AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 1130 UTC ON TUESDAY 11 AUGUST 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 1200 UTC TUESDAY 11 AUGUST TO 1200 UTC WEDNESDAY 12 AUGUST 2026

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 0600

HIGH HUMBER 1026 EXPECTED HAMBURG 1030 BY 0600 TOMORROW

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE EAST FORTIES

NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6 AT FIRST IN SOUTH UTSIRE, OTHERWISE VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD

WEST FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH

SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 LATER EXCEPT IN CROMARTY. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD

TYNE DOGGER

VARIABLE 2 TO 4 AT FIRST IN EAST DOGGER, OTHERWISE SOUTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. FAIR. GOOD

FISHER

NORTHWEST 4 TO 6, BACKING SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5 LATER. MODERATE, BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE. FAIR. GOOD

GERMAN BIGHT

NORTHWEST 3 TO 5, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4. MODERATE, BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE. FAIR. GOOD

HUMBER

VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING SOUTHEASTERLY 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN WEST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. FAIR. GOOD

THAMES DOVER WIGHT

EAST OR NORTHEAST 4 TO 6, DECREASING 3 OR 4 LATER. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT IN DOVER, OTHERWISE SLIGHT OR MODERATE BECOMING SLIGHT OCCASIONALLY SMOOTH LATER. FAIR. GOOD

PORTLAND PLYMOUTH BISCAY

EAST OR NORTHEAST 3 TO 5 AT FIRST EXCEPT IN BISCAY, OTHERWISE VARIABLE 2 TO 4. SLIGHT OCCASIONALLY MODERATE. FAIR. GOOD

SOUTHEAST FITZROY

CYCLONIC 3 TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. FAIR. GOOD

NORTHWEST FITZROY WEST SOLE

SOUTHERLY 3 TO 5. MODERATE. THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

EAST SOLE LUNDY FASTNET

SOUTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5 AT FIRST IN FASTNET, OTHERWISE VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING EASTERLY 3 TO 5 LATER IN NORTH LUNDY. SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN EAST SOLE AND SOUTHWEST FASTNET, OTHERWISE SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. SHOWERS AT FIRST IN WEST FASTNET. GOOD

IRISH SEA

SOUTH OR SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN EAST SOLE AND SOUTHWEST FASTNET, OTHERWISE SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. FAIR. GOOD

SHANNON ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY

SOUTH OR SOUTHEAST 4 TO 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN EAST MALIN AND EAST HEBRIDES, BUT ELSEWHERE MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN OR SHOWERS, PERHAPS THUNDERY, FOG PATCHES IN ROCKALL AND BAILEY, AND LATER ELSEWHERE. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR, BUT VERY POOR IN ROCKALL AND BAILEY, AND LATER ELSEWHERE

FAIR ISLE

SOUTHWESTERLY 3 OR 4 AT FIRST IN NORTH, OTHERWISE SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. OCCASIONAL RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE, BUT POOR LATER

FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND