AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 1130 UTC ON TUESDAY 27 OCTOBER 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 1200 UTC TUESDAY 27 OCTOBER TO 1200 UTC WEDNESDAY 28 OCTOBER 2026

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

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 0600

COMPLEX LOW HEBRIDES 959 AND BAILEY 955 EXPECTED SINGLE CENTRE 200 MILES NORTHEAST OF ICELAND 967 BY 0600 TOMORROW

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH

SOUTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 AT FIRST EXCEPT IN SOUTH UTSIRE, DECREASING 5 OR 6 LATER. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH UNTIL LATER IN VIKING AND NORTH UTSIRE, OTHERWISE ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BUT BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH IN CROMARTY AND FORTH. SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

TYNE DOGGER

SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN TYNE. SHOWERS. GOOD

FISHER GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER THAMES

SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 VEERING WEST OR SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6. VERY ROUGH AT FIRST IN NORTHWEST FISHER, OTHERWISE MODERATE OR ROUGH, BUT BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN SOUTH GERMAN BIGHT, HUMBER AND THAMES. RAIN THEN SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST

DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

WEST 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 AT FIRST IN PLYMOUTH, BACKING SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5 LATER. IN PLYMOUTH, ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER, BUT ELSEWHERE, MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE LATER. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

BISCAY FITZROY

NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, VEERING EASTERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5 IN SOUTH BISCAY AND SOUTHEAST FITZROY BUT BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 ELSEWHERE. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECOMING ROUGH LATER. RAIN AT FIRST IN SOUTH, OTHERWISE SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD

SOLE LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA

WEST BACKING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7, PERHAPS GALE 8 FOR A TIME LATER IN IRISH SEA, THEN DECREASING 4 OR 5 LATER. IN SOLE AND FASTNET, VERY ROUGH OR HIGH BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BUT ELSEWHERE, ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS, SQUALLY AT FIRST. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST

SHANNON

WEST BACKING SOUTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8, DECREASING 4 OR 5 LATER. HIGH BECOMING VERY ROUGH, THEN OCCASIONALLY ROUGH LATER. RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE OR POOR, OCCASIONALLY GOOD LATER

ROCKALL MALIN

WEST 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9 BACKING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7. HIGH BECOMING VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH IN EAST AND SOUTH MALIN. RAIN OR SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR POOR

HEBRIDES BAILEY

WEST GALE 8 TO STORM 10 BACKING SOUTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8. HIGH OR VERY HIGH BECOMING VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. RAIN OR SQUALLY SHOWERS. POOR, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

FAIR ISLE

CYCLONIC SEVERE GALE 9 TO VIOLENT STORM 11 BECOMING SOUTHWEST 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, DECREASING 6 LATER. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY HIGH AT FIRST IN WEST, BECOMING ROUGH LATER IN SOUTHEAST. RAIN OR SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR POOR

FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND