AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 0505 UTC ON TUESDAY 06 OCTOBER 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 0600 UTC TUESDAY 06 OCTOBER TO 0600 UTC WEDNESDAY 07 OCTOBER 2026

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDNIGHT

LOW FITZROY 1014 EXPECTED BISCAY 1010 BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE FORTIES

WESTERLY 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 AT FIRST IN VIKING, BACKING SOUTHWESTERLY, 2 TO 4 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH AT FIRST IN VIKING AND NORTH UTSIRE , OTHERWISE MODERATE OR ROUGH, BUT SLIGHT IN SOUTHEAST FORTIES. SHOWERS. GOOD

CROMARTY FORTH

WEST OR NORTHWEST, 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 2 FOR A TIME. SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN NORTHEAST CROMARTY, ELSEWHERE SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. SHOWERS. GOOD

TYNE DOGGER

WEST OR NORTHWEST BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4, THEN CYCLONIC, MAINLY NORTHEAST 4 TO 6 LATER. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT IN TYNE, SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN DOGGER. SHOWERS, RAIN LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR LATER

FISHER GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER THAMES

WEST OR NORTHWEST 4 TO 6 AT FIRST IN FISHER, OTHERWISE VARIABLE 2 TO 4. MODERATE OR ROUGH BECOMING MODERATE IN FISHER, SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN GERMAN BIGHT, ELSEWHERE SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. SHOWERS, RAIN LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR LATER

DOVER WIGHT

VARIABLE BECOMING NORTHEAST, 2 TO 4, OCCASIONALLY 5 LATER. SMOOTH, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT. FOG PATCHES AT FIRST, RAIN LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR AT FIRST AND POOR LATER

PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

NORTHEAST BACKING NORTH LATER, 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 LATER IN PLYMOUTH. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT, BUT SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN PLYMOUTH AND LATER IN SOUTH PORTLAND. RAIN OR SHOWERS, THUNDERY LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

BISCAY

CYCLONIC 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 2 AT FIRST AND 6 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

FITZROY

NORTHEAST 3 TO 5, BACKING NORTH, 5 TO 7 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH. THUNDERY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD

SOLE LUNDY FASTNET

VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING NORTH OR NORTHEAST 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH IN SOLE AND LATER IN SOUTH FASTNET, OTHERWISE SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BUT SMOOTH OR SLIGHT AT FIRST IN EAST LUNDY. RAIN OR DRIZZLE,. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

IRISH SEA

VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING NORTHEAST 3 TO 5, BACKING NORTH OR NORTHWEST, 4 TO 6 LATER. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT, BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE LATER IN SOUTH. RAIN OR DRIZZLE UNTIL LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

SHANNON

CYCLONIC 2 AT FIRST IN SOUTHEAST, OTHERWISE NORTHERLY BACKING NORTHWESTERLY, 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN SOUTH. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN OR DRIZZLE. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY

WEST 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 3 IN MALIN AND HEBRIDES. MODERATE OR ROUGH. SQUALLY SHOWERS. GOOD

FAIR ISLE FAEROES

WEST OR SOUTHWEST BECOMING CYCLONIC LATER IN FAEROES, 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 AT FIRST AND 3 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH. SQUALLY SHOWERS. GOOD

SOUTHEAST ICELAND