Shipping forecast and gale warnings

Monday 24 November 2025

The shipping forecast issued by the Met Office, on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, at 23:30 (UTC) on Mon 24 Nov 2025 for the period 00:00 (UTC) on Tue 25 Nov 2025 to 00:00 (UTC) on Wed 26 Nov 2025 .

There are warnings of gales in Humber, Thames and Dover.

The general synopsis at 1800

Low belgium 993 loses its identity

The area forecasts for the next 24 hours

Viking, North Utsire, South Utsire

Northerly or northeasterly 4 to 6 at first in Viking, otherwise variable 2 to 4. Moderate or rough at first in Viking, otherwise slight or moderate. Showers. Moderate or good

Forties, Cromarty, Forth, Tyne

North or northeast 5 to 7, decreasing 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4 later. Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate later. Showers, perhaps thundery at first. Moderate or good

Dogger, Fisher, German Bight

Cyclonic, mainly northeast, 5 to 7, decreasing 3 to 5 later. Moderate or rough, becoming moderate in Dogger, but slight or moderate later in Fisher and German Bight. Showers, squally at first. Good, occasionally poor at first

Humber, Thames, Dover

Cyclonic, mainly north 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first. Moderate or rough, becoming moderate later. Squally showers until later. Good, occasionally poor at first

Wight, Portland, Plymouth

North or northwest 5 to 7, decreasing 3 to 5 later. Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate later. Showers at first. Good

Biscay

Northwesterly 5 to 7, decreasing 3 to 5. Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough. Thundery showers. Moderate or good

Trafalgar

West or northwest, veering north or northeast later, 4 to 6,. Moderate or rough. Showers. Good

FitzRoy

Northwesterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 at first, backing southwesterly later in far northwest. Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough. Showers. Good

Sole

Northerly or northwesterly 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4, then southwesterly 4 or 5 later in west. Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough, then mainly moderate later. Showers, rain later. Good occasionally moderate later

Lundy, Fastnet, Irish Sea

North or northwest, 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first, becoming variable 2 to 4 later. Moderate or rough becoming slight or moderate, but smooth or slight later in Irish Sea. Showers until later. Good

Shannon, Rockall

Variable 2 to 4, becoming south or southwest 5 to 7. Moderate or rough. Showers, rain later. Good, occasionally poor later

Malin, Hebrides

North 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4, then south or southwest 5 to 7. Moderate, occasionally slight in east, becoming moderate or rough later. Showers, rain later. Good, occasionally poor later

Bailey

Variable 2 to 4, becoming southwesterly 5 to 7. Moderate, becoming rough. Showers, rain later. Good, becoming moderate occasionally poor later

Fair Isle, Faeroes

Northeast 4 to 6 at first in Fair Isle, otherwise variable 2 to 4, becoming south 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later. Moderate, but occasionally rough at first in south Fair Isle, becoming moderate or rough later. Showers. Moderate or good

Southeast Iceland

Cyclonic mainly southwesterly, 3 to 5, increasing 5 to 7 later. Moderate, becoming mainly rough later. Showers, then rain. Good, occasionally poor