AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 1130 UTC ON MONDAY 06 JULY 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 1200 UTC MONDAY 06 JULY TO 1200 UTC TUESDAY 07 JULY 2026

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 0600

LOW SOUTH NORWEGIAN SEA 995, EXPECTED JUST NORTH OF NORTH UTSIRE 999 BY 0600 TOMORROW

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE

VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING NORTHWESTERLY 5 OR 6 LATER, BUT 6 OR 7 LATER IN SOUTH UTSIRE. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER. OCCASIONAL RAIN, SHOWERS LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

FORTIES

WESTERLY VEERING NORTHWESTERLY, 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 IN SOUTH. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER IN EAST. RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

CROMARTY FORTH

WEST 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 IN FORTH, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

TYNE

WEST 4 TO 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

DOGGER FISHER GERMAN BIGHT

VARIABLE 2 TO 4 AT FIRST IN NORTHEAST FISHER, OTHERWISE WESTERLY 4 TO 6, VEERING NORTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7 LATER, PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER IN FISHER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER. OCCASIONAL RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

HUMBER

WEST 3 TO 5, VEERING NORTHWEST 4 TO 6 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

THAMES DOVER WIGHT

WEST OR SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 AT FIRST EXCEPT IN WIGHT. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT, BUT SLIGHT OR MODERATE AT FIRST IN THAMES AND DOVER. FOG PATCHES IN THAMES AND DOVER. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR IN THAMES AND DOVER

PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

SOUTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5 AT FIRST IN NORTH PORTLAND, OTHERWISE VARIABLE 2 TO 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR

BISCAY

EAST BECOMING CYCLONIC 3 TO 5. SLIGHT, OCCASIONALLY SMOOTH IN EAST. FAIR. GOOD

FITZROY SOLE

CYCLONIC 3 TO 5, BUT VARIABLE 2 TO 4 IN SOLE. SLIGHT, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE IN FITZROY. FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR

LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA SHANNON

WEST OR SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN IRISH SEA. SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN SHANNON, SLIGHT OCCASIONALLY SMOOTH ELSEWHERE. OCCASIONAL DRIZZLE, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR

ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY

SOUTHWEST, BUT CYCLONIC IN HEBRIDES AND BAILEY, 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING MODERATE LATER. RAIN, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE TO VERY POOR

FAIR ISLE

CYCLONIC 3 TO 5, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4, THEN NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6 LATER IN NORTHEAST. MODERATE, BUT SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN SOUTHEAST. RAIN OR SHOWERS, FOG PATCHES LATER IN SOUTHWEST. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR BUT VERY POOR LATER IN SOUTHWEST

FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND