AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 0505 UTC ON WEDNESDAY 29 JULY 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 0600 UTC WEDNESDAY 29 JULY TO 0600 UTC THURSDAY 30 JULY 2026

THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN FAIR ISLE AND FAEROES

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDNIGHT

LOW FAEROES 994 EXPECTED 350 MILES EAST OF ICELAND 997 BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. NEW LOW EXPECTED NORTHEAST ROCKALL 1006 BY SAME TIME

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

NORTHWEST VIKING

SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, BECOMING VARIABLE 3 OR LESS LATER. MODERATE, BECOMING SLIGHT LATER IN SOUTH. SHOWERS. GOOD

SOUTHEAST VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE

SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5 BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4. MODERATE, BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE. OCCASIONAL RAIN, PERHAPS THUNDERY, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR

FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE

SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5 BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4. MODERATE AT FIRST IN FORTIES AND NORTHEAST CROMARTY, OTHERWISE SLIGHT. OCCASIONAL RAIN, THUNDERY AT TIMES. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

DOGGER FISHER GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER

SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5 BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4. MODERATE AT FIRST IN NORTHEAST DOGGER, FISHER AND NORTH GERMAN BIGHT, OTHERWISE SLIGHT. OCCASIONAL RAIN, PERHAPS THUNDERY. MODERATE OR GOOD

THAMES DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

VARIABLE 3 OR LESS BECOMING WEST OR SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5, THEN VEERING NORTHWEST LATER. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. MAINLY FAIR. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST IN SOUTH PLYMOUTH

BISCAY FITZROY SOLE

VARIABLE BECOMING NORTHWEST, 2 TO 4. SLIGHT IN BISCAY, BUT ELSEWHERE SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS, THUNDERY LATER IN BISCAY. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA SHANNON

WEST OR SOUTHWEST, VEERING NORTHWEST LATER, 3 TO 5. MODERATE IN SHANNON, ELSEWHERE MAINLY SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BUT BECOMING SMOOTH OR SLIGHT IN IRISH SEA. OCCASIONAL RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST AND MODERATE LATER

ROCKALL MALIN SOUTH HEBRIDES

SOUTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5 BECOMING CYCLONIC 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE. RAIN OR SHOWERS, PERHAPS THUNDERY LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

NORTH HEBRIDES BAILEY

NORTHERLY 3 TO 5 BACKING NORTHWESTERLY 3 OR 4. ROUGH BECOMING MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

FAIR ISLE

SOUTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST IN NORTH, VEERING WESTERLY 3 TO 5, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 LATER IN SOUTH. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH AT FIRST IN NORTH, THEN BECOMING SLIGHT IN SOUTHEAST. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

FAEROES

CYCLONIC 6 TO GALE 8 BECOMING WEST OR NORTHWEST 3 TO 5. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH AT FIRST IN EAST. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST AND MODERATE LATER

SOUTHEAST ICELAND