Shipping forecast and gale warnings

Saturday 25 April 2026

The shipping forecast issued by the Met Office, on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, at 05:05 (UTC+1) on Sat 25 Apr 2026 for the period 07:00 (UTC+1) on Sat 25 Apr 2026 to 07:00 (UTC+1) on Sun 26 Apr 2026 .

There are warnings of gales in Fisher.

The general synopsis at midnight

High FitzRoy 1021 dissipating.

The area forecasts for the next 24 hours

Viking, North Utsire, South Utsire, East Forties

Northerly or northwesterly 4 to 6, increasing 7 for a time in the utsires. Moderate or rough. Showers. Good

West Forties, Cromarty, Forth, Tyne, East Dogger

Northerly veering southerly or southeasterly later, 2 to 4, occasionally 5 at first in east Forties and later in Cromarty. Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth at first in Cromarty and Forth. Fair, coastal fog patches at first in Cromarty and Forth. Good, occasionally very poor at first in Cromarty and Forth

West Dogger

Northerly or northwesterly 3 to 5, occasionally 2 later. Moderate. Fair. Good

Fisher, German Bight

Northwesterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 in east Fisher and 4 in southwest German Bight, decreasing 3 or 4 later. Moderate or rough, becoming moderate. Fair. Good

Humber, Thames

Variable becoming east or northeast later, 2 to 4. Slight or moderate in Humber, mainly slight in Thames. Fair, coastal fog patches at first. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor at first

Dover, Wight, Portland, East Plymouth

Easterly or northeasterly 2 to 4, occasionally 5 at first and later. Slight or moderate, becoming slight, occasionally smooth later in Dover, Wight and south Portland. Fair. Moderate or good

West Plymouth, Biscay

Cyclonic mainly northerly or northwesterly 2 to 4, occasionally variable 3 or less. Slight or moderate,. Showers. Moderate or good

Trafalgar (issued 2315 UTC)

Northerly or northeasterly 3 to 5, occasionally 2 in northwest and 6 later in southeast. Mainly moderate. Showers, thundery at first. Good, occasionally poor.

FitzRoy

Variable 2 to 4, becoming northerly or northeasterly 4 to 6 in southeast. Slight or moderate. Showers, thundery at first. Good, occasionally poor

Sole, Lundy, Fastnet, South Irish Sea

Variable 2 to 4. Slight or moderate, becoming slight, occasionally smooth later in south Irish Sea. Showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor in Sole and Fastnet

North Irish Sea

Variable 2 to 4, becoming southeast 3 to 5, perhaps 6 later. Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate later. Fair. Moderate or good

Shannon, Rockall

Cyclonic becoming southwest later, 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first in north Rockall. Mainly moderate. Showers. Moderate or good

Malin

Variable 2 to 4. Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth in east. Showers. Moderate or good

Hebrides, Bailey

East or northeast becoming cyclonic later, 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first in Bailey. Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough. Showers. Moderate or good

Fair Isle, Faeroes, Southeast Iceland

Northwesterly at first in Fair Isle, otherwise northerly or northeasterly veering southerly or southeasterly later, 3 to 5. Moderate or rough. Showers. Good