AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 1725 UTC ON WEDNESDAY 07 OCTOBER 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 1800 UTC WEDNESDAY 07 OCTOBER TO 1800 UTC THURSDAY 08 OCTOBER 2026

THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN FISHER GERMAN BIGHT THAMES DOVER BISCAY HEBRIDES BAILEY FAEROES AND SOUTHEAST ICELAND

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDDAY

LOW FAIR ISLE 1012 LOSING ITS IDENTITY BY MIDDAY TOMORROW

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE

VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6, VEERING NORTHWEST LATER. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH. SHOWERS. GOOD

FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER

NORTH OR NORTHWEST 4 TO 6, BACKING WEST OR SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH IN FORTIES, TYNE AND DOGGER. SHOWERS. GOOD

FISHER GERMAN BIGHT

CYCLONIC, BECOMING NORTH OR NORTHWEST, 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY 5 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER. RAIN THEN SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST

HUMBER THAMES DOVER WIGHT

NORTH OR NORTHWEST 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST IN THAMES AND DOVER, DECREASING 3 TO 5 LATER. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER IN HUMBER AND THAMES, OTHERWISE BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE FOR A TIME. SHOWERS. GOOD

PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

NORTH 5 TO 7, BACKING WEST OR NORTHWEST 3 TO 5 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SMOOTH IN NORTH AND ROUGH IN SOUTH. MAINLY FAIR. GOOD

BISCAY

NORTH OR NORTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8, DECREASING 3 TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH FOR A TIME. THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

SOUTH FITZROY

NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 LATER IN EAST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH. THUNDERY SHOWERS AT FIRST. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST

NORTH FITZROY

NORTHERLY BACKING NORTHWESTERLY, 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 AT FIRST IN EAST, THEN BACKING WESTERLY LATER IN NORTH. MODERATE OR ROUGH. FAIR. GOOD

SOLE LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA

WEST OR NORTHWEST 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 3 LATER, THEN BACKING SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST LATER. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT OCCASIONALLY MODERATE IN IRISH SEA, ELSEWHERE MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONAL SLIGHT AT FIRST IN LUNDY AND NORTH FASTNET. MAINLY FAIR. GOOD

SHANNON ROCKALL MALIN

NORTHWEST 4 TO 6, BACKING SOUTH OR SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7, PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER EXCEPT IN SHANNON , THEN VEERING SOUTHWEST LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH LATER IN SHANNON AND ROCKALL. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

HEBRIDES BAILEY

NORTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4, THEN SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 6 TO GALE 8 LATER, THEN WESTERLY 5 OR 6 LATER IN SOUTHWEST BAILEY. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH AT FIRST IN SOUTHEAST BAILEY. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

FAIR ISLE

NORTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4, THEN SOUTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6 LATER IN WEST. MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS, RAIN LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE LATER

FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND