AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 1130 UTC ON THURSDAY 15 OCTOBER 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 1200 UTC THURSDAY 15 OCTOBER TO 1200 UTC FRIDAY 16 OCTOBER 2026

THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN BAILEY FAEROES AND SOUTHEAST ICELAND

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 0600

LOW 150 MILES NORTHEAST OF ICELAND 950 MOVING AWAY STEADILY NORTHEASTWARDS

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE FORTIES

CYCLONIC 4 TO 6 BECOMING WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5, VEERING NORTHWESTERLY LATER. OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH AT FIRST IN VIKING AND NORTH UTSIRE, OTHERWISE MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT LATER IN SOUTHWEST FORTIES. RAIN THEN SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST

CROMARTY FORTH

WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 AT FIRST IN EAST CROMARTY, VEERING NORTHWESTERLY LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SMOOTH IN WEST. RAIN THEN SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST

TYNE DOGGER FISHER GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER THAMES DOVER WIGHT

SOUTHWEST BECOMING CYCLONIC, 4 TO 6, THEN NORTH OR NORTHWEST LATER, EXCEPT IN FISHER AND GERMAN BIGHT. IN DOGGER, FISHER AND GERMAN BIGHT, MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE LATER, OTHERWISE SLIGHT OR MODERATE. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5, VEERING NORTHWEST 4 TO 6 AT FIRST IN PLYMOUTH, THEN LATER IN PORTLAND. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT IN NORTH. RAIN FOR A TIME, THEN SHOWERS. GOOD, BECOMING MODERATE OR POOR FOR A TIME

BISCAY SOUTHEAST FITZROY

VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING CYCLONIC 4 TO 6 LATER IN NORTH. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR LATER

NORTHWEST FITZROY SOLE LUNDY FASTNET

CYCLONIC 4 TO 6, BECOMING NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5. VERY ROUGH AT FIRST IN NORTHWEST FITZROY, SOLE AND SOUTH FASTNET, OTHERWISE MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN THEN SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST

IRISH SEA

SOUTHWESTERLY 5 OR 6 AT FIRST IN SOUTH, OTHERWISE WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH AT FIRST IN SOUTH. RAIN AT FIRST IN SOUTH, THEN SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST IN SOUTH

SHANNON

WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 3 LATER IN FAR SOUTHWEST. VERY ROUGH, BECOMING ROUGH LATER. SHOWERS. GOOD

ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY FAIR ISLE

WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST IN NORTHEAST BAILEY, VEERING NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5 LATER. IN MALIN, ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER, ELSEWHERE, VERY ROUGH OR HIGH BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SQUALLY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

FAEROES

SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST, BECOMING CYCLONIC 3 TO 5, THEN NORTH OR NORTHWEST LATER. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SQUALLY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

SOUTHEAST ICELAND