AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 0505 UTC ON FRIDAY 19 JUNE 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 0600 UTC FRIDAY 19 JUNE TO 0600 UTC SATURDAY 20 JUNE 2026

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDNIGHT

LOW 50 MILES WEST OF BAILEY 995 EXPECTED SOUTHEAST ICELAND WITH LITTLE CHANGE BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE FORTIES

SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH LATER IN NORTH VIKING AND NORTH UTSIRE. OCCASIONAL RAIN, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR

CROMARTY FORTH TYNE

SOUTH VEERING SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 AT FIRST, BECOMING VARIABLE 3 OR LESS FOR A TIME IN CROMARTY. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING SMOOTH OR SLIGHT LATER. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

DOGGER FISHER GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER

SOUTH OR SOUTHEAST, VEERING SOUTHWEST, 3 TO 5. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. FOG PATCHES, THUNDERY SHOWERS LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR

THAMES DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND

VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5 FOR A TIME. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE IN WEST PORTLAND. DRIZZLE, FOG BANKS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR

PLYMOUTH

SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. DRIZZLE, FOG BANKS. MODERATE TO VERY POOR

BISCAY

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

SOUTHEAST FITZROY

VARIABLE 2 TO 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR

NORTHWEST FITZROY SOLE

SOUTHWESTERLY VEERING WESTERLY 3 TO 5, BECOMING VARIABLE 3 OR LESS LATER. MODERATE. RAIN AND FOG PATCHES AT FIRST. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR AT FIRST

LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA

SOUTH 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 IN IRISH SEA, VEERING WEST 3 TO 5 LATER. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH AT FIRST IN IRISH SEA, BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE LATER IN IRISH SEA. RAIN, PERHAPS THUNDERY, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR

SHANNON

SOUTHWEST VEERING WEST LATER, 3 TO 5. MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD

ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES

SOUTHERLY VEERING SOUTHWESTERLY, 3 TO 5, BUT CYCLONIC 4 TO 6 AT FIRST IN SOUTHEAST MALIN. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT IN MALIN AND HEBRIDES. RAIN THEN SHOWERS, THUNDERY IN MALIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

BAILEY

SOUTHERLY VEERING WESTERLY 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 LATER IN NORTH. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH LATER. SHOWERS. GOOD

FAIR ISLE FAEROES

CYCLONIC 4 TO 6 IN FAIR ISLE, OTHERWISE VARIABLE, 2 TO 4, BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. OCCASIONAL RAIN AND FOG PATCHES, SHOWERS LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR AT FIRST

SOUTHEAST ICELAND