AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 1130 UTC ON TUESDAY 20 OCTOBER 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 1200 UTC TUESDAY 20 OCTOBER TO 1200 UTC WEDNESDAY 21 OCTOBER 2026

THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN VIKING SOUTH UTSIRE FORTIES FISHER WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH BISCAY FITZROY SOLE LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA SHANNON ROCKALL MALIN BAILEY AND SOUTHEAST ICELAND

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 0600

NEW LOW EXPECTED BAILEY 991 BY 0600 TOMORROW

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING

SOUTHEASTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, DECREASING 3 TO 5 IN NORTHEAST. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH IN NORTHEAST. SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD

NORTH UTSIRE

SOUTHEASTERLY MAINLY 3 TO 5, BUT 5 TO 7 IN FAR SOUTH. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT IN EAST. SHOWERS. GOOD

SOUTH UTSIRE FORTIES

EASTERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY 5 IN NORTHERN SOUTH UTSIRE, VEERING SOUTHERLY 5 LATER IN SOUTH FORTIES. MAINLY ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BUT OCCASIONALLY MODERATE IN EASTERN AND NORTHERN SOUTH UTSIRE. SHOWERS, THEN RAIN LATER IN FORTIES. MODERATE OR GOOD

CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER

SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7, BECOMING CYCLONIC 4 TO 6 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN FOR A TIME. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

FISHER

EAST 6 TO GALE 8 VEERING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT IN EAST. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER

SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7, VEERING SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH UNTIL LATER EXCEPT IN SOUTH AND EAST GERMAN BIGHT, OTHERWISE SLIGHT OR MODERATE. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

THAMES DOVER

SOUTHEAST BECOMING CYCLONIC 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 LATER, PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER IN DOVER. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

WIGHT

CYCLONIC 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY 4 AT FIRST, BECOMING WEST 6 TO GALE 8 LATER, PERHAPS SEVERE GALE 9 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH LATER. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

CYCLONIC 3 TO 5 INCREASING 6 TO GALE 8, BECOMING NORTHWEST 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH, THEN BECOMING VERY ROUGH LATER. RAIN OR SHOWERS, BECOMING SQUALLY. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

BISCAY SOUTH FITZROY

CYCLONIC 3 TO 5 BECOMING NORTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 IN BISCAY. MODERATE, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN OR SQUALLY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

NORTH FITZROY SOLE LUNDY FASTNET

VARIABLE 4 AT FIRST IN LUNDY, OTHERWISE CYCLONIC BECOMING NORTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 EXCEPT IN NORTH FITZROY. SLIGHT AT FIRST IN LUNDY, OTHERWISE MODERATE OR ROUGH BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH IN SOLE. RAIN OR SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

IRISH SEA

SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5, VEERING NORTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8 LATER. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE, THEN MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

SHANNON ROCKALL

CYCLONIC 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9 BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 7. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN THEN SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY FAIR ISLE FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND