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

THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN FAEROES

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDDAY

LOW FITZROY 1015 LOSING ITS IDENTITY BY MIDDAY TOMORROW. NEW HIGH EXPECTED IRISH SEA 1023 BY SAME TIME

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE FORTIES CROMARTY

WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY VEERING NORTHWESTERLY, 4 TO 6, INCREASING 7 LATER IN EASTERN SOUTH UTSIRE. SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN SOUTHWEST FORTIES AND CROMARTY, BUT ELSEWHERE, MODERATE BECOMING ROUGH. RAIN AT FIRST IN SOUTH UTSIRE AND FORTIES, OTHERWISE SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST AND MODERATE LATER

FORTH TYNE DOGGER

WEST VEERING NORTHWEST 3 TO 5, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 LATER IN FORTH AND TYNE. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT, BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE EXCEPT IN WEST FORTH. RAIN THEN SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST

FISHER GERMAN BIGHT

SOUTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5 VEERING NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, INCREASING 7 LATER IN NORTHEAST FISHER. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT AT FIRST IN GERMAN BIGHT, OTHERWISE SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BUT BECOMING ROUGH LATER IN FISHER. RAIN THEN SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST

HUMBER

VARIABLE 2 TO 4 BECOMING NORTH OR NORTHWEST 3 TO 5. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT, BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE LATER. OCCASIONAL RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD

THAMES DOVER

SOUTHWEST VEERING NORTHWEST 3 TO 5, BECOMING VARIABLE MAINLY NORTHEAST 2 TO 4 LATER. SMOOTH BECOMING SLIGHT. MAINLY FAIR. GOOD

WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

WEST 3 TO 5 VEERING NORTHWEST 2 TO 4, THEN BECOMING VARIABLE LATER. SLIGHT, OCCASIONALLY SMOOTH IN WIGHT AND PORTLAND. FAIR. GOOD

BISCAY

NORTHWESTERLY VEERING NORTHERLY 3 OR 4, OCCASIONALLY 5 IN NORTH, BECOMING VARIABLE 3 OR LESS IN SOUTH. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. THUNDERY SHOWERS IN SOUTHEAST. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR IN SOUTHEAST

FITZROY SOLE

VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING SOUTHEASTERLY 5 LATER IN WEST SOLE. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

LUNDY FASTNET

WEST OR SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5 BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SMOOTH EXCEPT IN SOUTHWEST FASTNET. SHOWERS FOR A TIME. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

IRISH SEA

CYCLONIC BECOMING NORTH 3 TO 5, THEN BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 LATER. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. OCCASIONAL RAIN AT FIRST. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST

SHANNON ROCKALL

NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 BECOMING VARIABLE 3 OR LESS, THEN SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5 LATER. MODERATE. OCCASIONAL RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY

NORTH OR NORTHWEST 3 TO 5 BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4. MODERATE OR ROUGH UNTIL LATER IN HEBRIDES AND BAILEY, OTHERWISE SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD

FAIR ISLE FAEROES

WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST IN NORTHEAST FAEROES, THEN DECREASING 3 TO 5 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH AT FIRST EXCEPT IN SOUTH FAIR ISLE. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

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