AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 0505 UTC ON MONDAY 20 JULY 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 0600 UTC MONDAY 20 JULY TO 0600 UTC TUESDAY 21 JULY 2026

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDNIGHT

HIGH 250 MILES WEST OF ROCKALL 1036 SLOW-MOVING, INTENSIFYING 1038 BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING

NORTH BACKING WEST OR NORTHWEST, 3 TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. DRIZZLE LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR LATER

NORTH UTSIRE

NORTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. DRIZZLE LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR LATER

SOUTH UTSIRE

NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT LATER. MAINLY FAIR. GOOD

FORTIES CROMARTY

NORTHWEST 3 TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. OCCASIONAL DRIZZLE. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

FORTH TYNE

VARIABLE 2 TO 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING SLIGHT IN FORTH AND ALSO LATER IN TYNE. SHOWERS. GOOD

DOGGER FISHER GERMAN BIGHT

NORTH OR NORTHWEST 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 3 IN DOGGER AND 6 IN FISHER. MODERATE OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT. SHOWERS AT FIRST. GOOD

HUMBER THAMES

NORTHERLY 3 TO 5, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 FOR A TIME IN WEST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING SLIGHT LATER. SHOWERS. GOOD

DOVER

NORTHEAST 3 TO 5. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE IN NORTHEAST. MAINLY FAIR. GOOD

WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

EASTERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 AT TIMES IN NORTH. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE IN FAR WEST PLYMOUTH. FAIR. GOOD

BISCAY FITZROY

CYCLONIC IN FAR SOUTH FITZROY, OTHERWISE NORTHEASTERLY, 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 3 IN SOUTH. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT IN NORTHEAST BISCAY AND ROUGH IN FITZROY. THUNDERY SHOWERS IN SOUTH. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE IN SOUTH

SOLE LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA SHANNON

NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5, BUT NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6 IN NORTHERN IRISH SEA. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SMOOTH IN EAST LUNDY, NORTH FASTNET AND IRISH SEA. MAINLY FAIR. GOOD

ROCKALL MALIN

NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN SOUTHEAST MALIN. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. DRIZZLE AT TIMES. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

HEBRIDES BAILEY

WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN NORTH BAILEY. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT IN SOUTHEAST HEBRIDES AND ROUGH IN NORTH BAILEY. OCCASIONAL DRIZZLE. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

FAIR ISLE

WEST OR NORTHWEST 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 2 AT FIRST, INCREASING 5 OR 6 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. OCCASIONAL DRIZZLE. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

FAEROES

VARIABLE 2 TO 4 AT FIRST IN NORTHEAST, OTHERWISE WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5, INCREASING 5 OR 6. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT AT FIRST THEN BECOMING ROUGH AT TIMES. OCCASIONAL DRIZZLE, FOG PATCHES AT FIRST. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR AT FIRST AND POOR LATER

SOUTHEAST ICELAND