AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 1130 UTC ON TUESDAY 13 OCTOBER 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 1200 UTC TUESDAY 13 OCTOBER TO 1200 UTC WEDNESDAY 14 OCTOBER 2026

THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER FISHER GERMAN BIGHT SOLE SHANNON ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY FAIR ISLE FAEROES AND SOUTHEAST ICELAND

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 0600

NEW HIGH EXPECTED NORTHWEST FRANCE 1031 BY 0600 TOMORROW

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

WEST VIKING

WESTERLY 5 TO 7, BACKING SOUTHERLY 6 TO GALE 8 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SQUALLY SHOWERS, RAIN LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

EAST VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE

SOUTHEASTERLY 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, OCCASIONALLY STORM 10 EXCEPT IN SOUTH UTSIRE, VEERING WESTERLY 5 TO 7, BACKING SOUTHWESTERLY LATER. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH AT FIRST IN EAST VIKING AND NORTH UTSIRE, OTHERWISE ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECOMING ROUGH. RAIN THEN SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR POOR, BECOMING GOOD OCCASIONALLY POOR

FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE

WEST BACKING SOUTH, 6 TO GALE 8. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BUT SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN TYNE. SQUALLY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

DOGGER FISHER GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER

CYCLONIC BECOMING WEST OR NORTHWEST 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 EXCEPT IN HUMBER, BACKING SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN THEN SHOWERS, PERHAPS THUNDERY. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

THAMES DOVER WIGHT

SOUTHWEST VEERING WEST 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 AT FIRST, BACKING SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING SLIGHT LATER IN DOVER. RAIN AT FIRST. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST

PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

WEST 4 TO 6, BACKING SOUTH 3 TO 5 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN PORTLAND, MODERATE OR ROUGH IN PLYMOUTH. MAINLY FAIR. GOOD

BISCAY SOUTHEAST FITZROY

CYCLONIC 3 TO 5. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH IN NORTHWEST. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

NORTHWEST FITZROY SOLE LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA

WESTERLY BACKING SOUTHWESTERLY, 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 LATER IN WEST SOLE. ROUGH OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH LATER IN NORTHWEST FITZROY AND SOLE, OTHERWISE MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE FOR A TIME IN IRISH SEA. SHOWERS, THUNDERY AT FIRST IN IRISH SEA. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST IN IRISH SEA

SHANNON

SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6, BACKING SOUTH 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECOMING HIGH LATER IN NORTHWEST. SHOWERS, RAIN LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY

WEST BACKING SOUTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8, THEN SOUTH 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9 LATER, OCCASIONALLY STORM 10 LATER EXCEPT IN MALIN. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, THEN HIGH OR VERY HIGH LATER IN NORTHWEST ROCKALL AND BAILEY. THUNDERY SHOWERS, RAIN LATER. GOOD OCCASIONALLY POOR, BECOMING MODERATE OCCASIONALLY POOR LATER

FAIR ISLE FAEROES

WEST OR SOUTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8, BACKING SOUTH 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH OR HIGH LATER IN WEST FAIR ISLE AND IN FAEROES. SQUALLY SHOWERS, RAIN LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

SOUTHEAST ICELAND