Shipping forecast and gale warnings

Tuesday 10 March 2026

The shipping forecast issued by the Met Office, on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, at 05:05 (UTC) on Tue 10 Mar 2026 for the period 06:00 (UTC) on Tue 10 Mar 2026 to 06:00 (UTC) on Wed 11 Mar 2026 .

There are warnings of gales in Viking, North Utsire, South Utsire, Forties, Cromarty, Forth, Tyne, Dogger, Sole, Shannon, Rockall, Malin, Hebrides, Bailey, Fair Isle, Faeroes and Southeast Iceland.

The general synopsis at midnight

Low 750 miles west of Rockall 987 expected Bailey 965 by midnight tonight

The area forecasts for the next 24 hours

Viking, North Utsire

Southerly 4 to 6, backing southeasterly 7 to severe gale 9 later. Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough later. Occasional rain, fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor

South Utsire, Forties, Cromarty, Forth, Tyne, Dogger

Southerly 4 to 6, increasing 6 to gale 8 later. Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough later, occasionally very rough later in north Forties. Occasional rain, fog patches in South Utsire, Forties and Dogger. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor in South Utsire, Forties and Dogger

Fisher, German Bight, Humber, Thames, Dover, Wight, Portland, Plymouth, Biscay

Variable 2 to 4 becoming south or southwest 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later. Smooth or slight at first except in Plymouth and Biscay, otherwise moderate or rough. Occasional rain, fog banks except in Plymouth and Biscay. Moderate to very poor at first except in Plymouth and Biscay, otherwise good occasionally poor

Trafalgar (issued 0015 UTC)

North or northwest 4 to 6. Rough or very rough becoming moderate or rough. Rain or showers. Moderate or good.

FitzRoy, Sole

Southwesterly at first except in south FitzRoy, otherwise westerly or northwesterly, 4 to 6, increasing 6 to gale 8 in west Sole. Rough or very rough, becoming high later in northwest FitzRoy and west Sole. Occasional rain. Moderate or poor

Lundy, Fastnet, Irish Sea

South or southwest, veering west later, 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later except in Lundy. Moderate or rough, becoming rough or very rough in Lundy and Fastnet, then high later in southwest Fastnet. Rain then showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor

Shannon

Southwest 4 to 6 increasing 7 to severe gale 9, veering west 6 to gale 8 later. Very rough becoming high, then occasionally very high later in far north. Rain or squally showers. Moderate or poor

Rockall

South or southwest 4 to 6 increasing 7 to severe gale 9, veering west gale 8 to storm 10 later, occasionally violent storm 11 later. Very rough becoming high, then very high later. Rain or squally showers. Moderate or poor

Malin, Hebrides, Bailey

South or southwest 5 to 7 becoming cyclonic 7 to severe gale 9, then west or northwest gale 8 to storm 10 later. Rough or very rough, becoming high or very high later. Rain or showers, becoming squally. Moderate or poor

Fair Isle, Faeroes, Southeast Iceland

Southerly or southwesterly, becoming cyclonic later, 6 to gale 8, decreasing 3 to 5 for a time in Southeast Iceland, then perhaps severe gale 9 later. Mainly rough or very rough, but moderate at first in southeast Fair Isle and high at first in western Southeast Iceland. Rain or showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor