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Shipping Forecast UK 15 Jul 2026

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Shipping Forecast UK
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Wednesday 15th of July 8th of 26 p.m. The shipping forecast issued by the MET Office on behalf of the Maritime and Coast Guard Agency at 4 5 a.m. UTC plus 1 on the Wednesday 15th of July 8 26 pm for the period 6 50 plus 1 on Wednesday 15th of July 8 26 pm to 6 a.m. plus 1 on Thursday 16th of July 8 26 p.m. There are warnings of gales in. The general synopsis at midnight, high Fair Isle 10:30 a.m. slow moving, declining 10 28 a.m. by midnight tonight, low Fitzroy 10:12 a.m. Expected just west of Fitzroy, 10.17 a.m. by same time. The area forecasts for the next 24 hours Viking, North Utsire, South Utsire, northerly or northwesterly, 3-5. Slight, occasionally moderate at first, fog patches, moderate or good, occasionally very poor. 40s north or northeast 2 to 4, slight. Fog patches, moderate or good, occasionally very poor. Cromati, fourth, time variable, mainly east or northeast, 2 to 4. Smooth or slight. Fog patches later, moderate or good, occasionally very poor later. Dogger, Fisher, German Bight, Humber, Northerly or Northeasterly, becoming variable in Fisher, 2 to 4, occasionally 5 in German Bight and Humber. Slight, occasionally moderate at first in South Humber. Fog patches, moderate or good, occasionally very poor. Themes, Dover Northeast 4 to 6. Slight or moderate, fair, good, occasionally moderate, white, Portland, Plymouth east or northeast 4-6. Slight or moderate. Showers, perhaps thundery, good, occasionally moderate, Biscay Northwest 2-4, occasionally 5 at first, smooth or slight, thundery showers, good, occasionally poor. Trafalgar, issued 11:15 pm UTC plus 1. Southwesterly in northwest, northwesterly and southeast, 2 to 4, increasing 5 or 6 later in far southeast. Slight, occasionally moderate in northwest, and later in far southeast. Showers, good. Fitzroy southerly or southeasterly, 3 to 5 at first in west, otherwise variable 2 to 4, slight or moderate. Thundery showers, fog patches in southeast, moderate or good, occasionally very poor in southeast. So east 3 to 5, slight or moderate, thundery showers, good, occasionally poor. Lundie, fastnet, Irish Sea east or northeast 3-5, occasionally 6 at first in Lundie. Slight or moderate at first in Lundy and Fastnet, otherwise smooth or slight. Fair in Irish Sea, elsewhere showers, perhaps thundery. Good, occasionally moderate, Shannon easterly becoming variable later in north, 2 to 4, slight or moderate. Showers, good, Rockall, Malin East backing northeast later, 2-4. Slight in Rockall, smooth or slight in Malin. Fog patches in North Rockall. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor in North Rockall. Hebrides, Southeast Bailey variable 3 or less, slight, fog patches, moderate or good, occasionally very poor. Northwest Bailey, southerly veering westerly, 3 to 5, moderate, fog patches, moderate or good, occasionally very poor. Fair Isle, Southeast Faroe's variable 2 to 4, but southeasterly 3 to 5 in South Fair Isle, smooth or slight, fog patches, moderate or good, occasionally very poor. Northwest Faroes, Southeast Iceland, southwesterly 4 or 5, but 6 or 7 in northwest southeast Iceland, slight or moderate, becoming rough later in southeast Iceland. Rain or drizzle, fog patches. Moderate or good, occasionally very poor. Gale warnings, sea area gale warnings issued by the Met Office on behalf of the Maritime and Coast Guard Agency at 4.5 a.m. UTC plus 1 on Wednesday 15th of July, 8 26 p.m. There are no gale warnings currently in force. Crown copyright.meatoffice.gov.uk. This concludes the shipping forecast. The shipping forecast is broadcast every day on BBC Radio 4 at 48 minutes after midnight and at 5 30 a.m.