AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 0505 UTC ON FRIDAY 23 OCTOBER 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 0600 UTC FRIDAY 23 OCTOBER TO 0600 UTC SATURDAY 24 OCTOBER 2026

THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN FORTIES FORTH TYNE DOGGER HUMBER THAMES DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH BISCAY FITZROY SOLE LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA SHANNON AND ROCKALL

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDNIGHT

LOW PLYMOUTH 974 EXPECTED NETHERLANDS 990 BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE

SOUTHWESTERLY BACKING EASTERLY 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN SOUTH UTSIRE. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN VIKING AND NORTH UTSIRE. SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD

FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER FISHER GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER

SOUTHEAST 4 TO 6 BECOMING CYCLONIC 5 TO 7, THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9 LATER IN FORTIES, FORTH, TYNE, DOGGER AND HUMBER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE AT FIRST IN CROMARTY, FORTH AND TYNE, OTHERWISE MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH LATER IN TYNE, DOGGER AND HUMBER. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

THAMES DOVER

SOUTHEAST BECOMING CYCLONIC THEN NORTHWEST, 6 TO GALE 8, INCREASING SEVERE GALE 9 FOR A TIME. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH IN DOVER, AND LATER ALSO IN THAMES. SQUALLY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

CYCLONIC BECOMING NORTHWEST GALE 8 TO STORM 10, OCCASIONALLY VIOLENT STORM 11 AT FIRST, BACKING WEST 5 TO 7 LATER. IN PLYMOUTH, HIGH OR VERY HIGH BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, ELSEWHERE, ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECOMING HIGH FOR A TIME AT FIRST. SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR POOR

BISCAY

WEST OR NORTHWEST GALE 8 TO STORM 10 DECREASING 4 TO 6. HIGH OR VERY HIGH BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SQUALLY SHOWERS. POOR, BECOMING MODERATE OR GOOD

SOUTH FITZROY

NORTHWESTERLY, BACKING SOUTHWESTERLY LATER, 4 TO 6, DECREASING 3 FOR A TIME. HIGH AT FIRST IN NORTHEAST, OTHERWISE VERY ROUGH, BECOMING ROUGH LATER. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST

NORTH FITZROY SOLE

NORTHWESTERLY 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9 BACKING WESTERLY 5 OR 6, THEN SOUTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8 LATER. VERY HIGH AT FIRST IN EAST, OTHERWISE HIGH BECOMING VERY ROUGH. SHOWERS, RAIN LATER. POOR, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

LUNDY FASTNET

NORTHWEST SEVERE GALE 9 TO VIOLENT STORM 11 DECREASING 6 TO GALE 8, BACKING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 LATER. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE IN NORTH. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

IRISH SEA

CYCLONIC BECOMING NORTHWESTERLY 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, OCCASIONALLY STORM 10 AT FIRST IN SOUTH, BACKING SOUTHWESTERLY 4 OR 5 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH AT FIRST IN SOUTH AND SLIGHT IN NORTH. RAIN THEN SHOWERS. MODERATE OR POOR, BECOMING GOOD

SHANNON

NORTHWEST, BACKING SOUTHWEST LATER, 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, DECREASING 5 OR 6 FOR A TIME. HIGH AT FIRST IN SOUTHEAST, OTHERWISE VERY ROUGH. SHOWERS, RAIN LATER. MODERATE OR POOR

ROCKALL

NORTHWEST BACKING SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6, BACKING SOUTH 6 TO GALE 8 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SHOWERS, RAIN LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD, BECOMING POOR LATER

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