Coast and Sea

Shipping forecast and gale warnings

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The general synopsis at midnight

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

Issued 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.

Shipping forecast and gale warnings map

Shipping forecast and gale warnings explained

Viking

Gale warning: Issued: 03:51 (UTC) on Tue 10 Mar 2026

Southeasterly severe gale force 9 expected later

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

North Utsire

Gale warning: Issued: 03:51 (UTC) on Tue 10 Mar 2026

Southeasterly severe gale force 9 expected later

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

South Utsire

Gale warning: Issued: 03:51 (UTC) on Tue 10 Mar 2026

Southeasterly gale force 8 expected later

Wind: Southerly 4 to 6, increasing 6 to gale 8 later.
Sea state: Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough later.
Weather: Occasional rain, fog patches.
Visibility: Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.

Forties

Gale warning: Issued: 03:51 (UTC) on Tue 10 Mar 2026

Southerly gale force 8 expected later

Wind: Southerly 4 to 6, increasing 6 to gale 8 later.
Sea state: Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough later, occasionally very rough later in north.
Weather: Occasional rain, fog patches.
Visibility: Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.

Cromarty

Gale warning: Issued: 03:51 (UTC) on Tue 10 Mar 2026

Southerly gale force 8 expected later

Wind: Southerly 4 to 6, increasing 6 to gale 8 later.
Sea state: Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough later.
Weather: Occasional rain.
Visibility: Moderate or good.

Forth

Gale warning: Issued: 03:51 (UTC) on Tue 10 Mar 2026

Southerly gale force 8 expected later

Wind: Southerly 4 to 6, increasing 6 to gale 8 later.
Sea state: Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough later.
Weather: Occasional rain.
Visibility: Moderate or good.

Tyne

Gale warning: Issued: 03:51 (UTC) on Tue 10 Mar 2026

Southerly gale force 8 expected later

Wind: Southerly 4 to 6, increasing 6 to gale 8 later.
Sea state: Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough later.
Weather: Occasional rain.
Visibility: Moderate or good.

Dogger

Gale warning: Issued: 03:51 (UTC) on Tue 10 Mar 2026

Southerly gale force 8 expected later

Wind: Southerly 4 to 6, increasing 6 to gale 8 later.
Sea state: Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough later.
Weather: Occasional rain, fog patches.
Visibility: Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.

Fisher

Wind: Variable 2 to 4 becoming south or southwest 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later.
Sea state: Smooth or slight becoming moderate or rough.
Weather: Occasional rain, fog banks.
Visibility: Moderate to very poor becoming good occasionally poor.

German Bight

Wind: Variable 2 to 4 becoming south or southwest 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later.
Sea state: Smooth or slight becoming moderate or rough.
Weather: Occasional rain, fog banks.
Visibility: Moderate to very poor becoming good occasionally poor.

Humber

Wind: Variable 2 to 4 becoming south or southwest 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later.
Sea state: Smooth or slight becoming moderate or rough.
Weather: Occasional rain, fog banks.
Visibility: Moderate to very poor becoming good occasionally poor.

Thames

Wind: Variable 2 to 4 becoming south or southwest 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later.
Sea state: Smooth or slight becoming moderate or rough.
Weather: Occasional rain, fog banks.
Visibility: Moderate to very poor becoming good occasionally poor.

Dover

Wind: Variable 2 to 4 becoming south or southwest 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later.
Sea state: Smooth or slight becoming moderate or rough.
Weather: Occasional rain, fog banks.
Visibility: Moderate to very poor becoming good occasionally poor.

Wight

Wind: Variable 2 to 4 becoming south or southwest 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later.
Sea state: Smooth or slight becoming moderate or rough.
Weather: Occasional rain, fog banks.
Visibility: Moderate to very poor becoming good occasionally poor.

Portland

Wind: Variable 2 to 4 becoming south or southwest 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later.
Sea state: Smooth or slight becoming moderate or rough.
Weather: Occasional rain, fog banks.
Visibility: Moderate to very poor becoming good occasionally poor.

Plymouth

Wind: Variable 2 to 4 becoming south or southwest 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later.
Sea state: Moderate or rough.
Weather: Occasional rain.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Biscay

Wind: Variable 2 to 4 becoming south or southwest 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later.
Sea state: Moderate or rough.
Weather: Occasional rain.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Trafalgar

Wind: North or northwest 4 to 6.
Sea state: Rough or very rough becoming moderate or rough.
Weather: Rain or showers.
Visibility: Moderate or good.

FitzRoy

Wind: Southwesterly at first in north, otherwise westerly or northwesterly, 4 to 6.
Sea state: Rough or very rough, becoming high later in northwest.
Weather: Occasional rain.
Visibility: Moderate or poor.

Sole

Gale warning: Issued: 21:52 (UTC) on Mon 09 Mar 2026

Westerly gale force 8 expected later

Wind: Southwesterly veering westerly or northwesterly, 4 to 6, increasing 6 to gale 8 in west.
Sea state: Rough or very rough, becoming high later in west.
Weather: Occasional rain.
Visibility: Moderate or poor.

Lundy

Wind: South or southwest, veering west later, 5 to 7.
Sea state: Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough.
Weather: Rain then showers.
Visibility: Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

Fastnet

Wind: South or southwest, veering west later, 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later.
Sea state: Moderate or rough becoming rough or very rough, then becoming high later in southwest.
Weather: Rain then showers.
Visibility: Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

Irish Sea

Wind: South or southwest, veering west later, 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later.
Sea state: Moderate or rough.
Weather: Rain then showers.
Visibility: Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

Shannon

Gale warning: Issued: 15:48 (UTC) on Mon 09 Mar 2026

Southwesterly severe gale force 9 expected later

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

Rockall

Gale warning: Issued: 23:50 (UTC) on Mon 09 Mar 2026

Gale now ceased but southerly gale force 8 expected soon, veering westerly and increasing violent storm force 11 later

Wind: 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.
Sea state: Very rough becoming high, then very high later.
Weather: Rain or squally showers.
Visibility: Moderate or poor.

Malin

Gale warning: Issued: 03:51 (UTC) on Tue 10 Mar 2026

Gale now ceased but southerly gale force 8 expected soon, veering southwesterly and increasing storm force 10 later

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

Hebrides

Gale warning: Issued: 05:28 (UTC) on Tue 10 Mar 2026

Gale now ceased but southerly severe gale force 9 expected soon, veering westerly and increasing storm force 10 later

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

Bailey

Gale warning: Issued: 03:51 (UTC) on Tue 10 Mar 2026

Gale now ceased but southeasterly gale force 8 expected soon, veering northwesterly and increasing storm force 10 later

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

Fair Isle

Gale warning: Issued: 03:51 (UTC) on Tue 10 Mar 2026

Gale force 8 now veered southwesterly

Wind: Southerly or southwesterly, becoming cyclonic later, 6 to gale 8, perhaps severe gale 9 later.
Sea state: Mainly rough or very rough, but moderate at first in southeast.
Weather: Rain or showers.
Visibility: Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

Faeroes

Gale warning: Issued: 21:52 (UTC) on Mon 09 Mar 2026

Southerly gale force 8 continuing

Wind: Southerly or southwesterly, becoming cyclonic later, 6 to gale 8, perhaps severe gale 9 later.
Sea state: Rough or very rough.
Weather: Rain or showers.
Visibility: Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

Southeast Iceland

Gale warning: Issued: 15:48 (UTC) on Mon 09 Mar 2026

Gale force 8 veering southwesterly soon

Wind: Southerly or southwesterly, becoming cyclonic later, 6 to gale 8, decreasing 3 to 5 for a time, then perhaps severe gale 9 later.
Sea state: Mainly rough or very rough, but high at first in west.
Weather: Rain or showers.
Visibility: Moderate or 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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