AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 1130 UTC ON TUESDAY 22 DECEMBER 2015 FOR THE PERIOD 1200 UTC TUESDAY 22 DECEMBER TO 1200 UTC WEDNESDAY 23 DECEMBER 2015 THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN ALL AREAS EXCEPT TRAFALGAR THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 0600 LOW BAILEY 949 EXPECTED 150 MILES NORTHEAST OF ICELAND WITH LITTLE CHANGE BY 0600 TOMORROW. NEW LOW MOVING VERY RAPIDLY NORTHEAST EXPECTED 300 MILES WEST OF SHANNON 987 BY SAME TIME THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 LATER IN VIKING. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH LATER EXCEPT IN SOUTH UTSIRE. RAIN THEN SQUALLY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH SOUTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8, INCREASING SEVERE GALE 9 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SQUALLY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE TYNE DOGGER FISHER GERMAN BIGHT SOUTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE IN TYNE. RAIN THEN SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE BECOMING GOOD HUMBER THAMES DOVER SOUTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8, INCREASING SEVERE GALE 9 AT TIMES. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH. RAIN THEN SHOWERS. MODERATE OR POOR, BECOMING GOOD WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH NORTHWEST BISCAY SOUTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH IN PLYMOUTH AND NORTH BISCAY. RAIN THEN SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE OCCASIONALLY POOR, BECOMING GOOD SOUTHEAST BISCAY SOUTHWESTERLY 5 OR 6, BECOMING VARIABLE 4 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH. FAIR THEN RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD FITZROY SOLE WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, DECREASING 5 OR 6 IN SOUTHEAST FITZROY. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. RAIN AT TIMES. MODERATE OR GOOD LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA SOUTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH IN LUNDY AND FASTNET. SQUALLY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR SHANNON ROCKALL MALIN SOUTHWEST 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, PERHAPS STORM 10 LATER IN SHANNON. HIGH OR VERY HIGH. THUNDERY SHOWERS. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY POOR HEBRIDES BAILEY SOUTHWEST GALE 8 TO STORM 10, VEERING WEST 6 TO GALE 8 LATER. HIGH OR VERY HIGH. THUNDERY SHOWERS. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY POOR FAIR ISLE SOUTHWEST 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY HIGH. THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR FAEROES SOUTHWEST SEVERE GALE 9 TO VIOLENT STORM 11, VEERING WEST 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9 LATER. HIGH OR VERY HIGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH AT FIRST IN NORTHEAST. RAIN THEN SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE OCCASIONALLY POOR SOUTHEAST ICELAND CYCLONIC, BECOMING SOUTHWESTERLY, SEVERE GALE 9 TO VIOLENT STORM 11, THEN VEERING WESTERLY 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9 LATER. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY HIGH AT FIRST. RAIN THEN SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR