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Shipping forecast and gale warnings

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The general synopsis at midnight

Low west of Sole 973 expected Faeroes 957 by midnight tonight

Issued at: 05:05 (UTC) on Tue 9 Dec 2025.

For the period 06:00 (UTC) on Tue 9 Dec 2025 to 06:00 (UTC) on Wed 10 Dec 2025.

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Shipping forecast and gale warnings explained

Viking

Gale warning: Issued: 03:55 (UTC) on Tue 9 Dec 2025

Southeasterly gale force 8 expected soon, veering southwesterly later

Wind: Variable 2 to 4, becoming southeast, veering southwest, 6 to gale 8, perhaps severe gale 9 later.
Sea state: Moderate or rough becoming very rough or high.
Weather: Rain.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

North Utsire

Gale warning: Issued: 21:53 (UTC) on Mon 8 Dec 2025

Southeasterly gale force 8 expected later

Wind: Variable 2 to 4, becoming southeasterly 6 to gale 8, veering southwesterly 6 or 7 later.
Sea state: Moderate becoming rough or very rough.
Weather: Rain.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

South Utsire

Gale warning: Issued: 03:55 (UTC) on Tue 9 Dec 2025

Southeasterly gale force 8 expected later

Wind: Variable 2 to 4, becoming southeasterly 6 to gale 8, veering southwesterly 6 or 7 later.
Sea state: Moderate becoming rough or very rough.
Weather: Rain.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Forties

Gale warning: Issued: 21:53 (UTC) on Mon 8 Dec 2025

Southwesterly severe gale force 9 expected later

Wind: Southeast 3 to 5, veering southwest 7 to severe gale 9.
Sea state: Moderate, becoming rough or very rough, occasionally high later in north.
Weather: Rain.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Cromarty

Gale warning: Issued: 21:53 (UTC) on Mon 8 Dec 2025

Southwesterly severe gale force 9 expected later

Wind: Southeast 3 to 5, veering southwest 7 to severe gale 9.
Sea state: Moderate, occasionally slight, becoming rough or very rough.
Weather: Rain.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Forth

Gale warning: Issued: 21:53 (UTC) on Mon 8 Dec 2025

Southwesterly severe gale force 9 expected later

Wind: Southeast 3 to 5, veering southwest 7 to severe gale 9.
Sea state: Moderate, occasionally slight, becoming rough or very rough.
Weather: Rain.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Tyne

Gale warning: Issued: 15:48 (UTC) on Mon 8 Dec 2025

Southerly gale force 8 expected later

Wind: Southeast 5 or 6, veering southwest 6 to gale 8.
Sea state: Slight or moderate becoming moderate or rough.
Weather: Rain.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Dogger

Gale warning: Issued: 15:48 (UTC) on Mon 8 Dec 2025

Southerly gale force 8 expected later

Wind: Southeast 5 or 6, veering southwest 6 to gale 8.
Sea state: Slight or moderate becoming rough.
Weather: Rain.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Fisher

Wind: South or southwest 3 to 5, increasing 5 to 7.
Sea state: Moderate or rough, becoming very rough later in northwest.
Weather: Rain.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

German Bight

Wind: South or southwest 3 to 5, increasing 5 to 7.
Sea state: Moderate or rough, occasionally slight at first.
Weather: Rain.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Humber

Gale warning: Issued: 15:48 (UTC) on Mon 8 Dec 2025

Southerly gale force 8 expected later

Wind: South or southwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first.
Sea state: Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough.
Weather: Rain.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Thames

Gale warning: Issued: 21:53 (UTC) on Mon 8 Dec 2025

Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later

Wind: South or southwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first.
Sea state: Slight or moderate, occasionally rough.
Weather: Rain.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Dover

Gale warning: Issued: 21:53 (UTC) on Mon 8 Dec 2025

Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later

Wind: South or southwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first.
Sea state: Slight or moderate, occasionally rough.
Weather: Rain.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Wight

Gale warning: Issued: 09:48 (UTC) on Mon 8 Dec 2025

Southerly gale force 8 expected later

Wind: South or southwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first.
Sea state: Slight or moderate, occasionally rough.
Weather: Rain.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Portland

Gale warning: Issued: 03:55 (UTC) on Tue 9 Dec 2025

Southerly gale force 8 continuing

Wind: South or southwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first.
Sea state: Slight or moderate, occasionally rough.
Weather: Rain.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Plymouth

Gale warning: Issued: 09:48 (UTC) on Mon 8 Dec 2025

Southerly gale force 8 expected soon, increasing severe gale force 9 later

Wind: Southerly 7 to severe gale 9, veering southwesterly 4 to 6.
Sea state: Very rough or high, becoming rough or very rough later.
Weather: Rain.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Biscay

Gale warning: Issued: 21:53 (UTC) on Mon 8 Dec 2025

Southerly gale force 8 continuing, increasing severe gale force 9 soon

Wind: In northwest, southerly 7 to severe gale 9, veering southwesterly 4 to 6. In southeast, southerly 4 to 6, becoming variable 3 or less.
Sea state: In northwest, very rough or high, becoming rough or very rough later. in southeast, rough or very rough.
Weather: In northwest, rain. In southeast, thundery rain.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Trafalgar

Gale warning: Issued: 15:48 (UTC) on Mon 8 Dec 2025

Gale force 8 now backed southerly

Forecast issued: 00:15 (UTC) on Tue 9 Dec 2025

Wind: In southeast, southerly 4 to 6, becoming cyclonic 3 to 5. In northwest, southerly 6 to gale 8, veering northwesterly 4 to 6.
Sea state: In southeast, rough or very rough, but slight or moderate in sheltered far southeast. in northwest, very rough, occasionally high at first.
Weather: Thundery rain.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

FitzRoy

Gale warning: Issued: 21:53 (UTC) on Mon 8 Dec 2025

Southerly severe gale force 9 continuing

Wind: South or southwest 7 to severe gale 9, veering northwest 4 to 6.
Sea state: Very rough or high, becoming rough or very rough later.
Weather: Thundery rain.
Visibility: Moderate or poor.

Sole

Gale warning: Issued: 15:48 (UTC) on Mon 8 Dec 2025

Southerly gale force 8 imminent, increasing severe gale force 9 soon, veering westerly and increasing storm force 10 later

Wind: Cyclonic gale 8 to storm 10, becoming west 5 or 6.
Sea state: High becoming very rough.
Weather: Thundery rain.
Visibility: Moderate or poor.

Lundy

Gale warning: Issued: 21:53 (UTC) on Mon 8 Dec 2025

Southerly gale force 8 imminent, increasing severe gale force 9 soon, veering southwesterly and increasing storm force 10 later

Wind: South 6 to gale 8, veering southwest gale 8 to storm 10, decreasing 6 or 7 later.
Sea state: Very rough or high, becoming rough or very rough later.
Weather: Rain.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Fastnet

Gale warning: Issued: 15:48 (UTC) on Mon 8 Dec 2025

Southerly severe gale force 9 expected soon, veering southwesterly and increasing storm force 10 later

Wind: South 6 to gale 8, veering southwest gale 8 to storm 10, decreasing 6 or 7 later.
Sea state: Very rough or high, occasionally very high.
Weather: Rain.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Irish Sea

Gale warning: Issued: 15:48 (UTC) on Mon 8 Dec 2025

Southerly gale force 8 expected soon, increasing storm force 10 later

Wind: South 6 to gale 8, veering southwest gale 8 to storm 10, decreasing 6 or 7 later.
Sea state: In north moderate or rough, becoming very rough or high for a time, elsewhere very rough or high, becoming rough or very rough later.
Weather: Rain.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Shannon

Gale warning: Issued: 21:53 (UTC) on Mon 8 Dec 2025

Southerly gale force 8 imminent, veering westerly and increasing storm force 10 soon, increasing violent storm force 11 later

Wind: Cyclonic 7 to severe gale 9, increasing storm 10 or violent storm 11, becoming west 6 to gale 8 later.
Sea state: Very rough or high, occasionally very high.
Weather: Rain.
Visibility: Moderate or poor.

Rockall

Gale warning: Issued: 15:48 (UTC) on Mon 8 Dec 2025

Easterly gale force 8 expected soon, veering westerly and increasing violent storm force 11 later

Wind: Cyclonic 6 to gale 8, increasing severe gale 9 to violent storm 11, becoming southwest 7 to severe gale 9 later.
Sea state: Very rough or high, occasionally very high.
Weather: Rain.
Visibility: Moderate or poor.

Malin

Gale warning: Issued: 15:48 (UTC) on Mon 8 Dec 2025

Easterly gale force 8 expected soon, veering southwesterly and increasing violent storm force 11 later

Wind: Cyclonic 6 to gale 8, increasing severe gale 9 to violent storm 11, becoming southwest 7 to severe gale 9 later.
Sea state: Moderate or rough at first and later in southeast, otherwise very rough or high, occasionally very high.
Weather: Rain.
Visibility: Moderate or poor.

Hebrides

Gale warning: Issued: 21:53 (UTC) on Mon 8 Dec 2025

Easterly gale force 8 expected soon, veering southwesterly and increasing violent storm force 11 later

Wind: Southeast 4 to 6, becoming cyclonic gale 8 to storm 10, occasionally violent storm 11 later.
Sea state: Rough or very rough becoming very rough or high, occasionally very high.
Weather: Rain.
Visibility: Moderate or poor.

Bailey

Gale warning: Issued: 03:55 (UTC) on Tue 9 Dec 2025

Northeasterly severe gale force 9 expected soon, veering southwesterly and increasing storm force 10 later

Wind: Southeast 4 to 6, becoming cyclonic gale 8 to storm 10.
Sea state: Rough or very rough becoming very rough or high.
Weather: Rain.
Visibility: Moderate or poor.

Fair Isle

Gale warning: Issued: 03:55 (UTC) on Tue 9 Dec 2025

Easterly severe gale force 9 expected soon, veering southwesterly and increasing violent storm force 11 later

Wind: Southeast 4 to 6, becoming cyclonic gale 8 to storm 10, occasionally violent storm 11 later.
Sea state: Moderate at first in east, otherwise rough or very rough becoming very rough or high, occasionally very high.
Weather: Rain.
Visibility: Moderate or poor.

Faeroes

Gale warning: Issued: 03:55 (UTC) on Tue 9 Dec 2025

Easterly severe gale force 9 expected soon, backing northeasterly and increasing storm force 10 later

Wind: Southeast 4 to 6, becoming cyclonic gale 8 to storm 10.
Sea state: Rough or very rough becoming very rough or high.
Weather: Rain.
Visibility: Moderate or poor.

Southeast Iceland

Gale warning: Issued: 03:55 (UTC) on Tue 9 Dec 2025

Northeasterly severe gale force 9 increasing storm force 10 later

Wind: Northeasterly 7 to severe gale 9, occasionally storm 10 later.
Sea state: Rough or very rough, becoming very rough or high.
Weather: Rain.
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).

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