AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 0505 UTC ON MONDAY 29 JUNE 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 0600 UTC MONDAY 29 JUNE TO 0600 UTC TUESDAY 30 JUNE 2026

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDNIGHT

ATLANTIC LOW 1002 MOVING RATHER QUICKLY NORTHEAST, EXPECTED ROCKALL 1011 BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. NEW HIGH EXPECTED GERMAN BIGHT 1026 BY SAME TIME. LOW SOUTHEAST ICELAND 991 EXPECTED NORTHEAST OF ICELAND 997 BY THAT TIME

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE

SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 AT FIRST EXCEPT IN THE UTSIRES, DECREASING 2 AT TIMES LATER. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT IN TYNE, BUT ELSEWHERE SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH IN NORTH VIKING, BECOMING SMOOTH OR SLIGHT LATER IN CROMARTY AND FORTH. SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD

DOGGER FISHER

WEST OR SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING SMOOTH OR SLIGHT IN DOGGER. FAIR. GOOD

GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER THAMES

NORTHWEST 3 TO 5, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4, THEN SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5 LATER IN HUMBER AND THAMES. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE IN NORTH GERMAN BIGHT. FAIR. GOOD

DOVER

NORTHWEST BACKING SOUTHWEST, 3 TO 5. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. MAINLY FAIR. GOOD

WIGHT PORTLAND

NORTHWEST BECOMING VARIABLE, 2 TO 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING SMOOTH OR SLIGHT IN WIGHT. SHOWERS. GOOD

PLYMOUTH

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

BISCAY

VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING NORTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5 IN EAST. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING MODERATE LATER. SHOWERS. GOOD

SOUTHEAST FITZROY

NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 IN SOUTHEAST. MODERATE OR ROUGH. FAIR. GOOD

NORTHWEST FITZROY SOLE

WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5, INCREASING 5 TO 7, BECOMING CYCLONIC 4 TO 6 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH IN FAR WEST. OCCASIONAL RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA

SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH IN FASTNET, BUT ELSEWHERE SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH AT FIRST IN LUNDY. SHOWERS, RAIN LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR LATER

SHANNON

SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5, INCREASING 5 TO 7, VEERING WEST OR NORTHWEST 4 TO 6 LATER. ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH IN FAR SOUTHWEST. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

ROCKALL

SOUTHWEST BECOMING CYCLONIC, 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 3 LATER. VERY ROUGH AT FIRST IN NORTHEAST, OTHERWISE ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE LATER. FAIR THEN RAIN. GOOD, BECOMING MODERATE OR POOR

MALIN

SOUTHWEST BACKING SOUTHEAST, 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH AT FIRST. SHOWERS THEN RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

HEBRIDES BAILEY FAIR ISLE FAEROES

SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 AT FIRST, BECOMING CYCLONIC 3 TO 5 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH AT FIRST. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

SOUTHEAST ICELAND