UTC on Friday 24 may 2013 for the period 0000 UTC Friday 24 may to 0000 UTC Saturday 25 may 2013

There are warnings of gales in south Utsire forties Cromarty Forth Tyne Dogger Fisher German Bight Humber Plymouth Trafalgar Fitzroy and Lundy

The general synopsis at 1800 low Dogger 991 expected Wight 1005 by 1800 Friday. New high expected Fair Isle 1021 by same time

The area forecasts for the next 24 hours

Viking northeast backing north 5. Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough. Showers. Good

North Utsire variable 4 becoming northerly 6. Moderate or rough. Showers. Good

South Utsire easterly backing northerly 4 increasing 5 to 7. Moderate or rough. Showers. Good

Forties northeasterly 6 to gale 8 backing northerly 5 or 6, decreasing 4 in west. Very rough, becoming moderate or rough. Showers. Good

Cromarty Forth north 6 to gale 8 becoming variable 4. Rough or very rough, becoming moderate. Showers. Good

Tyne northwest veering north 7 to severe gale 9, decreasing 5. Very rough, becoming moderate. Showers. Good

Dogger cyclonic 7 to severe gale 9 becoming north 5. Very rough, becoming moderate. Showers. Good, occasionally poor

Fisher German Bight southerly or southeasterly backing northerly 5, but 6 to gale 8 in west at first. Moderate or rough. Showers. Good, occasionally poor

Humber west becoming cyclonic then east, 6 to gale 8, backing northeast 5 later. Rough or very rough, becoming moderate. Rain or showers. Good, occasionally poor

Thames Dover southwest backing northeast 5, occasionally 6. Slight or moderate. Showers. Mainly good

Wight northwest becoming cyclonic then northeast, 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later. Moderate or rough. Showers. Good

Portland north 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later. Moderate or rough. Showers. Good

Plymouth northwest veering north 6 to gale 8. Moderate or rough. Showers. Good

Biscay northwest 5 to 7. Moderate or rough. Showers. Good

Trafalgar westerly 5 in far southeast, otherwise northerly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 in northeast. Moderate or rough. Showers. Good

Southeast Fitzroy northerly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 in far southeast. Rough. Showers. Good

Northwest Fitzroy West Sole northwesterly 5. Moderate. Fair. Good

East Sole Lundy Fastnet Irish Sea northerly 5 to 7 decreasing 4, but occasionally gale 8 in Irish Sea at first. Moderate or rough. Showers. Good

Shannon Rockall northwest backing south or southwest, 5. Moderate or rough. Occasional rain. Moderate or good

Malin Hebrides northerly 5 to 7 becoming variable 4, then southerly 5 in west. Rough, becoming moderate. Showers. Good

Bailey variable 4 becoming south or southwest 5 to 7. Moderate or rough. Occasional rain. Moderate

Fair Isle east Faeroes northerly 5 to 7, becoming variable 4. Rough or very rough, becoming moderate. Showers. Good

West Faeroes northerly 4 backing southerly 5 or 6. Moderate or rough. Occasional rain. Moderate or good

Southeast Iceland southerly or southwesterly 4 increasing 5 to 7. Moderate or rough. Rain or showers. Good, occasionally poor