there are warnings of gales in Rockall Hebrides Bailey Fair Isle and Faeroes

The general synopsis at 1900 Atlantic low 987 moving steadily northeast, expected 100 miles southwest of Iceland 981 by 1900 Sunday. New low expected Fitzroy 1020 by same time. High east France 1032 moving away east

The area forecasts for the next 24 hours

Viking north Utsire south Utsire southwesterly 5 or 6, occasionally 7 later, except in south Utsire. Rough or very rough. Showers, rain later. Moderate or good, occasionally poor later

Forties Cromarty Forth southwesterly 4 or 5, increasing 6 at times. Moderate or rough, occasionally slight in forth. Showers, rain later. Moderate or good, occasionally poor later

Tyne Dogger Fisher German Bight Humber Thames southwesterly 3 or 4, occasionally 5 later. Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in Dogger, Fisher and German Bight. Occasional drizzle, fog patches, except in Fisher. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor, except in Fisher

Dover Wight Portland Plymouth southeasterly veering southwesterly 3 or 4. Slight or moderate. Fog patches, drizzle later in Plymouth. Moderate, occasionally very poor

Biscay southeasterly 5 or 6, occasionally 7 at first in south, veering southwesterly 3 or 4. Moderate or rough. Fog patches. Moderate, occasionally very poor

Trafalgar variable 3 or 4. Rough or very rough. Rain or showers, thundery in east. Moderate or good

Fitzroy Sole Lundy Fastnet Irish Sea variable becoming southwesterly 3 or 4, occasionally 5 later in sole and Irish Sea. Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in Fastnet. Rain and drizzle, fog patches. Moderate, occasionally very poor

Shannon southerly 4 or 5, increasing 6 or 7 for a time. Rough, occasionally very rough in north. Drizzle in south at first, rain later. Moderate or good, occasionally poor

Rockall southerly veering southwesterly 5 or 6, increasing 7 or gale 8, perhaps severe gale 9 later. Rough or very rough, occasionally high later. Occasional rain. Moderate or good, occasionally poor later

Malin southerly 4, increasing 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later. Rough or very rough. Rain later. Moderate or good, occasionally poor later

Hebrides Bailey southwesterly, backing southerly 5 or 6, increasing 7 or gale 8, perhaps severe gale 9 later. Very rough, occasionally high later. Rain or squally showers. Moderate or good, becoming poor for a time

Fair Isle Faeroes westerly 5 to 7, backing southerly 6 to gale 8, perhaps severe gale 9 later. Very rough or high. Showers, rain later. Good becoming moderate or poor

Southeast Iceland westerly 5 or 6, becoming cyclonic 5 to 7. Rough or very rough. Rain or squally showers. Good, becoming moderate or poor