Shipping forecast and gale warnings

Wednesday 14 October 2026

The shipping forecast issued by the Met Office, on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, at 16:25 (UTC+1) on Wed 14 Oct 2026 for the period 18:00 (UTC+1) on Wed 14 Oct 2026 to 18:00 (UTC+1) on Thu 15 Oct 2026.

There are warnings of gales in Viking, North Utsire, Forties, Cromarty, Forth, Irish Sea, Shannon, Rockall, Malin, Hebrides, Bailey, Fair Isle, Faeroes, and Southeast Iceland.

The general synopsis at midday

Atlantic low 931 moving steadily northeast, expected Norwegian Sea 952 by midday tomorrow.

The area forecasts for the next 24 hours

Viking, North Utsire

Southerly 7 to severe gale 9, veering southwesterly 3 to 5 later. Rough or very rough. Rain. Good, occasionally poor

South Utsire

Southerly 5 to 7, becoming cyclonic 3 to 5 later. Moderate or rough. Rain. Good, occasional poor

Forties, Cromarty, Forth

South 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first, veering west or southwest 3 to 5. Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough in north Forties, becoming slight or moderate later except in Forties. Rain. Good, occasionally poor

Tyne, Dogger

South 5 to 7, becoming cyclonic 3 to 5 later. Moderate, occasionally slight in Tyne. Rain. Good, occasionally poor later

Fisher, German Bight, Humber, Thames

South or southwest 4 to 6, occasionally 7 in Humber. Moderate or rough in Fisher and German Bight, elsewhere slight or moderate. Rain later. Good, occasionally poor later

Dover, Wight, Portland, Plymouth

South or southwest 3 to 5. Moderate or rough in Plymouth, elsewhere, slight or moderate, occasionally rough later in west Portland. Rain or drizzle. Good, occasionally poor

Biscay

Southeast, becoming west later, 3 to 5. Moderate becoming rough in northwest. Fog patches. Good, occasionally very poor

Trafalgar (issued 23:15 UTC+1)

In southeast, northeasterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 in southeast. In northwest, northeasterly 3 to 5, becoming variable 4. In southeast, moderate occasionally rough. in northwest, moderate. In southeast, fair. In northwest, showers. In southeast, good. In northwest, good, occasionally poor.

Southeast FitzRoy

Variable 2 to 4. Moderate or rough. Drizzle. Good, occasionally poor

Northwest FitzRoy, Sole, Lundy, Fastnet, Irish Sea

Southwesterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 in Irish Sea, veering westerly or northwesterly 3 to 5 later. Rough, occasionally very rough at first in northwest. Occasional rain. Good, occasionally poor

Shannon

Southwest 6 to gale 8, veering west or northeast 4 to 6. Very rough, occasionally high at first. Rain or showers. Good, occasionally poor

Rockall, Malin, Hebrides

Southwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first in Rockall and Malin, and until later in Hebrides. Very rough or high, occasionally very high in Rockall and Hebrides. Rain or squally showers. Good, occasionally poor

Bailey

Southwest severe gale 9 to violent storm 11, veering west 5 or 6 later. Very high or phenomenal, becoming very rough later. Squally showers. Poor

Fair Isle

Southwest 7 to severe gale 9, decreasing 5 to 7. Very rough or high, becoming rough or very rough. Rain or showers. Good, occasionally poor

Faeroes

West or southwest gale 8 to storm 10, decreasing 5 to 7 later. Very rough or high, occasionally very high at first, becoming rough or high later. Squally showers. Moderate or poor

Southeast Iceland

Cyclonic severe gale 9 to violent storm 11, decreasing 3 to 5 later. Very high or phenomenal, becoming very rough or high later. Squally showers. Moderate or poor