AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 0505 UTC ON FRIDAY 28 AUGUST 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 0600 UTC FRIDAY 28 AUGUST TO 0600 UTC SATURDAY 29 AUGUST 2026

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

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDNIGHT

LOW IRISH SEA 1005 EXPECTED FORTIES 994 BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. NEW LOW EXPECTED SHANNON 997 BY SAME TIME

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING NORTH UTSIRE

EASTERLY BECOMING CYCLONIC, 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 IN VIKING. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH IN VIKING. RAIN, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR

SOUTH UTSIRE NORTHEAST FORTIES

EASTERLY 6 OR 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 IN SOUTH UTSIRE, BECOMING CYCLONIC 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING MODERATE LATER. THUNDERY RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

SOUTHWEST FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER

CYCLONIC, BECOMING WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY LATER, 4 TO 6. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH IN SOUTHWEST FORTIES AND SLIGHT ELSEWHERE. THUNDERY RAIN, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR

FISHER GERMAN BIGHT

EASTERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY VEERING SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY, 4 TO 6, BUT 7 OR GALE 8 AT FIRST IN NORTH FISHER. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH AT FIRST IN NORTH FISHER AND SLIGHT ELSEWHERE. THUNDERY RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

HUMBER

SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. THUNDERY SHOWERS, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR

THAMES DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6, INCREASING 6 OR 7 FOR A TIME EXCEPT IN PLYMOUTH. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT AT FIRST IN DOVER AND WIGHT, OTHERWISE SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING ROUGH AT TIMES. SHOWERS, PERHAPS THUNDERY. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

BISCAY SOUTH FITZROY

CYCLONIC MAINLY WESTERLY, 4 TO 6, INCREASING 7 AT TIMES. MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS, THUNDERY AT FIRST. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

NORTH FITZROY SOLE

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

LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA

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

SHANNON

NORTHWESTERLY BECOMING CYCLONIC, 3 TO 5, INCREASING 5 TO 7 IN SOUTH. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH LATER IN SOUTH. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY

NORTH OR NORTHEAST, BACKING NORTHWEST FOR A TIME IN MALIN, 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS, FOG PATCHES IN HEBRIDES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR BUT VERY POOR IN HEBRIDES

FAIR ISLE FAEROES

CYCLONIC 3 TO 5, BECOMING NORTH OR NORTHEAST 4 TO 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH IN SOUTHEAST FAIR ISLE, BECOMING MODERATE LATER. OCCASIONAL RAIN, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR

SOUTHEAST ICELAND