AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 1725 UTC ON SATURDAY 31 OCTOBER 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 1800 UTC SATURDAY 31 OCTOBER TO 1800 UTC SUNDAY 01 NOVEMBER 2026

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDDAY

HIGH 250 MILES WEST OF SOLE 1034 EXPECTED SOUTHWEST ROCKALL 1042 BY MIDDAY TOMORROW. HIGH GERMAN BIGHT 1034 DISSIPATING

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING

VARIABLE 2 TO 4 BECOMING NORTHWEST 4 TO 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. RAIN THEN SHOWERS, FOG PATCHES AT FIRST. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR AT FIRST

NORTH UTSIRE

SOUTHERLY VEERING NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY, 4 TO 6. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT IN EAST. RAIN FOR A TIME. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

SOUTH UTSIRE

WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 2 TO 4, VEERING NORTHWESTERLY 5 OR 6 LATER. SLIGHT AT FIRST EXCEPT IN FAR WEST, OTHERWISE MODERATE. RAIN FOR A TIME. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER

SOUTHWEST VEERING NORTH OR NORTHWEST, 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN FORTIES AND CROMARTY. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT AT FIRST EXCEPT IN FORTIES, OTHERWISE SLIGHT OR MODERATE. RAIN FOR A TIME, FOG PATCHES AT FIRST IN FORTIES. MODERATE OR GOOD, BECOMING POOR AT TIMES, BUT OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR AT FIRST IN FORTIES

FISHER GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER

VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING NORTH OR NORTHWEST 3 TO 5 LATER, OCCASIONALLY 6 LATER IN FISHER AND HUMBER. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT, BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE EXCEPT IN SOUTH AND EAST GERMAN BIGHT AND SOUTHEAST HUMBER. RAIN LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

THAMES

VARIABLE 2 TO 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. MAINLY FAIR. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH BISCAY

EAST OR NORTHEAST 3 TO 5. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT IN DOVER AND SOUTHEAST WIGHT, BUT ELSEWHERE SLIGHT OR MODERATE. FAIR. MODERATE OR GOOD

FITZROY SOLE

NORTHEAST 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 3 AT FIRST. MODERATE OR ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN IN WEST. MODERATE OR GOOD

LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA

VARIABLE 2 TO 4 BECOMING NORTH OR NORTHEAST 4 TO 6. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT AT FIRST IN IRISH SEA, OTHERWISE SLIGHT OR MODERATE. RAIN FOR A TIME. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR EXCEPT IN FASTNET

SHANNON

NORTHERLY VEERING NORTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 AT FIRST IN SOUTH. ROUGH, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN IN SOUTHEAST. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR IN SOUTHEAST

ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES

WEST OR NORTHWEST 3 TO 5, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 LATER IN ROCKALL AND MALIN. SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN EAST MALIN AND EAST HEBRIDES, BUT ELSEWHERE MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN AT FIRST IN SOUTHEAST MALIN, OTHERWISE SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

BAILEY

SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST, VEERING WEST FOR A TIME, 4 TO 6. ROUGH, BECOMING MODERATE LATER IN EAST. SHOWERS, THEN RAIN OR DRIZZLE LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

FAIR ISLE

VARIABLE 2 TO 4 BECOMING WEST OR NORTHWEST 4 TO 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN SOUTHEAST, MODERATE OR ROUGH IN NORTHWEST. RAIN THEN SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST

FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND