AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 0505 UTC ON SUNDAY 05 JULY 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 0600 UTC SUNDAY 05 JULY TO 0600 UTC MONDAY 06 JULY 2026

THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN TRAFALGAR

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDNIGHT

HIGH SOLE 1031 EXPECTED PLYMOUTH 1025 BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE NORTHEAST FORTIES

NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 IN SOUTH UTSIRE, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH IN SOUTH UTSIRE, BECOMING SLIGHT AT TIMES LATER. SHOWERS, RAIN LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR LATER

SOUTHWEST FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER

CYCLONIC 3 TO 5 BECOMING SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING SMOOTH OR SLIGHT FOR A TIME IN CROMARTY, FORTH, AND TYNE. SHOWERS THEN RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR LATER

FISHER GERMAN BIGHT

NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 IN NORTHEAST FISHER, BECOMING CYCLONIC 3 TO 5 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH IN EAST FISHER. SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD

HUMBER THAMES

WEST OR SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 OR 3 FOR A TIME. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD

DOVER WIGHT

NORTHWEST BACKING SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4, INCREASING 5 FOR A TIME. SLIGHT, BECOMING MODERATE FOR A TIME. FAIR. GOOD

PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

WEST OR NORTHWEST 3 OR 4, OCCASIONALLY 5 IN PORTLAND, BECOMING VARIABLE 3 OR LESS. SLIGHT, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE IN PLYMOUTH. MAINLY FAIR. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

BISCAY

EAST OR NORTHEAST 3 TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. FOG PATCHES LATER IN NORTH. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR LATER IN NORTH

FITZROY

EASTERLY BECOMING CYCLONIC 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN SOUTHEAST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. MAINLY FAIR, FOG PATCHES LATER IN NORTH. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR LATER IN NORTH

SOLE

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

LUNDY FASTNET

VARIABLE 2 TO 4 BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. FOG PATCHES LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR LATER

IRISH SEA

WEST OR SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5. SLIGHT, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE IN EAST. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

SHANNON

SOUTHWESTERLY 3 OR 4, OCCASIONALLY 5 IN NORTH. MODERATE. OCCASIONAL DRIZZLE, FOG PATCHES LATER. GOOD OCCASIONALLY POOR, BUT VERY POOR AT TIMES LATER

ROCKALL MALIN

SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6, OCCASIONALLY 4 AT FIRST IN MALIN. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR

HEBRIDES BAILEY

SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 BECOMING CYCLONIC 4 TO 6. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH LATER. RAIN, FOG PATCHES DEVELOPING. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR

FAIR ISLE

WEST OR NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT IN SOUTHEAST. RAIN AT TIMES. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND