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Shipping forecast and gale warnings

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The general synopsis at midday

Low England 996 expected Fisher 986 by midday tomorrow

Issued at: 17:25 (UTC) on Sat 29 Nov 2025.

For the period 18:00 (UTC) on Sat 29 Nov 2025 to 18:00 (UTC) on Sun 30 Nov 2025.

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Shipping forecast and gale warnings explained

Viking

Gale warning: Issued: 09:51 (UTC) on Sat 29 Nov 2025

Northeasterly gale force 8 expected later

Wind: Northeasterly 4 to 6, becoming cyclonic 6 to gale 8.
Sea state: Rough or very rough.
Weather: Showers.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

North Utsire

Gale warning: Issued: 15:46 (UTC) on Sat 29 Nov 2025

Northeasterly gale force 8 expected later

Wind: Northeasterly 4 to 6, becoming cyclonic 6 to gale 8.
Sea state: Rough or very rough, occasionally moderate.
Weather: Showers.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

South Utsire

Gale warning: Issued: 15:46 (UTC) on Sat 29 Nov 2025

Northeasterly gale force 8 expected later

Wind: Northeasterly 4 to 6, becoming cyclonic 6 to gale 8.
Sea state: Rough or very rough, occasionally moderate.
Weather: Showers.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Forties

Gale warning: Issued: 15:46 (UTC) on Sat 29 Nov 2025

Northeasterly gale force 8 imminent, increasing severe gale force 9 soon, backing northwesterly later

Wind: Northeast 5 to 7, becoming cyclonic 7 to severe gale 9, then northwest 6 to gale 8 later.
Sea state: Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough, occasionally high later.
Weather: Rain.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Cromarty

Gale warning: Issued: 09:51 (UTC) on Sat 29 Nov 2025

Northerly gale force 8 expected later

Wind: Northerly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 in east, backing westerly 3 or 4 later.
Sea state: Moderate or rough, occasionally slight at first in west and very rough in east.
Weather: Showers.
Visibility: Good, occasionally moderate.

Forth

Gale warning: Issued: 09:51 (UTC) on Sat 29 Nov 2025

Northerly gale force 8 expected later

Wind: Northerly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 in east, backing westerly 3 or 4 later.
Sea state: Moderate or rough, occasionally slight at first in west and very rough in east.
Weather: Showers.
Visibility: Good, occasionally moderate.

Tyne

Gale warning: Issued: 09:51 (UTC) on Sat 29 Nov 2025

Northerly severe gale force 9 expected soon

Wind: Cyclonic 5 to 7, increasing 7 to severe gale 9, becoming northeast 5 to 7 later.
Sea state: Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough.
Weather: Squally showers.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Dogger

Gale warning: Issued: 09:51 (UTC) on Sat 29 Nov 2025

Northerly severe gale force 9 expected soon

Wind: Cyclonic 5 to 7, increasing 7 to severe gale 9, becoming northeast 5 to 7 later.
Sea state: Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough, occasionally high.
Weather: Squally showers.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Fisher

Gale warning: Issued: 15:46 (UTC) on Sat 29 Nov 2025

Southerly gale force 8 expected soon, veering northwesterly and increasing severe gale force 9 later

Wind: Cyclonic 5 to 7, increasing 7 to severe gale 9.
Sea state: Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough.
Weather: Rain.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

German Bight

Gale warning: Issued: 09:51 (UTC) on Sat 29 Nov 2025

Southwesterly severe gale force 9 expected later

Wind: Cyclonic 5 to 7, increasing 7 to severe gale 9.
Sea state: Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough.
Weather: Rain.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Humber

Gale warning: Issued: 15:46 (UTC) on Sat 29 Nov 2025

Southwesterly gale force 8 imminent, increasing storm force 10 soon

Wind: Cyclonic 5 to 7, increasing 7 to severe gale 9, occasionally storm 10, becoming west 4 to 6 later.
Sea state: Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough, then moderate or rough later.
Weather: Rain.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Thames

Wind: Southwest 5 to 7, veering west 4 or 5.
Sea state: Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in north.
Weather: Rain.
Visibility: Good, occasionally moderate.

Dover

Wind: Westerly or northwesterly 4 to 6, backing westerly or southwesterly 3 to 5.
Sea state: Slight or moderate.
Weather: Showers.
Visibility: Good.

Wight

Wind: Westerly or northwesterly 4 to 6, backing westerly or southwesterly 3 to 5.
Sea state: Slight or moderate.
Weather: Showers.
Visibility: Good.

Portland

Wind: Westerly or northwesterly 4 to 6, backing westerly or southwesterly 3 to 5.
Sea state: Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate.
Weather: Showers.
Visibility: Good.

Plymouth

Wind: Westerly or northwesterly 4 to 6, backing westerly or southwesterly 3 to 5.
Sea state: Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate.
Weather: Showers.
Visibility: Good.

Biscay

Wind: In northwest, westerly or northwesterly 4 to 6, backing westerly or southwesterly 3 to 5. In southeast, northwesterly 4 to 6, becoming variable 4 or less.
Sea state: Moderate or rough.
Weather: In northwest, showers. In southeast, thundery rain.
Visibility: In northwest, good. In southeast, good, occasionally poor.

Trafalgar

Forecast issued: 00:15 (UTC) on Sat 29 Nov 2025

Wind: Variable 2 to 4 becoming northwesterly 3 to 5, veering northerly 5 to 7 later in north.
Sea state: Moderate or rough.
Weather: Thundery rain developing.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

FitzRoy

Wind: In southeast, northwesterly 4 to 6, becoming variable 4 or less, except far southeast. In northwest, northwesterly 5 to 7, backing southwesterly 3 to 5, increasing 5 to 7.
Sea state: In southeast, rough, occasionally very rough at first and moderate later. in northwest, rough occasionally very rough.
Weather: In southeast, thundery rain. In northwest, showers.
Visibility: In southeast, good, occasionally poor. In northwest, good, occasionally moderate.

Sole

Gale warning: Issued: 15:46 (UTC) on Sat 29 Nov 2025

Southerly gale force 8 expected later

Wind: Northwesterly 5 to 7, backing southwesterly 3 to 5, increasing 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 later.
Sea state: Rough occasionally very rough.
Weather: Showers.
Visibility: Good, occasionally moderate.

Lundy

Wind: Northwesterly 5 to 7, backing southwesterly 3 to 5, increasing 5 to 7.
Sea state: Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate.
Weather: Showers.
Visibility: Good, occasionally moderate.

Fastnet

Wind: Northwesterly 5 to 7, backing southwesterly 3 to 5, increasing 5 to 7.
Sea state: Moderate or rough.
Weather: Showers.
Visibility: Good, occasionally moderate.

Irish Sea

Wind: Northwesterly 5 to 7, backing southwesterly 3 to 5, increasing 5 to 7.
Sea state: Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate.
Weather: Showers.
Visibility: Good, occasionally moderate.

Shannon

Gale warning: Issued: 09:51 (UTC) on Sat 29 Nov 2025

Southerly gale force 8 expected later

Wind: Northwest 4 to 6, backing south 6 to gale 8.
Sea state: Rough or very rough.
Weather: Rain.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Rockall

Gale warning: Issued: 09:51 (UTC) on Sat 29 Nov 2025

Southerly gale force 8 expected later

Wind: Northwest 4 to 6, backing south 6 to gale 8.
Sea state: Rough or very rough.
Weather: Rain.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Malin

Gale warning: Issued: 15:46 (UTC) on Sat 29 Nov 2025

Southeasterly gale force 8 expected later

Wind: North 3 to 5, veering southeast 6 to gale 8.
Sea state: Moderate or rough, occasionally slight in southeast.
Weather: Showers.
Visibility: Good.

Hebrides

Gale warning: Issued: 15:46 (UTC) on Sat 29 Nov 2025

Southeasterly gale force 8 expected later

Wind: North 3 to 5, veering southeast 6 to gale 8.
Sea state: Moderate or rough.
Weather: Showers.
Visibility: Good.

Bailey

Gale warning: Issued: 15:46 (UTC) on Sat 29 Nov 2025

Southeasterly severe gale force 9 expected later

Wind: Cyclonic 4 to 6, becoming southeast 7 to severe gale 9.
Sea state: Rough, becoming very rough later.
Weather: Rain.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Fair Isle

Wind: North or northeast 4 to 6.
Sea state: Rough or very rough becoming moderate or rough.
Weather: Wintry showers.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Faeroes

Gale warning: Issued: 15:46 (UTC) on Sat 29 Nov 2025

Southeasterly gale force 8 expected later

Wind: Northeasterly 3 to 5, veering southeasterly 6 to gale 8.
Sea state: Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough at first.
Weather: Wintry showers.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Southeast Iceland

Gale warning: Issued: 15:46 (UTC) on Sat 29 Nov 2025

Southeasterly severe gale force 9 expected later

Wind: Northeasterly 3 to 5, veering southeasterly 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9.
Sea state: Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough later.
Weather: Wintry showers.
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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