AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 1725 UTC ON MONDAY 15 JUNE 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 1800 UTC MONDAY 15 JUNE TO 1800 UTC TUESDAY 16 JUNE 2026

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDDAY

LOW MID-ATLANTIC 993, SLOW MOVING, DEEPENING 990 BY MIDDAY TOMORROW

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING

NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD

NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE

NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6. MODERATE, BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE. MAINLY FAIR. GOOD

NORTHEAST FORTIES

NORTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 LATER. MODERATE, BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD

SOUTHWEST FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER

VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING SOUTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 LATER IN CROMARTY. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

FISHER

NORTHWEST 4 TO 6. MODERATE, BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE. MAINLY FAIR. GOOD

GERMAN BIGHT

NORTHWEST 3 TO 5, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4. MODERATE, BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD

HUMBER

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

THAMES DOVER

CYCLONIC 3 TO 5. SLIGHT, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE IN THAMES. SHOWERS AT FIRST, PERHAPS THUNDERY. GOOD OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

WIGHT PORTLAND

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

PLYMOUTH

WEST BACKING SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. OCCASIONAL RAIN, FOG PATCHES LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AND VERY POOR LATER

BISCAY

WEST OR NORTHWEST 3 TO 5, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

SOUTHEAST FITZROY

NORTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. MAINLY FAIR. GOOD

NORTHWEST FITZROY SOLE LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA

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

SHANNON ROCKALL MALIN

CYCLONIC BECOMING SOUTHERLY 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 AT FIRST IN NORTH ROCKALL. SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN MALIN, OTHERWISE MODERATE OCCASIONALLY ROUGH LATER. RAIN OR SHOWERS, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR

HEBRIDES BAILEY

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

FAIR ISLE

VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING SOUTHEAST 4 TO 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS, RAIN LATER IN WEST. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND