AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 1130 UTC ON FRIDAY 23 OCTOBER 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 1200 UTC FRIDAY 23 OCTOBER TO 1200 UTC SATURDAY 24 OCTOBER 2026

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

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 0600

LOW WIGHT 978 EXPECTED GERMAN BIGHT 992 BY 0600 TOMORROW

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE

VARIABLE 2 TO 4 BECOMING SOUTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH LATER EXCEPT IN NORTH UTSIRE. RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD

FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER

CYCLONIC 5 TO 7, BECOMING NORTHWEST 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9 EXCEPT IN CROMARTY, BACKING SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 LATER. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE LATER IN CROMARTY, ELSEWHERE MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH, BUT SLIGHT OR MODERATE AT FIRST IN FORTH. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

FISHER GERMAN BIGHT

SOUTHEAST BECOMING CYCLONIC 5 TO 7, THEN WEST OR NORTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8 LATER IN GERMAN BIGHT. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

HUMBER THAMES DOVER

CYCLONIC BECOMING WEST OR NORTHWEST 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, BACKING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH FOR A TIME. RAIN BECOMING MAINLY FAIR LATER. MODERATE OR POOR, BECOMING GOOD

WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

NORTHWEST GALE 8 TO STORM 10, OCCASIONALLY VIOLENT STORM 11 AT FIRST IN WIGHT, BACKING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 LATER. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH LATER IN PLYMOUTH. SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

BISCAY

WEST OR NORTHWEST 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, BACKING SOUTHWEST 5 OT 7 LATER. VERY HIGH BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD

SOUTH FITZROY

NORTHWESTERLY, BACKING SOUTHWESTERLY LATER, 4 TO 6, DECREASING 3 FOR A TIME. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SHOWERS. GOOD

NORTH FITZROY SOLE

NORTHWESTERLY 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9 BACKING SOUTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8 LATER, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 LATER IN SOLE. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. SHOWERS, RAIN LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR LATER

LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA

NORTHWEST 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, OCCASIONALLY STORM 10 AT FIRST IN LUNDY, BACKING SOUTHWEST 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9 LATER. MAINLY ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BUT OCCASIONALLY HIGH IN FASTNET AND LATER IN LUNDY, AND OCCASIONALLY MODERATE IN NORTH IRISH SEA. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

SHANNON ROCKALL MALIN

NORTHWEST BACKING SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7, INCREASING 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH AT FIRST IN MALIN, OTHERWISE ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH OR HIGH LATER IN SHANNON AND ROCKALL, OCCASIONALLY VERY HIGH LATER IN ROCKALL. SHOWERS, RAIN LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR LATER

HEBRIDES BAILEY

WEST OR SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6 BACKING EAST OR SOUTHEAST 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SHOWERS, RAIN LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR LATER

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