AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 1130 UTC ON FRIDAY 28 AUGUST 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 1200 UTC FRIDAY 28 AUGUST TO 1200 UTC SATURDAY 29 AUGUST 2026

THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN SOUTH UTSIRE PLYMOUTH FITZROY AND SOLE

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 0600

LOW FORTIES 1000 EXPECTED SOUTH UTSIRE 993 BY 0600 TOMORROW. LOW 250 MILES WEST OF SHANNON 1003 EXPECTED FASTNET 996 BY SAME TIME

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING NORTH UTSIRE

EASTERLY BECOMING CYCLONIC 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 AT FIRST IN SOUTH VIKING. MODERATE OR ROUGH AT FIRST IN VIKING AND FAR SOUTHWEST OF NORTH UTSIRE, OTHERWISE SLIGHT OR MODERATE. RAIN, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR

SOUTH UTSIRE NORTHEAST FORTIES

EASTERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST IN SOUTH UTSIRE, BECOMING CYCLONIC 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING MODERATE. THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

SOUTHWEST FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER

CYCLONIC BECOMING NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, BECOMING VARIABLE 3 LATER IN FORTH AND TYNE. MODERATE OCCASIONALLY ROUGH IN SOUTHWEST FORTIES AND NORTHEAST CROMARTY, BUT ELSEWHERE SLIGHT OR MODERATE. THUNDERY SHOWERS, FOG PATCHES AT FIRST. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR AT FIRST

FISHER GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER

SOUTH OR SOUTHEAST AT FIRST IN FISHER, OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST, 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH IN NORTHWEST FISHER, BUT ELSEWHERE SLIGHT OR MODERATE. THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

THAMES DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND

SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6, INCREASING 6 OR 7 FOR A TIME. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING MODERATE OCCASIONALLY ROUGH. THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

PLYMOUTH

SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6, INCREASING 6 TO GALE 8 LATER. SLIGHT AT FIRST IN EAST, OTHERWISE MODERATE OR ROUGH, BUT OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH LATER IN WEST. THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

BISCAY SOUTH FITZROY

CYCLONIC MAINLY WESTERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY 4 AT FIRST, PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH. THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

NORTH FITZROY SOLE

CYCLONIC MAINLY WESTERLY, 4 TO 6 INCREASING 6 TO GALE 8, PERHAPS SEVERE GALE 9 LATER IN SOLE. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH LATER. THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA

CYCLONIC 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN LUNDY AND FASTNET, THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 LATER IN FASTNET. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SMOOTH IN IRISH SEA BUT BECOMING ROUGH LATER IN SOUTH FASTNET. THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

SHANNON

CYCLONIC 2 TO 4, INCREASING 5 TO 7 FOR A TIME IN SOUTH, PERHAPS GALE 8 FOR A TIME LATER IN SOUTHWEST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH IN SOUTH. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY

NORTHWEST AT FIRST IN MALIN, OTHERWISE NORTH OR NORTHEAST, 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN HEBRIDES AND BAILEY. MAINLY SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BUT SMOOTH OR SLIGHT IN EAST MALIN. SHOWERS, FOG PATCHES IN HEBRIDES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR IN HEBRIDES

FAIR ISLE FAEROES

NORTHEAST BACKING NORTH, 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH IN SOUTHEAST FAIR ISLE, BUT ELSEWHERE SLIGHT OR MODERATE. OCCASIONAL RAIN, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR

SOUTHEAST ICELAND