AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 1725 UTC ON SATURDAY 24 OCTOBER 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 1800 UTC SATURDAY 24 OCTOBER TO 1800 UTC SUNDAY 25 OCTOBER 2026

THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN ALL AREAS EXCEPT TRAFALGAR

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDDAY

LOW NORTHWEST ROCKALL 947 EXPECTED VIKING 957 BY MIDDAY TOMORROW

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE

SOUTHEASTERLY 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9 BECOMING CYCLONIC GALE 8 TO STORM 10, DECREASING 6 TO GALE 8 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH AT FIRST IN NORTH UTSIRE AND SOUTH UTSIRE, OTHERWISE ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH IN VIKING. RAIN OR SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR POOR

FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH

CYCLONIC, MAINLY SOUTH, 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, BECOMING WEST GALE 8 TO STORM 10, PERHAPS VIOLENT STORM 11 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE IN CROMARTY AND FORTH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH OR HIGH IN FORTIES AND CROMARTY. RAIN OR SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR POOR

TYNE DOGGER

SOUTH VEERING SOUTHWEST, 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, THEN WEST GALE 8 TO STORM 10 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE IN TYNE, BECOMING VERY ROUGH OR HIGH IN DOGGER. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

FISHER GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER

SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST, VEERING WEST LATER, 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, OCCASIONALLY STORM 10 AT FIRST. MODERATE OR ROUGH BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, THEN VERY ROUGH OR HIGH EXCEPT IN SOUTHWEST HUMBER. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

THAMES DOVER

SOUTHWEST, VEERING WEST LATER, 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, DECREASING 5 OR 6 LATER IN DOVER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER EXCEPT IN NORTHEAST THAMES. RAIN THEN SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

SOUTHWEST 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, VEERING NORTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8, DECREASING 5 OR 6 LATER. IN PLYMOUTH VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH LATER, ELSEWHERE ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH IN WEST PORTLAND, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER. RAIN THEN SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

BISCAY FITZROY SOLE

WEST OR SOUTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8, VEERING NORTHWEST 4 TO 6 LATER, THEN BACKING SOUTHWEST EXCEPT IN BISCAY. IN SOLE HIGH BECOMING VERY ROUGH, ELSEWHERE ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH IN NORTH. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA

SOUTHWEST VEERING WEST, 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, OCCASIONALLY STORM 10 IN IRISH SEA, DECREASING 5 TO 7 LATER EXCEPT IN IRISH SEA. IN IRISH SEA ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER, ELSEWHERE VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

SHANNON

WEST 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9 VEERING NORTHWEST 5 TO 7, BACKING SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6 LATER. HIGH OR VERY HIGH BECOMING VERY ROUGH. SHOWERS. POOR

ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY

CYCLONIC, BECOMING NORTHWEST, GALE 8 TO STORM 10, OCCASIONALLY VIOLENT STORM 11 EXCEPT IN BAILEY, DECREASING 6 TO GALE 8 LATER EXCEPT IN HEBRIDES. IN ROCKALL AND MALIN HIGH OR VERY HIGH BECOMING VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, ELSEWHERE VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, BECOMING HIGH OR VERY HIGH IN HEBRIDES. RAIN OR SQUALLY SHOWERS. POOR

FAIR ISLE FAEROES

CYCLONIC 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, OCCASIONALLY STORM 10 LATER, PERHAPS VIOLENT STORM 11 IN FAIR ISLE. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH AT FIRST IN NORTHEAST FAIR ISLE, BECOMING HIGH OR VERY HIGH LATER IN SOUTHWEST. RAIN OR SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR POOR

SOUTHEAST ICELAND