AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 0505 UTC ON SUNDAY 09 AUGUST 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 0600 UTC SUNDAY 09 AUGUST TO 0600 UTC MONDAY 10 AUGUST 2026

THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN SOUTHEAST ICELAND

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDNIGHT

LOW FITZROY 1012 LOSING ITS IDENTITY BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. NEW HIGH 1020 EXPECTED SOLE BY SAME TIME

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE

SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY VEERING WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY, 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN THEN SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST

FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER

SOUTHWEST VEERING WEST OR NORTHWEST, 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 AT FIRST IN FORTIES AND CROMARTY. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. RAIN, SHOWERS LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

FISHER GERMAN BIGHT

SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY VEERING WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY LATER, 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 2 IN SOUTH GERMAN BIGHT. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BUT SMOOTH OR SLIGHT IN SOUTH GERMAN BIGHT. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

HUMBER THAMES

SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST BECOMING VARIABLE, 2 TO 4, THEN NORTH OR NORTHWEST 3 TO 5 LATER. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. OCCASIONAL RAIN IN HUMBER. MODERATE OR GOOD

DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

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

BISCAY

VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING NORTH OR NORTHWEST 3 TO 5. SLIGHT, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE LATER. THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

FITZROY SOLE

CYCLONIC 2 TO 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

LUNDY FASTNET

VARIABLE 2 OR 3, BECOMING WEST OR NORTHWEST 3 TO 5. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT IN LUNDY, SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN FASTNET. SHOWERS LATER. GOOD

IRISH SEA

SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST VEERING NORTH OR NORTHWEST LATER, 3 TO 5. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD

SHANNON

WEST OR SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5 AT FIRST IN NORTHWEST, OTHERWISE VARIABLE 2 TO 4. MODERATE. OCCASIONAL RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD

ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES

WEST OR NORTHWEST 4 TO 6, DECREASING 2 TO 4 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH. BECOMING MODERATE IN ROCKALL AND MALIN. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

BAILEY

NORTH OR NORTHWEST 4 TO 6, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

FAIR ISLE

SOUTHWESTERLY VEERING WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY, 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 LATER IN NORTHWEST. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH LATER IN NORTHWEST. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

FAEROES

CYCLONIC BECOMING NORTHWESTERLY, 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 IN NORTH, DECREASING 3 TO 5 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

SOUTHEAST ICELAND