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Shipping forecast and gale warnings

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The general synopsis at 1800

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Issued at: 23:30 (UTC) on Mon 24 Nov 2025.

For the period 00:00 (UTC) on Tue 25 Nov 2025 to 00:00 (UTC) on Wed 26 Nov 2025.

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Shipping forecast and gale warnings explained

Viking

Wind: Northerly or northeasterly 4 to 6 at first, otherwise variable 2 to 4.
Sea state: Moderate or rough at first, otherwise slight or moderate.
Weather: Showers.
Visibility: Moderate or good.

North Utsire

Wind: Variable 2 to 4.
Sea state: Slight or moderate.
Weather: Showers.
Visibility: Moderate or good.

South Utsire

Wind: Variable 2 to 4.
Sea state: Slight or moderate.
Weather: Showers.
Visibility: Moderate or good.

Forties

Wind: North or northeast 5 to 7, decreasing 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
Sea state: Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate later.
Weather: Showers, perhaps thundery at first.
Visibility: Moderate or good.

Cromarty

Wind: North or northeast 5 to 7, decreasing 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
Sea state: Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate later.
Weather: Showers, perhaps thundery at first.
Visibility: Moderate or good.

Forth

Wind: North or northeast 5 to 7, decreasing 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
Sea state: Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate later.
Weather: Showers, perhaps thundery at first.
Visibility: Moderate or good.

Tyne

Wind: North or northeast 5 to 7, decreasing 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
Sea state: Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate later.
Weather: Showers, perhaps thundery at first.
Visibility: Moderate or good.

Dogger

Wind: Cyclonic, mainly northeast, 5 to 7, decreasing 3 to 5 later.
Sea state: Moderate or rough, becoming moderate.
Weather: Showers, squally at first.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor at first.

Fisher

Wind: Cyclonic, mainly northeast, 5 to 7, decreasing 3 to 5 later.
Sea state: Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate later.
Weather: Showers, squally at first.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor at first.

German Bight

Wind: Cyclonic, mainly northeast, 5 to 7, decreasing 3 to 5 later.
Sea state: Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate later.
Weather: Showers, squally at first.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor at first.

Humber

Gale warning: Issued: 09:51 (UTC) on Mon 24 Nov 2025

Northerly gale force 8 expected later

Wind: Cyclonic, mainly north 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first.
Sea state: Moderate or rough, becoming moderate later.
Weather: Squally showers until later.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor at first.

Thames

Gale warning: Issued: 09:51 (UTC) on Mon 24 Nov 2025

Northerly gale force 8 expected later

Wind: Cyclonic, mainly north 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first.
Sea state: Moderate or rough, becoming moderate later.
Weather: Squally showers until later.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor at first.

Dover

Gale warning: Issued: 09:51 (UTC) on Mon 24 Nov 2025

Northerly gale force 8 expected later

Wind: Cyclonic, mainly north 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first.
Sea state: Moderate or rough, becoming moderate later.
Weather: Squally showers until later.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor at first.

Wight

Wind: North or northwest 5 to 7, decreasing 3 to 5 later.
Sea state: Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate later.
Weather: Showers at first.
Visibility: Good.

Portland

Wind: North or northwest 5 to 7, decreasing 3 to 5 later.
Sea state: Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate later.
Weather: Showers at first.
Visibility: Good.

Plymouth

Wind: North or northwest 5 to 7, decreasing 3 to 5 later.
Sea state: Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate later.
Weather: Showers at first.
Visibility: Good.

Biscay

Wind: Northwesterly 5 to 7, decreasing 3 to 5.
Sea state: Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough.
Weather: Thundery showers.
Visibility: Moderate or good.

Trafalgar

Wind: West or northwest, veering north or northeast later, 4 to 6,.
Sea state: Moderate or rough.
Weather: Showers.
Visibility: Good.

FitzRoy

Wind: Northwesterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 at first, backing southwesterly later in far northwest.
Sea state: Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough.
Weather: Showers.
Visibility: Good.

Sole

Wind: Northerly or northwesterly 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4, then southwesterly 4 or 5 later in west.
Sea state: Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough, then mainly moderate later.
Weather: Showers, rain later.
Visibility: Good occasionally moderate later.

Lundy

Wind: North or northwest, 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
Sea state: Moderate or rough becoming slight or moderate.
Weather: Showers until later.
Visibility: Good.

Fastnet

Wind: North or northwest, 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
Sea state: Moderate or rough becoming slight or moderate.
Weather: Showers until later.
Visibility: Good.

Irish Sea

Wind: North or northwest, 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first, becoming variable 2 to 4 later.
Sea state: Moderate or rough becoming smooth or slight later.
Weather: Showers until later.
Visibility: Good.

Shannon

Wind: Variable 2 to 4, becoming south or southwest 5 to 7.
Sea state: Moderate or rough.
Weather: Showers, rain later.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor later.

Rockall

Wind: Variable 2 to 4, becoming south or southwest 5 to 7.
Sea state: Moderate or rough.
Weather: Showers, rain later.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor later.

Malin

Wind: North 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4, then south or southwest 5 to 7.
Sea state: Moderate, occasionally slight in east, becoming moderate or rough later.
Weather: Showers, rain later.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor later.

Hebrides

Wind: North 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4, then south or southwest 5 to 7.
Sea state: Moderate, occasionally slight in east, becoming moderate or rough later.
Weather: Showers, rain later.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor later.

Bailey

Wind: Variable 2 to 4, becoming southwesterly 5 to 7.
Sea state: Moderate, becoming rough.
Weather: Showers, rain later.
Visibility: Good, becoming moderate occasionally poor later.

Fair Isle

Wind: Northeast 4 to 6 at first, otherwise variable 2 to 4, becoming south 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later.
Sea state: Moderate, but occasionally rough at first in south, becoming moderate or rough later.
Weather: Showers.
Visibility: Moderate or good.

Faeroes

Wind: Variable 2 to 4, becoming south 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later.
Sea state: Moderate, becoming moderate or rough later.
Weather: Showers.
Visibility: Moderate or good.

Southeast Iceland

Wind: Cyclonic mainly southwesterly, 3 to 5, increasing 5 to 7 later.
Sea state: Moderate, becoming mainly rough later.
Weather: Showers, then 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).

Marine forecasts disclaimer

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