AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 1130 UTC ON MONDAY 19 OCTOBER 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 1200 UTC MONDAY 19 OCTOBER TO 1200 UTC TUESDAY 20 OCTOBER 2026

THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN FITZROY SOLE SHANNON ROCKALL BAILEY AND SOUTHEAST ICELAND

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 0600

LOW PORTLAND 1022 LOSING ITS IDENTITY. NEW LOW EXPECTED NORTHWEST FRANCE 1008 BY 0600 TOMORROW

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE FORTIES CROMARTY

SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6, INCREASING 6 OR 7 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE UNTIL LATER IN SOUTH UTSIRE AND CROMARTY, MODERATE UNTIL LATER IN FORTIES, OTHERWISE MODERATE OR ROUGH. MAINLY FAIR, BUT SHOWERS IN FORTIES AND CROMARTY. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE IN FORTIES AND CROMARTY

FORTH TYNE

EAST 3 TO 5, VEERING SOUTHEAST 4 TO 6. MODERATE, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER. SHOWERS. GOOD OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

DOGGER FISHER GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER

EAST OR SOUTHEAST 4 TO 6, INCREASING 6 OR 7 LATER. MODERATE BECOMING ROUGH LATER IN DOGGER, OTHERWISE SLIGHT OR MODERATE BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

THAMES

EAST OR SOUTHEAST 4 TO 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS, RAIN LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR LATER

DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND

EASTERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 AT FIRST IN WEST PORTLAND, BECOMING CYCLONIC 4 TO 6 LATER, OCCASIONALLY 7 LATER IN WIGHT. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT UNTIL LATER IN DOVER AND WIGHT, OTHERWISE SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS AT FIRST IN PORTLAND, RAIN LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR LATER

PLYMOUTH BISCAY

CYCLONIC 4 TO 6 AT FIRST IN PLYMOUTH, OTHERWISE VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING WEST OR SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 LATER. MODERATE OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT. THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

SOUTHEAST FITZROY

NORTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6, BACKING WESTERLY 3 TO 5 LATER. MODERATE, BUT ROUGH AT FIRST IN SOUTH. THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

NORTHWEST FITZROY SOLE

VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING CYCLONIC 6 TO GALE 8 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH LATER IN FAR WEST. RAIN OR SHOWERS, PERHAPS THUNDERY. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

LUNDY FASTNET

CYCLONIC BECOMING SOUTH LATER, 4 TO 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH IN FASTNET. RAIN OR SHOWERS, THUNDERY AT FIRST. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

IRISH SEA

EAST VEERING SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN WEST, SMOOTH OR SLIGHT IN EAST. SHOWERS, RAIN LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

SHANNON ROCKALL

SOUTH BACKING SOUTHEAST 4 TO 6, BECOMING CYCLONIC 6 TO GALE 8 LATER. ROUGH OCCASIONALLY MODERATE UNTIL LATER IN SHANNON, OTHERWISE ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

MALIN HEBRIDES

SOUTH BACKING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7. IN MALIN MODERATE OR ROUGH, BUT VERY ROUGH AT FIRST IN FAR NORTHWEST, IN HEBRIDES ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SHOWERS. GOOD OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

BAILEY FAIR ISLE FAEROES

SOUTHWEST BACKING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7, BECOMING CYCLONIC 6 TO GALE 8 LATER IN BAILEY. IN BAILEY AND WEST FAEROES VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH AT FIRST, IN FAIR ISLE AND EAST FAEROES ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BUT MODERATE OR ROUGH IN SOUTHEAST FAIR ISLE. OCCASIONAL RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR IN BAILEY

SOUTHEAST ICELAND