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Shipping forecast and gale warnings

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The general synopsis at midnight

Atlantic low 959 expected 500 miles west of Bailey 966 by midnight tonight

Issued at: 05:05 (UTC) on Sun 14 Dec 2025.

For the period 06:00 (UTC) on Sun 14 Dec 2025 to 06:00 (UTC) on Mon 15 Dec 2025.

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Shipping forecast and gale warnings explained

Viking

Gale warning: Issued: 15:53 (UTC) on Sat 13 Dec 2025

Southerly gale force 8 continuing

Wind: Southerly or southwesterly, veering westerly later, 5 or 6, increasing 6 to gale 8 at times.
Sea state: Rough or very rough.
Weather: Rain or showers.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

North Utsire

Gale warning: Issued: 15:53 (UTC) on Sat 13 Dec 2025

Southerly gale force 8 continuing

Wind: Southerly or southwesterly, veering westerly later, 5 or 6, increasing 6 to gale 8 at times.
Sea state: Rough or very rough.
Weather: Rain or showers.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

South Utsire

Gale warning: Issued: 10:00 (UTC) on Sat 13 Dec 2025

Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later

Wind: Southerly or southwesterly, veering westerly later, 5 or 6, increasing 6 to gale 8 at times.
Sea state: Rough or very rough.
Weather: Rain or showers.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Forties

Gale warning: Issued: 21:58 (UTC) on Sat 13 Dec 2025

Southwesterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 imminent

Wind: South or southwest, veering west later, 6 to gale 8.
Sea state: Rough or very rough.
Weather: Occasional rain.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Cromarty

Gale warning: Issued: 03:53 (UTC) on Sun 14 Dec 2025

Gale now ceased, but southerly gale force 8 expected later

Wind: South or southwest, veering west later, 4 to 6, increasing 6 to gale 8 at times.
Sea state: Moderate or rough.
Weather: Occasional rain.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Forth

Gale warning: Issued: 03:53 (UTC) on Sun 14 Dec 2025

Gale now ceased, but southerly gale force 8 expected later

Wind: South or southwest, veering west later, 4 to 6, increasing 6 to gale 8 at times.
Sea state: Moderate or rough.
Weather: Occasional rain.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Tyne

Gale warning: Issued: 03:53 (UTC) on Sun 14 Dec 2025

Gale now ceased, but southerly gale force 8 expected later

Wind: South or southwest 4 to 6, increasing 6 to gale 8 at times.
Sea state: Moderate or rough.
Weather: Occasional rain.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Dogger

Gale warning: Issued: 03:53 (UTC) on Sun 14 Dec 2025

Gale now ceased, but southerly gale force 8 expected later

Wind: South or southwest 4 to 6, increasing 6 to gale 8 at times.
Sea state: Moderate or rough.
Weather: Occasional rain.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Fisher

Gale warning: Issued: 03:53 (UTC) on Sun 14 Dec 2025

Gale now ceased, but southwesterly gale force 8 expected later

Wind: Southwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 later.
Sea state: Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough in north.
Weather: Occasional rain.
Visibility: Good, occasionally moderate.

German Bight

Gale warning: Issued: 03:53 (UTC) on Sun 14 Dec 2025

Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later

Wind: Southwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 later.
Sea state: Moderate or rough.
Weather: Fair.
Visibility: Good, occasionally moderate.

Humber

Wind: Southwest 5 to 7.
Sea state: Moderate or rough.
Weather: Fair.
Visibility: Good.

Thames

Wind: South or southwest 4 to 6.
Sea state: Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate,.
Weather: Fair.
Visibility: Moderate or good.

Dover

Wind: South or southwest 4 to 6.
Sea state: Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate.
Weather: Fair.
Visibility: Moderate or good.

Wight

Wind: South or southwest 4 to 6.
Sea state: Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate.
Weather: Fair.
Visibility: Moderate or good.

Portland

Wind: South or southwest 4 to 6.
Sea state: Moderate or rough.
Weather: Fair.
Visibility: Moderate or good.

Plymouth

Wind: South or southwest 4 to 6.
Sea state: Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough later.
Weather: Occasional rain later.
Visibility: Moderate or good, occasionally poor later.

Biscay

Wind: South or southeast 3 or 4, veering south 4 to 6 later.
Sea state: Moderate or rough.
Weather: Fair.
Visibility: Good.

Trafalgar

Forecast issued: 00:15 (UTC) on Sun 14 Dec 2025

Wind: Northeasterly 5 to 7, but 7 or gale 8 at first in southeast, becoming cyclonic 3 to 5 later.
Sea state: Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough later.
Weather: Showers in south.
Visibility: Moderate or good.

FitzRoy

Gale warning: Issued: 10:00 (UTC) on Sat 13 Dec 2025

Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later

Wind: Cyclonic, becoming southwesterly, then veering northwesterly later, 4 to 6, increasing 7 or gale 8 at times.
Sea state: Rough or very rough.
Weather: Rain for a time.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Sole

Gale warning: Issued: 15:53 (UTC) on Sat 13 Dec 2025

Southwesterly gale force 8 continuing

Wind: Southwesterly 6 to gale 8, veering northerly or northwest 4 or 5 later.
Sea state: Rough or very rough.
Weather: Occasional rain or showers.
Visibility: Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

Lundy

Gale warning: Issued: 03:53 (UTC) on Sun 14 Dec 2025

Southwesterly gale force 8 continue

Wind: Southwesterly 6 to gale 8, veering northerly or northwest 4 or 5 later.
Sea state: Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough later.
Weather: Occasional rain or showers.
Visibility: Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

Fastnet

Gale warning: Issued: 03:53 (UTC) on Sun 14 Dec 2025

Southwesterly gale force 8 continue

Wind: Southwesterly 6 to gale 8, veering northerly or northwest 4 or 5 later.
Sea state: Rough or very rough.
Weather: Occasional rain or showers.
Visibility: Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

Irish Sea

Gale warning: Issued: 10:00 (UTC) on Sat 13 Dec 2025

Southwesterly gale force 8 increasing severe gale force 9 later

Wind: Southwesterly 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9, veering northerly or northwest 4 or 5 later.
Sea state: Rough or very rough, but moderate or rough at first, becoming moderate or rough later.
Weather: Occasional rain or showers.
Visibility: Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

Shannon

Gale warning: Issued: 21:58 (UTC) on Sat 13 Dec 2025

Southwesterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 imminent

Wind: South or southwest 6 to gale 8, veering west or southwest 4 to 6.
Sea state: Rough or very rough.
Weather: Squally rain or showers.
Visibility: Moderate or poor, becoming good later.

Rockall

Gale warning: Issued: 10:00 (UTC) on Sat 13 Dec 2025

Southwesterly severe gale force 9 continuing, decreasing gale force 8 soon

Wind: South or southwest 6 to gale 8, veering west or southwest 4 to 6.
Sea state: Rough or very rough, occasionally high later.
Weather: Squally rain or showers.
Visibility: Moderate or poor, becoming good later.

Malin

Gale warning: Issued: 10:00 (UTC) on Sat 13 Dec 2025

Southwesterly severe gale force 9 continuing, decreasing gale force 8 soon

Wind: South or southwest 6 to gale 8, veering west or southwest 4 to 6.
Sea state: Rough or very rough.
Weather: Squally rain or showers.
Visibility: Moderate or poor, becoming good later.

Hebrides

Gale warning: Issued: 03:53 (UTC) on Sun 14 Dec 2025

Southwesterly gale force 8 increasing severe gale force 9 soon

Wind: Southwest, becoming cyclonic for a time, 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale force 9 at first.
Sea state: Very rough or high.
Weather: Squally rain or showers.
Visibility: Moderate or poor, occasionally good.

Bailey

Gale warning: Issued: 21:58 (UTC) on Sat 13 Dec 2025

Southwesterly storm force 10 decreasing severe gale force 9 imminent

Wind: Southwest, becoming cyclonic for a time, 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale force 9 at first.
Sea state: Very rough or high.
Weather: Squally rain or showers.
Visibility: Moderate or poor, occasionally good.

Fair Isle

Gale warning: Issued: 21:58 (UTC) on Sat 13 Dec 2025

Southwesterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 imminent

Wind: Southwest, becoming cyclonic for a time, 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale force 9 at first.
Sea state: Rough or very rough in southeast, but elsewhere very rough or high.
Weather: Squally rain or showers.
Visibility: Moderate or poor, occasionally good.

Faeroes

Gale warning: Issued: 03:53 (UTC) on Sun 14 Dec 2025

Southwesterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 imminent

Wind: Southwest, becoming cyclonic for a time, 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale force 9 at first.
Sea state: Very rough or high.
Weather: Squally rain or showers.
Visibility: Moderate or poor, occasionally good.

Southeast Iceland

Gale warning: Issued: 03:53 (UTC) on Sun 14 Dec 2025

Southwesterly storm force 10 decreasing gale force 8 soon

Wind: Cyclonic, gale 8 to storm 10 decreasing 6 to gale 8.
Sea state: Very rough or high, becoming rough or very rough for a time.
Weather: Rain then showers, perhaps wintry later.
Visibility: Moderate or poor.

Shipping forecast information

The shipping forecast is issued four times a day at 2300, 0500, 1100, 1700 UTC and covers a period of 24 hours from 0000, 0600, 1200 and 1800 UTC respectively.

The waters around the British Isles are divided into 31 sea areas shown on the map.

The forecast contains details of gale warnings in force, a general synopsis and sea-area forecasts containing wind direction and force, sea state, weather and visibility.

Gale warnings are issued as required throughout the day (for winds of Gale Force 8 or more).

Marine forecasts disclaimer

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