AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 0505 UTC ON THURSDAY 27 AUGUST 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 0600 UTC THURSDAY 27 AUGUST TO 0600 UTC FRIDAY 28 AUGUST 2026

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDNIGHT

LOW SOLE 1002 EXPECTED IRISH SEA 1005 BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. NEW LOWS EXPECTED FITZROY 1009 AND HUMBER 1005 BY SAME TIME

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING NORTH UTSIRE

EASTERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 LATER. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT AT FIRST IN NORTH UTSIRE, OTHERWISE SLIGHT OR MODERATE. RAIN LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE LATER

SOUTH UTSIRE NORTHEAST FORTIES

EASTERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 LATER, PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER. RAIN LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR LATER

SOUTHWEST FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER

EASTERLY, BECOMING CYCLONIC LATER, 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 AT FIRST IN EAST DOGGER. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT EXCEPT IN SOUTHWEST FORTIES. FAIR THEN THUNDERY RAIN, FOG PATCHES LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR, BUT VERY POOR LATER

FISHER GERMAN BIGHT

EAST OR SOUTHEAST, BECOMING CYCLONIC LATER, 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 LATER, PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER IN FISHER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER IN FISHER. FAIR THEN THUNDERY RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

HUMBER THAMES

EAST BECOMING CYCLONIC, 3 TO 5, BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING SLIGHT IN THAMES. THUNDERY RAIN, FOG PATCHES IN HUMBER. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR IN HUMBER AND POOR IN THAMES

DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

CYCLONIC BECOMING SOUTHWEST, 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 LATER. SLIGHT, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE IN PLYMOUTH AND LATER ELSEWHERE. THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

BISCAY

CYCLONIC 2 TO 4, BECOMING WEST 4 TO 6 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH LATER IN SOUTH. THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

FITZROY

CYCLONIC 4 TO 6, DECREASING 3 AT TIMES, BUT OCCASIONALLY 7 IN SOUTHWEST. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH IN SOUTHWEST. THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

SOLE LUNDY FASTNET

CYCLONIC 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN SOLE. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH IN WEST SOLE AND SLIGHT IN LUNDY AND FASTNET. SHOWERS, PERHAPS THUNDERY. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

IRISH SEA

EASTERLY BECOMING CYCLONIC, 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 AT FIRST IN NORTH. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE AT FIRST. THUNDERY RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

SHANNON

NORTHEAST BACKING NORTHWEST, 4 TO 6. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT IN NORTHEAST. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES

NORTH OR NORTHEAST 3 TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SMOOTH IN EAST MALIN AND EAST HEBRIDES. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

BAILEY

VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING NORTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5 IN SOUTHEAST. SLIGHT, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE IN SOUTH. SHOWERS. GOOD

FAIR ISLE

SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR

FAEROES

CYCLONIC 2 TO 4, OCCASIONALLY 5 LATER. SLIGHT OCCASIONALLY MODERATE. OCCASIONAL RAIN, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE TO VERY POOR

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