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AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 0015 UTC ON SATURDAY 01 AUGUST 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 0000 UTC SATURDAY 01 AUGUST TO 0000 UTC SUNDAY 02 AUGUST 2026



THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 1800

LOW NORWEGIAN BASIN 997, SLOW-MOVING, FILLING 998 BY 1800 SATURDAY. NEW HIGH EXPECTED FASTNET 1021 BY SAME TIME



THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE

WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN VIKING AND NORTH UTSIRE. MODERATE. RAIN OR SHOWERS, PERHAPS THUNDERY. MODERATE OR GOOD



FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER

WEST OR SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN FORTH. MAINLY MODERATE IN FORTIES, OTHERWISE SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS. MAINLY GOOD



FISHER NORTH GERMAN BIGHT

WESTERLY 3 OR 4, BACKING SOUTHWESTERLY 4 OR 5. SLIGHT BECOMING MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD



SOUTH GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER

VARIABLE, BECOMING WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY, 3 OR 4. SLIGHT, OCCASIONALLY SMOOTH IN HUMBER. MAINLY FAIR. GOOD



THAMES DOVER

VARIABLE 2 TO 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. SHOWERS AT FIRST. GOOD



WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

NORTH OR NORTHWEST, 3 OR 4, OCCASIONALLY 5 UNTIL LATER. SLIGHT, OCCASIONALLY SMOOTH. FAIR. GOOD



BISCAY

NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY, 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN NORTH. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. FAIR. GOOD



TRAFALGAR

NORTHERLY 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY VARIABLE 3 OR LESS IN FAR SOUTHEAST AND FAR WEST. SLIGHT IN FAR SOUTHEAST, OTHERWISE MODERATE. FAIR. GOOD



SOUTHEAST FITZROY

NORTHEASTERLY 4 OR 5, INCREASING 6 AT TIMES. MODERATE. FAIR. GOOD



NORTHWEST FITZROY WEST SOLE

VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING SOUTHEASTERLY 5 TO 7. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH LATER. RAIN, MAINLY IN WEST. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR IN WEST



EAST SOLE LUNDY FASTNET

WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY, BECOMING VARIABLE, 2 TO 4. SLIGHT. SHOWERS AT FIRST. GOOD



IRISH SEA

WEST OR SOUTHWEST, 3 TO 5. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. SHOWERS UNTIL LATER. GOOD



SHANNON

VARIABLE 3 OR 4, BECOMING EASTERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY, 5 TO 7, EXCEPT IN FAR NORTH. MODERATE, BECOMING ROUGH LATER IN SOUTHWEST. FAIR THEN RAIN. GOOD, BECOMING MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY POOR LATER



ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY

WEST OR NORTHWEST 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN BAILEY, THEN OCCASIONALLY 3 LATER. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH IN BAILEY. SHOWERS, BECOMING MAINLY FAIR IN ROCKALL AND MALIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE IN HEBRIDES AND BAILEY



FAIR ISLE FAEROES EAST SOUTHEAST ICELAND

WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 3 IN SOUTH, THEN OCCASIONALLY 7 LATER IN EAST SOUTHEAST ICELAND. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN OR SHOWERS, PERHAPS THUNDERY IN NORTH. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE



WEST SOUTHEAST ICELAND

VARIABLE 3 OR 4. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT NEAR ICELAND. FAIR. GOOD