Shipping forecast and gale warnings

Monday 15 December 2025

The shipping forecast issued by the Met Office, on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, at 05:05 (UTC) on Mon 15 Dec 2025 for the period 06:00 (UTC) on Mon 15 Dec 2025 to 06:00 (UTC) on Tue 16 Dec 2025 .

There are warnings of gales in Portland, Plymouth, Trafalgar, FitzRoy, Hebrides, Bailey, Fair Isle, Faeroes and Southeast Iceland.

The general synopsis at midnight

Atlantic low 965 moving rather quickly east and losing its identity by midnight tonight. New low expected Spain 1001 by same time

The area forecasts for the next 24 hours

Viking, North Utsire

Westerly or southwesterly 4 or 5, becoming cyclonic 3 or 4. Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough. Occasional rain. Good, occasionally poor

South Utsire

Southwesterly 5 or 6, backing southerly 4 or 5 later. Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough at first. Rain. Good, occasionally poor

Forties

Southwesterly becoming cyclonic, 4 to 6. Moderate or rough. Rain. Good, occasionally poor

Cromarty, Forth

Southwest 4 to 6, veering west 3 or 4 later. Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth later. Mainly fair. Good

Tyne, Dogger

Southwest, becoming cyclonic, 4 to 6. Slight or moderate in Tyne, but moderate or rough in Dogger. Rain. Good, occasionally poor

Fisher, German Bight

Southwest, backing south later, 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first. Moderate or rough, becoming mainly moderate later. Rain or showers. Good, occasionally poor

Humber, Thames, Dover, Wight

Southerly or southwest, veering northwesterly later in west Wight, 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first. Moderate or rough in Humber, elsewhere slight or moderate, occasionally rough in west Wight. Mainly fair. Good

Portland, Plymouth

South or southwest 5 or 6, becoming cyclonic 6 to gale 8, then becoming northwest 3 or 4 later. Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough at first in Plymouth. Rain or showers. Good, occasionally poor

Biscay

Southerly 4 to 6, becoming cyclonic 4 or 5. Moderate at first in southeast, otherwise rough, occasionally very rough. Rain. Good, occasionally poor

Trafalgar (issued 0015 UTC)

Cyclonic 4 to 6, becoming northwest 6 to gale 8 later. Moderate or rough. Rain or showers. Good, occasionally poor.

FitzRoy

Northwesterly 4 to 6, but southwesterly 6 to gale 8 at first in southeast. Rough or very rough. Rain, then showers. Good, occasionally poor

Sole

North or northwest 3 to 5. Rough or very rough. Rain or showers. Good, occasionally poor

Lundy, Fastnet, Irish Sea

Cyclonic, becoming north or northwest, 3 to 5. Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate in Irish Sea, and rough or very rough in Fastnet. Rain, then showers. Good, occasionally poor

Shannon, Rockall, Malin, Hebrides

Southwest 4 to 6, but 6 to gale 8 at first in Rockall and Hebrides. Very rough in Shannon, very rough or high in Rockall and Hebrides, but rough or very rough in Malin. Squally showers. Good, occasionally poor

Bailey

Southwest 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 until later. Very rough or high. Squally showers. Good, occasionally poor

Fair Isle, Faeroes

Southwest 6 to gale 8, decreasing 4 to 6. In Fair Isle rough or very rough, occasionally moderate in southeast, otherwise very rough or high. Squally showers. Good, occasionally poor

Southeast Iceland

Cyclonic 7 to severe gale 9, decreasing 4 to 6 later. Very rough or high, occasionally rough near iceland. Squally showers. Good, occasionally poor