AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 1130 UTC ON MONDAY 05 OCTOBER 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 1200 UTC MONDAY 05 OCTOBER TO 1200 UTC TUESDAY 06 OCTOBER 2026

THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN VIKING HEBRIDES BAILEY FAIR ISLE FAEROES AND SOUTHEAST ICELAND

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 0600

NEW LOW EXPECTED BISCAY 1014 BY 0600 TOMORROW

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE FORTIES CROMARTY

WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST IN VIKING, VEERING WESTERLY 4 TO 6. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BUT MODERATE OR ROUGH IN FORTIES AND CROMARTY, BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE LATER IN SOUTHWEST FORTIES AND CROMARTY. RAIN THEN SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

FORTH TYNE DOGGER

SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6, VEERING WEST OR NORTHWEST 3 TO 5. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT IN TYNE, OTHERWISE SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING SMOOTH OR SLIGHT LATER IN FORTH. OCCASIONAL RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

FISHER

SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7, VEERING WEST OR NORTHWEST 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN THEN SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER THAMES

SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5, BUT 5 OR 6 AT FIRST IN GERMAN BIGHT, VEERING WEST OR NORTHWEST 2 TO 4 LATER. MODERATE IN GERMAN BIGHT AND NORTHEAST HUMBER, OTHERWISE SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. OCCASIONAL RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

DOVER WIGHT

VARIABLE 2 TO 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. FOG PATCHES LATER. GOOD, BECOMING MODERATE OR GOOD OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR LATER

PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING NORTHEAST 3 TO 5. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT IN PORTLAND, SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN PLYMOUTH. SHOWERS LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE LATER

BISCAY FITZROY

CYCLONIC, MAINLY NORTHEASTERLY, 3 TO 5, BUT 6 AT FIRST IN SOUTHWEST FITZROY. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BUT MODERATE OCCASIONALLY ROUGH IN WEST FITZROY. THUNDERY SHOWERS, FOG PATCHES IN SOUTHEAST FITZROY. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR, BUT VERY POOR IN SOUTHEAST FITZROY

SOLE LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA SHANNON

SOUTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5 AT FIRST IN LUNDY, FASTNET AND IRISH SEA, OTHERWISE VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING NORTHERLY 4 TO 6 LATER IN WEST SOLE AND SHANNON. MODERATE OR ROUGH IN WEST SOLE AND SHANNON, OTHERWISE SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING SMOOTH OR SLIGHT LATER IN NORTH LUNDY, NORTH FASTNET AND IRISH SEA. OCCASIONAL RAIN OR DRIZZLE. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

ROCKALL MALIN

WEST OR NORTHWEST 4 TO 6. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

HEBRIDES BAILEY

WEST OR SOUTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8, DECREASING 4 TO 6. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SQUALLY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

FAIR ISLE FAEROES

WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, OCCASIONALLY STORM 10 AT FIRST IN EAST FAEROES, DECREASING 5 TO 7. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, THEN MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER. SQUALLY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

SOUTHEAST ICELAND