AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 1130 UTC ON WEDNESDAY 11 NOVEMBER 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 1200 UTC WEDNESDAY 11 NOVEMBER TO 1200 UTC THURSDAY 12 NOVEMBER 2026

THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN VIKING FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER FISHER GERMAN BIGHT TRAFALGAR SOLE HEBRIDES FAIR ISLE FAEROES AND SOUTHEAST ICELAND

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 0600

ATLANTIC LOW 983 EXPECTED FITZROY 988 BY 0600 TOMORROW. DEVELOPING LOW MOVING RAPIDLY NORTHEAST EXPECTED WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN 989 BY SAME TIME. LOW NORWEGIAN SEA 994 EXPECTED SWEDEN 985 BY THAT TIME

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING

CYCLONIC 4 TO 6, BECOMING NORTH OR NORTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH LATER. WINTRY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE

WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY, BECOMING CYCLONIC FOR A TIME, 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 LATER. MODERATE BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH LATER. WINTRY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER FISHER GERMAN BIGHT

NORTHWEST 3 TO 5, INCREASING 6 TO GALE 8, PERHAPS SEVERE GALE 9 LATER IN FORTIES AND CROMARTY. SMOOTH AT FIRST IN WEST FORTH, OTHERWISE, SLIGHT OR MODERATE BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH LATER, EXCEPT IN WEST CROMARTY AND WEST FORTH. SHOWERS. GOOD

HUMBER THAMES

NORTHEAST, 3 TO 5, BACKING NORTH OR NORTHWEST 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 LATER IN HUMBER. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT BECOMING MODERATE LATER IN THAMES AND MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER IN HUMBER. SHOWERS. GOOD

DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

EAST OR NORTHEAST 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH IN PLYMOUTH, ELSEWHERE SLIGHT OR MODERATE. RAIN, THEN SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST

BISCAY FITZROY

CYCLONIC 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH IN FITZROY. RAIN OR THUNDERY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR AT FIRST

SOLE

EASTERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 UNTIL LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN OR THUNDERY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA

EAST OR NORTHEAST 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 IN FASTNET. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BUT SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN IRISH SEA. OCCASIONAL RAIN, THEN SHOWERS LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST

SHANNON

NORTHEAST 5 TO 7, PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH IN SOUTH. RAIN AT FIRST. MODERATE OR GOOD

ROCKALL MALIN

NORTH OR NORTHEAST, 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH IN ROCKALL, ELSEWHERE, SLIGHT OR MODERATE BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS. GOOD

HEBRIDES BAILEY

NORTH OR NORTHWEST 4 TO 6, INCREASING 7 TO GALE 8 FOR A TIME IN HEBRIDES, OCCASIONALLY 3 LATER IN BAILEY. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SHOWERS. GOOD

FAIR ISLE

WEST OR NORTHWEST 4 TO 6, INCREASING 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, VEERING NORTH 5 TO 7 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. RAIN OR SHOWERS, WINTRY AT TIMES. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR

FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND