And now the Shipping Forecast issued by the Met Office, on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, at 0015 on Sunday 29 November 2009.

There are warnings of gales in Forties Cromarty Forth Tyne Dogger German Bight Humber Thames Dover Wight Portland Plymouth Biscay trafalgar Fitzroy Sole Lundy Fastnet Irish Sea and Shannon.

The general synopsis at 1800:
Low Sole 979 expected southwest england 978 by 1800 Sunday. Low german bight 987 expected Dogger 985 by same time.

The area forecasts for the next 24 hours:

Viking North Utsire South Utsire:
Mainly northerly 5 to 7, but cyclonic 4 in South Utsire at first. rough, occasionally very rough, but moderate in South Utsire at first. showers. Good.

Forties Cromarty Forth Tyne Dogger:
Northeasterly, becoming cyclonic in Dogger, 5 or 6 increasing 6 to gale 8, perhaps severe gale 9 later. Moderate or rough increasing rough or very rough. Rain or showers. Good, occasionally poor.

Fisher:
East or northeast 4 or 5 increasing 5 to 7 veering south 5 later. moderate or rough. Rain or showers. Moderate or good.

German Bight Humber:
Cyclonic becoming mainly southerly 5 to 7, increasing gale 8 at times. moderate or rough. Rain or squally showers. Good, occasionally poor.

Thames Dover Wight:
South or southwest 7 to severe gale 9. Rough, occasionally very rough. rain or squally showers. Good, occasionally poor.

Portland Plymouth:
West or southwest veering north or northwest later, 7 to severe gale 9, increasing storm 10 for a time. Rough or very rough. Rain or squally showers. Good, occasionally poor.

Biscay:
Southwest veering west or northwest 7 to severe gale 9. Very rough or high. Rain or squally thundery showers. Moderate or poor, occasionally good.

Trafalgar:
Westerly veering northwesterly 6 to gale 8, but 5 in south at first. rough or very rough, occasionally moderate in southeast at first. Rain or squally thundery showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

Fitzroy Sole:
West veering northwest 7 to severe gale 9, increasing storm 10 for a time in east Sole. Very rough or high. Rain or squally thundery showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

Lundy Fastnet:
Cyclonic becoming north or northwest 7 to severe gale 9, increasing storm 10 at times. Rough or very rough. Rain or squally showers. Good, occasionally poor.

Irish Sea:
Northeast 6 to gale 8 backing north 7 to severe gale 9, occasionally storm 10. Rough or very rough. Rain or squally showers. Good, occasionally poor.

Shannon:
North or northwest 5 to 7, increasing gale 8 for a time. Rough or very rough. Squally showers. Good.

Rockall Malin Hebrides Bailey Fair Isle Faeroes Southeast Iceland mainly north or northeast 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later in Malin and Hebrides, becoming variable 4 in Bailey later. Rough or very rough. showers. Good.