AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 1130 UTC ON TUESDAY 18 AUGUST 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 1200 UTC TUESDAY 18 AUGUST TO 1200 UTC WEDNESDAY 19 AUGUST 2026

THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN HEBRIDES AND BAILEY

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 0600

LOW BAILEY 999 EXPECTED ROCKALL WITH LITTLE CHANGE BY 0600 TOMORROW. NEW LOW EXPECTED FISHER 999 BY SAME TIME

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE

CYCLONIC 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN NORTH VIKING AND 2 ELSEWHERE. SLIGHT IN SOUTH UTSIRE, SLIGHT OR MODERATE ELSEWHERE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH LATER IN NORTHWEST VIKING. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

FORTIES CROMARTY

CYCLONIC 3 TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

FORTH TYNE

WEST 4 TO 6, BECOMING VARIABLE 3 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD

DOGGER FISHER GERMAN BIGHT

CYCLONIC 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN DOGGER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. OCCASIONAL RAIN, THUNDERY LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

HUMBER THAMES

WEST OR NORTHWEST 3 TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD

DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 AT FIRST, BECOMING VARIABLE 3 IN SOUTH PLYMOUTH. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. OCCASIONAL RAIN, FOG PATCHES IN SOUTH PLYMOUTH. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR, BUT VERY POOR IN SOUTH PLYMOUTH

BISCAY

VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING CYCLONIC 3 TO 5 LATER. SLIGHT OCCASIONALLY MODERATE. RAIN IN NORTH. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR IN NORTH

SOUTH FITZROY

NORTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6, BECOMING CYCLONIC 3 TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH AT FIRST IN SOUTH. SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD

NORTH FITZROY

WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 2 TO 4, INCREASING 4 TO 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

SOLE LUNDY FASTNET

WEST OR NORTHWEST 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN LUNDY AND LATER ELSEWHERE. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER IN SOLE AND WEST FASTNET. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

IRISH SEA

WEST OR SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5. SLIGHT OCCASIONALLY MODERATE. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

SHANNON

WEST 4 OR 5, VEERING NORTHWEST 5 TO 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH LATER IN NORTHWEST. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

ROCKALL

WEST 4 TO 6, VEERING NORTH OR NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 LATER, PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER. ROUGH OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH. RAIN OR THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

MALIN SOUTH HEBRIDES

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

NORTH HEBRIDES BAILEY

CYCLONIC, BECOMING NORTHEASTERLY LATER, 5 TO 7, INCREASING GALE 8 AT TIMES, BUT OCCASIONALLY 4 AT FIRST. MODERATE OR ROUGH AT FIRST IN NORTH HEBRIDES, OTHERWISE ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

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