AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 0505 UTC ON SATURDAY 06 JUNE 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 0600 UTC SATURDAY 06 JUNE TO 0600 UTC SUNDAY 07 JUNE 2026

THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN THAMES DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH BISCAY FITZROY SOLE LUNDY FASTNET AND SHANNON

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDNIGHT

LOW FASTNET 989 LOSING ITS IDENTITY BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. NEW LOW 994 EXPECTED ROCKALL BY SAME TIME

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER

SOUTHEASTERLY VEERING SOUTHWESTERLY LATER IN FORTH, TYNE AND DOGGER, 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 AT FIRST IN TYNE AND DOGGER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD

FISHER GERMAN BIGHT

SOUTH OR SOUTHEAST VEERING WEST LATER IN SOUTHWEST GERMAN BIGHT, 3 TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

HUMBER

SOUTH OR SOUTHEAST 4 TO 6, VEERING WEST 3 TO 5 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. RAIN OR SHOWERS, PERHAPS THUNDERY. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

THAMES DOVER WIGHT

SOUTH 4 TO 6, VEERING SOUTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8, THEN WEST OR SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH UNTIL LATER IN DOVER AND WIGHT. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

WEST OR SOUTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8, DECREASING 4 TO 6 BUT LATER IN PORTLAND. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH OCCASIONALLY HIGH AT FIRST, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

BISCAY

WEST 6 TO GALE 8, DECREASING 4 TO 6. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH AT FIRST IN FAR NORTHWEST. FAIR. GOOD

FITZROY

WESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8. BACKING SOUTHWESTERLY, BUT NORTHERLY IN SOUTHEAST, 4 TO 6. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. FAIR. GOOD

SOLE

CYCLONIC 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, BECOMING ROUGH LATER. OCCASIONAL RAIN. MODERATE OR POOR

LUNDY FASTNET

CYCLONIC 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 AT FIRST IN FASTNET, BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH AT FIRST, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER. RAIN AT FIRST. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST

IRISH SEA

SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7, BECOMING CYCLONIC THEN SOUTHWEST LATER, 4 TO 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH IN SOUTH. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

SHANNON

CYCLONIC 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 AT FIRST, BECOMING WEST OR SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH AT FIRST IN SOUTH. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

ROCKALL

CYCLONIC 3 TO 5, INCREASING 5 TO 7, PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

MALIN

CYCLONIC 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

HEBRIDES BAILEY

SOUTH OR SOUTHEAST 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

FAIR ISLE FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND