AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 0505 UTC ON SATURDAY 07 NOVEMBER 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 0600 UTC SATURDAY 07 NOVEMBER TO 0600 UTC SUNDAY 08 NOVEMBER 2026

THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN TRAFALGAR AND FITZROY

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDNIGHT

NEW LOWS EXPECTED 300 MILES WEST OF FITZROY 986 AND HUMBER 1021 BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. HIGH SOUTH NORWAY 1032 MOVING AWAY SOUTHEASTWARDS

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE

VARIABLE 2 TO 4. SLIGHT. SHOWERS. GOOD

FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER

EAST OR SOUTHEAST 2 TO 4, OCCASIONALLY 5 AT FIRST EXCEPT IN CROMARTY. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT IN CROMARTY, BUT ELSEWHERE SLIGHT, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE AT FIRST. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

FISHER GERMAN BIGHT

EAST OR SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE AT FIRST IN FAR WEST. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

HUMBER

VARIABLE 2 TO 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

THAMES DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

VARIABLE 2 TO 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. OCCASIONAL RAIN OR SHOWERS, PERHAPS THUNDERY, FOG PATCHES EXCEPT IN PLYMOUTH. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR EXCEPT IN PLYMOUTH

BISCAY

EAST OR SOUTHEAST 2 TO 4, INCREASING 4 OR 5 LATER. SLIGHT, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE LATER IN WEST. MAINLY FAIR. MODERATE OR GOOD

EAST FITZROY

SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

WEST FITZROY

CYCLONIC 3 TO 5, BECOMING SOUTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6, INCREASING 6 TO GALE 8 LATER, PERHAPS SEVERE GALE 9 LATER IN SOUTH. MODERATE, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER, THEN VERY ROUGH LATER IN SOUTHWEST. RAIN OR THUNDERY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

SOLE

VARIABLE 2 AT FIRST IN EAST, OTHERWISE EASTERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5, INCREASING 6 LATER IN WEST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH LATER IN WEST. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA

VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING SOUTHEASTERLY 4 OR 5 LATER IN SOUTHWEST FASTNET. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE LATER IN SOUTHWEST FASTNET. SHOWERS, FOG PATCHES LATER IN EAST LUNDY. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR, OR VERY POOR LATER IN EAST LUNDY

SHANNON

EASTERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 2 AT FIRST, INCREASING 6 AT TIMES LATER IN SOUTHWEST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH LATER IN SOUTHWEST. SHOWERS. GOOD

ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES SOUTHEAST BAILEY

VARIABLE 2 TO 4. SLIGHT, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE LATER IN SOUTHWEST ROCKALL. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

NORTHWEST BAILEY

SOUTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT IN SOUTH. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

FAIR ISLE

VARIABLE 2 TO 4. SLIGHT. SHOWERS. GOOD

FAEROES

VARIABLE 2 TO 4 UNTIL LATER IN SOUTHEAST, OTHERWISE SOUTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5. SLIGHT, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE IN NORTH AND WEST. SHOWERS. GOOD

SOUTHEAST ICELAND