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

THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN HEBRIDES FAIR ISLE AND SOUTHEAST ICELAND

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDDAY

LOW FAEROES 992 EXPECTED NORWEGIAN BASIN 992 BY MIDDAY TOMORROW. LOW 1011 WEST FITZROY EXPECTED 1015 EAST FITZROY BY SAME TIME

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE

SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 AT FIRST IN VIKING. MODERATE, OCCASIONAL ROUGH AT FIRST IN VIKING AND NORTH UTSIRE. RAIN, THEN SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH

SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 AT FIRST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

TYNE DOGGER

SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5, BECOMING CYCLONIC 3 OR 4 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. RAIN LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE LATER

FISHER GERMAN BIGHT

SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY VARIABLE 2 UNTIL LATER IN SOUTH GERMAN BIGHT. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BUT SMOOTH OR SLIGHT IN SOUTH GERMAN BIGHT. RAIN LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE LATER

HUMBER THAMES

EAST OR SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5, BECOMING VARIABLE 3 OR 4 LATER. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE IN HUMBER. FAIR. GOOD

DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND

EAST OR NORTHEAST 3 TO 5, BECOMING VARIABLE 3 OR 4, THEN BECOMING WEST 4 OR 5 LATER. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. FAIR. GOOD

PLYMOUTH

VARIABLE 2 OR 3 BECOMING WEST OR NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 LATER. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. FAIR. GOOD

BISCAY

VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING NORTH OR NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 LATER. SLIGHT. SHOWERS, PERHAPS THUNDERY. GOOD

FITZROY SOLE

CYCLONIC 3 TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD

LUNDY FASTNET

VARIABLE 2 OR 3, BECOMING WEST OR NORTHWEST 3 TO 5 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN WEST FASTNET, OTHERWISE SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. SHOWERS LATER. GOOD

IRISH SEA

SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE FOR A TIME IN NORTH. RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD

SHANNON

WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5, BUT VARIABLE 2 OR 3 AT FIRST IN SOUTH. MODERATE. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES

WEST OR SOUTHWEST VEERING NORTHWEST LATER, 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN THEN SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

BAILEY

SOUTHWESTERLY VEERING NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY, 4 TO 6, BECOMING VARIABLE 3 OR 4 LATER IN SOUTH. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH IN FAR NORTH. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

FAIR ISLE

SOUTHWEST VEERING WEST LATER, 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN, THEN SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST

FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND