AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 0505 UTC ON WEDNESDAY 19 AUGUST 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 0600 UTC WEDNESDAY 19 AUGUST TO 0600 UTC THURSDAY 20 AUGUST 2026

THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN BAILEY

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDNIGHT

LOW BAILEY 997 EXPECTED IRISH SEA 1001 BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. LOW FISHER 1001 EXPECTED BALTIC 997 BY SAME TIME

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE FORTIES CROMARTY

CYCLONIC, BECOMING NORTHERLY, 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN NORTH VIKING AND LATER IN CROMARTY. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH IN NORTHWEST VIKING. SHOWERS, OCCASIONALLY THUNDERY IN FORTIES AND CROMARTY. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE OR POOR

FORTH TYNE DOGGER

WEST VEERING NORTH LATER, 3 TO 5. SLIGHT OCCASIONALLY MODERATE. RAIN OR THUNDERY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

FISHER GERMAN BIGHT

CYCLONIC AT FIRST IN FISHER, OTHERWISE WEST, 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 AT FIRST IN GERMAN BIGHT. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

HUMBER THAMES

WEST 3 TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. RAIN THEN THUNDERY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD

DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

WEST BECOMING CYCLONIC FOR A TIME AT FIRST, 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH IN PLYMOUTH, OTHERWISE SLIGHT OR MODERATE. RAIN THEN SHOWERS, PERHAPS THUNDERY LATER, FOG PATCHES AT FIRST IN SOUTH PLYMOUTH. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR, VERY POOR AT FIRST IN SOUTH PLYMOUTH

BISCAY

WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY, 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 AT FIRST IN NORTH. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH LATER IN NORTHWEST. THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

FITZROY SOLE LUNDY FASTNET

NORTH OR NORTHWEST 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 3 AT FIRST IN EAST LUNDY. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT AT FIRST. SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD

IRISH SEA

WEST OR SOUTHWEST VEERING NORTH LATER, 3 TO 5. SLIGHT, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE IN SOUTH. RAIN OR THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

SHANNON

NORTHWEST 5 TO 7. ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

ROCKALL

CYCLONIC BECOMING NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY, 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY 4 AT FIRST IN EAST. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

MALIN SOUTH HEBRIDES

CYCLONIC 3 TO 5, BECOMING NORTHEASTERLY 5 TO 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT IN EAST MALIN. RAIN OR THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

NORTH HEBRIDES BAILEY

NORTHEASTERLY, 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST IN BAILEY, BACKING NORTHERLY 4 TO 6 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH AT FIRST IN BAILEY. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

FAIR ISLE FAEROES

NORTHEAST BACKING NORTH LATER, 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 AT FIRST IN FAEROES. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN THEN SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

SOUTHEAST ICELAND