Shipping forecast and gale warnings

Tuesday 9 December 2025

The shipping forecast issued by the Met Office, on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, at 23:30 (UTC) on Tue 9 Dec 2025 for the period 00:00 (UTC) on Wed 10 Dec 2025 to 00:00 (UTC) on Thu 11 Dec 2025 .

There are warnings of gales in Viking, North Utsire, South Utsire, Forties, Cromarty, Forth, Tyne, Dogger, Fisher, FitzRoy, Sole, Irish Sea, Shannon, Rockall, Malin, Hebrides, Bailey, Fair Isle, Faeroes and Southeast Iceland.

The general synopsis at 1800

Low Rockall 959 expected Faeroes 967 by 1800 Wednesday. New low expected off morocco 1017 by same time

The area forecasts for the next 24 hours

Viking, North Utsire

Southeasterly veering southwesterly, 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 in Viking. In Viking very rough, occasionally rough at first and high later, but in North Utsire moderate or rough becoming very rough. Rain. Good, occasionally poor

South Utsire

Southeasterly 5 to 7, veering southwesterly 6 to gale 8. Moderate or rough becoming very rough. Showers. Good

Forties, Cromarty, Forth, Tyne, Dogger, Fisher

Southwest 6 to gale 8. Rough or very rough in Forties and Fisher, elsewhere moderate or rough, occasionally very rough at first except in Tyne. Showers. Good

German Bight, Humber

Southwest 5 to 7. Moderate or rough, occasionally slight in west Humber. Fair. Good

Thames, Dover, Wight, Portland

West or southwest 4 to 6, occasionally 3 later in Wight and Portland. In Portland moderate or rough, occasionally very rough at first, elsewhere slight or moderate, occasionally rough at first except in Dover. Showers. Good

Plymouth, Northwest Biscay

Westerly or southwesterly 4 to 6, backing southerly later. Rough or very rough. Showers. Good

Southeast Biscay

Variable, becoming southeasterly later, 2 to 4. Rough, occasionally very rough at first in northwest and moderate later in southeast. Thundery showers at first. Good, occasionally poor at first

Trafalgar

Westerly or northwesterly becoming cyclonic, 4 to 6, then southwesterly later in far northwest. Rough or very rough, occasionally moderate in southeast. Thundery showers. Good, occasionally poor

Southeast FitzRoy

Northwesterly 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4. Very rough becoming rough. Thundery showers at first. Good, occasionally poor at first

Northwest FitzRoy, Sole

Westerly or southwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 in Sole, backing southerly 7 to severe gale 9, perhaps storm 10 later in Sole. Very rough, occasionally high later in west. Thundery showers, rain later. Good, occasionally poor

Lundy, Fastnet, Irish Sea

Southwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 in Irish Sea, perhaps gale 8 later in Fastnet. Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough in east Lundy and in Irish Sea. Squally showers. Good, occasionally moderate

Shannon

West 6 to gale 8, backing south 7 to severe gale 9, perhaps storm 10 later. Very rough or high. Thundery showers, rain later. Moderate or poor

Rockall, Malin

Southwest gale 8 to storm 10, backing south 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 in Rockall. Very rough or high, but moderate or rough in southeast Malin. Thundery showers, rain later in Rockall. Moderate or poor

Hebrides, Bailey, Fair Isle, Faeroes

Cyclonic gale 8 to storm 10, occasionally violent storm at first in Hebrides and Fair Isle, becoming southwest 5 to 7 in Hebrides and Bailey. Rough or very rough at first in Fair Isle, otherwise very rough or high, occasionally very high. Rain or squally showers. Poor

Southeast Iceland

Northeasterly gale 8 to storm 10, becoming cyclonic 6 to gale 8. Very rough or high. Rain. Poor