AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 1725 UTC ON FRIDAY 17 JULY 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 1800 UTC FRIDAY 17 JULY TO 1800 UTC SATURDAY 18 JULY 2026

THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE FORTIES AND FISHER

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDDAY

HIGH 300 MILES WEST OF ROCKALL 1033 SLOW MOVING, INTENSIFYING 1034 BY MIDDAY TOMORROW

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING NORTH UTSIRE

NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY 5 AT FIRST. MODERATE OR ROUGH BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. FAIR. GOOD

SOUTH UTSIRE EAST FORTIES

NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, INCREASING 6 TO GALE 8. MODERATE BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SHOWERS AT FIRST. MODERATE OR GOOD

WEST FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER

NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 IN WEST FORTIES AND DOGGER. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT AT FIRST, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH IN WEST FORTIES AND THEN LATER ELSEWHERE. SHOWERS. GOOD

FISHER GERMAN BIGHT

NORTHWEST 3 TO 5, INCREASING 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 IN FISHER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH, THEN ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH LATER. SHOWERS, PERHAPS THUNDERY IN FISHER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR IN FISHER

HUMBER NORTHEAST THAMES

NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN HUMBER AND LATER IN NORTHEAST THAMES. SLIGHT, BECOMING MODERATE IN HUMBER AND LATER IN NORTHEAST THAMES, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH LATER IN HUMBER. SHOWERS. GOOD

SOUTHWEST THAMES DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

CYCLONIC 3 TO 5, DECREASING 2 AT TIMES. SLIGHT, BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE LATER IN SOUTHWEST THAMES, DOVER AND WEST PLYMOUTH. MAINLY FAIR. GOOD

BISCAY

VARIABLE MAINLY NORTHWESTERLY, 2 TO 4, BECOMING NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 4 OR 5 LATER IN NORTH. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

FITZROY

NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 LATER IN SOUTHEAST. SLIGHT, BECOMING MODERATE AT TIMES. SHOWERS, MAINLY IN SOUTH, PERHAPS THUNDERY. MODERATE OR GOOD

SOLE LUNDY FASTNET

VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5, THEN VARIABLE 2 TO 4 LATER IN NORTH FASTNET. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT AT FIRST IN LUNDY, OTHERWISE SLIGHT OR MODERATE. FAIR. GOOD

IRISH SEA

NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN NORTHWEST, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 AT TIMES IN EAST. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT OCCASIONALLY MODERATE. FAIR. GOOD

SHANNON ROCKALL MALIN

NORTH OR NORTHEAST 4 TO 6. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT IN EAST MALIN. MAINLY FAIR. GOOD

HEBRIDES BAILEY

NORTH OR NORTHWEST 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 AT FIRST, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 FOR A TIME LATER IN BAILEY. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT IN EAST HEBRIDES. SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD

FAIR ISLE SOUTHEAST FAEROES

NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN EAST FAIR ISLE. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH IN FAR EAST FAIR ISLE. SHOWERS. GOOD

NORTHWEST FAEROES

VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING SOUTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5 LATER. MODERATE. FAIR. MODERATE OR GOOD

SOUTHEAST ICELAND