AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 0505 UTC ON TUESDAY 21 JULY 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 0600 UTC TUESDAY 21 JULY TO 0600 UTC WEDNESDAY 22 JULY 2026

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDNIGHT

HIGH 450 MILES WEST OF IRELAND 1038 SLOW-MOVING WITH LITTLE CHANGE

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING NORTH UTSIRE

VARIABLE 2 TO 4 AT FIRST EXCEPT IN WEST VIKING, OTHERWISE NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER IN VIKING. DRIZZLE. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

SOUTH UTSIRE

NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 IN SOUTHEAST, PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER IN SOUTHEAST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER. DRIZZLE. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

FORTIES CROMARTY

NORTHWEST 4 TO 6. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT IN WEST CROMARTY, ELSEWHERE SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BUT BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH IN FORTIES. DRIZZLE. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

FORTH TYNE

VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING NORTHWEST 3 TO 5 LATER. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT, BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE EXCEPT IN WEST FORTH. MAINLY FAIR. GOOD

DOGGER

NORTHWEST 4 OR 5, INCREASING 5 OR 6 LATER. SLIGHT BECOMING MODERATE, THEN BECOMING ROUGH LATER IN NORTHEAST. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

FISHER

NORTHWESTERLY 5 OR 6, OCCASIONALLY 4 AT FIRST AND 7 LATER, PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER IN NORTHEAST. MODERATE, BECOMING ROUGH LATER. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER

NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5, INCREASING 6 LATER IN NORTH GERMAN BIGHT. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING ROUGH LATER IN NORTH GERMAN BIGHT. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

NORTHEAST THAMES

NORTHERLY BACKING NORTHWESTERLY 3 OR 4, OCCASIONALLY 5 LATER. SLIGHT, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE LATER. SHOWERS. GOOD

SOUTHWEST THAMES DOVER

NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 3 OR 4 BECOMING VARIABLE 3 OR LESS. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. SHOWERS. GOOD

WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

VARIABLE 2 TO 4, OCCASIONALLY NORTHERLY 5 IN WEST PLYMOUTH. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE IN FAR WEST OF PLYMOUTH. FAIR. GOOD

BISCAY

NORTH OR NORTHEAST 4 TO 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. FAIR. GOOD

FITZROY

NORTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 NEAR NORTHWESTERN SPAIN, BUT VARIABLE 3 IN FAR SOUTHEAST. MAINLY MODERATE OR ROUGH, BUT SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN FAR SOUTHEAST. THUNDERY SHOWERS IN SOUTH. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE IN SOUTH

SOLE LUNDY FASTNET

NORTH OR NORTHEAST 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY VARIABLE 2 IN FASTNET. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT IN EAST LUNDY AND NORTH FASTNET, BUT ELSEWHERE SLIGHT OR MODERATE. FAIR. GOOD

IRISH SEA

NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN NORTH. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE. FAIR. GOOD

SHANNON

NORTH OR NORTHEAST 3 TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. DRIZZLE. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES

NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN SOUTHEAST MALIN. ROUGH AT FIRST IN FAR NORTHWEST OF HEBRIDES, OTHERWISE SLIGHT OR MODERATE. DRIZZLE. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

BAILEY FAIR ISLE

WEST OR NORTHWEST 4 TO 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE AT FIRST IN SOUTHEAST FAIR ISLE, OTHERWISE MODERATE OR ROUGH. DRIZZLE. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

FAEROES

WEST 5 OR 6 VEERING NORTHWEST 3 TO 5. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE LATER. DRIZZLE, FOG PATCHES LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR LATER

SOUTHEAST ICELAND