AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 1725 UTC ON TUESDAY 09 JUNE 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 1800 UTC TUESDAY 09 JUNE TO 1800 UTC WEDNESDAY 10 JUNE 2026

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDDAY

LOW FAR SOUTH NORWAY 998 EXPECTED NORWEGIAN SEA 992 BY MIDDAY TOMORROW

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING NORTH UTSIRE

WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. RAIN THEN SHOWERS, PERHAPS THUNDERY. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

SOUTH UTSIRE FORTIES

WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS, PERHAPS THUNDERY. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

CROMARTY FORTH

WEST OR NORTHWEST, BACKING SOUTHWEST LATER, 3 TO 5. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. SHOWERS, PERHAPS THUNDERY. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

TYNE DOGGER

SOUTHWEST VEERING WEST 4 TO 6, BACKING SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 LATER. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT IN TYNE, SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN DOGGER. THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

FISHER

WEST OR SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS, PERHAPS THUNDERY. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER THAMES DOVER

WEST OR SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 AT FIRST IN THAMES AND DOVER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

WEST 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH BECOMING MODERATE IN PLYMOUTH, OTHERWISE SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

BISCAY

WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5, BUT VARIABLE 2 OR 3 IN FAR SOUTH. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD

SOUTH FITZROY

NORTHERLY 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 AT FIRST IN SOUTHEAST, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 IN NORTHWEST. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN LATER IN WEST. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE LATER IN WEST

NORTH FITZROY

WESTERLY, BACKING SOUTHWESTERLY LATER IN WEST, 3 TO 5. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD

SOLE

WESTERLY 4 OR 5, BACKING SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 LATER IN WEST. ROUGH BECOMING MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD

LUNDY FASTNET

WEST 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING MODERATE LATER. SHOWERS, PERHAPS THUNDERY AT FIRST IN NORTH. GOOD OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

IRISH SEA

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

SHANNON ROCKALL

WEST, BACKING SOUTHWEST LATER, 4 TO 6. ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE. SHOWERS, RAIN LATER. GOOD, BECOMING MODERATE OCCASIONALLY POOR LATER

MALIN HEBRIDES

WEST OR SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS, PERHAPS THUNDERY. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

BAILEY

CYCLONIC, MAINLY SOUTHWEST, 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS, PERHAPS THUNDERY. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

FAIR ISLE FAEROES

VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING WEST, BACKING SOUTHWEST LATER, 3 TO 5. MODERATE, BUT SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN SOUTHEAST FAIR ISLE. SHOWERS, PERHAPS THUNDERY. GOOD

SOUTHEAST ICELAND