AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 1130 UTC ON THURSDAY 18 JUNE 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 1200 UTC THURSDAY 18 JUNE TO 1200 UTC FRIDAY 19 JUNE 2026

THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN SOUTHEAST ICELAND

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 0600

LOW JUST WEST OF BAILEY 991 SLOW-MOVING, FILLING 994 BY 0600 TOMORROW

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING NORTH UTSIRE

SOUTHERLY 4 TO 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. RAIN, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR

SOUTH UTSIRE

SOUTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5, BACKING SOUTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6. SLIGHT, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE LATER. RAIN, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR

FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER

SOUTH 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. OCCASIONAL RAIN, FOG PATCHES IN FORTIES AND DOGGER. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR IN FORTIES AND DOGGER AND POOR ELSEWHERE

FISHER GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER

SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 2 TO 4, INCREASING 5 AT TIMES. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. SHOWERS, THUNDERY IN GERMAN BIGHT, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR

THAMES DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND

VARIABLE 2 TO 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE IN PORTLAND. THUNDERY SHOWERS OR DRIZZLE, FOG BANKS. MODERATE TO VERY POOR

PLYMOUTH

SOUTH 3 TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. DRIZZLE, FOG BANKS. MODERATE TO VERY POOR

BISCAY

VARIABLE 2 TO 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. THUNDERY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD

SOUTHEAST FITZROY

VARIABLE 2 TO 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS, FOG PATCHES IN SOUTHEAST. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR IN SOUTHEAST

NORTHWEST FITZROY SOLE LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA

SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, BECOMING CYCLONIC 3 TO 5 IN NORTHWEST FITZROY AND WEST SOLE, OCCASIONALLY 7 LATER IN IRISH SEA. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT IN EAST IRISH SEA AND ROUGH LATER IN FASTNET AND WEST IRISH SEA. OCCASIONAL RAIN, PERHAPS THUNDERY, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR

SHANNON

CYCLONIC 3 TO 5. MODERATE. RAIN, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR

ROCKALL

SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5. ROUGH AT FIRST IN NORTH, OTHERWISE MODERATE. OCCASIONAL RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

MALIN HEBRIDES

CYCLONIC MAINLY SOUTHWESTERLY, 3 TO 5, INCREASING 5 TO 7 FOR A TIME LATER IN SOUTHEAST MALIN. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH AT FIRST. OCCASIONAL RAIN, PERHAPS THUNDERY, FOG PATCHES IN MALIN. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR IN MALIN

BAILEY

CYCLONIC MAINLY SOUTHWEST, 4 TO 6. ROUGH BECOMING MODERATE. SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD

FAIR ISLE FAEROES

SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST, BECOMING CYCLONIC LATER IN FAIR ISLE, 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 LATER IN FAIR ISLE. SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN SOUTHEAST FAIR ISLE, ELSEWHERE MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH AT FIRST. OCCASIONAL RAIN, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR

SOUTHEAST ICELAND