AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 1725 UTC ON TUESDAY 27 OCTOBER 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 1800 UTC TUESDAY 27 OCTOBER TO 1800 UTC WEDNESDAY 28 OCTOBER 2026

THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN VIKING NORTH UTSIRE FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH SHANNON ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY FAIR ISLE FAEROES AND SOUTHEAST ICELAND

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDDAY

COMPLEX LOW FAEROES 961 AND 100 MILES EAST OF ICELAND 961 EXPECTED SINGLE CENTRE 350 MILES NORTHEAST OF ICELAND 972 BY MIDDAY TOMORROW. HIGH 550 MILES WEST OF IBERIA 1026 EXPECTED NORTHWESTERN FRANCE 1030 BY SAME TIME

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH

SOUTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST EXCEPT IN SOUTH UTSIRE, DECREASING 4 AT TIMES LATER. IN SOUTHWEST FORTIES, SOUTHWEST CROMARTY AND FORTH, MODERATE OR ROUGH BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE, ELSEWHERE MAINLY ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BUT HIGH AT FIRST IN NORTHWEST VIKING. SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

TYNE DOGGER

SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6, DECREASING 4 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH IN NORTHEAST DOGGER, BUT ELSEWHERE SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD

FISHER GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER THAMES

WEST OR SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH IN FISHER AND NORTHWEST GERMAN BIGHT, BUT ELSEWHERE SLIGHT OR MODERATE. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

WEST 4 TO 6 BACKING SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5. IN PLYMOUTH, ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER, ELSEWHERE MODERATE OR ROUGH, BUT BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN DOVER AND WIGHT. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE AT FIRST

BISCAY

NORTHWESTERLY BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING EASTERLY 4 TO 6 LATER IN SOUTH. VERY ROUGH UNTIL LATER IN NORTHWEST, OTHERWISE ROUGH. RAIN AT FIRST IN FAR SOUTH, OTHERWISE MAINLY FAIR. MODERATE OR GOOD

SOUTHEAST FITZROY

CYCLONIC 3 TO 5. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECOMING ROUGH LATER. SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD

NORTHWEST FITZROY

VARIABLE 2 TO 4 BECOMING SOUTHERLY 3 TO 5. VERY ROUGH, BECOMING ROUGH LATER. SHOWERS AT FIRST. MODERATE OR GOOD

SOLE LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA

WEST BACKING SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 IN IRISH SEA. IN IRISH SEA, MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE LATER, BUT ELSEWHERE, ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER. SHOWERS, SQUALLY AT FIRST. MODERATE OR GOOD

SHANNON

SOUTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST IN NORTH, BACKING SOUTHERLY 4 TO 6 LATER. HIGH BECOMING VERY ROUGH, THEN ROUGH LATER. RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE OR POOR, BECOMING GOOD LATER

ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY

SOUTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 AT FIRST IN HEBRIDES AND BAILEY, DECREASING 4 TO 6 LATER. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH LATER. RAIN OR SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR POOR, OCCASIONALLY GOOD LATER

FAIR ISLE FAEROES SOUTHERN SOUTHEAST ICELAND

WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, OCCASIONALLY STORM 10 AT FIRST IN FAIR ISLE AND FAEROES, DECREASING 5 TO 7 LATER. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY HIGH AT FIRST IN WEST FAIR ISLE AND FAEROES, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH LATER. RAIN OR SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR POOR

NORTHERN SOUTHEAST ICELAND