AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 1130 UTC ON FRIDAY 13 NOVEMBER 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 1200 UTC FRIDAY 13 NOVEMBER TO 1200 UTC SATURDAY 14 NOVEMBER 2026

THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN VIKING SOUTH UTSIRE FISHER GERMAN BIGHT BAILEY FAIR ISLE FAEROES AND SOUTHEAST ICELAND

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 0600

HIGH IRELAND 1018 EXPECTED EASTERN EUROPE 1023 BY 0600 TOMORROW. LOW EAST FITZROY 1001 EXPECTED SOUTH BISCAY 1010 BY SAME TIME

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING NORTH UTSIRE

NORTHWESTERLY BACKING SOUTHWESTERLY, 4 TO 6, INCREASING 7 LATER, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 LATER IN VIKING. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH LATER IN NORTH VIKING. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

SOUTH UTSIRE

NORTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, BACKING WESTERLY 4 TO 6. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD

FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER

WEST OR NORTHWEST BACKING SOUTHWEST, 5 OR 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN FORTH AND TYNE. SHOWERS. GOOD

FISHER GERMAN BIGHT

NORTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8, BACKING WEST 4 TO 6. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS. GOOD

HUMBER THAMES

NORTHWEST 4 TO 6, BACKING WEST OR SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5. MODERATE OR ROUGH BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD

DOVER

VARIABLE 2 TO 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE AT FIRST. FAIR. GOOD

WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

NORTHEAST 2 TO 4, VEERING SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT IN WIGHT AND PORTLAND, SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN PLYMOUTH. FAIR. GOOD

BISCAY FITZROY

EAST UNTIL LATER IN BISCAY, OTHERWISE CYCLONIC, 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 3 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN BISCAY, MODERATE OR ROUGH IN FITZROY. FAIR IN NORTH BISCAY, OTHERWISE OCCASIONAL RAIN OR THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

SOLE

SOUTHEAST 4 TO 6, BECOMING CYCLONIC 5 TO 7 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH. FAIR THEN RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA

VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5, INCREASING 5 OR 6 LATER. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT UNTIL LATER IN LUNDY AND IRISH SEA, OTHERWISE SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH LATER IN WEST FASTNET. SHOWERS. GOOD

SHANNON

SOUTHEAST 4, VEERING SOUTH 4 TO 6, BECOMING CYCLONIC 5 TO 7 LATER, PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS, RAIN LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR LATER

ROCKALL MALIN

WEST AT FIRST IN MALIN, OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST, BECOMING CYCLONIC LATER IN ROCKALL, 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 LATER, PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER IN ROCKALL. SLIGHT OR MODERATE UNTIL LATER IN MALIN, OTHERWISE MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS, RAIN LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR LATER

HEBRIDES BAILEY FAIR ISLE FAEROES

WEST OR SOUTHWEST, BECOMING CYCLONIC LATER, 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY 4 AT FIRST THEN INCREASING GALE 8 AT TIMES EXCEPT IN HEBRIDES. MODERATE OR ROUGH BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN OR SHOWERS, PERHAPS WINTRY LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

SOUTHEAST ICELAND