AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 1130 UTC ON SUNDAY 30 AUGUST 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 1200 UTC SUNDAY 30 AUGUST TO 1200 UTC MONDAY 31 AUGUST 2026

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 0600

LOW ROCKALL 998 EXPECTED DOGGER 1000 BY 0600 TOMORROW. LOW GERMAN BIGHT 999 MOVING AWAY EAST-NORTHEASTWARDS

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE

NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5 BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4. MODERATE BECOMING SLIGHT. SHOWERS. GOOD

FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER

VARIABLE 2 TO 4 BECOMING CYCLONIC 3 TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN FORTIES AND DOGGER, BUT ELSEWHERE SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. SHOWERS, PERHAPS THUNDERY. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

FISHER

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

GERMAN BIGHT

NORTHWESTERLY BACKING SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY, 3 TO 5, INCREASING 6 LATER IN SOUTH. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS, BECOMING THUNDERY. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

HUMBER

WEST OR SOUTHWEST, BACKING SOUTH FOR A TIME, 3 OR 4 INCREASING 4 TO 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS, BECOMING THUNDERY. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

THAMES DOVER WIGHT

SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 INCREASING 6 OR 7, PERHAPS GALE 8 FOR A TIME LATER, THEN VEERING WEST 5 OR 6 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH EXCEPT IN NORTHWEST THAMES. SHOWERS, BECOMING THUNDERY. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

PORTLAND PLYMOUTH NORTH BISCAY

SOUTHWESTERLY VEERING WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY, 4 TO 6, INCREASING 7 FOR A TIME. IN PORTLAND, SLIGHT OR MODERATE BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH, BUT ELSEWHERE, MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH FOR A TIME IN WEST. THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

SOUTH BISCAY SOUTH FITZROY

WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 AT FIRST IN NORTH AND 2 LATER IN SOUTH FITZROY. MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS. GOOD

NORTH FITZROY SOLE

WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7 VEERING NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, BACKING WESTERLY 3 OR 4 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER. THUNDERY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

LUNDY FASTNET

SOUTHWEST VEERING NORTHWEST 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY 4 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH FOR A TIME IN SOUTH. THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

IRISH SEA

CYCLONIC 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN SOUTH, BECOMING NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SMOOTH AT FIRST IN NORTH. THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

SHANNON

NORTHWEST 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 AT FIRST, BACKING WEST 4 OR 5 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH AT FIRST IN SOUTH, OTHERWISE MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS, THUNDERY AT FIRST. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST

ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES

VARIABLE 2 TO 4 AT FIRST IN MALIN, OTHERWISE CYCLONIC BECOMING WEST OR NORTHWEST, 3 TO 5, INCREASING 6 AT TIMES. SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN EAST MALIN AND EAST HEBRIDES, BUT ELSEWHERE MODERATE OR ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

BAILEY

EAST OR NORTHEAST 4 TO 6, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 LATER. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH AT FIRST IN SOUTH. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

FAIR ISLE FAEROES

EAST OR NORTHEAST 3 TO 5, BECOMING CYCLONIC 4 TO 6 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

SOUTHEAST ICELAND