AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE,
ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 0015
UTC ON TUESDAY 22 DECEMBER 2015 FOR THE PERIOD 0000 UTC
TUESDAY 22 DECEMBER TO 0000 UTC WEDNESDAY 23 DECEMBER
2015

THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN ALL AREAS EXCEPT TRAFALGAR

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 1800
LOW 200 MILES WEST OF ROCKALL EXPECTED SOUTHEAST ICELAND
947 BY 1800 ON TUESDAY. LOW FAEROES 973 MOVING
NORTHEASTWARDS AND LOSING ITS IDENTITY

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE FORTIES CROMARTY
WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY, BACKING SOUTHERLY FOR A TIME,
6 TO GALE 8, INCREASING SEVERE GALE 9 AT TIMES. ROUGH OR
VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE IN CROMARTY. RAIN FOR A
TIME. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

FORTH TYNE DOGGER
SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7, INCREASING GALE 8 AT TIMES.
MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN FOR A TIME. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY
POOR

FISHER GERMAN BIGHT
WEST 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, BACKING SOUTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8,
OCCASIONALLY 5 LATER IN FISHER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH,
OCCASIONALLY MODERATE. RAIN AT TIMES. MODERATE OR GOOD,
OCCASIONALLY POOR

HUMBER THAMES DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH NORTHWEST
BISCAY
SOUTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 IN
HUMBER, THAMES AND DOVER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY
VERY ROUGH. RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD,
OCCASIONALLY POOR

SOUTHEAST BISCAY
SOUTHERLY VEERING SOUTHWESTERLY 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 6
LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH. FAIR. MODERATE OR GOOD

TRAFALGAR
EASTERLY 5 TO 7 IN FAR SOUTHEAST, OTHERWISE SOUTHERLY OR
SOUTHEASTERLY, VEERING NORTHWESTERLY LATER IN NORTHWEST,
4 OR 5, INCREASING 6 AT TIMES. MODERATE OR ROUGH,
BECOMING VERY ROUGH LATER IN NORTHWEST. RAIN LATER IN
NORTHWEST. MODERATE OR GOOD

SOUTH FITZROY
WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH,
OCCASIONALLY MODERATE. RAIN AT TIMES. MODERATE OR GOOD

NORTH FITZROY SOLE LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA SHANNON
SOUTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, INCREASING SEVERE GALE 9 AT
TIMES. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECOMING HIGH EXCEPT IN
LUNDY, NORTH FASTNET AND IRISH SEA. RAIN THEN SQUALLY
SHOWERS. MODERATE OR POOR, BECOMING GOOD

ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES
SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, OCCASIONALLY STORM
10 AT FIRST IN ROCKALL AND HEBRIDES. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH,
BECOMING HIGH OR VERY HIGH. RAIN THEN SQUALLY SHOWERS.
GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

BAILEY
CYCLONIC, MAINLY SOUTHWEST, 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9,
INCREASING STORM 10 OR VIOLENT STORM 11 FOR A TIME. VERY
ROUGH OR HIGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY HIGH. RAIN OR SQUALLY
SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

FAIR ISLE
SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8, INCREASING SEVERE GALE 9
AT TIMES. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, BECOMING VERY HIGH IN
NORTHWEST. RAIN OR SQUALLY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY
POOR

FAEROES
SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8, INCREASING SEVERE GALE 9
TO VIOLENT STORM 11 FOR A TIME. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH,
BECOMING VERY HIGH FOR A TIME. RAIN OR SQUALLY SHOWERS.
GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

SOUTHEAST ICELAND
CYCLONIC 5 TO 7, INCREASING SEVERE GALE 9 TO VIOLENT
STORM 11 FOR A TIME. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, OCCASIONALLY
VERY HIGH IN SOUTHEAST. RAIN OR SQUALLY SHOWERS. GOOD,
OCCASIONALLY POOR