there are warnings of gales in Viking north Utsire south Utsire forties Dogger German Bight Humber and Thames

The general synopsis at 0100 low German Bight 1000 expected southern Norway 1001 by 0100 tomorrow. High Bailey 1021 expected Fair Isle 1018 by same time. New low expected 200 miles west of Fitzroy 999 by that time

The area forecasts for the next 24 hours

Viking north Utsire northerly 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale force 9 for a time in north. Rough or very rough. Showers. Good

South Utsire northwesterly 5 to 7, increasing gale 8 for a time in west. Rough becoming very rough for a time in west. Showers. Good

Forties northwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 for a time in northeast. Rough, occasionally very rough for a time. Showers. Good

Cromarty Forth Tyne northwesterly 5 to 7, decreasing 4 or 5, becoming variable 3 later. Rough. Showers. Good

Dogger northwesterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first. Rough, occasionally very rough for a time. Showers. Good

Fisher northwesterly 6 or 7, occasionally 4 or 5 in east. Rough becoming very rough for a time in west. Squally showers. Good

German Bight Humber westerly veering northwesterly, 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 in east Humber and south German Bight at first, decreasing 5 to 7. Rough becoming moderate later in Humber. Showers. Good

Thames northwesterly 5 or 6, but 6 to gale 8 for a time in northeast, becoming variable 4 later. Moderate, becoming rough for a time in northeast. Showers. Good

Dover Wight Portland Plymouth northwesterly backing southwesterly, 4 or 5, increasing 6 at times. Slight or moderate. Rain later. Good, becoming moderate, occasionally poor

Biscay variable 4. Slight. Fair. Good

Fitzroy variable 4, but northerly 6 in southeast, and southwesterly 5 to 6 in northwest, occasionally 7 later. Moderate. Rain in northwest. Moderate or good, occasionally poor

Sole southwesterly 5 or 6, occasionally 7 later. Moderate, becoming rough in west. Occasional rain. Moderate occasionally poor

Lundy Fastnet Irish Sea variable 4, becoming southerly or southwesterly 5, occasionally 6 or 7 in Lundy and Fastnet. Slight becoming moderate in Lundy and Fastnet. Occasional rain. Moderate, occasionally poor

Shannon Rockall southerly or southeasterly 5 to 7, becoming variable 4 for a time. Moderate, becoming rough. Occasional rain. Moderate, occasionally poor

Malin Hebrides Bailey variable 4, becoming southeast 5 to 7 later. Moderate, becoming rough in Bailey. Rain later. Moderate occasionally poor later

Fair Isle Faeroes northerly or northeasterly, 4 or 5 occasionally 6 in east Fair Isle, becoming variable in Faeroes. Moderate, occasionally rough in Fair Isle. Showers. Good

Southeast Iceland variable 4. Slight or moderate. Fair. Moderate or good