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Low just west of Bailey 972 expected 400 miles northeast of Iceland 958 by midday Sunday

Issued at: 17:25 (UTC) on Sat 13 Dec 2025.

For the period 18:00 (UTC) on Sat 13 Dec 2025 to 18:00 (UTC) on Sun 14 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 5 to 7, increasing gale 8 for a time.
Sea state: Rough or very rough, occasionally moderate at first.
Weather: Occasional rain.
Visibility: Moderate or 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 5 to 7, increasing gale 8 for a time.
Sea state: Rough or very rough, occasionally moderate at first.
Weather: Occasional rain.
Visibility: Moderate or 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 5 to 7, increasing gale 8 for a time.
Sea state: Rough or very rough, occasionally moderate at first.
Weather: Occasional rain.
Visibility: Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

Forties

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

Southwesterly severe gale force 9 expected soon

Wind: South or southwest 6 to gale 8, increasing severe gale 9 for a time.
Sea state: Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough in north.
Weather: Occasional rain.
Visibility: Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

Cromarty

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

Southerly severe gale force 9 expected soon

Wind: South or southwest 6 to gale 8, increasing severe gale 9 for a time.
Sea state: Moderate or rough.
Weather: Occasional rain.
Visibility: Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

Forth

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

Southerly severe gale force 9 expected soon

Wind: South or southwest 6 to gale 8, increasing severe gale 9 for a time.
Sea state: Moderate or rough.
Weather: Occasional rain.
Visibility: Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

Tyne

Gale warning: Issued: 03:44 (UTC) on Sat 13 Dec 2025

Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later

Wind: South or southwest 6 to gale 8.
Sea state: Moderate or rough.
Weather: Occasional rain.
Visibility: Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

Dogger

Gale warning: Issued: 03:44 (UTC) on Sat 13 Dec 2025

Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later

Wind: South or southwest 6 to gale 8.
Sea state: Moderate or rough.
Weather: Occasional rain.
Visibility: Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

Fisher

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

Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later

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

German Bight

Wind: South or southwest 5 to 7.
Sea state: Moderate or rough.
Weather: Occasional rain.
Visibility: Good, occasionally moderate.

Humber

Wind: South or southwest 5 to 7.
Sea state: Moderate or rough.
Weather: Occasional rain.
Visibility: Good, occasionally moderate.

Thames

Wind: South or southwest 3 or 4, increasing 4 to 6.
Sea state: Slight or moderate occasionally smooth at first.
Weather: Mainly fair.
Visibility: Mainly good.

Dover

Wind: South or southwest 3 or 4, increasing 4 to 6.
Sea state: Slight or moderate occasionally smooth at first.
Weather: Mainly fair.
Visibility: Mainly good.

Wight

Wind: South or southwest 3 or 4, increasing 4 to 6.
Sea state: Slight or moderate occasionally smooth at first.
Weather: Mainly fair.
Visibility: Mainly good.

Portland

Wind: South or southwest 3 or 4, increasing 4 to 6.
Sea state: Moderate or rough.
Weather: Mainly fair.
Visibility: Mainly good.

Plymouth

Wind: South or southwest 3 or 4, increasing 4 to 6.
Sea state: Moderate or rough.
Weather: Mainly fair.
Visibility: Mainly good.

Biscay

Wind: Variable 2 to 4, becoming south or southeast 3 to 5 later.
Sea state: Moderate or rough.
Weather: Fair.
Visibility: Good.

Trafalgar

Gale warning: Issued: 03:44 (UTC) on Sat 13 Dec 2025

Northerly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 imminent

Forecast issued: 00:15 (UTC) on Sat 13 Dec 2025

Wind: Northerly 7 to severe gale 9 at first in west, otherwise easterly or northeasterly 4 to 6, increasing 7 or gale 8 in far southeast.
Sea state: High at first in west, otherwise rough or very rough.
Weather: Thundery rain or showers.
Visibility: Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first.

FitzRoy

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

Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later

Wind: In southeast, northeasterly 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4, then southwest 4 or 5 later. In northwest, southwesterly 4 to 6, increasing 6 to gale 8 for a time later.
Sea state: In southeast, rough. in northwest, rough or very rough.
Weather: In southeast, fair. In northwest, occasional rain.
Visibility: In southeast, good. In northwest, moderate or good.

Sole

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

Southwesterly gale force 8 continuing

Wind: Southwest 6 to gale 8.
Sea state: Rough or very rough.
Weather: Occasional rain.
Visibility: Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

Lundy

Gale warning: Issued: 03:44 (UTC) on Sat 13 Dec 2025

Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later

Wind: Southwest 6 to gale 8.
Sea state: Rough or very rough.
Weather: Occasional rain.
Visibility: Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

Fastnet

Gale warning: Issued: 03:44 (UTC) on Sat 13 Dec 2025

Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later

Wind: Southwest 6 to gale 8.
Sea state: Rough or very rough.
Weather: Occasional rain.
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: Southwest 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 later.
Sea state: Rough or very rough, occasionally moderate at first.
Weather: Occasional rain.
Visibility: Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

Shannon

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

Southwesterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 imminent

Wind: South or southwest 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 at first, veering west 4 to 6 later.
Sea state: Very rough or high, occasionally rough.
Weather: Squally rain.
Visibility: Moderate or poor.

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, occasionally severe gale 9 at first, veering west 4 to 6 later.
Sea state: Very rough or high, occasionally rough.
Weather: Squally rain.
Visibility: Moderate or poor.

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, occasionally severe gale 9 at first, veering west 4 to 6 later.
Sea state: Very rough or high, occasionally rough.
Weather: Squally rain.
Visibility: Moderate or poor.

Hebrides

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

Southerly storm force 10 veering and decreasing southwesterly severe gale force 9 imminent

Wind: South or southwest 7 to severe gale 9, occasionally storm 10 until later, decreasing 5 to 7 later.
Sea state: Very rough or high.
Weather: Rain then squally showers.
Visibility: Moderate or poor, occasionally good.

Bailey

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

Southwesterly severe gale force 9 increasing storm force 10 soon

Wind: South or southwest 7 to severe gale 9, occasionally storm 10 until later, decreasing 5 to 7 later.
Sea state: Very rough or high.
Weather: Rain then squally showers.
Visibility: Moderate or poor, occasionally good.

Fair Isle

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

Southerly storm force 10 veering and decreasing southwesterly severe gale force 9 imminent

Wind: South or southwest 7 to severe gale 9, occasionally storm 10 until later, decreasing 5 to 7 later.
Sea state: Rough or very rough in southeast, but elsewhere very rough or high.
Weather: Rain then squally showers.
Visibility: Moderate or poor, occasionally good.

Faeroes

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

Southwest severe gale force 9 continuing

Wind: South or southwest 7 to severe gale 9, decreasing 5 to 7 later.
Sea state: Very rough or high.
Weather: Rain then squally showers.
Visibility: Moderate or poor, occasionally good.

Southeast Iceland

Gale warning: Issued: 03:44 (UTC) on Sat 13 Dec 2025

Southwesterly gale force 8 increasing storm force 10 later

Wind: Cyclonic 4 to 6, increasing gale 8 to storm 10, becoming southwesterly 4 to 6 later.
Sea state: Very rough or high, but becoming rough for a time near the coast.
Weather: Rain then wintry showers.
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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