HS 023

There are warnings of gales in Rockall Malin Hebrides Bailey Fair Isle Faeroes and southeast Iceland

The general synopsis at midnight high Scotland 1021 losing its identity by midnight tonight. New lows expected Iceland 982 and Fastnet 1009 by same time

The area forecasts for the next 24 hours

Viking southeasterly 4 or 5, increasing 6 in west. Moderate occasionally slight in east. Showers. Good

North Utsire variable 3 or 4. Moderate becoming slight. Fair. Good

South Utsire forties easterly or southeasterly 4 or 5, increasing 6 at times. Slight occasionally moderate. Showers. Good

Cromarty Forth Tyne variable 3 or 4, becoming south 4 or 5, occasionally 6 in Cromarty. Slight, occasionally moderate later in Cromarty. Showers, rain later. Moderate or good

Dogger east 3 or 4, occasionally 5 at first. Slight occasionally moderate. Showers. Good

Fisher German Bight east or northeast 4 or 5, increasing 6 or 7 in Fisher. Slight or moderate, occasionally rough later in Fisher. Rain or showers. Moderate or good

Humber Thames Dover Wight northeast 4 or 5, backing northwest 3 or 4, occasionally 5 in Thames. Slight occasionally moderate. Showers, rain later in Wight. Moderate or good, occasionally poor near coasts

Portland Plymouth Biscay north veering south 4 or 5, increasing 6 at times, becoming cyclonic later except in Portland. Slight or moderate occasionally rough. Showers then rain. Moderate or good, occasionally poor later

Fitzroy Sole west or southwest veering northwest 5 or 6, occasionally 7 later. Rough or very rough. Rain or showers. Moderate or good occasionally poor

Lundy Fastnet Irish Sea east veering south 3 or 4, increasing 5 to 7, becoming cyclonic later. Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in Lundy and Fastnet. Fair then rain. Moderate or good occasionally poor

Shannon Rockall Malin south 5 to 7, increasing gale 8 for a time except in Shannon, veering northwest 5 or 6 later. Rough or very rough, occasionally high later in Rockall. Rain then showers. Moderate or good occasionally poor

Hebrides Bailey south or southeast 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 in Bailey, veering west 4 or 5, occasionally 6 in Bailey. Rough or very rough, occasionally high later in Bailey. Showers, rain for a time. Moderate or good occasionally poor

Fair Isle south or southeast 5, increasing 6 to gale 8. Moderate or rough. Rain later. Moderate or good

Faeroes southeast Iceland southerly or southeasterly 7 to severe gale 9, decreasing 5 or 6. Rough or very rough. Rain or squally showers. Moderate or good occasionally poor