AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 1130 UTC ON FRIDAY 19 JUNE 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 1200 UTC FRIDAY 19 JUNE TO 1200 UTC SATURDAY 20 JUNE 2026

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 0600

LOW NORTHWEST BAILEY 994 LOSING ITS IDENTITY BY 0600 TOMORROW. NEW LOW EXPECTED 300 MILES NORTHEAST OF FAEROES 988 BY SAME TIME

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE FORTIES

SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6, BECOMING CYCLONIC 2 TO 4 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH FOR A TIME IN NORTHEAST VIKING AND NORTH UTSIRE. OCCASIONAL RAIN, FOG PATCHES AT FIRST. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR AT FIRST

CROMARTY FORTH TYNE

SOUTH VEERING WEST OR SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5, BECOMING VARIABLE 3 OR LESS FOR A TIME IN CROMARTY. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. OCCASIONAL RAIN, THEN SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

DOGGER FISHER GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER

SOUTH OR SOUTHEAST, VEERING WEST OR SOUTHWEST, 3 TO 5. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. FOG PATCHES, THUNDERY SHOWERS LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR

THAMES DOVER

VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5 FOR A TIME. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5 FOR A TIME. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE IN WEST PORTLAND AND PLYMOUTH. DRIZZLE, FOG BANKS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR

BISCAY SOUTHEAST FITZROY

VARIABLE 2 TO 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS, FOG PATCHES. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR

NORTHWEST FITZROY SOLE

SOUTHWESTERLY VEERING WESTERLY 3 TO 5, BECOMING VARIABLE 3 OR LESS LATER. MODERATE. RAIN AND FOG PATCHES AT FIRST. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR AT FIRST

LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA

SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING SMOOTH OR SLIGHT LATER IN IRISH SEA. RAIN, PERHAPS THUNDERY, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR

SHANNON

SOUTHWEST VEERING WEST LATER, 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 2 LATER. MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD

ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES

SOUTHERLY VEERING SOUTHWESTERLY, 3 TO 5, BUT CYCLONIC 4 TO 6 AT FIRST IN SOUTHEAST MALIN. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT IN MALIN AND HEBRIDES. RAIN THEN SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

BAILEY

SOUTHERLY VEERING WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 LATER. MODERATE BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER. SHOWERS. GOOD

FAIR ISLE FAEROES

CYCLONIC 4 TO 6 IN FAIR ISLE, OTHERWISE VARIABLE, 2 TO 4, BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH LATER IN NORTH FAEROES. OCCASIONAL RAIN, THEN SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST

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