AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 1130 UTC ON TUESDAY 10 NOVEMBER 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 1200 UTC TUESDAY 10 NOVEMBER TO 1200 UTC WEDNESDAY 11 NOVEMBER 2026

THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN TRAFALGAR FAEROES AND SOUTHEAST ICELAND

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 0600

LOW 200 MILES WEST OF FITZROY 975 EXPECTED 150 MILES WEST OF FITZROY 984 BY 0600 TOMORROW

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE FORTIES

CYCLONIC 3 TO 5, BECOMING WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY, 4 TO 6. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT AT FIRST IN SOUTHWEST FORTIES, OTHERWISE SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER FISHER NORTH GERMAN BIGHT

WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5, BUT VARIABLE 2 TO 4 IN TYNE, DOGGER AND NORTH GERMAN BIGHT. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT, BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BUT LATER IN FORTH, TYNE, DOGGER AND NORTH GERMAN BIGHT. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

SOUTH GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER

VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING EASTERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5 IN HUMBER. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. SHOWERS, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR

THAMES DOVER

EAST BACKING NORTHEAST 4 TO 6. SLIGHT, OCCASIONALLY SMOOTH IN EAST THAMES AND MODERATE IN WEST THAMES. MAINLY FAIR THEN RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

CYCLONIC 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH IN PLYMOUTH, OTHERWISE SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BUT SMOOTH OR SLIGHT IN SOUTHEAST WIGHT AND SOUTHEAST PORTLAND. OCCASIONAL RAIN, FOG PATCHES UNTIL LATER. MODERATE OR POOR OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR, BECOMING GOOD OCCASIONALLY POOR LATER

BISCAY FITZROY SOLE

CYCLONIC 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 IN WEST FITZROY. MODERATE OR ROUGH IN BISCAY, OTHERWISE ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECOMING ROUGH IN SOLE. THUNDERY RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA SHANNON

EAST OR NORTHEAST 5 TO 7, BUT 4 TO 6 IN IRISH SEA. MODERATE OR ROUGH IN LUNDY AND FASTNET, SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN IRISH SEA, AND ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH IN SHANNON. OCCASIONAL RAIN, FOG PATCHES IN FASTNET AND SOUTH SHANNON. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR, BUT VERY POOR IN FASTNET AND SOUTH SHANNON

ROCKALL MALIN

NORTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5, BUT 5 TO 7 IN SOUTH ROCKALL. MODERATE OR ROUGH IN ROCKALL, SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN MALIN. SHOWERS. GOOD OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

HEBRIDES BAILEY

NORTH OR NORTHEAST 3 TO 5, BACKING WEST OR NORTHWEST 4 TO 6. MODERATE, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

FAIR ISLE

CYCLONIC BECOMING WEST OR NORTHWEST, 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE AT FIRST IN SOUTHEAST, OTHERWISE MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN OR SHOWERS, WINTRY LATER IN NORTH. GOOD OCCASIONALLY MODERATE, BUT POOR LATER IN NORTH

FAEROES

NORTH OR NORTHEAST BACKING WEST 4 TO 6, VEERING NORTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8 LATER. MODERATE OCCASIONALLY ROUGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH LATER, THEN HIGH LATER IN FAR NORTH. SHOWERS, BECOMING WINTRY. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

SOUTHEAST ICELAND