AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 1725 UTC ON SATURDAY 14 NOVEMBER 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 1800 UTC SATURDAY 14 NOVEMBER TO 1800 UTC SUNDAY 15 NOVEMBER 2026

THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE FORTIES CROMARTY BISCAY FITZROY SOLE ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY FAIR ISLE FAEROES AND SOUTHEAST ICELAND

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDDAY

NEW LOW EXPECTED WALES 994 BY MIDDAY TOMORROW. LOWS 150 MILES WEST OF SOLE 995 MOVING STEADILY EAST AND JUST WEST OF ROCKALL 997 MOVING RATHER QUICKLY NORTHEAST, LOSING THEIR IDENTITIES

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH

SOUTHWESTERLY BECOMING CYCLONIC, 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 EXCEPT IN FORTH, DECREASING 4 AT TIMES LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH IN SOUTH FORTIES, CROMARTY AND FORTH, ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH ELSEWHERE. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

TYNE DOGGER FISHER GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER

SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST, BECOMING CYCLONIC LATER, 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 EXCEPT IN HUMBER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN TYNE, SOUTHWEST DOGGER AND HUMBER, MODERATE OR ROUGH ELSEWHERE. RAIN LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE LATER

THAMES DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5, VEERING SOUTHWEST, THEN NORTHWEST LATER IN PORTLAND AND PLYMOUTH, 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH IN PLYMOUTH AND LATER IN PORTLAND, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH LATER IN PLYMOUTH. FAIR THEN OCCASIONAL RAIN OR THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

BISCAY

WEST OR SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5, INCREASING 6 TO GALE 8. SLIGHT OR MODERATE BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH, THEN ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH LATER. RAIN OR THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

SOUTH FITZROY

WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 UNTIL LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN OR THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

NORTH FITZROY SOLE

WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7, BECOMING CYCLONIC 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 IN NORTH FITZROY, BECOMING VARIABLE 4 LATER IN WEST. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH OCCASIONALLY HIGH. RAIN OR THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA

SOUTH 5 TO 7, BECOMING CYCLONIC 4 TO 6, THEN NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 LATER, PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH IN FASTNET, ELSEWHERE SLIGHT OR MODERATE OCCASIONALLY ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

SHANNON

CYCLONIC 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH LATER IN NORTH. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY

CYCLONIC 6 TO GALE 8, BECOMING NORTH OR NORTHWEST 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY 4 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE IN MALIN AND EAST HEBRIDES. RAIN THEN WINTRY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

FAIR ISLE FAEROES

CYCLONIC 5 TO 7, INCREASING GALE 8 AT TIMES. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH IN FAEROES. RAIN AT FIRST IN FAIR ISLE, OTHERWISE WINTRY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

SOUTHEAST ICELAND