AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 1130 UTC ON SATURDAY 25 JULY 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 1200 UTC SATURDAY 25 JULY TO 1200 UTC SUNDAY 26 JULY 2026

THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN VIKING FAIR ISLE FAEROES AND SOUTHEAST ICELAND

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 0600

LOW WESTERN NORWEGIAN BASIN 982 MOVING AWAY SLOWLY NORTHEASTWARDS

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING

SOUTHWESTERLY AT FIRST IN EAST, OTHERWISE WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY, 6 TO GALE 8 DECREASING 4 TO 6. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER. SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD

NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE

SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY VEERING WESTERLY, 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 AT FIRST. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN THEN SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST

FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH

WEST OR NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 BECOMING CYCLONIC 3 TO 5, THEN VARIABLE 2 TO 4 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH IN FORTIES AND AT FIRST IN FAR NORTHEAST OF CROMARTY, OTHERWISE SLIGHT OR MODERATE. RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST

TYNE DOGGER

WEST OR SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6 BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING SMOOTH OR SLIGHT IN TYNE. OCCASIONAL RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD

FISHER GERMAN BIGHT

SOUTHWEST VEERING WEST 4 TO 6, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH IN FISHER, SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN GERMAN BIGHT. OCCASIONAL RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST

HUMBER THAMES

WEST OR SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 FOR A TIME. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT AT FIRST IN THAMES, OTHERWISE SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

DOVER

VARIABLE 2 TO 4 BECOMING WEST OR SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE. OCCASIONAL RAIN LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE LATER

WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

WEST OR NORTHWEST 4 TO 6. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT AT FIRST EXCEPT IN SOUTHWEST PLYMOUTH, OTHERWISE SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH LATER IN WEST PLYMOUTH. OCCASIONAL RAIN LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE LATER

BISCAY FITZROY

NORTH OR NORTHWEST 4 TO 6. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH IN SOUTHEAST BISCAY, AND BECOMING ROUGH LATER IN NORTH FITZROY. SHOWERS, THUNDERY AT FIRST IN SOUTH, THEN DRIZZLE LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD

SOLE LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA SHANNON

WEST OR NORTHWEST 4 TO 6, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 FOR A TIME IN IRISH SEA. MODERATE OR ROUGH IN SOLE, SOUTHWEST FASTNET AND SHANNON, BUT ELSEWHERE SLIGHT OR MODERATE. OCCASIONAL RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD

ROCKALL MALIN

WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5, INCREASING 5 TO 7 EXCEPT IN FAR NORTHEAST OF MALIN. ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE IN NORTH ROCKALL AND EAST MALIN. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

HEBRIDES BAILEY

NORTHWEST 4 TO 6 BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR IN SOUTH

FAIR ISLE

NORTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 AT FIRST, DECREASING 4 TO 6. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD

FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND