AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 1130 UTC ON WEDNESDAY 26 AUGUST 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 1200 UTC WEDNESDAY 26 AUGUST TO 1200 UTC THURSDAY 27 AUGUST 2026

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 0600

LOW JUST WEST OF SOLE 1001 LOSING ITS IDENTITY BY 0600 TOMORROW. NEW LOW EXPECTED SOLE 1000 BY SAME TIME

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE NORTHEAST FORTIES

SOUTHEASTERLY 2 TO 4, INCREASING 5 TO 7 LATER. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE LATER, EXCEPT IN NORTH UTSIRE. FAIR. GOOD

SOUTHWEST FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE WEST DOGGER

EASTERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY, BECOMING CYCLONIC LATER IN CROMARTY AND FORTH, 3 TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. MAINLY FAIR. MODERATE OR GOOD

EAST DOGGER FISHER GERMAN BIGHT

EASTERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY, 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 LATER IN FISHER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. MAINLY FAIR. MODERATE OR GOOD

HUMBER THAMES DOVER

EAST OR SOUTHEAST, VEERING SOUTHWEST LATER, 3 TO 5. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT IN DOVER, SLIGHT OR MODERATE ELSEWHERE. SHOWERS, PERHAPS THUNDERY. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE OR POOR

WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

SOUTHEAST 2 TO 4, BACKING EAST 4 TO 6, THEN VEERING SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5 LATER. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT IN WIGHT, ELSEWHERE SLIGHT OR MODERATE. THUNDERY SHOWERS OR RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE OR POOR

BISCAY

SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5, BECOMING CYCLONIC 5 TO 7, THEN SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH. THUNDERY RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE OR POOR

FITZROY

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

SOLE

CYCLONIC 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 IN WEST, BECOMING WESTERLY 4 OR 5 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER. THUNDERY RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE OR POOR

LUNDY FASTNET

SOUTHEASTERLY BECOMING CYCLONIC THEN NORTHWESTERLY LATER, 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN SOUTH. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT IN EAST LUNDY, ELSEWHERE SLIGHT OR MODERATE. THUNDERY RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE OR POOR

IRISH SEA

EAST BECOMING CYCLONIC THEN NORTHWEST LATER, 3 TO 5. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

SHANNON ROCKALL MALIN

EAST OR NORTHEAST 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN SOUTH SHANNON. MODERATE OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT. SHOWERS, PERHAPS THUNDERY IN SHANNON. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE AND IN SHANNON POOR

HEBRIDES BAILEY

CYCLONIC BECOMING NORTH OR NORTHEAST, 3 TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SMOOTH IN EAST HEBRIDES. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE OR POOR

FAIR ISLE FAEROES

EAST OR SOUTHEAST, 3 TO 5, BACKING NORTHEAST 4 TO 6 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. FOG PATCHES LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR LATER

SOUTHEAST ICELAND