasing 4 or 5. Squally showers. Good.
Dogger Fisher German Bight Humber
North severe gale 9 or storm 10, decreasing 6 or 7. Squally showers. Good.
Thames
North or northwest 7 to severe gale 9, decreasing 5 or 6. Squally showers. Good.
Dover
Northerly 6 to gale 8, decreasing 5 later. Fair. Good.
Wight Portland Plymouth
North veering northeast 5 or 6, decreasing 4 later. Fair. Good.
Biscay Fitzroy
Northeast veering east 4 or 5, increasing 6 or 7, perhaps gale 8 later. Fair. Good.
Sole
Northeast veering east 4 or 5, occasionally 6. Fair. Good.
Lundy Fastnet Irish Sea
Northeast veering east 4 or 5, occasionally 6. Showers at first. Good.
Shannon
East veering southeast 4 or 5, occasionally 6. Fair. Good.
Rockall
Northeast veering southeast 3 or 4, occasionally 5 later. Fair. Good.
Malin
North 5 to 7, becoming variable 3 or 4. Showers at first. Good.
Hebrides
North 5 or 6, backing southwest 3 or 4. Showers. Good.
Bailey
Variable 3, becoming southwest 4 or 5. Showers. Good.
Fair Isle
Variable 3, becoming southwest 4 or 5. Showers. Good.
Faeroes
Northwest 5 to 7. Showers. Good.
Southeast Iceland
Northwest backing southwest 4 or 5, occasionally 6. 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.
