AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 1725 UTC ON TUESDAY 28 JULY 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 1800 UTC TUESDAY 28 JULY TO 1800 UTC WEDNESDAY 29 JULY 2026

THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN HEBRIDES BAILEY FAEROES AND SOUTHEAST ICELAND

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDDAY

LOW BAILEY 998 EXPECTED NORTHEAST OF FAEROES 994 BY MIDDAY TOMORROW

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING

SOUTHEAST VEERING SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 LATER. MODERATE. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE

SOUTHERLY 3 TO 5. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT LATER. OCCASIONAL RAIN, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR

FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH

SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BUT SMOOTH OR SLIGHT IN WEST OF CROMARTY AND FORTH. RAIN OR SHOWERS, THUNDERY AT FIRST. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

TYNE DOGGER

SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4, OCCASIONALLY 5 AT FIRST. SLIGHT, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE IN DOGGER. SHOWERS. GOOD

FISHER

SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6, BACKING SOUTH 3 OR 4. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT LATER. RAIN AT FIRST, THEN SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER THAMES

SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING SMOOTH OR SLIGHT IN HUMBER AND THAMES. FAIR. GOOD

DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING WEST OR SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5 LATER. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE IN WEST PLYMOUTH. FAIR. GOOD

BISCAY

VARIABLE, BECOMING NORTHWEST LATER, 2 TO 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. FAIR. GOOD

FITZROY

VARIABLE 2 TO 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD

SOLE LUNDY FASTNET

VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING WEST 3 TO 5 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BUT SMOOTH OR SLIGHT IN LUNDY. SHOWERS. GOOD

IRISH SEA

SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 AT FIRST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE LATER

SHANNON

SOUTHWEST VEERING WEST 3 TO 5. MODERATE. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

ROCKALL MALIN

WEST OR SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 AT FIRST. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BUT SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN SOUTHEAST MALIN. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

HEBRIDES BAILEY

CYCLONIC 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST IN NORTH HEBRIDES AND NORTHEAST BAILEY, DECREASING 2 TO 4 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

FAIR ISLE

SOUTHERLY 4 OR 5, VEERING WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7, PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER IN NORTHWEST. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BUT SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN FAR SOUTHEAST. RAIN AT FIRST, THEN SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST

FAEROES

CYCLONIC 6 TO GALE 8, BECOMING WEST 4 TO 6 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH AT FIRST. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

SOUTHEAST ICELAND