Shipping forecast and gale warnings

Saturday 29 November 2025

The shipping forecast issued by the Met Office, on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, at 11:30 (UTC) on Sat 29 Nov 2025 for the period 12:00 (UTC) on Sat 29 Nov 2025 to 12:00 (UTC) on Sun 30 Nov 2025 .

There are warnings of gales in Viking, Forties, Cromarty, Forth, Tyne, Dogger, Fisher, German Bight, Humber, Shannon, Rockall, Bailey and Southeast Iceland.

The general synopsis at 0600

New low moving steadily northeast, expected Forties 990 by 0600 tomorrow

The area forecasts for the next 24 hours

Viking

Northwest 4 to 6, veering northeast 6 to gale 8. Rough or very rough. Showers. Good

North Utsire, South Utsire

Northwesterly 3 to 5, veering northeasterly 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later. Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough. Rain. Good, occasionally poor

Forties

Northeast 4 to 6, becoming cyclonic 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 later. Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough, occasionally high later. Rain. Good, occasionally poor

Cromarty, Forth

North 4 to 6, increasing 6 to gale 8. Moderate or rough, occasionally slight at first in west and very rough in east. Showers. Good, occasionally moderate

Tyne, Dogger

Cyclonic 4 to 6, increasing 7 to severe gale 9, perhaps storm 10 later in Dogger. Moderate or rough, occasionally slight at first in Tyne, becoming rough or very rough, occasionally high later in Dogger. Thundery rain. Good, occasionally poor

Fisher, German Bight

Southwest 4 to 6, becoming cyclonic 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 in German Bight. Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough. Rain. Good, occasionally poor

Humber

Cyclonic 5 to 7, increasing 7 to severe gale 9, perhaps storm 10 later. Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough. Thundery rain. Good, occasionally poor

Thames, Dover, Wight

South 5 to 7, veering west 4 to 6, then northwest 4 or 5 except in Thames. Slight or moderate, occasionally rough. Rain. Good, occasionally moderate

Portland, Plymouth, Northwest Biscay

Northwesterly 4 to 6, decreasing 3 or 4. In Portland moderate or rough becoming slight or moderate, elsewhere rough or very rough becoming moderate or rough. Showers. Good

Southeast Biscay, Southeast FitzRoy

Southwesterly veering northerly, 4 to 6, occasionally 7 in FitzRoy. Rough, occasionally very rough at first. Rain. Good, occasionally poor

Trafalgar (issued 0015 UTC)

Variable 2 to 4 becoming northwesterly 3 to 5, veering northerly 5 to 7 later in north. Moderate or rough. Thundery rain developing. Good, occasionally poor.

Northwest FitzRoy, Sole, Lundy, Fastnet

Northwesterly 5 to 7, backing southwesterly 3 to 5, increasing 5 to 7 later in FitzRoy and Sole. In Sole and FitzRoy, rough occasionally very rough, elsewhere moderate or rough, occasionally very rough at first in Fastnet. Showers. Good, occasionally moderate

Irish Sea

Cyclonic 4 to 6, becoming northwest 5 to 7, backing southwest 3 to 5 later. Slight or moderate, occasionally rough at first in south and smooth later in north. Showers, perhaps thundery. Good, occasionally poor

Shannon, Rockall

Northwest 4 to 6, backing south 6 to gale 8. Rough or very rough. Rain. Good, occasionally poor

Malin, Hebrides

North 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4, then southeast 4 to 6. Rough or very rough becoming moderate or rough. Showers. Good

Bailey

Cyclonic 4 to 6, becoming southeast 6 to gale 8. Rough occasionally very rough. Rain. Good, occasionally poor

Fair Isle, Faeroes, Southeast Iceland

Northerly veering northeasterly, 4 to 6, then southeasterly 6 to gale 8 in Southeast Iceland. Rough or very rough, occasionally moderate. Wintry showers. Good, occasionally poor