AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 1725 UTC ON MONDAY 03 OCTOBER 2022 FOR THE PERIOD 1800 UTC MONDAY 03 OCTOBER TO 1800 UTC TUESDAY 04 OCTOBER 2022

THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN VIKING NORTH UTSIRE FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH IRISH SEA SHANNON ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY FAIR ISLE FAEROES AND SOUTHEAST ICELAND

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDDAY

ATLANTIC LOW EXPECTED SOUTHEAST ICELAND 961 BY MIDDAY TOMORROW

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING NORTH UTSIRE

SOUTHERLY 4 TO 6, INCREASING 7 OR GALE 8, VEERING SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

SOUTH UTSIRE

VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING SOUTHERLY 5 TO 7. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH LATER. RAIN LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR LATER

FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH

SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6, INCREASING 7 OR GALE 8 FOR A TIME. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH FOR A TIME. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

TYNE DOGGER

SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 IN NORTH. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT, BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE. RAIN LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

FISHER GERMAN BIGHT

WEST BACKING SOUTH, 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD

HUMBER THAMES DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 LATER. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT AT FIRST EXCEPT IN PLYMOUTH, OTHERWISE SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH LATER IN PLYMOUTH. SHOWERS. GOOD

BISCAY SOUTH FITZROY

VARIABLE 4 OR LESS, BECOMING SOUTHWESTERLY 4 OR 5 LATER IN NORTHWEST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR

NORTH FITZROY SOLE

SOUTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH AT FIRST IN WEST SOLE. RAIN. MODERATE OR POOR

LUNDY FASTNET

SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT AT FIRST EAST LUNDY, OTHERWISE MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN LATER. GOOD, BECOMING MODERATE OR POOR

IRISH SEA

SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6, INCREASING 6 TO GALE 8 FOR A TIME. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH FOR A TIME. RAIN LATER. GOOD, BECOMING MODERATE OR POOR

SHANNON

SOUTH 6 TO GALE 8, VEERING SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY POOR

ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES

SOUTHERLY VEERING SOUTHWESTERLY, 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 EXCEPT IN MALIN, DECREASING 6 LATER EXCEPT IN HEBRIDES. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH LATER IN NORTH ROCKALL AND NORTH HEBRIDES. RAIN THEN SHOWERS. MODERATE OR POOR, BECOMING GOOD

BAILEY

SOUTH OR SOUTHEAST 6 TO GALE 8, VEERING SOUTHWEST GALE 8 TO STORM 10, PERHAPS VIOLENT STORM 11 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY HIGH LATER IN NORTH. RAIN, SHOWERS LATER. MODERATE OR POOR, OCCASIONALLY GOOD

FAIR ISLE SOUTHEAST FAEROES

SOUTHEASTERLY VEERING SOUTHWESTERLY, 6 TO GALE 8. MODERATE OR ROUGH THROUGHOUT IN SOUTHEAST FAIR ISLE, AND AT FIRST ELSEWHERE, OTHERWISE ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH OR HIGH LATER. RAIN THEN SHOWERS. MODERATE OR POOR, BECOMING GOOD

NORTHWEST FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND