There are warnings of gales in all areas except Fisher German Bight

Humber and Thames

The general synopsis at midnight

Atlantic low 970 moving steadily east expected just west of Shannon

954 by midnight tonight

The area forecasts for the next 24 hours

Viking north Utsire south Utsire forties Cromarty Forth Tyne Dogger

southwest 5 or 6 backing south or southeast 6 to gale 8. Moderate or

rough, occasionally slight in Cromarty, Forth and Tyne. Occasional

rain. Good, becoming moderate, occasionally poor

Fisher German Bight Humber Thames

southwest 4 or 5 backing south or southeast 6 or 7, perhaps gale 8

later. Moderate, occasionally rough. Occasional rain. Good, becoming

moderate, occasionally poor

Dover Wight Portland

south or southwest 4 or 5 increasing 6 to gale 8, perhaps severe gale

9 later. Slight or moderate, increasing rough, occasionally very

rough in Portland. Occasional rain, squally showers later. Moderate

or good, occasionally poor

Plymouth Biscay

southerly veering southwesterly 6 to gale 8, increasing severe gale 9

for a time. Rough or very rough, occasionally high. Rain then squally

showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor

Fitzroy Sole

southerly veering southwesterly 7 to severe gale 9, increasing storm

10 at times, perhaps violent storm 11 later in West Sole. Very rough

or high, increasing very high in west later. Rain or squally showers.

Moderate or poor, occasionally good

Lundy Fastnet Irish Sea

southerly veering southwesterly 6 to gale 8 increasing 7 to severe

gale 9, occasionally storm 10 in Fastnet. Rough or very rough,

becoming high in Lundy and Fastnet. Rain then squally showers.

Moderate or poor, becoming good

Shannon

southerly or southeasterly, veering southwesterly 7 to severe gale 9,

increasing gale 8 to storm 10, perhaps violent storm 11 later. Very

rough increasing high or very high. Rain then squally showers.

Moderate or poor

Rockall Malin

southerly or southeasterly, backing easterly for a time, 6 to gale 8

increasing gale 8 to storm 10. Rough or very rough, occasionally high

later. Rain or squally showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor

Hebrides Bailey

southerly, backing easterly or southeasterly, 6 to gale 8, increasing

7 to severe gale 9, perhaps storm 10 later. Rough or very rough. Rain

or showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor

Fair Isle

southwest 5 or 6 backing southeast 6 to gale 8. Rough or very rough.

Rain or showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor

Faeroes southeast Iceland

southwesterly, backing easterly or northeasterly, 6 to gale 8,

occasionally severe gale 9 in southeast Iceland. Rough or very rough,

occasionally high . Rain or showers. Moderate or good, occasionally

poor