Shipping forecast and gale warnings

Saturday 22 August 2026

The shipping forecast issued by the Met Office, on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, at 23:15 (UTC+1) on Fri 21 Aug 2026 for the period 00:00 (UTC+1) on Sat 22 Aug 2026 to 00:00 (UTC+1) on Sun 23 Aug 2026.

There are warnings of gales in FitzRoy.

The general synopsis at 1800

Low 250 miles west of FitzRoy 999 expected 100 miles west of Trafalgar, with little change by 1800 Saturday. High mid-Atlantic 1030 expected just west of Shannon, with little change by same time

The area forecasts for the next 24 hours

Viking

Northwest 4 to 6. Moderate, occasionally rough at first. Showers. Good

North Utsire

Northwesterly 5 or 6. Rough becoming moderate. Showers. Good

South Utsire

Northwesterly 6 or 7. Rough occasionally moderate. Showers. Good

Forties

Northwesterly 5 or 6, decreasing 4 later in far west. Moderate or rough. Showers. Good

Cromarty, Forth, Tyne

Northwest 4 or 5, backing west 2 to 4. Slight or moderate. Showers. Good

Dogger

Northwesterly 5 or 6, decreasing 4 later in west. Moderate, occasionally rough in east. Showers. Good

Fisher

Northwest 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later. Rough, occasionally moderate at first. Showers. Good

German Bight

Northwest 5 or 6, occasionally 7 later. Moderate or rough. Showers. Good

Humber, Thames

North 4 to 6, backing northwest 3 to 5. Moderate, occasionally slight in Thames. Showers. Good

Dover

North 3 to 5, veering east 3 or less. Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth later. Showers at first. Good

Wight, Portland, Plymouth

North, veering northeast, 2 to 4, occasionally 5 later except in Wight. Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth. Showers. Good

Biscay

North 2 to 4, veering northeast 4 to 6. Slight or moderate. Showers. Good

Trafalgar

Cyclonic, becoming southwesterly, 3 to 5, occasionally 6 in northwest. Slight in far southeast, otherwise moderate or rough, occasionally very rough in far west. Thundery showers in northwest. Good, occasionally moderate in northwest

FitzRoy

East or northeast 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 in far southwest. Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough in far southwest. Thundery rain in south. Good, occasionally poor in south

Sole, Lundy, Fastnet

Northeast 4 or 5, occasionally 6 in Sole. Slight or moderate. Showers. Good

Irish Sea

North 3 to 5, becoming variable 3 or less later. Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate at first. Fair. Good

Shannon

Northeast 3 to 5, veering east 2 to 4. Slight or moderate. Fair. Good

Rockall, Malin, Hebrides

Northwest, backing west or southwest, 3 or 4, occasionally 5 later except in Malin. Slight or moderate. Showers. Good occasionally moderate

Bailey

West, backing southwest, 4 or 5, occasionally 6 later. Moderate, becoming rough later in northwest. Showers. Good occasionally moderate

Fair Isle

West or northwest 3 to 5. Moderate occasionally slight. Showers. Good occasionally moderate

Faeroes

West, backing southwest, 3 to 5. Moderate, occasionally slight at first. Showers. Good occasionally moderate

Southeast Iceland

Southwesterly 4 to 6. Moderate or rough. Showers, rain later in far west. Moderate or good, occasionally poor later in far west