AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 1130 UTC ON THURSDAY 27 AUGUST 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 1200 UTC THURSDAY 27 AUGUST TO 1200 UTC FRIDAY 28 AUGUST 2026

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 0600

LOW SOLE 1002 LOSING ITS IDENTITY BY 0600 TOMORROW. LOW IN NORTHEAST FRANCE 1007 EXPECTED FORTIES 1000 BY SAME TIME

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING NORTH UTSIRE

EASTERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5, INCREASING 6 OR 7 LATER IN SOUTH. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING ROUGH LATER IN SOUTH AND OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH IN VIKING. RAIN LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR LATER

SOUTH UTSIRE NORTHEAST FORTIES

EASTERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 LATER, PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER. SLIGHT AT FIRST IN NORTHEAST, OTHERWISE MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH IN SOUTHWEST. RAIN LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR LATER

SOUTHWEST FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER

EASTERLY, BECOMING CYCLONIC, 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 AT FIRST IN EAST DOGGER. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT EXCEPT IN SOUTHWEST FORTIES. FAIR THEN THUNDERY RAIN, FOG PATCHES LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR, BUT VERY POOR LATER

FISHER GERMAN BIGHT

EAST OR SOUTHEAST, BECOMING CYCLONIC, 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7, PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER IN FISHER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH LATER IN FISHER. THUNDERY RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

HUMBER THAMES

EAST BECOMING CYCLONIC, 3 TO 5, BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SMOOTH IN THAMES. THUNDERY RAIN, FOG PATCHES IN HUMBER. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR IN HUMBER AND POOR IN THAMES

DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 LATER. SLIGHT, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE IN PLYMOUTH AND LATER ELSEWHERE. THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

BISCAY

VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING WEST 4 TO 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH LATER IN SOUTH. THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

FITZROY

CYCLONIC BECOMING WESTERLY, 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 AT FIRST IN NORTHWEST. MODERATE OR ROUGH. THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

SOLE LUNDY FASTNET

CYCLONIC, 6 OR 7 AT FIRST IN WEST SOLE, OTHERWISE 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH IN WEST SOLE AT FIRST. SHOWERS, PERHAPS THUNDERY. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

IRISH SEA

EAST BECOMING CYCLONIC, 3 TO 5. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. THUNDERY RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

SHANNON

NORTHEASTERLY BACKING NORTHWESTERLY THEN WESTERLY LATER, 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 AT FIRST IN SOUTH. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES

NORTHEAST 3 TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SMOOTH IN EAST MALIN AND EAST HEBRIDES. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

BAILEY

NORTH OR NORTHEAST 3 TO 5. SLIGHT, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE IN SOUTHEAST. SHOWERS. GOOD

FAIR ISLE

SOUTHEASTERLY BACKING NORTHEASTERLY LATER 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 LATER IN EAST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. FOG PATCHES, RAIN LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR

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