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Shipping forecast and gale warnings

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The general synopsis at midday

New low moving rather quickly northeast, expected Skagerrak 988 by midday tomorrow. Low Rockall 983 losing its identity

Issued at: 17:25 (UTC) on Sun 7 Dec 2025.

For the period 18:00 (UTC) on Sun 7 Dec 2025 to 18:00 (UTC) on Mon 8 Dec 2025.

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Shipping forecast and gale warnings explained

Viking

Gale warning: Issued: 03:50 (UTC) on Sun 7 Dec 2025

Gale now ceased but easterly gale force 8 expected later

Wind: Southeasterly becoming cyclonic, 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first, decreasing 3 to 5 later.
Sea state: Moderate or rough.
Weather: Occasional rain.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

North Utsire

Wind: Southeasterly becoming cyclonic, 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first, decreasing 3 to 5 later.
Sea state: Moderate or rough, occasionally slight.
Weather: Occasional rain.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

South Utsire

Gale warning: Issued: 09:56 (UTC) on Sun 7 Dec 2025

Southeasterly gale force 8 increasing severe gale force 9 later

Wind: Southeasterly 5 to 7, becoming cyclonic 7 to severe gale 9, becoming southwesterly 5 to 7 later.
Sea state: Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough for a time.
Weather: Rain or squally showers.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Forties

Gale warning: Issued: 17:49 (UTC) on Sun 7 Dec 2025

Southwesterly storm force 10 imminent

Wind: Southeasterly 5 to 7, becoming cyclonic 7 to severe gale 9, occasionally storm 10, becoming southwesterly 5 to 7 later.
Sea state: Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough for a time.
Weather: Rain or squally showers.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Cromarty

Wind: Southeast veering southwest, 4 to 6.
Sea state: Moderate, occasionally rough in southeast.
Weather: Rain then showers.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Forth

Gale warning: Issued: 21:45 (UTC) on Sun 7 Dec 2025

Northwesterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 imminent

Wind: Cyclonic 6 to gale 8, becoming southwest 5 to 7.
Sea state: Slight or moderate, occasionally rough until later.
Weather: Rain then squally showers.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Tyne

Gale warning: Issued: 21:45 (UTC) on Sun 7 Dec 2025

Westerly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 imminent

Wind: Cyclonic 6 to gale 8, becoming southwest 5 to 7.
Sea state: Slight or moderate, occasionally rough until later.
Weather: Rain then squally showers.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Dogger

Gale warning: Issued: 15:51 (UTC) on Sun 7 Dec 2025

Southwesterly gale force 8 imminent, increasing storm force 10 soon

Wind: Southeast 5 to 7, becoming cyclonic 7 to severe gale 9, occasionally storm 10, becoming southwest 5 to 7 later.
Sea state: Moderate becoming moderate or rough, occasionally very rough.
Weather: Rain then squally showers.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Fisher

Gale warning: Issued: 15:51 (UTC) on Sun 7 Dec 2025

Southeasterly gale force 8 imminent, veering southwesterly and increasing storm force 10 soon

Wind: Southeast 5 to 7, becoming cyclonic 7 to severe gale 9, occasionally storm 10, becoming southwest 5 to 7 later.
Sea state: Moderate becoming moderate or rough, occasionally very rough.
Weather: Rain then squally showers.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

German Bight

Gale warning: Issued: 15:51 (UTC) on Sun 7 Dec 2025

Southeasterly gale force 8 imminent, veering southwesterly and increasing severe gale force 9 soon

Wind: Southeast 5 to 7, becoming cyclonic 7 to severe gale 9, becoming southwest 5 to 7 later.
Sea state: Moderate becoming moderate or rough, occasionally very rough.
Weather: Rain then squally showers.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Humber

Gale warning: Issued: 21:45 (UTC) on Sun 7 Dec 2025

Southwesterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 imminent

Wind: Southeast 5 to 7, becoming cyclonic 7 to severe gale 9, becoming southwest 5 to 7.
Sea state: Moderate becoming moderate or rough.
Weather: Rain then squally showers.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Thames

Gale warning: Issued: 21:45 (UTC) on Sun 7 Dec 2025

Southwesterly gale force 8 continuing

Wind: South or southwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first.
Sea state: Moderate, occasionally rough at first.
Weather: Showers, rain later.
Visibility: Moderate or good.

Dover

Gale warning: Issued: 21:45 (UTC) on Sun 7 Dec 2025

Southwesterly gale force 8 continuing

Wind: South or southwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first.
Sea state: Moderate, occasionally rough at first.
Weather: Showers, rain later.
Visibility: Moderate or good.

Wight

Wind: South or southwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first.
Sea state: Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough.
Weather: Showers, rain later.
Visibility: Moderate or good.

Portland

Wind: South or southwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first.
Sea state: Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough.
Weather: Showers, rain later.
Visibility: Moderate or good.

Plymouth

Gale warning: Issued: 21:45 (UTC) on Sun 7 Dec 2025

Southerly gale force 8 expected later

Wind: South or southwest 5 to 7.
Sea state: Rough or very rough.
Weather: Showers, rain later.
Visibility: Moderate or good.

Biscay

Gale warning: Issued: 21:45 (UTC) on Sun 7 Dec 2025

Gale now ceased but southerly gale force 8 expected later

Wind: South or southwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first.
Sea state: Rough or very rough.
Weather: Showers, rain later.
Visibility: Moderate or good.

Trafalgar

Gale warning: Issued: 21:45 (UTC) on Sun 7 Dec 2025

Southwesterly gale force 8 expected soon

Forecast issued: 00:15 (UTC) on Sun 7 Dec 2025

Wind: Variable 3 or less in southeast but southwesterly 4 to 6 in northwest.
Sea state: Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough in southeast.
Weather: Rain developing in northwest.
Visibility: Moderate or good.

FitzRoy

Gale warning: Issued: 21:45 (UTC) on Sun 7 Dec 2025

Gale force 8 backing southerly and increasing severe gale force 9 later

Wind: South or southwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8.
Sea state: Very rough or high.
Weather: Rain or squally showers.
Visibility: Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

Sole

Gale warning: Issued: 15:51 (UTC) on Sun 7 Dec 2025

Southwesterly gale force 8 continuing

Wind: South or southwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8.
Sea state: Very rough or high.
Weather: Rain or squally showers.
Visibility: Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

Lundy

Gale warning: Issued: 15:51 (UTC) on Sun 7 Dec 2025

Gale now ceased but southwesterly gale force 8 expected soon

Wind: South or southwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first.
Sea state: Rough or very rough.
Weather: Rain or squally showers.
Visibility: Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

Fastnet

Gale warning: Issued: 15:51 (UTC) on Sun 7 Dec 2025

Gale now ceased but southwesterly gale force 8 expected soon

Wind: South or southwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first.
Sea state: Rough or very rough, becoming very rough or high in west.
Weather: Rain or squally showers.
Visibility: Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

Irish Sea

Gale warning: Issued: 04:36 (UTC) on Sun 7 Dec 2025

Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later

Wind: South or southwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first.
Sea state: Moderate or rough.
Weather: Rain or squally showers.
Visibility: Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

Shannon

Gale warning: Issued: 21:45 (UTC) on Sun 7 Dec 2025

Southwesterly gale force 8 continuing

Wind: South or southwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first.
Sea state: Rough or very rough, becoming very rough or high.
Weather: Rain or squally showers.
Visibility: Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

Rockall

Wind: Cyclonic mainly southwesterly, 4 to 6, occasionally 7 in south, and 3 elsewhere.
Sea state: Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough, occasionally high in south.
Weather: Rain or squally showers.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Malin

Wind: Cyclonic mainly southwesterly, 4 to 6, occasionally 7.
Sea state: Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough later.
Weather: Rain or squally showers.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Hebrides

Wind: Cyclonic mainly southwesterly, 4 to 6, occasionally 3.
Sea state: Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough later.
Weather: Rain or squally showers.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Bailey

Gale warning: Issued: 15:51 (UTC) on Sun 7 Dec 2025

Easterly gale force 8 continuing

Wind: Easterly 6 to gale 8 in far north, otherwise cyclonic 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first.
Sea state: Rough or very rough.
Weather: Rain or showers.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Fair Isle

Wind: Easterly or southeasterly 5 to 7, becoming cyclonic 4 to 6 in south and later elsewhere.
Sea state: Rough, occasionally moderate.
Weather: Rain at times.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Faeroes

Wind: Easterly or southeasterly 5 to 7, becoming cyclonic 4 to 6 later.
Sea state: Rough, occasionally very rough later.
Weather: Rain at times.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Southeast Iceland

Gale warning: Issued: 09:56 (UTC) on Sun 7 Dec 2025

Northeasterly severe gale force 9 continuing

Wind: Northeasterly 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 in west.
Sea state: Rough or very rough.
Weather: Occasional rain.
Visibility: Good, occasionally 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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