And now the Shipping Forecast issued by the Met Office, on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, at 0405 utc on Thursday 09 September 2010 for the period 0600 utc Thursday 09 September to 0600 utc Friday 10 September 2010.

There are warnings of gales in Viking South Utsire Forties Fisher Shannon and Fair Isle.

The general synopsis at midnight:
Lows Dogger 1005 and Humber 1005 losing their identities by midnight tonight. Atlantic low 1005 moving rather quickly northeastwards, expected Rockall 999 by same time.

The area forecasts for the next 24 hours:

Viking North Utsire South Utsire northeast Forties easterly or southeasterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 except in North Utsire, decreasing 3 at times in northern North Utsire. Slight or moderate in North Utsire, otherwise rough or very rough. Occasional rain or showers. Moderate or good.

Southwest Forties Cromarty Forth Tyne Dogger:
Variable 3 or 4, becoming southeasterly 5 at times. Moderate or rough, occasionally slight in Tyne and Dogger. Occasional rain or showers. good, occasionally poor.

Fisher:
East or southeast 6 to gale 8 decreasing 5 or 6. Rough or very rough becoming moderate or rough. Rain or showers. Moderate or good.

German Bight:
Southeast veering west 5 or 6, decreasing 4 at times. Moderate or rough becoming slight or moderate. Rain or showers. Good, occasionally poor.

Humber Thames Dover Wight Portland Plymouth:
West or northwest backing southwest 3 or 4, increasing 5 at times. moderate occasionally rough in Plymouth, otherwise slight occasionally moderate. Showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor in Humber.

Biscay:
Westerly or northwesterly backing southwesterly 4 or 5, but becoming variable 3 in south. Rough becoming moderate. Showers then fair. Good.

South Fitzroy:
Variable 3 or 4. Rough becoming moderate. Showers then fair. Good, occasionally poor.

North Fitzroy Sole Lundy Fastnet Irish Sea:
Westerly 3 or 4 backing southwesterly 4 or 5, increasing 6 at times, occasionally 7 except in north Fitzroy. Moderate or rough, but slight or moderate in Lundy and Irish Sea. Showers then occasional rain. good, occasionally poor.

Shannon:
Southwest, backing south or southeast for a time, 3 or 4, increasing 6 to gale 8 for a time. Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough later. Rain or showers. Good, occasionally poor.

Rockall:
Southwest 3 or 4 becoming cyclonic 5 to 7. Moderate or rough. Rain or showers. Good, occasionally poor.

Malin:
South or southwest, backing southeast for a time, 3 or 4 increasing 5 to 7. Moderate or rough. Rain or showers. Good, occasionally poor.

Hebrides Bailey:
South or southwest backing southeast 3 or 4, increasing 5 at times, becoming cyclonic 5 or 6 later. Moderate or rough. Rain or showers. good, occasionally poor.

Fair Isle Faeroes Southeast Iceland:
Southeasterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first in Fair Isle, decreasing 3 or 4 for a time except in east Fair Isle. Rough or very rough becoming moderate or rough. Occasional rain, fog patches developing. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.