AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 0505 UTC ON TUESDAY 13 OCTOBER 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 0600 UTC TUESDAY 13 OCTOBER TO 0600 UTC WEDNESDAY 14 OCTOBER 2026

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

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDNIGHT

LOW BAILEY 983 EXPECTED NORTH OF NORWEGIAN BASIN 968 BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. NEW HIGH EXPECTED WEST FRANCE 1031 BY SAME TIME

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE

SOUTHEASTERLY 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, OCCASIONALLY STORM 10 IN VIKING AND NORTH UTSIRE, VEERING WESTERLY 5 TO 7. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH AT FIRST IN VIKING AND NORTH UTSIRE, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER IN NORTH UTSIRE AND SOUTH UTSIRE. RAIN THEN SQUALLY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER FISHER

SOUTH VEERING WEST OR SOUTHWEST, 5 TO 7, INCREASING GALE 8 AT TIMES. SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN TYNE, OTHERWISE MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH AT FIRST IN NORTHEAST FORTIES. RAIN THEN SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER

SOUTH VEERING WEST OR NORTHWEST, 5 TO 7, PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER IN GERMAN BIGHT. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT IN WEST HUMBER. RAIN THEN SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

THAMES DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

SOUTHWEST VEERING WEST, 4 TO 6, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH IN PLYMOUTH, BUT ELSEWHERE SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH AT FIRST IN WIGHT AND PORTLAND. RAIN AT FIRST. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

BISCAY

SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5, BECOMING VARIABLE 4. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH IN NORTHWEST. SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD

FITZROY

CYCLONIC 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN NORTH. MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD

SOLE LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA

WEST OR SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST IN IRISH SEA, DECREASING 4 OR 5 FOR A TIME. IN SOLE, ROUGH OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH IN WEST, BUT ELSEWHERE MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN IRISH SEA. SHOWERS. GOOD

SHANNON ROCKALL

SOUTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8, BACKING SOUTH 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9 LATER, PERHAPS STORM 10 LATER IN ROCKALL. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH LATER EXCEPT IN SOUTHEAST SHANNON. THUNDERY SHOWERS, RAIN LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

MALIN

SOUTHWEST BACKING SOUTH LATER, 6 TO GALE 8. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH EXCEPT IN SOUTHEAST. THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

HEBRIDES BAILEY

SOUTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8, BACKING SOUTH 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9 LATER, PERHAPS STORM 10 LATER IN BAILEY. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH OR HIGH LATER IN BAILEY. SQUALLY SHOWERS, RAIN LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

FAIR ISLE FAEROES

CYCLONIC MAINLY SOUTHWEST, 6 TO GALE 8, INCREASING SEVERE GALE 9 AT TIMES. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN OR SQUALLY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

SOUTHEAST ICELAND