Shipping forecast and gale warnings

Wednesday 26 November 2025

The shipping forecast issued by the Met Office, on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, at 05:05 (UTC) on Wed 26 Nov 2025 for the period 06:00 (UTC) on Wed 26 Nov 2025 to 06:00 (UTC) on Thu 27 Nov 2025 .

There are warnings of gales in Viking, North Utsire, South Utsire, Forties, Cromarty, Dogger, Fisher, German Bight, Shannon, Rockall, Hebrides, Bailey, Fair Isle and Faeroes.

The general synopsis at midnight

Atlantic low expected 400 miles west of Rockall 967 by midnight tonight

The area forecasts for the next 24 hours

Viking, North Utsire, South Utsire, Forties, Cromarty

Southerly or southwesterly, becoming cyclonic later in Viking and North Utsire, 4 to 6, increasing 6 to gale 8 for a time. Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough. Rain. Moderate or poor

Forth, Tyne

South or southwest 5 to 7. Slight or moderate. Occasional rain. Good, occasionally poor

Dogger, Fisher, German Bight

Variable 2 to 4, becoming south or southwest 4 to 6, increasing 7 or gale 8 later. Slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight in east Fisher and German Bight, becoming moderate or rough later. Occasional rain. Moderate or good, occasionally poor later

Humber, Thames, Dover, Wight

North or northeast 3 to 5, backing southwest 5 to 7. In Humber, slight or moderate, occasionally rough later, otherwise slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight for a time. Rain later. Good, occasionally moderate

Portland, Plymouth

Variable 3 or 4, becoming southwest 4 to 6. Slight or moderate. Occasional rain. Good, occasionally moderate

Biscay

North or northwest 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4, then becoming west or southwest 3 or 4. Slight or moderate, occasionally rough at first in southeast. Occasional rain. Good, occasionally moderate

Trafalgar (issued 0015 UTC)

Northeast 4 to 6. Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate. Fair. Good.

FitzRoy

Variable 2 to 4, becoming southwesterly 4 to 6, except in south. Moderate, becoming moderate or rough later in north. Showers. Moderate or good

Sole, Lundy, Fastnet, Irish Sea

Southerly or southwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later in west Sole. Moderate or rough in west Sole and later in Fastnet, otherwise slight or moderate. Rain then showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor

Shannon, Rockall

Southerly or southwesterly 4 to 6, but cyclonic 3 to 5 at first in north Rockall, increasing 7 or gale 8 later. Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough later, occasionally high later in west. Rain or showers. Good, becoming moderate or poor

Malin, Hebrides

Southwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first in Hebrides. Moderate or rough. Rain. Good, occasionally poor at first

Bailey

Northwest 4 or 5, becoming cyclonic 6 to gale 8 later. Moderate or rough. Occasional rain. Good, occasionally poor

Fair Isle, East Faeroes

Southwesterly 6 to gale 8, becoming cyclonic 4 to 6. Moderate or rough, but smooth or slight at first in east Fair Isle. Rain. Good, occasionally poor

West Faeroes, Southeast Iceland

Cyclonic 3 or 4, becoming easterly 5 to 7 later, perhaps gale 8 later in Southeast Iceland. Moderate or rough. Rain then showers. Good, occasionally poor