AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 1130 UTC ON SATURDAY 31 OCTOBER 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 1200 UTC SATURDAY 31 OCTOBER TO 1200 UTC SUNDAY 01 NOVEMBER 2026

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 0600

HIGH 300 MILES WEST OF FITZROY 1031 EXPECTED NORTHWEST SHANNON 1040 BY 0600 TOMORROW

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING

SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5 BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4, THEN NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 LATER. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT IN WEST. OCCASIONAL RAIN, FOG PATCHES AT FIRST. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR AT FIRST

NORTH UTSIRE

SOUTHERLY, VEERING NORTHWESTERLY LATER, 4 TO 6. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT IN SOUTH. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

SOUTH UTSIRE

WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 2 TO 4, VEERING NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. RAIN LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER

VARIABLE 2 TO 4 AT FIRST IN CROMARTY, OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST VEERING NORTHWEST 3 TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN FORTIES, AND LATER ALSO ELSEWHERE, OTHERWISE SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. RAIN FOR A TIME, FOG PATCHES AT FIRST IN FORTIES, TYNE AND DOGGER. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR AT FIRST IN FORTIES, TYNE AND DOGGER

FISHER

VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING NORTHWESTERLY 5 LATER IN NORTHWEST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN NORTHWEST, SMOOTH OR SLIGHT IN SOUTHEAST. RAIN LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR LATER

GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER THAMES

VARIABLE 2 TO 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR

DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

EAST BACKING NORTHEAST, 3 TO 5. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT IN DOVER AND SOUTHEAST WIGHT AND ROUGH AT FIRST IN SOUTHWEST PLYMOUTH, OTHERWISE SLIGHT OR MODERATE. FAIR. MODERATE OR GOOD

BISCAY

EASTERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 2 TO 4, INCREASING 5 LATER IN FAR NORTH. ROUGH AT FIRST IN FAR NORTHWEST, OTHERWISE SLIGHT OR MODERATE. FAIR. GOOD

FITZROY SOLE

EASTERLY 2 OR 3 AT FIRST IN EAST SOLE, OTHERWISE NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN IN WEST. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR IN WEST

LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA

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

SHANNON

NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY VEERING NORTHEASTERLY, 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN SOUTHEAST. ROUGH, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN FOR A TIME IN EAST. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR IN EAST

ROCKALL

VARIABLE 2 TO 4 IN SOUTH, WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5 IN NORTH. ROUGH, BECOMING MODERATE EXCEPT IN FAR NORTHWEST. SHOWERS. GOOD

MALIN HEBRIDES

CYCLONIC BECOMING WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY, 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN SOUTHEAST MALIN. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN EAST. RAIN THEN SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST

BAILEY

WEST OR SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6. ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE LATER IN EAST. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

FAIR ISLE

VARIABLE 3 OR LESS 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

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