Shipping forecast and gale warnings

Monday 13 July 2026

The shipping forecast issued by the Met Office, on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, at 16:25 (UTC+1) on Mon 13 Jul 2026 for the period 18:00 (UTC+1) on Mon 13 Jul 2026 to 18:00 (UTC+1) on Tue 14 Jul 2026.

There are warnings of gales in

The general synopsis at midday

High Fair Isle 1032, slow moving, declining 1031 by midday tomorrow. Low FitzRoy 1012 expected 100 miles west of FitzRoy with little change by same time

The area forecasts for the next 24 hours

Viking

North 3 to 5. Slight or moderate. Mainly fair. Moderate or good, occasionally poor

North Utsire, South Utsire

Northerly or northwesterly 3 to 5. Slight or moderate. Fair. Good occasionally moderate

Forties

North or northeast 2 to 4. Slight or moderate, becoming mainly slight. Fair. Moderate or good, occasionally poor

Cromarty, Forth

East or northeast 2 to 4. Slight. Mainly fair. Good, occasionally moderate

Tyne, Dogger

Northeast 3 to 5. Slight or moderate. Fair. Good

Fisher

Variable 2 to 4. Slight, occasionally smooth later in far east. Mainly fair. Good, occasionally moderate, but poor later

German Bight

North or northeast 3 to 5. Slight or moderate, becoming slight, occasionally smooth later in east. Thundery showers at first in far east. Good, occasionally moderate

Humber, Thames

Northeast 4 to 6. Slight or moderate. Fair. Good, occasionally moderate

Dover, Wight

Northeast 5 to 7, decreasing 3 to 5 later. Slight or moderate, but moderate or rough at first in Wight. Showers at first, perhaps thundery. Moderate or good

Portland, Plymouth

East or northeast 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first, decreasing 3 or 4 later. Slight or moderate, but rough at first in west Plymouth. Showers at first, perhaps thundery. Good occasionally moderate

Biscay

Variable 2 to 4. Slight in south, slight or moderate at first in north. Thundery showers later. Good, occasionally moderate later

Trafalgar (issued 23:15 UTC+1)

Westerly or southwesterly 3 to 5 in north, variable 2 to 4 in south, becoming northwesterly 4 or 5 later in far southeast. Slight or moderate. Showers. Good, occasionally moderate.

FitzRoy

Cyclonic 3 to 5. Slight or moderate in southeast, otherwise moderate, but occasionally rough at first in far north. Thundery showers. Good, occasionally poor

Sole, Lundy, Fastnet, Irish Sea, Shannon

East or northeast 3 to 5, occasionally 6 in Lundy and Irish Sea. Moderate or rough becoming moderate in Sole, slight or moderate becoming smooth or slight later in Lundy and Irish Sea, and moderate or rough becoming slight or moderate in Fastnet and Shannon. Thundery showers, except in Irish Sea. Good, occasionally moderate except in Irish Sea

Rockall, Malin, Hebrides

Easterly or northeasterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first in southeast Malin, becoming variable 2 to 4 later except in south Rockall and south Malin. Slight or moderate. Fair. Good, occasionally moderate

Bailey

Variable 2 to 4, but southwesterly 4 or 5 in far north. Moderate, but slight or moderate in south. Fog patches, drizzle. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor

Fair Isle, Southeast Faeroes

Variable 2 to 4, but easterly 3 to 5 in southwest Fair Isle. Slight in southeast Fair Isle, otherwise slight or moderate. Mainly fair. Good, occasionally moderate

Northwest Faeroes, Southeast Iceland

Southwesterly 3 to 5, but 5 to 7 in north Southeast Iceland. Moderate, occasionally rough in north Southeast Iceland. Occasional drizzle. Good, occasionally moderate