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01/11/2026. Listen to the episode
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01/11/2026. Listen to the episode
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
- BBC Sounds
- Duration: 11 minutes

Shipping Forecast information supplied by the Met Office, externalon behalf of theMaritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA), external.
From:12:00 UTC Sunday 1 November
To:12:00 UTC Monday 2 November
Summary at 0600
High just west of Shannon 1039 expected Malin 1042 by 0600 tomorrow
Issued:11:30 UTC Sunday 1 November
Wind:West or northwest 3 to 5.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate.
Wind:Northerly or northwesterly 4 to 6.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Showers.
Visibility:Good.
Wind:Westerly or northwesterly veering northerly, 4 to 6, occasionally 3 in east.
Sea State:Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough for a time.
Weather:Rain then showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate at first.
Wind:North or northwest 4 or 5.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate.
Wind:Northerly or northwesterly, backing westerly later in west, 3 to 5.
Sea State:Slight or moderate in east, smooth or slight in west.
Weather:Showers.
Visibility:Good.
Wind:Variable 3 or less at first in west, otherwise northerly or northwesterly 3 to 5, then backing westerly later in west.
Sea State:Slight or moderate in east, smooth or slight in west.
Weather:Showers.
Visibility:Good.
Wind:Northerly 4 to 6.
Sea State:Slight or moderate, becoming moderate later.
Weather:Rain then showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor at first.
Wind:Northwesterly 3 at first in southeast, otherwise northerly 4 to 6.
Sea State:Slight or moderate, becoming moderate later.
Weather:Rain then showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor at first.
Wind:West or northwest 3 to 5 veering north or northeast 4 to 6.
Sea State:Slight or moderate becoming moderate or rough.
Weather:Rain then showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor at first.
Wind:Variable 2 to 4 becoming north or northeast 4 to 6.
Sea State:Smooth or slight becoming slight or moderate, then occasionally rough later.
Weather:Rain for a time, then showers.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor until later.
Wind:Variable 2 to 4 becoming north or northeast 4 to 6.
Sea State:Smooth or slight becoming slight or moderate, then occasionally rough later.
Weather:Rain for a time, then showers.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor until later.
Wind:Variable 2 to 4, becoming northeast 5 or 6 later.
Sea State:Smooth or slight, becoming moderate later.
Weather:Rain for a time.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Wind:Variable 2 to 4, becoming northeast 5 or 6 later.
Sea State:Smooth or slight, becoming moderate later.
Weather:Rain for a time.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Wind:East or northeast 4 or 5, occasionally 3 at first and 6 later.
Sea State:Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate later.
Weather:Rain later.
Visibility:Moderate or good.
Wind:East or northeast 4 or 5, occasionally 3 at first and 6 later.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Rain later.
Visibility:Moderate or good.
Wind:East or northeast 4 or 5, occasionally 3 at first and 6 later.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Rain later.
Visibility:Moderate or good.
Wind:East or northeast 4 or 5, occasionally 3 at first and 6 later.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Rain later in north.
Visibility:Moderate or good.
Wind:Easterly or northeasterly 3 to 5, occasionally 6 in far southeast.
Sea State:Moderate or rough, occasionally slight in southeast.
Weather:Fog patches for a time in northeast.
Visibility:Moderate or good, occasionally very poor in northeast.
Wind:Northeasterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later in southeast.
Sea State:Moderate or rough.
Weather:Mainly fair.
Visibility:Good.
Wind:Northeasterly 4 to 6.
Sea State:Moderate or rough.
Weather:Rain at times.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate.
Wind:Northeasterly 4 to 6.
Sea State:Slight or moderate.
Weather:Rain at times.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate.
Wind:Northeasterly 4 to 6.
Sea State:Slight or moderate in north, moderate or rough in south.
Weather:Rain at times.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate.
Wind:North 4 to 6 veering northeast 3 to 5.
Sea State:Slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight later.
Weather:Showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor at first in liverpool bay.
Wind:Northeast 3 to 5 veering east 4 or 5.
Sea State:Moderate, occasionally rough at first in far south.
Weather:Mainly fair.
Visibility:Good.
Wind:In south, variable 3 or less becoming southeasterly 3 to 5. In north, westerly or northwesterly 3 to 5 becoming variable 2 to 4.
Sea State:Rough at first in far northwest, otherwise moderate.
Weather:In south, fair. In north, showers.
Visibility:Good.
Wind:Westerly or northwesterly 3 to 5 becoming variable 2 to 4.
Sea State:Moderate, occasionally slight in east.
Weather:Showers.
Visibility:Good.
Wind:West or southwest 3 to 5, occasionally 2 later.
Sea State:Slight or moderate in southeast, but in northwest, moderate or rough, becoming moderate later.
Weather:Showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate.
Wind:West or southwest 3 to 5, occasionally 2 later.
Sea State:Moderate or rough, becoming moderate later.
Weather:Showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate.
Wind:West or northwest 3 to 5.
Sea State:Rough at first in far west, otherwise slight or moderate.
Weather:Showers.
Visibility:Good, occasionally moderate.
Wind:Westerly or southwesterly 3 to 5.
Sea State:Moderate or rough becoming slight or moderate.
Weather:Rain or drizzle at times.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
Wind:Westerly or southwesterly 4 to 6.
Sea State:Moderate or rough.
Weather:Rain or drizzle at times.
Visibility:Good, occasionally poor.
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