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

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 0600

HIGH 250 MILES WEST OF ROCKALL 1034 SLOW-MOVING, INTENSIFYING 1036 BY 0600 TOMORROW

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING NORTH UTSIRE

NORTHERLY BACKING NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, DECREASING 3 IN WEST VIKING. MODERATE OR ROUGH BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS FOR A TIME IN SOUTHWEST VIKING. GOOD

SOUTH UTSIRE

NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6 IN WEST BUT CYCLONIC 2 TO 4 IN EAST. ROUGH AT FIRST IN WEST, OTHERWISE MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT IN EAST. SHOWERS FOR A TIME. GOOD

FORTIES

NORTH OR NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 DECREASING 3 TO 5. ROUGH BECOMING MODERATE, THEN BECOMING SLIGHT LATER IN NORTHWEST. OCCASIONAL DRIZZLE, MAINLY LATER IN WEST. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE LATER IN WEST

CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER

NORTH OR NORTHWEST 4 OR 5, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 IN CROMARTY, FORTH AND TYNE. SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN CROMARTY AND FORTH, BUT ELSEWHERE ROUGH BECOMING MODERATE. OCCASIONAL DRIZZLE OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

FISHER GERMAN BIGHT

NORTH OR NORTHWEST 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 AT FIRST. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING MODERATE. SHOWERS, THUNDERY AT FIRST IN GERMAN BIGHT. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE AT FIRST

HUMBER THAMES

NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 AT FIRST IN HUMBER, THEN BECOMING VARIABLE 3 AT TIMES IN WEST. MODERATE OR ROUGH AT FIRST IN HUMBER, OTHERWISE SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD

DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING NORTHEASTERLY 5 AT TIMES EXCEPT IN NORTHWEST WIGHT, NORTH PORTLAND AND NORTH PLYMOUTH. SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN NORTH AND EAST DOVER AND WEST PLYMOUTH, BUT ELSEWHERE SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. MAINLY FAIR. GOOD

BISCAY FITZROY

CYCLONIC IN FAR SOUTHEAST OF FITZROY, OTHERWISE NORTHEASTERLY, 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 3 IN SOUTH. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER IN FITZROY AND FAR WEST OF BISCAY. THUNDERY SHOWERS IN SOUTH. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE IN SOUTH

SOLE LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA SHANNON

NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN NORTHWEST IRISH SEA. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SMOOTH IN EAST LUNDY AND IRISH SEA. FAIR. GOOD

ROCKALL MALIN

NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN SOUTHEAST MALIN. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. DRIZZLE AT TIMES. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

HEBRIDES BAILEY

WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN NORTHWEST BAILEY, DECREASING 3 AT TIMES IN EAST AND SOUTH HEBRIDES. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH IN FAR NORTHWEST OF BAILEY AND SLIGHT IN SOUTHEAST HEBRIDES. DRIZZLE AT TIMES. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

FAIR ISLE FAEROES

WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 3 OR 4, OCCASIONALLY 5 IN SOUTH, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 AT TIMES IN NORTH. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. OCCASIONAL DRIZZLE, FOG PATCHES IN FAEROES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR IN FAEROES

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