The Shipping Forecast
The Shipping Forecast
The Shipping Forecast
Shipping Forecast UK 27 Jul 2026
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Monday 27, July 8th, 26 p.m. The shipping forecast issued by the Met Office on behalf of the Maritime and Coast Guard Agency at 5 a.m. UTC plus 1 on Monday 27, July 8, 26 p.m. for the period 6 a.m. UTC plus 1 on Monday 27, July 8, 26 p.m. to 6 a.m. UTC plus 1 and Tuesday 28, July 8, 26 p.m. There are warnings of gales in. The general synopsis at midnight, Atlantic High 10 25 a.m. expected Plymouth 10 22 a.m. by midnight tonight. The area forecasts for the next 24 hours. Viking Northwest 5-7 bath 3-5. Moderate or rough. Showers, good, occasionally moderate, North Utsia, South Utsire, 40s northwesterly, 4-6, backing westerly or southwesterly 3-5. Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate in 40s. Showers. Good, occasionally moderate, Cromati West 3 to 5, backing southwest 2 to 4. Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate in east. Showers, rain later. Good, occasionally moderate later, 4th west veering northwest 2-4, backing southwest 4-6. Smooth or slight, occasionally moderate in east. Showers rain later. Good, occasionally poor later tyne, dogger northwest 3-5, backing southwest three or four. Mainly slight in tyne, but slight or moderate in Dogger. Showers, rain later. Good, occasionally moderate later. Fisher German bite northwest backing west, 4-6, occasionally 7 in Fisher and 3 in German Bight. Moderate or rough in Fisher, but moderate in German Bight. Showers, good Humber, Thames Northwest backing southwest 3 to 5. Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth in southwest Thames. Showers. Good Dover, White, Portland, Plymouth northwest backing southwest, 3 to 5, becoming variable 3 or less later, except in Dover. Slight or moderate becoming smooth or slight except in southwest Plymouth. Fair. Good Biscay northerly 3 or 4, veering easterly 4-6, becoming variable 2-4 for a time in north. Moderate, occasionally slight later near French coast. Showers. Good Trafalgar, issued 11 15 pm UTC plus 1. Northerly or northeasterly, becoming cyclonic 4-6. Occasionally 7 later near Gibraltar. Moderate, occasionally slight, showers, good. South Fitzroy northerly or northeasterly, becoming cyclonic 4-6. Moderate. Showers, good. North Fitzroy Sol variable 2-4, becoming southwesterly 3-5 in Seoul. Moderate, showers, good. Lundie, Fastnet, Irish Sea West, backing southwest, 3-5. Slight or moderate, but in Irish Sea slight occasionally smooth. Showers, good. Shannon, Rockall, Malin West 4 or 5. Backing southwest 4-6. Occasionally 7, except in Shannon. Moderate or rough, but smooth or slight in southeast Molin. Showers then rain. Moderate or good, occasionally poor. Hebrides west four or five. Backing southwest, becoming cyclonic later, 2 to 4. Rough becoming moderate. Showers rain later, good, occasionally poor later. Bailey West becoming variable, 2 to 4, then cyclonic 4-6 later. Moderate or rough, occasional rain, good. Occasionally poor Fair Isle, Faroes westerly 4-6, occasionally 7 at first in north, becoming variable 2 to 4. Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough at first in far north Fair Isle, and slight later east of Orkney. Showers. Good southeast Iceland, northwesterly veering northeasterly 4-6. Moderate or rough, occasionally slight near Icelandic coast. Mainly fair. Good 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 Monday 27 July, 8 26 p.m. There are no gale warnings currently in force. Crown copyright boot.mitoffice.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.