AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 1725 UTC ON SATURDAY 04 JULY 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 1800 UTC SATURDAY 04 JULY TO 1800 UTC SUNDAY 05 JULY 2026

THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN TRAFALGAR

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDDAY

HIGH SOLE 1032 SLOW-MOVING, DECLINING 1029 BY MIDDAY TOMORROW

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE EAST FORTIES

WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5, VEERING NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 IN SOUTH UTSIRE, BACKING WESTERLY 4 LATER IN VIKING. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH LATER IN SOUTH UTSIRE. RAIN THEN SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST

WEST FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE

WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY, BACKING SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY LATER, 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 AT FIRST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING SMOOTH OR SLIGHT IN CROMARTY AND FORTH. SHOWERS, RAIN LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD

DOGGER

WEST VEERING NORTHWEST, BACKING SOUTHWEST LATER, 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 AT FIRST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. OCCASIONAL RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD

FISHER GERMAN BIGHT

WEST VEERING NORTHWEST, 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 IN FISHER. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT AT FIRST, THEN ROUGH LATER IN EAST FISHER. SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD

HUMBER THAMES

SOUTHWEST VEERING NORTHWEST, 3 TO 5, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

DOVER

WEST OR SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 AT FIRST. SLIGHT, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE AT FIRST. FAIR. GOOD

WIGHT PORTLAND

WEST OR NORTHWEST 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 AT FIRST IN WIGHT. SLIGHT, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE AT FIRST. FAIR. MODERATE OR GOOD

PLYMOUTH

NORTHWEST 3 TO 5, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4. SLIGHT OCCASIONALLY MODERATE. MAINLY FAIR. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

BISCAY

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

FITZROY

EASTERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6, BECOMING CYCLONIC 2 TO 4 IN FAR SOUTH. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH AT FIRST IN SOUTH, BECOMING SLIGHT AT TIMES IN EAST. MAINLY FAIR. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR IN NORTH

SOLE

VARIABLE 2 TO 4. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT LATER. MAINLY FAIR. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

LUNDY FASTNET

WEST OR NORTHWEST, BACKING SOUTHWEST LATER, 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 AT FIRST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. MAINLY FAIR. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

IRISH SEA SHANNON

WEST OR SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 AT FIRST. IN IRISH SEA, SLIGHT, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE AT FIRST, BUT IN SHANNON, MAINLY MODERATE. OCCASIONAL DRIZZLE. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

ROCKALL MALIN

WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 3 IN NORTH. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH AT FIRST, BECOMING SLIGHT AT TIMES IN EAST MALIN. RAIN, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE TO VERY POOR

HEBRIDES BAILEY

NORTHWEST BECOMING CYCLONIC, 3 TO 5. MODERATE. SHOWERS THEN RAIN, FOG PATCHES DEVELOPING. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR

FAIR ISLE FAEROES

WEST OR NORTHWEST, BECOMING CYCLONIC IN FAEROES, 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 AT FIRST. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT IN SOUTH FAIR ISLE AND ROUGH AT FIRST IN NORTH FAIR ISLE. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

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