AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 0505 UTC ON TUESDAY 20 OCTOBER 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 0600 UTC TUESDAY 20 OCTOBER TO 0600 UTC WEDNESDAY 21 OCTOBER 2026

THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN VIKING SOUTH UTSIRE FORTIES FISHER PLYMOUTH BISCAY FITZROY SOLE LUNDY FASTNET SHANNON ROCKALL BAILEY AND SOUTHEAST ICELAND

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDNIGHT

NEW LOW EXPECTED BAILEY 993 BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING

SOUTHEASTERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 IN SOUTHEAST. ROUGH OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH, BECOMING MODERATE LATER IN FAR NORTHEAST. SHOWERS. GOOD

NORTH UTSIRE

SOUTHEASTERLY 5 TO 7, DECREASING 3 TO 5. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT IN EAST. SHOWERS. GOOD

SOUTH UTSIRE FORTIES

SOUTHEASTERLY 5 OR 6, INCREASING 6 TO GALE 8. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH. SHOWERS. GOOD

CROMARTY FORTH TYNE

SOUTHEAST 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 IN CROMARTY. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

DOGGER FISHER GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER

SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 IN FISHER, VEERING SOUTHWEST LATER IN HUMBER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT EXCEPT IN DOGGER. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

THAMES

EAST VEERING SOUTHWEST, 4 TO 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND

CYCLONIC 4 TO 6 BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7, PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER IN PORTLAND. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SMOOTH AT FIRST, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH IN WIGHT AND ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH IN PORTLAND. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

PLYMOUTH BISCAY

VARIABLE 4 OR LESS, BECOMING CYCLONIC, THEN NORTHWEST LATER, 6 TO GALE 8, PERHAPS SEVERE GALE 9 LATER IN PLYMOUTH. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN OR THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

FITZROY SOLE

NORTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5 AT FIRST IN SOUTHEAST FITZROY, OTHERWISE CYCLONIC 5 TO 7, BECOMING NORTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, PERHAPS SEVERE GALE 9 LATER IN SOLE. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN OR THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

LUNDY FASTNET

SOUTH OR SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5, BECOMING CYCLONIC 6 TO GALE 8, PERHAPS SEVERE GALE 9 LATER. IN LUNDY SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH IN WEST, BUT IN FASTNET MODERATE BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN, PERHAPS THUNDERY LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

IRISH SEA

SOUTH OR SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5, BECOMING CYCLONIC 5 TO 7 LATER. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH EXCEPT IN NORTHEAST. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

SHANNON ROCKALL

SOUTHEAST BECOMING CYCLONIC, THEN NORTHWEST, 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 IN ROCKALL. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY FAIR ISLE FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND