Weather

There are warnings of gales in Shannon Rockall Hebrides Bailey Fair

Isle Faeroes and southeast Iceland

The general synopsis at 0600

low Iceland 990 moving steadily east and losing its identity. Ridge

of high pressure Thames to Fitzroy slow moving. New low expected 50

miles north of Iceland 982 by 0600 tomorrow

The area forecasts for the next 24 hours

Viking

west 5 to 7. Moderate or rough. Occasional rain. Moderate or good

North Utsire south Utsire

westerly 5 to 7, decreasing 4 later. Moderate or rough. Occasional

rain. Moderate or good

Forties Cromarty Forth

west or southwest 5 or 6. Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in

forties. Mainly fair. Moderate or good

Tyne Dogger

west or southwest 4 or 5, occasionally 6 in Dogger. Slight or

moderate. Mainly fair. Moderate or good

Fisher German Bight

westerly 5 or 6, occasionally 7 in northeast Fisher, decreasing 4

later in German Bight. Moderate, occasionally rough in Fisher. Mainly

fair. Moderate or good

Humber Thames

south or southwest 3 or 4, occasionally 5 in Humber. Slight,

occasionally moderate in Humber. Fair. Moderate or good, occasionally

poor

Dover Wight Portland Plymouth

east 3 or 4, occasionally 5 except in Dover. Slight or moderate.

Fair. Moderate or good

Biscay southeast Fitzroy

northeasterly 5 or 6 veering easterly or southeasterly 4 or 5.

Moderate or rough. Showers. Mainly good

Northwest Fitzroy Sole

southeasterly 4 or 5, but 6 or 7 in west. Moderate or rough. Fair.

Moderate or good

Lundy Fastnet

variable, mainly south, 3 or 4, becoming southeast 4 or 5. Slight or

moderate. Fair. Mainly good

Irish Sea

southwest 3 or 4, backing south 4 or 5 later. Slight. Mainly fair.

Moderate or good

Shannon Rockall

south 6 to gale 8, perhaps severe gale 9 later. Rough or very rough,

occasionally high later in Rockall. Occasional rain later. Moderate

or good

Malin

south or southwest 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later. Rough, occasionally

very rough later. Occasional drizzle. Moderate or good

Hebrides Bailey Fair Isle Faeroes southeast Iceland

southerly or southwesterly 5 to 7, increasing gale 8 at times,

perhaps severe gale 9 later. Rough or very rough, occasionally high

later except in Fair Isle. Occasional rain or drizzle. Moderate or

good, occasionally poor