AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 1130 UTC ON TUESDAY 25 AUGUST 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 1200 UTC TUESDAY 25 AUGUST TO 1200 UTC WEDNESDAY 26 AUGUST 2026

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 0600

LOW 200 MILES WEST OF SOUTH FITZROY 1009 EXPECTED FITZROY 995 BY 0600 TOMORROW. LOW SOUTHEAST SOLE 1007 LOSING ITS IDENTITY

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE

VARIABLE BECOMING EASTERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY, 2 TO 4. SLIGHT OCCASIONALLY SMOOTH. MAINLY FAIR. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR LATER IN VIKING

FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER

EAST OR SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN TYNE AND DOGGER, BUT ELSEWHERE SMOOTH OR SLIGHT, BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE LATER IN SOUTH FORTIES AND FORTH. SHOWERS AT FIRST IN CROMARTY AND FORTH. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE LATER

FISHER GERMAN BIGHT

SOUTHEASTERLY AT FIRST IN WEST FISHER, OTHERWISE EASTERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY, 3 TO 5. SLIGHT, OCCASIONALLY SMOOTH IN EAST FISHER AND MODERATE IN GERMAN BIGHT. FAIR. GOOD

HUMBER THAMES DOVER

EAST VEERING SOUTHEAST, 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN HUMBER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS LATER, BECOMING THUNDERY LATER IN THAMES AND DOVER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR LATER IN THAMES AND DOVER

WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

EAST OR SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN PLYMOUTH AND AT FIRST IN NORTH PORTLAND, OTHERWISE SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. OCCASIONAL RAIN OR SHOWERS, THUNDERY AT TIMES. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

BISCAY

WEST OR SOUTHWEST, BACKING SOUTHEAST LATER, 3 TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

FITZROY

WEST OR SOUTHWEST BECOMING CYCLONIC, 3 TO 5, INCREASING 5 TO 7 IN SOUTH AND LATER IN NORTH, PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT IN EAST, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH IN SOUTHWEST AND LATER ELSEWHERE. THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

SOLE

VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING EAST OR SOUTHEAST 4 TO 6 LATER. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT IN EAST. SHOWERS, PERHAPS THUNDERY. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

LUNDY FASTNET

EAST OR NORTHEAST BECOMING CYCLONIC, 3 TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING SMOOTH OR SLIGHT IN LUNDY. SHOWERS, PERHAPS THUNDERY. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

IRISH SEA

EAST OR NORTHEAST 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 UNTIL LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SMOOTH IN EAST. SHOWERS, PERHAPS THUNDERY LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

SHANNON

CYCLONIC BECOMING EAST, 3 TO 5. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT IN EAST. SHOWERS, PERHAPS THUNDERY. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY

EAST OR SOUTHEAST, BACKING NORTHEAST LATER IN ROCKALL, 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN MALIN. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT IN MALIN AND HEBRIDES, AND ROUGH AT FIRST IN NORTHWEST BAILEY. FAIR THEN OCCASIONAL RAIN OR SHOWERS IN ROCKALL AND MALIN AND LATER IN BAILEY. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

FAIR ISLE FAEROES

SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. FOG PATCHES IN FAEROES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR IN FAEROES

SOUTHEAST ICELAND