AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 0505 UTC ON SUNDAY 28 JUNE 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 0600 UTC SUNDAY 28 JUNE TO 0600 UTC MONDAY 29 JUNE 2026

THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN ROCKALL HEBRIDES BAILEY AND SOUTHEAST ICELAND

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDNIGHT

LOW MID ATLANTIC 988 EXPECTED SOUTHEAST ICELAND 991 BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE

SOUTHERLY VEERING SOUTHWESTERLY, 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 AT FIRST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. THUNDERY SHOWERS AND FOG PATCHES AT FIRST. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR AT FIRST

FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER

SOUTH VEERING SOUTHWEST, 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 LATER. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT IN TYNE, SLIGHT OR MODERATE ELSEWHERE. SHOWERS. GOOD

FISHER GERMAN BIGHT

VARIABLE BECOMING SOUTHWEST, VEERING WEST LATER, 3 OR 4, OCCASIONALLY 5 LATER. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. THUNDERY SHOWERS AT FIRST, FOG PATCHES AT FIRST IN FISHER. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR, OR VERY POOR AT FIRST IN FISHER

HUMBER THAMES

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

DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND

SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5, INCREASING 6 FOR A TIME, THEN VEERING WEST OR NORTHWEST 2 TO 4 LATER. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS AT FIRST. GOOD

PLYMOUTH

WEST 4 OR 5, DECREASING 2 OR 3 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS AT FIRST. GOOD

BISCAY

VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING NORTH OR NORTHWEST 3 TO 5 FOR A TIME. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER. SHOWERS. GOOD

SOUTH FITZROY

NORTHWESTERLY VEERING NORTHERLY, 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN SOUTH. MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS. GOOD

NORTH FITZROY SOLE

WESTERLY BACKING SOUTHWESTERLY LATER, 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 AT FIRST IN WEST SOLE. MODERATE BECOMING ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH AT FIRST IN WEST SOLE. FAIR. GOOD

LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA

WEST OR SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5, INCREASING 6 FOR A TIME. IN FASTNET, MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH FOR A TIME IN FAR WEST, ELSEWHERE SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH IN LUNDY. FAIR. GOOD

SHANNON

WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 5 OR 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 AT FIRST IN NORTHWEST, BACKING SOUTHERLY 4 OR 5 LATER. VERY ROUGH, BECOMING ROUGH LATER. SHOWERS. GOOD

ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES

SOUTH VEERING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 UNTIL LATER EXCEPT IN MALIN. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH LATER. RAIN THEN SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

BAILEY

SOUTHERLY BECOMING CYCLONIC, MAINLY SOUTHWESTERLY, 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST IN SOUTHEAST. MODERATE OR ROUGH BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

FAIR ISLE FAEROES

SOUTH 4 TO 6, VEERING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7. MODERATE, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, EXCEPT SOUTHEAST FAIR ISLE. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

SOUTHEAST ICELAND