AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 1725 UTC ON SUNDAY 19 JULY 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 1800 UTC SUNDAY 19 JULY TO 1800 UTC MONDAY 20 JULY 2026

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDDAY

HIGH 200 MILES WEST OF ROCKALL 1035 SLOW-MOVING, INTENSIFYING 1037 BY MIDDAY TOMORROW

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE FORTIES

NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 EXCEPT IN WEST VIKING, EASTERN SOUTH UTSIRE AND WEST FORTIES. MODERATE OR ROUGH BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS IN SOUTHWEST VIKING AND WEST FORTIES. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE IN SOUTHWEST VIKING AND WEST FORTIES

CROMARTY FORTH TYNE

VARIABLE MAINLY NORTHWEST 2 TO 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH AT FIRST IN TYNE, BECOMING SMOOTH OR SLIGHT LATER IN CROMARTY AND FORTH. MAINLY FAIR THEN OCCASIONAL DRIZZLE. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

DOGGER

NORTH OR NORTHWEST 3 TO 5. MODERATE OR ROUGH BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

FISHER GERMAN BIGHT

NORTH OR NORTHWEST 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 3 IN FISHER. ROUGH AT FIRST IN WEST, OTHERWISE MODERATE. SHOWERS, PERHAPS THUNDERY AT FIRST IN GERMAN BIGHT. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

HUMBER THAMES

NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 4 OR 5, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 FOR A TIME IN WEST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH AT FIRST IN NORTHEAST HUMBER. SHOWERS. GOOD

DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING NORTHEASTERLY 5 AT TIMES EXCEPT IN NORTHWEST WIGHT, NORTH PORTLAND AND NORTH PLYMOUTH. SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN NORTH AND EAST DOVER AND WEST PLYMOUTH, BUT ELSEWHERE SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. MAINLY FAIR. GOOD

BISCAY FITZROY

CYCLONIC 3 TO 5 IN FAR SOUTHEAST OF FITZROY, BUT ELSEWHERE NORTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER IN FITZROY AND FAR SOUTHWEST OF BISCAY. THUNDERY SHOWERS IN SOUTH. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE IN SOUTH

SOLE LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA SHANNON

MAINLY NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5, BUT NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6 IN NORTHERN IRISH SEA. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SMOOTH IN EAST LUNDY, NORTH FASTNET AND IRISH SEA. FAIR. GOOD

ROCKALL MALIN

NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN SOUTHEAST MALIN. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. DRIZZLE AT TIMES. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

HEBRIDES BAILEY

WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN NORTHWEST BAILEY AND 3 IN EAST HEBRIDES. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH IN FAR NORTHWEST OF BAILEY AND SLIGHT IN SOUTHEAST HEBRIDES. DRIZZLE AT TIMES. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

FAIR ISLE FAEROES

WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 3 OR 4, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 AT TIMES IN NORTH, OCCASIONALLY 5 IN WEST FAEROES. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER IN WEST FAEROES. OCCASIONAL DRIZZLE, FOG PATCHES IN NORTH. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR IN NORTH

SOUTHEAST ICELAND