HS 023

there are warnings of gales in Viking north Utsire Fitzroy Sole Lundy Fastnet Irish Sea Shannon Rockall Malin Hebrides Bailey Fair Isle Faeroes and southeast Iceland

The general synopsis at midnight low 250 miles west of sole 971 expected Bailey 972 by midnight tonight

The area forecasts for the next 24 hours

Viking north Utsire south Utsire southerly or southeasterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 later except in south Utsire. Moderate or rough. Rain at times. Moderate occasionally poor

Forties Cromarty Forth Tyne Dogger south 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later. Moderate or rough. Rain for a time. Moderate or good

Fisher German Bight Humber Thames Dover Wight Portland Plymouth south veering southwest 4 or 5, increasing 6 for a time, decreasing 3 later in Wight, Portland and Plymouth. Slight or moderate, becoming rough later in Fisher, Portland and Plymouth. Fog patches, rain or drizzle for a time. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor

Biscay south 5 or 6, decreasing 3 or 4. Moderate or rough. Fair then occasional rain. Good becoming moderate or poor

Fitzroy south, backing southeast later, 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 for a time. Rough or very rough. Rain at times. Moderate or good occasionally poor

Sole south 6 to gale 8, decreasing 3 or 4, backing east later. Rough or very rough. Rain then fair. Moderate or poor becoming good

Lundy Fastnet Irish Sea south 6 to gale 8, veering southwest 5 or 6, decreasing 3 or 4 in Lundy and Fastnet. Moderate or rough, becoming very rough in Fastnet. Rain then fair. Moderate occasionally poor, becoming good

Shannon Rockall southerly 6 to gale 8, veering southwesterly gale 8 to storm 10, but cyclonic for a time in north Rockall, decreasing 5 later in Shannon. Very rough or high. Rain or squally showers. Moderate or good occasionally poor

Malin Hebrides Bailey south or southeast, veering southwest, but cyclonic for a time in Bailey, 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 later. Rough or very rough occasionally high. Rain or squally showers. Moderate or good occasionally poor

Fair Isle Faeroes south or southwest, becoming cyclonic later in Faeroes, 6 to gale 8. Rough or very rough, occasionally high later. Rain at times. Moderate or good occasionally poor

Southeast Iceland northeasterly 5, increasing 6 to gale 8, perhaps severe gale 9 later. Rough occasionally very rough later. Showers then rain. Good becoming moderate or poor