AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 1725 UTC ON TUESDAY 21 JULY 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 1800 UTC TUESDAY 21 JULY TO 1800 UTC WEDNESDAY 22 JULY 2026

THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN SOUTH UTSIRE AND FISHER

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDDAY

HIGH 400 MILES WEST OF IRELAND 1039 MOVING SLOWLY SOUTH, DECLINING 1036 BY MIDDAY TOMORROW

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING NORTH UTSIRE

NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6. MODERATE OCCASIONALLY ROUGH AT FIRST IN SOUTHWEST IN VIKING, SLIGHT OR MODERATE BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER IN SOUTH UTSIRE. DRIZZLE. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

SOUTH UTSIRE

NORTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 IN SOUTHEAST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH. DRIZZLE. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

FORTIES CROMARTY

NORTHWESTERLY 5 OR 6, DECREASING 3 TO 5 LATER EXCEPT IN EAST FORTIES. MODERATE OR ROUGH IN FORTIES, SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN CROMARTY. OCCASIONAL DRIZZLE. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

FORTH TYNE

VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING NORTHWEST 3 TO 5 FOR A TIME. SLIGHT BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE. MAINLY FAIR. GOOD OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

DOGGER FISHER GERMAN BIGHT

NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, BUT 5 TO 7 IN FISHER, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 IN NORTHEAST FISHER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE AT FIRST IN DOGGER AND GERMAN BIGHT, OTHERWISE MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

HUMBER THAMES

VARIABLE 2 TO 4 IN FAR WEST, OTHERWISE NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6. SLIGHT, BECOMING MODERATE OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

VARIABLE 2 TO 4, OCCASIONALLY NORTHERLY 5 IN WEST PLYMOUTH AND SOUTHWESTERLY 5 LATER IN NORTH WIGHT AND NORTH PORTLAND. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE IN FAR WEST OF PLYMOUTH. FAIR. GOOD

BISCAY

NORTH OR NORTHEAST 4 TO 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SMOOTH LATER IN EAST. FAIR. GOOD

FITZROY

NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY, BUT CYCLONIC IN SOUTHEAST, 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 AT FIRST IN SOUTHEAST. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BUT SLIGHT IN FAR SOUTHEAST AND FAR NORTHEAST. SHOWERS, THUNDERY AT FIRST IN SOUTH, FOG PATCHES LATER IN SOUTHEAST. GOOD OCCASIONALLY MODERATE, BECOMING MODERATE OR GOOD OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR LATER IN SOUTHEAST

SOLE LUNDY FASTNET

NORTH OR NORTHEAST 3 TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS IN SOLE. GOOD

IRISH SEA

NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN NORTH. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING SMOOTH OR SLIGHT LATER. FAIR. GOOD

SHANNON

NORTH OR NORTHEAST 3 TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. DRIZZLE. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

ROCKALL MALIN

NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY, BACKING WESTERLY LATER IN NORTH ROCKALL, 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN SOUTHEAST MALIN. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. DRIZZLE. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

HEBRIDES BAILEY FAIR ISLE FAEROES

NORTHWESTERLY BACKING WESTERLY 4 TO 6, BUT 3 TO 5 IN HEBRIDES AND FAEROES, DECREASING 3 OR 4 LATER IN FAIR ISLE. MODERATE OR ROUGH BECOMING MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT EXCEPT IN BAILEY. OCCASIONAL RAIN OR DRIZZLE, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR

SOUTHEAST ICELAND