Forecast for 2024-12-07 at midnight

Originally from https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/specialist-forecasts/coast-and-sea/print/shipping-forecast retrieved with help from the wayback machine.

Note that the forecast is Crown Copyright. The shipping forecast is archived by the Met Office and should be accessed from there where possible - I include it here only because the official archive isn’t up to 2024-12-07 yet.

 Saturday 7 December 2024

The shipping forecast issued by the Met Office, on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, at 05:05 (UTC) on Sat 7 Dec 2024 for the period 06:00 (UTC) on Sat 7 Dec 2024 to 06:00 (UTC) on Sun 8 Dec 2024 .

There are warnings of gales in all areas except North Utsire .
The general synopsis at midnight

Low northern Ireland 979 expected netherlands 990 by midnight tonight
The area forecasts for the next 24 hours
Viking, North Utsire, South Utsire

Southeasterly backing northeasterly 5 to 7, occasionally 4 in North Utsire and gale 8 elsewhere. Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough later in Viking. Rain. Moderate or good, occasionally poor
Forties, Cromarty

East or northeast backing north or northeast, 6 to gale 8, increasing severe gale 9 at times. Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough. Rain then showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor
Forth, Tyne, West Dogger

Cyclonic 4 to 6 becoming northerly 7 to severe gale 9, occasionally storm 10 in Forth and Tyne. Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough, occasionally high later. Rain or showers. Good, occasionally poor
East Dogger, Fisher, German Bight

Southeasterly backing northeasterly 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 or 5 for a time. Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough later in east Dogger. Rain. Moderate or good, occasionally poor
Humber, Thames

Southwest 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 in Thames, becoming cyclonic 4 to 6, then north or northwest 7 to severe gale 9 later. Moderate or rough, becoming very rough later in north and west Humber. Showers. Good, occasionally poor
Dover, Wight, Portland, Plymouth, Biscay

Southwest at first in Dover, otherwise west veering northwest, 7 to severe gale 9, occasionally storm 10 except in Biscay. Rough or very rough in Dover, but elsewhere very rough or high. Squally showers. Moderate or poor
Trafalgar (issued 0015 UTC)

Northerly or northwesterly 3 to 5 veering northerly or northeasterly 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later in northeast. Moderate or rough, becoming very rough later in northeast. Rain for a time. Good, occasionally moderate.
FitzRoy

Northwesterly veering northerly 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 in northeast, decreasing 5 in west. Rough at first in south, otherwise very rough or high. Squally showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor
Sole, Lundy, Fastnet, Irish Sea, Shannon, Rockall, Malin

Northwesterly gale 8 to storm 10, occasionally violent storm 11 except in Sole, Shannon and Rockall, veering northerly 5 to 7 later in west Sole, Shannon, Rockall and Malin. Very rough or high, becoming rough or very rough later except in east Sole. Rain or squally showers. Moderate or poor
Hebrides, Bailey

Northwest 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 in Hebrides, becoming variable 2 to 4 later in Bailey. Rough or very rough, occasionally high at first in south Hebrides. Squally showers. Good, occasionally poor
Fair Isle, Faeroes

North or northeast 4 to 6 increasing 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 in Fair Isle. Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough. Rain or showers. Good, occasionally poor
Southeast Iceland

Northwesterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 in east, becoming variable 2 to 4 later. Rough or very rough in east, moderate or rough in west. Wintry showers. Good, occasionally poor
Gale warnings

Sea area gale warnings issued by the Met Office, on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, at 05:05 (UTC) on Sat 7 Dec 2024

Viking, issued: 03:51 (UTC) on Sat 7 Dec 2024
Gale force 8 backing northeasterly soon

South Utsire, issued: 03:51 (UTC) on Sat 7 Dec 2024
Gale force 8 backing northeasterly soon

Forties, issued: 21:58 (UTC) on Fri 6 Dec 2024
Southeasterly gale force 8 imminent, backing northerly and increasing severe gale force 9 later

Cromarty, issued: 21:58 (UTC) on Fri 6 Dec 2024
Southeasterly gale force 8 imminent, backing northerly soon, increasing severe gale force 9 later

Forth, issued: 21:58 (UTC) on Fri 6 Dec 2024
Gale force 8 backing northerly and increasing storm force 10 soon

Tyne, issued: 04:00 (UTC) on Sat 7 Dec 2024
Gale now ceased but northerly storm force 10 expected soon

Dogger, issued: 21:58 (UTC) on Fri 6 Dec 2024
Gale force 8 backing northerly and increasing severe gale force 9 later

Fisher, issued: 03:51 (UTC) on Sat 7 Dec 2024
Southeasterly gale force 8 continuing

German Bight, issued: 15:55 (UTC) on Fri 6 Dec 2024
Gale now ceased, but southeasterly gale force 8 expected later

Humber, issued: 21:58 (UTC) on Fri 6 Dec 2024
Southeasterly gale force 8 imminent, veering northerly and increasing severe gale force 9 later

Thames, issued: 21:58 (UTC) on Fri 6 Dec 2024
Southerly gale force 8 imminent, veering southwesterly and increasing severe gale force 9 soon

Dover, issued: 21:58 (UTC) on Fri 6 Dec 2024
Southwesterly severe gale force 9 imminent, veering westerly and increasing storm force 10 soon

Wight, issued: 09:55 (UTC) on Fri 6 Dec 2024
Westerly storm force 10 expected later

Portland, issued: 09:55 (UTC) on Fri 6 Dec 2024
Northwesterly storm force 10 expected later

Plymouth, issued: 09:55 (UTC) on Fri 6 Dec 2024
Northwesterly storm force 10 expected later

Biscay, issued: 15:55 (UTC) on Fri 6 Dec 2024
Northwesterly gale force 8 expected soon, increasing severe gale force 9 later

Trafalgar, issued: 03:51 (UTC) on Sat 7 Dec 2024
Northerly gale force 8 expected later

FitzRoy, issued: 09:55 (UTC) on Fri 6 Dec 2024
Southwesterly gale force 8 veering and increasing northwesterly severe gale force 9 later

Sole, issued: 03:51 (UTC) on Sat 7 Dec 2024
Northwesterly severe gale force 9 increasing storm force 10 soon

Lundy, issued: 03:51 (UTC) on Sat 7 Dec 2024
Violent storm force 11 veering northwesterly imminent, decreasing storm force 10 soon

Fastnet, issued: 03:51 (UTC) on Sat 7 Dec 2024
Northwesterly violent storm force 11 decreasing storm force 10 imminent

Irish Sea, issued: 03:51 (UTC) on Sat 7 Dec 2024
Northwesterly violent storm force 11 decreasing storm force 10 soon

Shannon, issued: 03:51 (UTC) on Sat 7 Dec 2024
Northwesterly storm force 10 decreasing severe gale force 9 soon

Rockall, issued: 03:51 (UTC) on Sat 7 Dec 2024
Northwesterly storm force 10 decreasing severe gale force 9 soon

Malin, issued: 03:51 (UTC) on Sat 7 Dec 2024
Violent storm force 11 now backed northwesterly, decreasing storm force 10 imminent

Hebrides, issued: 09:55 (UTC) on Fri 6 Dec 2024
Northwesterly severe gale force 9 expected later

Bailey, issued: 03:51 (UTC) on Sat 7 Dec 2024
Northwesterly gale force 8 continuing

Fair Isle, issued: 00:43 (UTC) on Sat 7 Dec 2024
Northerly gale force 8 expected soon, increasing severe gale force 9 later

Faeroes, issued: 15:55 (UTC) on Fri 6 Dec 2024
Gale now ceased, but northerly gale force 8 expected later

Southeast Iceland, issued: 09:55 (UTC) on Fri 6 Dec 2024
Gale now ceased, but northwesterly gale force 8 expected later