AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 0505 UTC ON TUESDAY 10 NOVEMBER 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 0600 UTC TUESDAY 10 NOVEMBER TO 0600 UTC WEDNESDAY 11 NOVEMBER 2026

THERE IS A WARNING OF GALES IN SOUTHEAST ICELAND

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDNIGHT

LOW 150 MILES WEST OF FITZROY 975 EXPECTED 200 MILES WEST OF FITZROY 984 BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING

WEST 3 OR 4 BECOMING CYCLONIC 4 TO 6, BECOMING NORTHWEST LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE

VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER EXCEPT IN EASTERN SOUTH UTSIRE. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER FISHER NORTH GERMAN BIGHT

VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5 IN FORTIES, CROMARTY AND FISHER. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT, BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN FORTIES, EAST CROMARTY AND FISHER. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

SOUTH GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER THAMES

VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING EASTERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5 IN HUMBER AND THAMES. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT, BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN WEST THAMES. SHOWERS, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR

DOVER

EAST, BECOMING CYCLONIC LATER, 3 TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. FAIR THEN RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

EAST OR SOUTHEAST 4 TO 6 BECOMING CYCLONIC 3 TO 5. MODERATE OR ROUGH IN PLYMOUTH, MAINLY SLIGHT OR MODERATE ELSEWHERE, BUT OCCASIONALLY SMOOTH IN SOUTHEAST WIGHT AND SOUTHEAST PORTLAND. RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

BISCAY FITZROY

CYCLONIC MAINLY SOUTHERLY 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 IN WEST FITZROY. MODERATE OR ROUGH IN BISCAY, ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH IN FITZROY, BUT OCCASIONALLY HIGH AT FIRST IN WEST FITZROY. THUNDERY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

SOLE LUNDY FASTNET

EAST OR SOUTHEAST, BACKING NORTHEAST LATER, 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 AT FIRST IN LUNDY. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH IN SOLE, BUT ELSEWHERE MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN, FOG PATCHES IN SOLE AND FASTNET. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR IN LUNDY AND VERY POOR ELSEWHERE

IRISH SEA

EAST 4 TO 6. MAINLY SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BUT SMOOTH OR SLIGHT IN FAR NORTHEAST. RAIN IN SOUTH. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR IN EAST AND SOUTH

SHANNON

EAST, BACKING NORTHEAST LATER, 5 TO 7. MAINLY ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BUT MODERATE IN FAR NORTHEAST. RAIN, FOG PATCHES IN SOUTH. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR IN SOUTH

ROCKALL MALIN

EASTERLY BACKING NORTHEASTERLY MAINLY 3 TO 5, BUT 5 OR 6 IN SOUTH ROCKALL. MODERATE OR ROUGH IN ROCKALL, SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN MALIN. SHOWERS. GOOD

HEBRIDES BAILEY FAIR ISLE

CYCLONIC BECOMING NORTH OR NORTHEAST, THEN BACKING NORTHWEST LATER, 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 EXCEPT IN HEBRIDES. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH EXCEPT IN HEBRIDES. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

FAEROES

NORTH BACKING WEST OR NORTHWEST, 3 TO 5, INCREASING 5 TO 7 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

SOUTHEAST ICELAND