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Shipping forecast and gale warnings

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The general synopsis at midday

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Issued at: 16:25 (UTC) on Tue 1 Jul 2025.

For the period 18:00 (UTC) on Tue 1 Jul 2025 to 18:00 (UTC) on Wed 2 Jul 2025.

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Shipping forecast and gale warnings explained

Viking

Wind: Northerly or northwesterly 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4.
Sea state: Slight or moderate.
Weather: Mainly fair.
Visibility: Good.

North Utsire

Wind: Northerly or northwesterly 3 to 5.
Sea state: Slight or moderate.
Weather: Mainly fair.
Visibility: Good.

South Utsire

Wind: Northerly or northwesterly 4 to 6.
Sea state: Slight or moderate.
Weather: Showers at first, perhaps thundery.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor at first.

Forties

Wind: Northeasterly 3 to 5 at first in east, otherwise variable 2 to 4.
Sea state: Occasionally moderate in east, otherwise smooth or slight.
Weather: Rain or showers, perhaps thundery.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Cromarty

Wind: Variable 2 to 4.
Sea state: Smooth or slight.
Weather: Rain or showers, perhaps thundery.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Forth

Wind: Variable 2 to 4.
Sea state: Smooth or slight.
Weather: Rain or showers, perhaps thundery.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Tyne

Wind: Northeast 3 to 5, becoming cyclonic 4 to 6 later.
Sea state: Slight.
Weather: Rain or showers, perhaps thundery.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Dogger

Wind: Northeast 3 to 5, becoming cyclonic 4 to 6 later.
Sea state: Slight or moderate.
Weather: Rain or showers, perhaps thundery.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Fisher

Wind: Cyclonic 3 to 5.
Sea state: Slight or moderate.
Weather: Rain or showers, perhaps thundery.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

German Bight

Wind: Cyclonic 3 to 5.
Sea state: Smooth or slight.
Weather: Rain or showers, perhaps thundery.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Humber

Wind: Cyclonic 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later.
Sea state: Smooth or slight.
Weather: Fog patches, showers developing, perhaps thundery.
Visibility: Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.

Thames

Wind: Cyclonic 3 to 5.
Sea state: Smooth or slight.
Weather: Fog patches, showers developing, perhaps thundery.
Visibility: Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.

Dover

Wind: West or southwest 3 to 5.
Sea state: Smooth or slight.
Weather: Showers, perhaps thundery later.
Visibility: Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

Wight

Wind: West or southwest 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later.
Sea state: Smooth or slight.
Weather: Showers, perhaps thundery later.
Visibility: Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

Portland

Wind: West or northwest 3 to 5.
Sea state: Slight or moderate.
Weather: Fog patches at first, showers, perhaps thundery.
Visibility: Moderate or good, occasionally poor and very poor at first.

Plymouth

Wind: West or northwest 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later.
Sea state: Slight in north, otherwise moderate.
Weather: Showers.
Visibility: Good, occasionally moderate.

Biscay

Wind: West or northwest 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later.
Sea state: Moderate.
Weather: Showers, perhaps thundery.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Trafalgar

Forecast issued: 23:15 (UTC) on Mon 30 Jun 2025

Wind: Easterly in southeast, but northerly elsewhere, 4 to 6.
Sea state: Mainly moderate or rough, but slight or moderate in southeast.
Weather: Fair.
Visibility: Good.

FitzRoy

Wind: In south, northerly 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later in east. In north, northerly or northwesterly 3 to 5.
Sea state: In south, moderate or rough. in north, moderate.
Weather: Showers.
Visibility: In south, good. In north, good occasionally moderate.

Sole

Wind: Northerly or northwesterly 3 to 5.
Sea state: Moderate.
Weather: Showers.
Visibility: Good occasionally moderate.

Lundy

Wind: North or northwest 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later.
Sea state: Slight or moderate.
Weather: Showers, perhaps thundery later.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor later.

Fastnet

Wind: North or northwest 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later.
Sea state: Slight or moderate.
Weather: Showers, perhaps thundery later.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor later.

Irish Sea

Wind: North or northwest 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later.
Sea state: Smooth or slight.
Weather: Showers, perhaps thundery later.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor later.

Shannon

Wind: Variable 2 to 4, becoming westerly or southwesterly 3 to 5.
Sea state: Moderate.
Weather: Showers, perhaps thundery.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Rockall

Wind: Variable 2 to 4, becoming westerly or southwesterly 3 to 5, increasing 6 later in west.
Sea state: Moderate.
Weather: Showers, perhaps thundery.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Malin

Wind: Variable 2 to 4, becoming westerly or southwesterly 3 to 5.
Sea state: Slight in east, otherwise moderate.
Weather: Showers, perhaps thundery.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Hebrides

Wind: Southwest 3 to 5.
Sea state: Moderate.
Weather: Showers, perhaps thundery.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Bailey

Wind: Southwest 3 to 5.
Sea state: Moderate.
Weather: Showers, perhaps thundery.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Fair Isle

Wind: Variable 2 or 3 in southeast, otherwise westerly or southwesterly 3 or 4.
Sea state: Slight or moderate.
Weather: Showers, perhaps thundery later.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor later.

Faeroes

Wind: Southwest 3 to 5.
Sea state: Moderate.
Weather: Showers, perhaps thundery.
Visibility: Good, occasionally poor.

Southeast Iceland

Wind: Cyclonic becoming southwesterly, 3 to 5.
Sea state: Moderate, occasionally slight later in northwest.
Weather: Rain or showers, perhaps thundery in south.
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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