AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 1130 UTC ON WEDNESDAY 14 OCTOBER 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 1200 UTC WEDNESDAY 14 OCTOBER TO 1200 UTC THURSDAY 15 OCTOBER 2026

THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN VIKING NORTH UTSIRE FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER SOLE IRISH SEA SHANNON ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY FAIR ISLE FAEROES AND SOUTHEAST ICELAND

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 0600

ATLANTIC LOW 939 MOVING RATHER QUICKLY NORTHEAST, EXPECTED 200 MILES NORTHEAST OF ICELAND 948 BY 0600 TOMORROW

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING NORTH UTSIRE

SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7, INCREASING GALE 8 OR SEVERE GALE 9 FOR A TIME. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

SOUTH UTSIRE

SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD

FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH

SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, VEERING WESTERLY 3 TO 5 LATER, EXCEPT IN SOUTHEAST FORTIES. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH IN NORTH FORTIES. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

TYNE DOGGER

SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 5 OR 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 IN NORTH. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT IN TYNE AND ROUGH IN DOGGER. RAIN LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD

FISHER GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER THAMES

WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 IN WEST HUMBER. MODERATE OR ROUGH IN FISHER AND GERMAN BIGHT, ELSEWHERE SLIGHT OR MODERATE. FAIR. GOOD

DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5. MODERATE OR ROUGH IN PLYMOUTH, SLIGHT OR MODERATE ELSEWHERE. OCCASIONAL DRIZZLE. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

BISCAY

SOUTHEAST, BECOMING CYCLONIC LATER, 3 TO 5. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH IN NORTHWEST. FOG PATCHES. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR

SOUTHEAST FITZROY

VARIABLE 2 TO 4. MODERATE OR ROUGH. OCCASIONAL DRIZZLE. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

NORTHWEST FITZROY SOLE LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA

SOUTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 IN SOLE AND IRISH SEA, VEERING NORTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5 LATER EXCEPT IN EAST SOLE, AND LUNDY. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH IN NORTHWEST FITZROY, SOLE AND FASTNET, ELSEWHERE MODERATE OR ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

SHANNON ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES

WEST OR SOUTHWEST 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, OCCASIONALLY STORM 10 IN ROCKALL AND HEBRIDES, DECREASING 5 TO 7, THEN LATER IN HEBRIDES. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY HIGH IN ROCKALL AND HEBRIDES,. RAIN OR SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

BAILEY

SOUTH VEERING SOUTHWEST, SEVERE GALE 9 TO VIOLENT STORM 11, DECREASING 5 TO 7 LATER. HIGH OR VERY HIGH, OCCASIONAL PHENOMENAL AT FIRST IN NORTH. SQUALLY SHOWERS. POOR

FAIR ISLE FAEROES

SOUTH VEERING SOUTHWEST GALE 8 TO STORM 10, DECREASING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 LATER. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, BECOMING HIGH OR VERY HIGH FOR A TIME IN FAEROES. RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE OR POOR

SOUTHEAST ICELAND