AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 1725 UTC ON MONDAY 08 JUNE 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 1800 UTC MONDAY 08 JUNE TO 1800 UTC TUESDAY 09 JUNE 2026

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDDAY

LOW SOUTHWEST ICELAND 990 EXPECTED SOUTHWEST OF ICELAND 995 BY MIDDAY TOMORROW

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE

CYCLONIC 3 TO 5, BECOMING WESTERLY 4 TO 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. RAIN, SHOWERS LATER IN VIKING AND SOUTH UTSIRE. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR UNTIL LATER

FORTIES

CYCLONIC BECOMING SOUTHWEST LATER, 3 TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. RAIN THEN SHOWERS, PERHAPS THUNDERY LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

CROMARTY FORTH

VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5. SLIGHT. SHOWERS, PERHAPS THUNDERY. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

TYNE

VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 LATER. SLIGHT. SHOWERS, PERHAPS THUNDERY. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

DOGGER FISHER GERMAN BIGHT

CYCLONIC 3 TO 5, BECOMING WEST OR SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. RAIN THEN SHOWERS, PERHAPS THUNDERY. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

HUMBER THAMES DOVER

WEST 3 TO 5, BACKING SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS, PERHAPS THUNDERY. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

WEST 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH IN PLYMOUTH, OTHERWISE SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH LATER. SHOWERS, PERHAPS THUNDERY FOR A TIME. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

BISCAY

WEST OR NORTHWEST 3 TO 5. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN THEN SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE AT FIRST

SOUTH FITZROY

NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 IN SOUTHEAST. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN AT FIRST IN FAR EAST, OTHERWISE MAINLY FAIR. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE AT FIRST IN FAR EAST

NORTH FITZROY SOLE

WESTERLY 5 OR 6, DECREASING 4 OR 5. MODERATE OR ROUGH IN NORTH FITZROY, ROUGH OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH AT FIRST IN SOLE. SHOWERS. GOOD

LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA

WEST OR SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BUT SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN IRISH SEA. SHOWERS, PERHAPS THUNDERY. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

SHANNON

WEST 6 OR 7, DECREASING 4 TO 6 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SHOWERS, PERHAPS THUNDERY. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

ROCKALL MALIN

CYCLONIC 5 TO 7, BECOMING WEST 4 OR 5 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH BECOMING ROUGH. THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

HEBRIDES BAILEY

SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6 AT FIRST IN HEBRIDES, OTHERWISE CYCLONIC 3 TO 5. MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS, PERHAPS THUNDERY. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

FAIR ISLE FAEROES

SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4. MODERATE OCCASIONALLY ROUGH, BUT SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN SOUTHEAST FAIR ISLE. SHOWERS, PERHAPS THUNDERY. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

SOUTHEAST ICELAND