Shipping forecast and gale warnings

Saturday 10 May 2025

The shipping forecast issued by the Met Office, on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, at 00:30 (UTC+1) on Sat 10 May 2025 for the period 01:00 (UTC+1) on Sat 10 May 2025 to 01:00 (UTC+1) on Sun 11 May 2025 .

The general synopsis at 1800

New low expected Biscay 1007 by 1800 Saturday. High German Bight 1023 dissipating

The area forecasts for the next 24 hours

Viking, North Utsire

Southerly or southwesterly 3 to 5. Slight or moderate. Fair. Good

South Utsire

Northwesterly 4 to 6, becoming variable, mainly southwesterly, 2 to 4. Slight, occasionally moderate. Fair. Good

Forties

South or southwest 3 to 5. Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate later. Fair. Good

Cromarty

Variable 2 to 4, becoming southerly 4 to 6 in east. Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate in north and east. Fair. Good

Forth, Tyne

Southwest backing south or southeast, 3 to 5. Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate later. Fair. Good

Dogger

Southwest backing southeast later, 3 to 5. Smooth or slight. Fair. Good

Fisher, Northeast German Bight

Northwesterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 in Fisher, becoming variable 2 to 4. Smooth or slight, but moderate at first in northeast Fisher. Fair. Good

Southwest German Bight, Humber

Variable 2 to 4, becoming easterly 3 to 5 later. Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate later. Fair. Good

Thames, Dover, Wight

East or northeast 3 to 5. Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate later except in Dover. Fair. Good

Portland, Plymouth

East or northeast 3 to 5. Slight, occasionally moderate. Showers, perhaps thundery. Good, occasionally poor

Biscay

East or northeast, becoming cyclonic, 3 to 5. Slight or moderate. Thundery showers. Good, occasionally poor

Trafalgar

Northerly or northwesterly, but northeasterly in far southeast, 3 to 5. Moderate but mainly slight in far southeast. Thundery showers. Good

FitzRoy

Northeasterly, backing northerly or northwesterly, 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4 later in far east. Moderate, occasionally rough later in far northwest. Thundery showers. Good, occasionally poor

Sole

Northeasterly backing northerly later, 3 to 5, becoming variable 3 or less in west. Moderate, becoming rough later in west. Showers, perhaps thundery later. Good, occasionally poor later

Lundy, Fastnet

East or northeast, but becoming variable at times, 2 to 4, occasionally 5 in Lundy. Smooth or slight, but moderate in southwest Fastnet. Showers later. Good

Irish Sea

Variable, becoming mainly east later, 2 to 4. Smooth, occasionally slight in northeast. Fair. Good

Southeast Shannon

Variable 3 or less. Moderate, becoming rough later. Fair. Good

Northwest Shannon, Southeast Rockall

Southwesterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 in Rockall. Moderate becoming rough. Rain. Moderate or good

Northwest Rockall

Southwesterly 5 or 6, veering westerly 3 to 5. Rough, occasionally very rough at first. Rain, showers later. Good, occasionally moderate

Malin

Southerly or southwesterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 in northwest. Moderate or rough, occasionally slight in east. Showers. Good

Hebrides, Bailey, Fair Isle, Faeroes

South or southwest 4 to 6. In Fair Isle, moderate or rough, occasionally slight in east and becoming very rough for a time in far west, elsewhere rough or very rough, occasionally moderate later in Faeroes. Rain or showers. Good, occasionally poor

Southeast Iceland

Southwesterly 5 or 6, occasionally 7 at first, then decreasing 4 at times later. Very rough, becoming rough later, occasionally moderate later in northwest. Showers, squally at first. Good, occasionally poor