AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 0505 UTC ON MONDAY 12 OCTOBER 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 0600 UTC MONDAY 12 OCTOBER TO 0600 UTC TUESDAY 13 OCTOBER 2026

THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE FORTIES SHANNON ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY FAIR ISLE FAEROES AND SOUTHEAST ICELAND

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDNIGHT

NEW LOW EXPECTED ROCKALL 982 BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE

SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6, INCREASING 6 TO GALE 8 LATER, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 LATER IN NORTH VIKING AND NORTH UTSIRE. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH, THEN BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH LATER, OCCASIONALLY HIGH LATER IN NORTH VIKING AND NORTH UTSIRE. RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER

SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6, INCREASING 6 OR 7 LATER, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 LATER IN NORTHEAST FORTIES. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER EXCEPT IN TYNE. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

FISHER GERMAN BIGHT

VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING SOUTH OR SOUTHEAST 4 TO 6, INCREASING 6 OR 7 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER. SHOWERS. GOOD

HUMBER THAMES DOVER WIGHT

SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS, THEN RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

PORTLAND PLYMOUTH BISCAY

VARIABLE 3 OR LESS IN FAR SOUTH BISCAY, OTHERWISE SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN PORTLAND, MODERATE OR ROUGH ELSEWHERE. RAIN, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR

FITZROY SOLE

VARIABLE 2 TO 4 IN SOUTHEAST FITZROY, OTHERWISE WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 IN WEST. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH IN NORTHWEST FITZROY AND WEST SOLE. OCCASIONAL RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD

LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA

CYCLONIC BECOMING SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST, 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT IN IRISH SEA. OCCASIONAL RAIN, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR

SHANNON ROCKALL

CYCLONIC BECOMING SOUTHWEST LATER, 4 TO 6, INCREASING 6 TO GALE 8. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH LATER. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

MALIN HEBRIDES

SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7, BECOMING CYCLONIC 6 TO GALE 8 LATER, PERHAPS SEVERE GALE 9 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH LATER. OCCASIONAL RAIN, FOG PATCHES UNTIL LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR UNTIL LATER

BAILEY

SOUTHEAST 6 TO GALE 8, VEERING SOUTHWEST THEN BECOMING CYCLONIC LATER, 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH AT FIRST IN FAR NORTHWEST. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

FAIR ISLE EAST FAEROES

SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6, INCREASING 6 TO GALE 8 LATER, PERHAPS SEVERE GALE 9 LATER IN FAIR ISLE. MODERATE OR ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

WEST FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND