Shipping forecast and gale warnings

Saturday 27 December 2025

The shipping forecast issued by the Met Office, on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, at 23:30 (UTC) on Sat 27 Dec 2025 for the period 00:00 (UTC) on Sun 28 Dec 2025 to 00:00 (UTC) on Mon 29 Dec 2025 .

There are warnings of gales in South Utsire, Fisher, Trafalgar and Southeast Iceland.

The general synopsis at 1800

Low Trafalgar 1002 slow-moving, filling 1007 by 1800 Sunday. High Faeroes 1046 expected 250 miles southwest of Iceland 1038 by same time

The area forecasts for the next 24 hours

Viking, North Utsire

Northerly or northwesterly 4 to 6. Rough, occasionally very rough at first. Showers later. Good

South Utsire

Northwesterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 later. Moderate or rough. Showers later. Good

Forties, Cromarty

Northeast backing northwest, 3 to 5, occasionally 6 in Forties. Moderate or rough in Forties, slight or moderate in Cromarty. Fair. Good

Forth, Tyne, Dogger

North or northeast 3 to 5. Moderate, occasionally rough in Dogger. Fair. Good

Fisher

Northerly or northwesterly 5 to 7, decreasing 3 to 5 for a time at first, occasionally gale 8 later in northeast. Rough, occasionally moderate until later. Fair. Good

German Bight

Northeast 4 to 6, becoming variable 3, then northwest 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later. Moderate or rough. Fair. Good

Humber, Thames

North or northeast 3 to 5. Moderate, occasionally rough at first in Humber and slight in Thames. Mainly fair. Good

Dover, Wight

East or northeast 4 to 6. Slight or moderate, occasionally rough at first in west Wight. Fair. Good

Portland, Plymouth, Biscay

East or northeast 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first. Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate in Portland and later in Biscay. Fair. Good

Trafalgar

Cyclonic 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 in south, becoming northerly or northeasterly 3 to 5 in north and also later in south. Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough in south. Showers, thundery in south. Moderate or good, occasionally poor in south

FitzRoy

Easterly or northeasterly 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4 later in far south. Moderate or rough. Showers, perhaps thundery in south. Good, occasionally poor in south

Sole, Lundy, Fastnet

East or northeast 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first in Lundy. Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate in Lundy and later in Fastnet. Showers in Fastnet. Good

Irish Sea

East or northeast 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first. Slight, occasionally moderate at first. Fair. Good

Shannon, Rockall, Malin

East or southeast 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first in Shannon. Moderate, occasionally rough until later in Shannon and slight in east Malin. Showers. Good

Hebrides, South Bailey

Variable 2 to 4. Moderate, occasionally slight in southeast Hebrides. Fair. Good

North Bailey

Southwesterly veering northwesterly, 3 to 5. Moderate, occasionally rough in north. Showers later. Good

Fair Isle

Variable 2 to 4, becoming northwesterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later in east. Moderate or rough. Showers later. Good

Faeroes

Southwest 3 to 5, veering west 4 to 6, becoming cyclonic 3 to 5 later. Moderate or rough. Showers later. Good

Southeast Iceland

Southwesterly 6 to gale 8, becoming cyclonic 4 to 6, occasionally 3 later. Moderate or rough. Fair. Good