AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 0505 UTC ON SATURDAY 31 OCTOBER 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 0600 UTC SATURDAY 31 OCTOBER TO 0600 UTC SUNDAY 01 NOVEMBER 2026

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDNIGHT

HIGH GERMAN BIGHT 1034 DISSIPATING BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING NORTH UTSIRE

SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY VEERING NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY LATER, 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 AT FIRST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

SOUTH UTSIRE

VARIABLE BECOMING WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY, 2 TO 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. RAIN LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR LATER

FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER

SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST VEERING WEST OR NORTHWEST LATER, 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 LATER IN CROMARTY AND WEST FORTIES. SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN FORTIES, EAST CROMARTY AND NORTHEAST FORTH, OTHERWISE SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. RAIN IN CROMARTY AND LATER IN FORTIES AND FORTH, FOG PATCHES AT FIRST IN FORTIES, TYNE AND DOGGER. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR AT FIRST IN FORTIES, TYNE AND DOGGER

FISHER GERMAN BIGHT

VARIABLE 2 TO 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE IN NORTHWEST FISHER. FOG PATCHES IN SOUTH GERMAN BIGHT. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR IN SOUTH GERMAN BIGHT

HUMBER THAMES

EAST OR SOUTHEAST BECOMING VARIABLE, 2 TO 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. FOG PATCHES AT FIRST. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR AT FIRST

DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

EAST OR NORTHEAST 3 TO 5. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT IN DOVER AND SOUTHEAST WIGHT AND MODERATE OR ROUGH IN PLYMOUTH UNTIL LATER, OTHERWISE SLIGHT OR MODERATE. FAIR. GOOD

BISCAY

VARIABLE MAINLY NORTHEAST, 2 TO 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE OCCASIONALLY ROUGH AT FIRST IN FAR WEST. FAIR. GOOD

FITZROY

EAST OR NORTHEAST 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

SOLE

VARIABLE 2 TO 4 AT FIRST IN EAST, OTHERWISE NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR

LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA

SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4, THEN NORTH OR NORTHEAST 3 TO 5 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH IN FASTNET, SLIGHT OR MODERATE ELSEWHERE. FAIR. MODERATE OR GOOD

SHANNON

VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING NORTH OR NORTHWEST 4 TO 6. ROUGH, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER. RAIN AND FOG PATCHES IN EAST. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR IN EAST

ROCKALL

VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING WEST OR SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6. ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE LATER IN SOUTH. SHOWERS. GOOD

MALIN HEBRIDES

CYCLONIC BECOMING WEST OR NORTHWEST LATER, 3 TO 5. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

BAILEY

WEST OR SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6. ROUGH. SHOWERS. GOOD

FAIR ISLE

CYCLONIC 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN EAST. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND