AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 1725 UTC ON MONDAY 12 OCTOBER 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 1800 UTC MONDAY 12 OCTOBER TO 1800 UTC TUESDAY 13 OCTOBER 2026

THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER FISHER FITZROY SOLE LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA SHANNON ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY FAIR ISLE AND FAEROES

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDDAY

LOW SHANNON 995, EXPECTED SOUTHWEST NORWEGIAN SEA 972 BY MIDDAY TOMORROW

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE

SOUTHEASTERLY 5 TO 7, INCREASING 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, OCCASIONALLY STORM 10 IN VIKING AND NORTH UTSIRE, VEERING WESTERLY 4 TO 6 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE AT FIRST IN SOUTH UTSIRE, OTHERWISE MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, THEN HIGH FOR A TIME IN NORTH VIKING AND NORTH NORTH UTSIRE. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER FISHER

SOUTH OR SOUTHEAST 4 TO 6, INCREASING 6 TO GALE 8, VEERING WEST 5 TO 7 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE AT FIRST EXCEPT IN FORTIES, OTHERWISE MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH IN NORTHEAST FORTIES. RAIN, SQUALLY SHOWERS LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER THAMES DOVER

SOUTH, VEERING WEST LATER, 4 TO 6, BUT 5 TO 7 IN GERMAN BIGHT. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER IN GERMAN BIGHT AND HUMBER. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

SOUTHWEST, VEERING WEST LATER, 4 TO 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BUT MODERATE OR ROUGH IN PLYMOUTH. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

BISCAY SOUTHEAST FITZROY

SOUTHWESTERLY, VEERING NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY LATER, 3 TO 5. MODERATE IN SOUTH, MODERATE OR ROUGH IN NORTH. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

NORTHWEST FITZROY SOLE LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA

SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6 AT FIRST IN LUNDY, FASTNET AND IRISH SEA, OTHERWISE 6 TO GALE 8, VEERING WESTERLY 4 TO 6 LATER. ROUGH OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH IN NORTHWEST FITZROY AND SOLE, OTHERWISE MODERATE OR ROUGH, BUT SLIGHT OR MODERATE AT FIRST IN IRISH SEA,. RAIN, SHOWERS LATER, SQUALLY IN IRISH SEA. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

SHANNON ROCKALL MALIN

CYCLONIC BECOMING SOUTHWEST, 6 TO GALE 8. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN THEN SQUALLY SHOWERS. GOOD OCCASIONALLY POOR

HEBRIDES BAILEY

CYCLONIC 4 TO 6, INCREASING 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9 IN HEBRIDES, BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN THEN SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

FAIR ISLE

CYCLONIC, MAINLY SOUTHERLY, 6 TO GALE 8, INCREASING SEVERE GALE 9 FOR A TIME IN NORTHWEST, BECOMING SOUTHWESTERLY LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN, SQUALLY SHOWERS LATER. GOOD OCCASIONALLY POOR

FAEROES

CYCLONIC 4 TO 6, INCREASING 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, PERHAPS STORM 10 LATER, BECOMING SOUTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN, FOG PATCHES, SQUALLY SHOWERS LATER. MODERATE OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR, BECOMING GOOD OCCASIONALLY POOR LATER

SOUTHEAST ICELAND