Shipping forecast and gale warnings

Tuesday 13 October 2026

The shipping forecast issued by the Met Office, on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, at 16:25 (UTC+1) on Tue 13 Oct 2026 for the period 18:00 (UTC+1) on Tue 13 Oct 2026 to 18:00 (UTC+1) on Wed 14 Oct 2026.

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

The general synopsis at midday

Atlantic low 980 moving rapidly northeast, expected 150 miles west of Bailey 933 by midday tomorrow

The area forecasts for the next 24 hours

Viking, North Utsire

Westerly 5 to 7, backing southerly 7 to severe gale 9 later. Rough or very rough in Viking, rough becoming rough or very rough later in North Utsire. Thundery showers, rain later. Good, occasionally poor

South Utsire

Northwesterly 5 to 7, increasing gale 8 for a time, backing southwesterly later. Rough occasionally moderate. Thundery showers. Good, occasionally poor

Forties, Cromarty, Forth

West backing south, 6 to gale 8. Moderate or rough. Squally showers, rain later. Good, occasionally poor

Tyne, Dogger, Fisher, German Bight, Humber

West 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 except in Tyne and Humber, backing southwest 4 to 6 later. Moderate or rough, but slight or moderate in Tyne and becoming slight or moderate later in Humber. Showers, thundery in Fisher. Good, occasionally poor

Thames, Dover, Wight, Portland, Plymouth

West backing southwest, 3 to 5, occasionally 6 at first in Thames. Moderate or rough in Plymouth, otherwise slight or moderate, becoming slight in Dover. Mainly fair. Good

Biscay, Southeast FitzRoy

Cyclonic 3 to 5. Moderate, occasionally rough in northwest. Showers, fog patches later. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor later

Trafalgar (issued 23:15 UTC+1)

Northwesterly veering northeasterly, 3 to 5, occasionally 6 later in southeast. Moderate, occasionally slight in southeast. Showers. Good.

Northwest FitzRoy, Sole, Lundy, Fastnet, Irish Sea

Westerly 4 to 6, backing southwesterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 later in Sole and Irish Sea. Rough occasionally very rough later in northwest FitzRoy, Sole and Fastnet, otherwise moderate or rough. Showers. Good

Shannon, Rockall, Malin, Hebrides

South or southwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 in Hebrides, increasing 7 to severe gale 9, occasionally storm 10 later in Rockall and Hebrides. Rough or very rough, becoming very rough or high, then high or very high later in northwest Rockall and northwest Hebrides. Rain or showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor

Bailey

Southwest 6 to gale 8, becoming cyclonic 7 to severe gale 9, then southwest severe gale 9 to violent storm 11 later, perhaps hurricane force 12 later. Rough or very rough, becoming high or very high later, then phenomenal later in far north. Rain or showers. Moderate or poor

Fair Isle, Faeroes

West 6 to gale 8, backing south gale 8 to storm 10 later. Rough or very rough, becoming very rough or high later in west Fair Isle and becoming high or very high later in Faeroes. Squally showers then rain. Moderate or good, occasionally poor

Southeast Iceland

Westerly 5 to 7, becoming cyclonic 7 to severe gale 9, increasing severe gale 9 to violent storm 11 later, perhaps hurricane force 12 later. Rough or very rough, becoming very high or phenomenal later. Rain or showers. Good occasionally moderate, becoming moderate or poor