AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 1725 UTC ON MONDAY 06 JULY 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 1800 UTC MONDAY 06 JULY TO 1800 UTC TUESDAY 07 JULY 2026

THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN FISHER

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDDAY

LOW SOUTH NORWEGIAN SEA 995 MOVING SLOWLY SOUTHEAST, LOSING ITS IDENTITY

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE

VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, INCREASING 6 OR 7 LATER IN SOUTH UTSIRE. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER. RAIN THEN SHOWERS. GOOD OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

FORTIES

WESTERLY VEERING NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 AT FIRST. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH IN EAST AND SLIGHT IN WEST. RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

CROMARTY FORTH TYNE

WEST 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 IN FORTH, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE, BUT POOR IN CROMARTY

DOGGER

WESTERLY VEERING NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 AT FIRST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH FOR A TIME. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

FISHER NORTHEAST GERMAN BIGHT

WESTERLY 4 TO 6, VEERING NORTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 LATER IN NORTHEAST FISHER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

SOUTHWEST GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER

WESTERLY VEERING NORTHWESTERLY, 4 TO 6. MODERATE BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH IN SOUTHWEST GERMAN BIGHT, SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN HUMBER. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

THAMES DOVER

WEST OR SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 AT FIRST, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN THAMES, SLIGHT OCCASIONALLY SMOOTH IN DOVER. FAIR. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

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

BISCAY

VARIABLE 2 TO 4. SLIGHT, OCCASIONALLY SMOOTH IN EAST. FAIR. GOOD

FITZROY SOLE

CYCLONIC 3 TO 5, BUT VARIABLE 2 TO 4 IN SOLE. SLIGHT, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE IN FITZROY AND LATER IN WEST SOLE. OCCASIONAL DRIZZLE, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR

LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA SHANNON

WESTERLY 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 AT FIRST IN NORTHEAST IRISH SEA, BECOMING VARIABLE 3 OR 4 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN SHANNON, SLIGHT OCCASIONALLY SMOOTH ELSEWHERE. FOG PATCHES, BUT MAINLY FAIR IN IRISH SEA. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR EXCEPT IN IRISH SEA

ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY

SOUTHWEST, BUT CYCLONIC AT FIRST IN HEBRIDES AND BAILEY, 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING MODERATE. RAIN, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR

FAIR ISLE

CYCLONIC 3 TO 5, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4, THEN NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6 IN NORTHEAST. MODERATE, BUT SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN SOUTHEAST. RAIN OR SHOWERS, PERHAPS THUNDERY AT FIRST, FOG PATCHES LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR BUT VERY POOR LATER

FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND