HS 023

There are warnings of gales in Viking north Utsire south Utsire Portland Plymouth Biscay Fitzroy Sole Lundy Fastnet Shannon Rockall Malin Fair Isle Faeroes and southeast Iceland

The general synopsis at midday complex low Malin 984 expected northern France 1001 by 1200 tomorrow. Low northeast forties 988 expected Hebrides 1009 by same time

The area forecasts for the next 24 hours

Viking north Utsire south Utsire southeasterly 6 to gale 8, decreasing 5 or 6, backing easterly later. Rough or very rough. Rain or showers. Moderate or good

Forties Cromarty Forth Tyne Dogger easterly or southeasterly 5 to 7 in northeast forties at first, otherwise southerly backing northerly 4 or 5, occasionally decreasing variable 3. Rough in forties at first, otherwise moderate. Showers. Moderate or good

Fisher German Bight southeasterly 5 to 7, becoming variable 3 or 4 in west. Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate. Rain or showers. Mainly good

Humber Thames Dover Wight southwesterly backing northeasterly 5 to 7, becoming cyclonic for a time in Wight, decreasing 4 in Humber and Thames later. Moderate, occasionally rough in Wight. Thundery showers. Moderate or good

Portland Plymouth northwesterly 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 in Plymouth, veering northerly 5 to 7 later. Rough in Portland, but very rough or high in Plymouth. Squally showers. Good, occasionally poor

Biscay northwesterly 7 to severe gale 9. Very rough or high, occasionally very high. Squally showers. Good, occasionally poor

Fitzroy Sole Lundy Fastnet northwesterly 7 to severe gale 9, veering northerly 5 to 7 later. Very rough or high, occasionally very high at first. Squally showers. Good, occasionally poor

Irish Sea cyclonic becoming northerly 5 to 7, decreasing 4 or 5 later. Mainly moderate. Thundery showers. Good, occasionally poor

Shannon Rockall northwesterly 7 to severe gale 9, decreasing 5 to 7 later. High or very high, perhaps phenomenal in Shannon at first, becoming very rough later. Squally showers. Moderate or poor

Malin cyclonic becoming northwesterly, 5 or 6, increasing 6 to gale 8 for a time in west. Very rough or high, decreasing rough. Showers. Moderate or good

Hebrides Bailey cyclonic or northerly 5 to 7, decreasing 4 at times. Very rough or high, decreasing rough. Showers. Moderate or good

Fair Isle Faeroes southeast Iceland cyclonic, mainly easterly, 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 or 5 later. Rough or very rough. Rain or squally showers. Good, occasionally poor