AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 1130 UTC ON MONDAY 15 JUNE 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 1200 UTC MONDAY 15 JUNE TO 1200 UTC TUESDAY 16 JUNE 2026

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 0600

LOW MID-ATLANTIC 994, SLOW MOVING, DEEPENING 989 BY 0600 TOMORROW. NEW LOW THAMES 1011 BY SAME TIME

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE NORTHEAST FORTIES

NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, BUT 3 TO 5 IN NORTHEAST FORTIES. MODERATE OR ROUGH BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE. MAINLY FAIR. GOOD

SOUTHWEST FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE WEST DOGGER

VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING SOUTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. MAINLY FAIR, THEN OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

EAST DOGGER

NORTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE. MAINLY FAIR, THEN OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONAL MODERATE

FISHER GERMAN BIGHT

NORTHWEST 4 TO 6, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 LATER IN GERMAN BIGHT. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD

HUMBER

VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING EAST OR SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

THAMES DOVER

CYCLONIC 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 LATER. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT AT FIRST IN DOVER, OTHERWISE SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS, PERHAPS THUNDERY FOR A TIME. GOOD OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

WIGHT PORTLAND

CYCLONIC, BECOMING WEST OR SOUTHWEST, 3 TO 5. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT, BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE FOR A TIME. SHOWERS, THUNDERY WITH FOG PATCHES AT FIRST. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR AT FIRST

PLYMOUTH

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

BISCAY

CYCLONIC 3 TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS, PERHAPS THUNDERY AT FIRST. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST

SOUTHEAST FITZROY

NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. MAINLY FAIR. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST

NORTHWEST FITZROY SOLE LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA

CYCLONIC 4 TO 6 UNTIL LATER IN IRISH SEA, OTHERWISE WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT OCCASIONALLY MODERATE AT FIRST IN IRISH SEA, OTHERWISE SLIGHT OR MODERATE. OCCASIONAL RAIN OR DRIZZLE, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR

SHANNON

SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH LATER IN WEST. RAIN OR SHOWERS, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR

ROCKALL MALIN

SOUTHEAST VEERING SOUTH LATER, 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 AT FIRST IN ROCKALL. MODERATE OCCASIONALLY ROUGH AT FIRST IN NORTH IN ROCKALL, SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN MALIN. OCCASIONAL RAIN OR DRIZZLE, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR

HEBRIDES BAILEY

EASTERLY, BECOMING CYCLONIC LATER, 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 LATER IN BAILEY. SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN HEBRIDES, MODERATE OR ROUGH IN BAILEY. RAIN, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR

FAIR ISLE FAEROES

NORTH OR NORTHEAST 3 OR 4, VEERING EAST OR SOUTHEAST 4 TO 6 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS, RAIN LATER IN WEST. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

SOUTHEAST ICELAND