AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 1130 UTC ON SUNDAY 26 JULY 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 1200 UTC SUNDAY 26 JULY TO 1200 UTC MONDAY 27 JULY 2026

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 0600

NEW HIGH EXPECTED JUST WEST OF NORTH FITZROY 1024 BY 0600 TOMORROW

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE

WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 LATER IN NORTHWEST VIKING, PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER IN NORTHWEST VIKING. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH LATER IN NORTH VIKING. SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD

FORTIES CROMARTY

CYCLONIC 2 TO 4 BECOMING WEST OR NORTHWEST 4 TO 6. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT IN WEST CROMARTY, ELSEWHERE SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BUT BECOMING ROUGH LATER IN NORTHEAST FORTIES. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

FORTH TYNE

VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 FOR A TIME. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT, BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE LATER EXCEPT IN WEST FORTH. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST

DOGGER

NORTHWEST 3 TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

FISHER NORTH GERMAN BIGHT

VARIABLE 2 TO 4 BECOMING NORTHWESTERLY 5 OR 6. MODERATE, BECOMING ROUGH LATER IN FISHER. RAIN THEN SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST

SOUTH GERMAN BIGHT

WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY VEERING NORTHWESTERLY, 4 TO 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. THUNDERY RAIN, THEN SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST

HUMBER THAMES

WEST OR SOUTHWEST VEERING NORTHWEST, 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 AT FIRST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

SOUTHWESTERLY AT FIRST IN DOVER AND EAST WIGHT, OTHERWISE WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY, 4 TO 6, DECREASING 2 TO 4 LATER. ROUGH AT FIRST IN WEST PLYMOUTH, OTHERWISE SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE AT FIRST

BISCAY

WEST VEERING NORTHWEST 4 TO 6, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 LATER. ROUGH AT FIRST IN FAR NORTHWEST, OTHERWISE MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

SOUTH FITZROY

NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY VEERING NORTHEASTERLY, 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN SOUTHEAST. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT AT FIRST. OCCASIONAL DRIZZLE. MODERATE OR GOOD

NORTH FITZROY SOLE

NORTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5, BECOMING VARIABLE 3 OR LESS LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING MODERATE LATER. SHOWERS AT FIRST. GOOD

LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA SHANNON ROCKALL MALIN

WEST OR NORTHWEST 4 TO 6, BACKING WEST OR SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN LUNDY, NORTHEAST FASTNET AND IRISH SEA, BUT ELSEWHERE MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR LATER IN SHANNON AND ROCKALL

HEBRIDES SOUTH BAILEY

NORTHWESTERLY BACKING WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY, 3 TO 5. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

NORTH BAILEY

VARIABLE 2 TO 4. MODERATE OR ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE LATER

FAIR ISLE FAEROES

WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 IN NORTH, PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER IN NORTH. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH IN NORTH. SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD

SOUTHEAST ICELAND