AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 0505 UTC ON SUNDAY 15 NOVEMBER 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 0600 UTC SUNDAY 15 NOVEMBER TO 0600 UTC MONDAY 16 NOVEMBER 2026

THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE FORTIES BISCAY FITZROY SOLE SHANNON FAIR ISLE FAEROES AND SOUTHEAST ICELAND

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDNIGHT

LOW SOLE 994 LOSING ITS IDENTITY BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. NEW LOW EXPECTED GERMAN BIGHT 992 BY SAME TIME

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE FORTIES

CYCLONIC, 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST, BECOMING NORTH OR NORTHWEST 4 TO 6 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER IN FORTIES AND SOUTH UTSIRE. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER FISHER GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER

CYCLONIC 5 TO 7, PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER IN TYNE, DOGGER AND HUMBER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE AT FIRST IN TYNE, DOGGER AND HUMBER, OTHERWISE MODERATE OR ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

THAMES DOVER WIGHT

SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6, VEERING WEST OR NORTHWEST LATER, OCCASIONALLY 7 LATER. SLIGHT BECOMING MODERATE. THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

CYCLONIC, 4 TO 6, BECOMING NORTHWEST 3 TO 5 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH. THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

BISCAY

WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 IN NORTH, DECREASING 3 TO 5 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN SOUTHEAST AT FIRST, OTHERWISE MODERATE OR ROUGH BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN OR THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

SOUTH FITZROY

WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY, BACKING SOUTHERLY LATER, 5 TO 7. ROUGH. RAIN OR THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

NORTH FITZROY SOLE

CYCLONIC 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 AT FIRST IN NORTH FITZROY, BECOMING SOUTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH AT FIRST IN NORTH FITZROY AND MODERATE IN EAST SOLE. RAIN OR THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA

CYCLONIC 3 TO 5, BECOMING NORTH OR NORTHWEST 5 TO 7, DECREASING 3 TO 5 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH IN FASTNET, ELSEWHERE SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH. RAIN OR THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

SHANNON SOUTHWEST ROCKALL

NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7, DECREASING 3 TO 5, VEERING SOUTHEASTERLY 5 TO 7 LATER, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 LATER IN SHANNON. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH. SHOWERS, RAIN LATER IN SHANNON. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR LATER IN SHANNON

NORTHEAST ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY

NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, BECOMING VARIABLE 3 OR LESS LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH IN NORTHEAST ROCKALL, BAILEY, NORTHWEST HEBRIDES, AND WEST MALIN, ELSEWHERE SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD

FAIR ISLE FAEROES

NORTH OR NORTHWEST 4 TO 6, INCREASING 7 OR GALE 8 AT TIMES IN NORTH. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH IN FAEROES. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

SOUTHEAST ICELAND