And now the Shipping Forecast issued by the Met Office, on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, at 1130 on Monday 30 November 2009.

There are warnings of gales in Tyne Dogger Fisher German Bight Humber Thames Dover Wight Portland Plymouth Biscay Fitzroy Sole Lundy Fastnet Irish Sea Shannon Rockall Malin Hebrides Bailey Faeroes and Southeast Iceland.

The general synopsis at 0600:
Lows Wight 988 and Fisher 990 both moving away southeastwards by 0600 tomorrow. New lows expected Southeast Iceland 992 and 200 miles west of Rockall 971 by same time.

The area forecasts for the next 24 hours:

Viking North Utsire South Utsire east Forties:
Northwesterly 5 to 7, becoming variable 3 or 4, but southerly 4 or 5 later in west Viking. Rough or very rough. Squally wintry showers, fair later. Moderate or good.

West Forties Cromarty Forth Tyne:
Northerly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first in Tyne, backing southerly 5 or 6 later. Moderate or rough. Squally showers. Good.

Dogger Fisher German Bight Humber Thames Dover Wight north 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 at first in Wight, becoming variable 3 or 4 later. Rough or very rough, becoming slight or moderate later in Thames, Dover and Wight. Squally showers, mainly fair later. Good.

Portland Plymouth Biscay:
North or northwest 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 at first in Biscay, backing south or southeast 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later in Plymouth and Biscay. Rough or very rough. Squally showers, rain later. moderate or good.

Fitzroy Sole Lundy Fastnet Irish Sea:
North or northwest 5 to 7, backing south 6 to gale 8 later. Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough in Fitzroy and Sole. Rain or squally showers. Moderate or good occasionally poor.

Shannon Rockall:
Variable 3 or 4, becoming south or southeast 7 to severe gale 9, veering west 6 later in Shannon. Rough or very rough. Fair then rain or squally showers. Moderate or good occasionally poor.

Malin Hebrides:
Variable 3 or 4, becoming southeast 7 to severe gale 9. Rough or very rough. Showers then rain. Moderate or good.

Bailey:
South 6 to gale 8, backing southeast 7 to severe gale 9. Rough or very rough. Occasional rain or sleet. Good occasionally poor.

Fair Isle:
Northwest backing southeast 5 to 7. Very rough becoming rough. Wintry showers. Moderate or good.

Faeroes Southeast Iceland:
Southwest backing southeast 6 to gale 8, becoming cyclonic in Southeast Iceland. Rough occasionally very rough. Occasional rain or snow. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.