AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 1725 UTC ON SUNDAY 26 JULY 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 1800 UTC SUNDAY 26 JULY TO 1800 UTC MONDAY 27 JULY 2026

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDDAY

NEW HIGH EXPECTED FITZROY 1024 BY MIDDAY TOMORROW. LOW GERMAN BIGHT 998 MOVING AWAY STEADILY EASTWARDS

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE

WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 IN NORTH VIKING, AND LATER ALSO EASTERN SOUTH UTSIRE. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH FOR A TIME IN FAR NORTH OF VIKING. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

FORTIES CROMARTY

NORTHWEST 4 TO 6, BACKING WEST OR SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5 LATER. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT IN WEST CROMARTY, ELSEWHERE MAINLY SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BUT BECOMING ROUGH IN NORTHEAST FORTIES. SHOWERS. GOOD

FORTH TYNE

VARIABLE 3 OR LESS BECOMING WEST OR NORTHWEST 4 OR 5, THEN VARIABLE 2 TO 4 LATER. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT, BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE EXCEPT IN WEST FORTH. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST

DOGGER

NORTHWEST 3 TO 5, BACKING SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE AT FIRST

FISHER

VARIABLE 3 OR 4 BECOMING NORTHWESTERLY 5 OR 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 LATER IN NORTHEAST. MODERATE BECOMING ROUGH. RAIN THEN SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

GERMAN BIGHT

CYCLONIC BECOMING NORTHWEST, 4 TO 6. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT AT FIRST IN EAST AND ROUGH LATER IN FAR NORTH. RAIN THEN SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

HUMBER THAMES

CYCLONIC 3 TO 5 BECOMING NORTHWEST 4 TO 6, THEN VARIABLE 2 TO 4 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING SMOOTH OR SLIGHT LATER IN WEST THAMES. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE AT FIRST

DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

SOUTHWESTERLY AT FIRST IN DOVER AND EAST WIGHT, OTHERWISE WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY, 4 TO 6, BACKING WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5 LATER. ROUGH AT FIRST IN WEST PLYMOUTH, OTHERWISE SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD

BISCAY

NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4. ROUGH AT FIRST IN FAR NORTHWEST, OTHERWISE MODERATE. SHOWERS AT FIRST. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE AT FIRST

SOUTH FITZROY

NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY VEERING NORTHEASTERLY, 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN EAST. MODERATE. SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD

NORTH FITZROY SOLE

NORTHWESTERLY 4 OR 5 BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4. ROUGH AT FIRST IN NORTHEAST FITZROY AND SOLE, OTHERWISE MODERATE. SHOWERS AT FIRST. GOOD

LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA

NORTHWEST 4 TO 6, BACKING SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5 LATER. MAINLY SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BUT IN SOUTHWEST FASTNET, ROUGH, BECOMING MODERATE LATER. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

SHANNON ROCKALL MALIN

NORTHWEST 4 TO 6 BACKING WEST OR SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5. ROUGH, BECOMING MODERATE LATER. SHOWERS, THEN RAIN LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR LATER

HEBRIDES SOUTH BAILEY

NORTHWESTERLY BACKING WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY, 3 TO 5. ROUGH, BECOMING MODERATE LATER. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

NORTH BAILEY

VARIABLE 2 TO 4. ROUGH BECOMING MODERATE. OCCASIONAL RAIN LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE LATER

FAIR ISLE FAEROES

WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 IN NORTH. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH FOR A TIME IN FAR NORTH OF FAIR ISLE AND FAR EAST OF FAEROES. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

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