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 midday

low Norwegian sea 969 expected Finland 974 by midday tomorrow.

Frontal trough Fair Isle to southeast Iceland expected Holland to

Bailey by same time

The area forecasts for the next 24 hours

Viking north Utsire south Utsire northeast forties

northwesterly 6 to gale 8. Very rough or high. Squally wintry

showers. Good, occasionally very poor

Southwest forties Cromarty Forth Tyne Dogger

northwesterly 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 for a time.

Rough or very rough. Squally showers, becoming wintry. Moderate or

good, occasionally poor

Fisher German Bight

northwest 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 at first, perhaps

severe gale 9 later. Very rough. Showers, becoming wintry. Moderate

or good, occasionally poor

Humber Thames

northwest 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 in Humber, perhaps

severe gale 9 later in Thames. Rough or very rough. Showers. Moderate

or good

Dover Wight Portland Plymouth

northwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 in Dover. Slight or moderate,

occasionally rough later. Occasional rain. Moderate or good,

occasionally poor in Plymouth

Biscay

northwest 3 or 4 increasing 5 to 7. Moderate, becoming rough later.

Occasional drizzle. Moderate or good

South Fitzroy

northeasterly 5 to 7. Moderate or rough. Mainly fair. Mainly good

North Fitzroy Sole

northwesterly 4 or 5 increasing 5 to 7. Moderate or rough. Occasional

drizzle. Moderate or good, occasionally poor

Lundy Fastnet Irish Sea Shannon Rockall Malin

northwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 in Irish Sea, Rockall and

Malin. Moderate or rough, but very rough in Rockall and Malin.

Occasional rain. Moderate or good, occasionally poor

Hebrides Bailey

northwest gale 8 or severe gale 9 decreasing 5 to 7. Very rough,

becoming rough later. Rain or showers, occasionally wintry. Moderate

or good, occasionally poor

Fair Isle Faeroes

northwest 6 to gale 8, occasionally variable 4 at first. Rough or

very rough. Squally wintry showers. Moderate or good, occasionally

very poor

Southeast Iceland

northerly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first in southwest, becoming

variable 3 or 4 in west. Rough or very rough, becoming moderate in

west. Squally wintry showers. Moderate or good, occasionally very

poor