AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 1130 UTC ON SATURDAY 17 OCTOBER 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 1200 UTC SATURDAY 17 OCTOBER TO 1200 UTC SUNDAY 18 OCTOBER 2026

THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN FITZROY BAILEY FAEROES AND SOUTHEAST ICELAND

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 0600

HIGH MALIN 1038 EXPECTED SOUTH SCOTLAND 1037 BY 0600 TOMORROW. NEW LOW EXPECTED TRAFALGAR 1012 BY SAME TIME

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING NORTH UTSIRE

NORTHWESTERLY 4, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4, THEN SOUTHWESTERLY 4 OR 5 LATER IN NORTHWEST VIKING. ROUGH BECOMING MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD

SOUTH UTSIRE SOUTHEAST FORTIES

NORTHERLY 5 OR 6, VEERING NORTHEASTERLY, THEN EASTERLY LATER, 3 TO 5. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH AT FIRST. SHOWERS. GOOD

NORTHWEST FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH

NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4. MODERATE OR ROUGH AT FIRST IN NORTHWEST FORTIES, OTHERWISE SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD

TYNE DOGGER FISHER

NORTH OR NORTHEAST 4 TO 6, VEERING EAST LATER IN FISHER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN TYNE, BUT ELSEWHERE MODERATE OCCASIONALLY ROUGH. SHOWERS. GOOD

GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER THAMES DOVER WIGHT

NORTH OR NORTHEAST 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 IN GERMAN BIGHT. MODERATE OR ROUGH IN GERMAN BIGHT, HUMBER AND THAMES, SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN DOVER AND WIGHT. SHOWERS, PERHAPS THUNDERY. GOOD, OCCASIONAL POOR

PORTLAND PLYMOUTH BISCAY

NORTHEAST 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH UNTIL LATER IN BISCAY, OTHERWISE SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONAL MODERATE IN PORTLAND

SOUTH FITZROY

NORTHEASTERLY 6 TO GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. FAIR. GOOD

NORTH FITZROY

EASTERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5 OCCASIONALLY 6 IN SOUTH. MODERATE OR ROUGH. FAIR. GOOD

WEST SOLE

EASTERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 2 TO 4. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH AT FIRST. FAIR. GOOD

EAST SOLE LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA

NORTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5. IN EAST SOLE, MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH AT FIRST, IN IRISH SEA, SMOOTH OR SLIGHT, BUT ELSEWHERE SLIGHT OR MODERATE. FAIR. GOOD

SHANNON SOUTHEAST ROCKALL

SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN NORTHWEST. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE LATER

NORTHWEST ROCKALL

SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 IN NORTH. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. FAIR THEN RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

MALIN

VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING SOUTH 3 TO 5. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT IN EAST. FAIR. GOOD

HEBRIDES

SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5, BACKING SOUTH 5 TO 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH LATER IN NORTHWEST. SHOWERS, RAIN LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE LATER

BAILEY

SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6, INCREASING 6 TO GALE 8, PERHAPS SEVERE GALE 9 LATER. ROUGH BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SHOWERS THEN RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

FAIR ISLE

WEST BACKING SOUTHWEST, 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS. GOOD

FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND