AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 1725 UTC ON WEDNESDAY 29 JULY 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 1800 UTC WEDNESDAY 29 JULY TO 1800 UTC THURSDAY 30 JULY 2026

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDDAY

LOW ROCKALL 1006 EXPECTED NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS 1007 BY MIDDAY TOMORROW. LOW IN NORWEGIAN BASIN 996 EXPECTED TO NORTH OF NORWEGIAN BASIN 997 BY SAME TIME

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING NORTH UTSIRE

SOUTHWESTERLY 4 OR 5 AT FIRST IN NORTH VIKING, OTHERWISE VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING WESTERLY 4 OR 5 LATER IN FAR SOUTH. MODERATE BECOMING SLIGHT LATER. SHOWERS. GOOD OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

SOUTH UTSIRE

VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING WESTERLY 4 TO 6 LATER. SLIGHT OCCASIONALLY MODERATE. OCCASIONAL RAIN, PERHAPS THUNDERY, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR

FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER

VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING WEST OR SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 LATER. SLIGHT OCCASIONALLY MODERATE. OCCASIONAL RAIN OR SHOWERS, THUNDERY AT TIMES. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE OR POOR

FISHER GERMAN BIGHT

SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 2 TO 4, VEERING WEST 4 TO 6 LATER. SLIGHT OCCASIONALLY MODERATE LATER. SHOWERS. MAINLY GOOD

HUMBER

VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING WEST 3 TO 5 FOR A TIME. SLIGHT. SHOWERS. MAINLY GOOD

THAMES DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5, VEERING WEST OR NORTHWEST 2 TO 4, OCCASIONALLY 5 LATER. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. MAINLY FAIR. MODERATE OR GOOD

BISCAY FITZROY

NORTHWESTERLY 2 TO 4, OCCASIONALLY 5 LATER IN NORTH. SLIGHT, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE IN FITZROY. SHOWERS, THUNDERY IN BISCAY. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE AND IN BISCAY POOR

SOLE

NORTHWEST 2 TO 4, OCCASIONALLY 5 AT FIRST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. MAINLY FAIR. MAINLY GOOD

LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA SHANNON

WEST VEERING NORTHWEST 3 TO 5. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT IN IRISH SEA, ELSEWHERE SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

ROCKALL MALIN SOUTH HEBRIDES

CYCLONIC 5 TO 7, PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER EXCEPT IN ROCKALL, BECOMING WEST 4 OR 5 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH LATER IN MALIN. RAIN OR SHOWERS, PERHAPS THUNDERY. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE OR POOR

NORTH HEBRIDES BAILEY

NORTHERLY BACKING NORTHWESTERLY LATER, 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN SOUTH. MODERATE OCCASIONALLY ROUGH IN SOUTH. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

FAIR ISLE FAEROES

WESTERLY 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 AT FIRST IN NORTH. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH AT FIRST. RAIN OR SHOWERS, PERHAPS THUNDERY LATER IN FAIR ISLE. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE, PERHAPS POOR LATER IN FAIR ISLE

SOUTHEAST ICELAND