AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 1725 UTC ON WEDNESDAY 10 JUNE 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 1800 UTC WEDNESDAY 10 JUNE TO 1800 UTC THURSDAY 11 JUNE 2026

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDDAY

ATLANTIC HIGH 1029 EXPECTED FITZROY WITH LITTLE CHANGE BY MIDDAY TOMORROW

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE

WESTERLY BACKING SOUTHERLY, 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 3 EXCEPT IN VIKING. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT EXCEPT IN NORTH UTSIRE. SHOWERS, PERHAPS THUNDERY. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

FORTIES

SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5, BACKING SOUTH 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OCCASIONALLY MODERATE. SHOWERS, PERHAPS THUNDERY, RAIN LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER

SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5, BACKING SOUTH OR SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN TYNE AND DOGGER. SLIGHT OCCASIONALLY SMOOTH, BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE LATER. THUNDERY SHOWERS, RAIN LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

FISHER GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER

WEST 3 OR 4, OCCASIONALLY 5 IN FISHER, BACKING SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN HUMBER. SLIGHT OCCASIONALLY MODERATE, BUT IN HUMBER SMOOTH OR SLIGHT BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE. THUNDERY SHOWERS, RAIN LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

THAMES DOVER

WEST 3 TO 5 BACKING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT AT FIRST IN THAMES, OTHERWISE SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER IN DOVER. THUNDERY SHOWERS, RAIN LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

WEST 4 TO 6, BACKING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS, THUNDERY IN WIGHT, THEN RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

BISCAY

NORTHWESTERLY, BECOMING VARIABLE, 2 TO 4, THEN SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6 IN NORTH. MODERATE. FAIR. GOOD

SOUTH FITZROY

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

NORTH FITZROY

WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5, BUT VARIABLE 3 OR LESS IN SOUTH. MODERATE. FAIR THEN RAIN AND FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR

SOLE

WEST OR SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

LUNDY FASTNET

WEST 4 TO 6, BACKING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7. MODERATE OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

IRISH SEA

SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5, BACKING SOUTH, VEERING SOUTHWEST LATER, 4 TO 6. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE IN SOUTH, BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH IN SOUTH. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

SHANNON

SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6, OCCASIONALLY 4 AT FIRST. ROUGH, BUT MODERATE AT FIRST IN SOUTHEAST. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

ROCKALL MALIN

SOUTHWEST, BACKING SOUTHEAST FOR A TIME, 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BUT SMOOTH OR SLIGHT IN SOUTHEAST MALIN. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

HEBRIDES BAILEY

WEST 3 TO 5 BECOMING CYCLONIC 4 TO 6. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH AT FIRST. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

FAIR ISLE FAEROES

SOUTHWEST, BACKING SOUTH OR SOUTHEAST, 3 TO 5. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT. SHOWERS, PERHAPS THUNDERY IN FAIR ISLE. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

SOUTHEAST ICELAND