Shipping forecast and gale warnings

Tuesday 14 April 2026

The shipping forecast issued by the Met Office, on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, at 11:30 (UTC+1) on Tue 14 Apr 2026 for the period 13:00 (UTC+1) on Tue 14 Apr 2026 to 13:00 (UTC+1) on Wed 15 Apr 2026 .

There are warnings of gales in Viking, South Utsire, Forties, FitzRoy, Sole, Shannon, Hebrides, Bailey, Fair Isle, Faeroes and Southeast Iceland.

The general synopsis at 0600

Low 450 miles west of Rockall 978 expected 300 miles west of Shannon 985 by 0600 tomorrow

The area forecasts for the next 24 hours

Viking, North Utsire, South Utsire

Southerly or southeasterly 3 to 5, increasing 5 to 7 later. Slight or moderate, becoming rough later in west Viking. Occasional rain at first. Good, occasionally poor at first

Forties, Cromarty, Forth, Tyne, Dogger

South or southeast 2 to 4 increasing 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later. Smooth or slight at first in Forth, Tyne and Dogger, otherwise slight or moderate, becoming rough later in north Forties and northeast Cromarty. Rain later. Good, occasionally poor

Fisher

Variable 2 to 4, becoming east or southeast 4 to 6 later. Slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight in south and east. Rain at first. Moderate or good

German Bight, Humber, Thames, Dover

West 2 to 4 at first in German Bight, otherwise south or southeast 3 to 5. Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate except in east German Bight. Fair, then occasional rain except in German Bight. Moderate or good

Wight, Portland, Plymouth, Biscay

Southerly or southwesterly 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4 in southeast Biscay. Moderate or rough in west Portland, Plymouth and Biscay, but elsewhere slight or moderate. Occasional rain, fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor

Trafalgar (issued 2315 UTC)

Variable 2 to 4, becoming southwesterly 3 to 5 in northwest. Moderate or rough becoming slight or moderate in southeast. Mainly fair. Good.

FitzRoy, Sole

Southwesterly 4 to 6, increasing 6 or 7 except in south FitzRoy, occasionally gale 8 later in northwest FitzRoy, perhaps gale 8 later in west Sole. Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough. Occasional rain and fog patches, then showers later. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor until later

Lundy, Fastnet, Irish Sea

Southeast at first in Irish Sea, otherwise south or southwest, 4 to 6. Slight or moderate becoming moderate or rough. Occasional rain, fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor

Shannon

Southerly 4 to 6, veering southwesterly 6 or 7 later, perhaps gale 8 later in southwest. Moderate at first in northeast, otherwise rough, but becoming very rough later in west and south. Rain and fog patches, then showers. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor at first

Rockall, Malin

Southeast 5 to 7 veering south 4 to 6. Moderate or rough in Malin, but in Rockall, rough, occasionally moderate at first. Rain then showers, fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor

Hebrides, Bailey

Southeasterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 except in east Hebrides, becoming cyclonic 3 to 5 later. Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough in Bailey. Fair then rain. Moderate or good, becoming poor for a time

Fair Isle, Faeroes

Southeast 4 or 5 increasing 6 to gale 8. Slight or moderate becoming moderate or rough, then occasionally very rough later in northwest Fair Isle and Faeroes. Showers, then rain later. Moderate or good, occasionally poor later

Southeast Iceland

Cyclonic mainly southeasterly 3 to 5 increasing 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 later in west. Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough later. Showers then rain. Moderate or good, becoming moderate or poor later