AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 1725 UTC ON THURSDAY 15 OCTOBER 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 1800 UTC THURSDAY 15 OCTOBER TO 1800 UTC FRIDAY 16 OCTOBER 2026

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDDAY

HIGH SOUTHEAST FITZROY 1024 DECLINING BY MIDDAY TOMORROW. NEW HIGH 1035 EXPECTED 150 MILES WEST OF SOLE BY SAME TIME

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE FORTIES

WEST OR SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 AT FIRST, VEERING NORTHWEST LATER, OCCASIONALLY 6 LATER IN VIKING. VERY ROUGH AT FIRST IN NORTHERN VIKING AND NORTH UTSIRE, OTHERWISE MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS. GOOD

CROMARTY FORTH

WEST OR SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 AT FIRST IN CROMARTY, VEERING NORTH OR NORTHWEST LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SMOOTH IN WEST. SHOWERS. GOOD

TYNE DOGGER

CYCLONIC BECOMING NORTH OR NORTHWEST, 3 TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. RAIN THEN SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

FISHER GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER THAMES

SOUTHWEST BECOMING CYCLONIC, THEN NORTH OR NORTHWEST LATER, 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH AT FIRST IN FISHER AND GERMAN BIGHT, OTHERWISE SLIGHT OR MODERATE. RAIN THEN SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

DOVER

SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5, VEERING NORTH OR NORTHWEST 4 TO 6 LATER. SLIGHT, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE. RAIN FOR A TIME. GOOD, BECOMING MODERATE OR POOR FOR A TIME

WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5, VEERING NORTH OR NORTHWEST 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH IN PLYMOUTH, OTHERWISE SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH AT FIRST IN FAR WEST PORTLAND. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

BISCAY SOUTHEAST FITZROY

VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING CYCLONIC 4 TO 6, THEN NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 5 OR 6 IN SOUTHEAST FITZROY. MODERATE OR ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN OR DRIZZLE LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR LATER

NORTHWEST FITZROY SOLE LUNDY FASTNET

CYCLONIC 4 TO 6 AT FIRST IN NORTHWEST FITZROY AND WEST SOLE, OTHERWISE NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5. VERY ROUGH AT FIRST IN NORTHWEST SOLE, OTHERWISE MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT LATER IN EAST LUNDY AND NORTH FASTNET. RAIN FOR A TIME. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

IRISH SEA

WEST OR NORTHWEST 3 TO 5. MAINLY SMOOTH OR SLIGHT, BUT SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN FAR SOUTH. RAIN AT FIRST IN SOUTH, THEN SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST IN SOUTH

SHANNON ROCKALL MALIN

WEST OR SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6, VEERING NORTH OR NORTHWEST 3 TO 5. IN MALIN, ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER, OTHERWISE VERY ROUGH, BECOMING ROUGH LATER. SHOWERS. GOOD

HEBRIDES BAILEY FAIR ISLE

SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6, VEERING WESTERLY OR NORTHWEST 3 TO 5. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SHOWERS, THEN FAIR. GOOD

FAEROES

SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6, BECOMING CYCLONIC 3 TO 5, THEN WEST OR NORTHWEST LATER. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH LATER. SHOWERS, THEN FAIR. GOOD

SOUTHEAST ICELAND