AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 0505 UTC ON THURSDAY 30 JULY 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 0600 UTC THURSDAY 30 JULY TO 0600 UTC FRIDAY 31 JULY 2026

THERE IS A WARNING OF GALES IN HEBRIDES

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDNIGHT

LOW HEBRIDES 1006 MOVING SLOWLY EAST-NORTHEASTWARDS, LOSING ITS IDENTITY

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE FORTIES

CYCLONIC 2 TO 4 BECOMING WESTERLY 4 TO 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. RAIN OR SHOWERS, PERHAPS THUNDERY, FOG PATCHES AT FIRST. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR AT FIRST

CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER

WEST 3 TO 5, INCREASING 6 FOR A TIME IN CROMARTY AND FORTH. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS, THUNDERY IN CROMARTY. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

FISHER

VARIABLE 3 OR LESS BECOMING WEST 4 TO 6. SLIGHT, BECOMING MODERATE LATER. THUNDERY SHOWERS, FOG PATCHES AT FIRST. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR AT FIRST

GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER THAMES

VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING CYCLONIC 3 TO 5 FOR A TIME. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT, BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN NORTH GERMAN BIGHT. SHOWERS, PERHAPS THUNDERY. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

WEST OR SOUTHWEST, VEERING NORTHWEST LATER, 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN DOVER. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE IN DOVER AND BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN PLYMOUTH. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

BISCAY FITZROY

NORTH OR NORTHWEST 3 OR 4, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 AT TIMES. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS, THUNDERY IN BISCAY. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

SOLE LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA SHANNON

WEST OR NORTHWEST 3 TO 5, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 IN SOLE AND IRISH SEA. MODERATE IN SHANNON AND SMOOTH OR SLIGHT IN LUNDY AND IRISH SEA, BUT ELSEWHERE SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

ROCKALL MALIN

WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 AT FIRST IN NORTH MALIN, BACKING WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5. MODERATE OR ROUGH BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE. RAIN OR SHOWERS, THUNDERY AT FIRST. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST AND MODERATE LATER

HEBRIDES

CYCLONIC 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST IN SOUTH, BECOMING WESTERLY 3 TO 5. MODERATE OR ROUGH AT FIRST IN SOUTH, OTHERWISE SLIGHT OR MODERATE. RAIN OR THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

BAILEY

WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY MAINLY 3 TO 5, BUT 6 AT FIRST IN FAR SOUTHEAST. MODERATE. RAIN OR SHOWERS, THUNDERY AT FIRST IN SOUTHEAST. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST AND MODERATE LATER

FAIR ISLE FAEROES

VARIABLE 2 TO 4 BECOMING WEST OR NORTHWEST 3 TO 5, BACKING WEST OR SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. RAIN OR SHOWERS, THUNDERY IN FAIR ISLE. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

SOUTHEAST ICELAND