<?xml version="1.0" ?><report xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" creation-time="2026-05-13T17:04:00"><title>Shipping forecast</title><issue date="2026-05-13" time="1625"></issue><gales><shipping-area>Viking</shipping-area><shipping-area>North Utsire</shipping-area></gales><general-synopsis><valid time="midday"></valid><gs-text>New low expected Norway 986 by midday tomorrow</gs-text></general-synopsis><area-forecasts period="24" total-num="17"><area-forecast><all>Viking, North Utsire</all><wind>Northerly 4 or 5, then increasing 6 or 7, occasionally gale 8 later.</wind><seastate>Slight or moderate, becoming rough or very rough later.</seastate><visibility>Good, occasionally moderate</visibility><weather>Showers, rain later.</weather><area><seastate>Slight or moderate, becoming rough or very rough later.</seastate><visibility>Good, occasionally moderate.</visibility><weather>Showers, rain later.</weather><wind>Northerly 4 or 5, then increasing 6 or 7, occasionally gale 8 later.</wind><main>Viking</main><sub></sub></area><area><seastate>Slight or moderate, becoming rough or very rough later.</seastate><visibility>Good, occasionally moderate.</visibility><weather>Showers, rain later.</weather><wind>Northerly 4 or 5, then increasing 6 or 7, occasionally gale 8 later.</wind><main>North Utsire</main><sub></sub></area></area-forecast><area-forecast><all>South Utsire, Forties</all><wind>Northerly 3 to 5, backing northwesterly 4 to 6, increasing 7 at times later, perhaps gale 8 later.</wind><seastate>Slight or moderate, becoming rough or very rough later.</seastate><visibility>Good, occasionally moderate</visibility><weather>Showers, rain later.</weather><area><seastate>Slight or moderate, becoming rough or very rough later.</seastate><visibility>Good, occasionally moderate.</visibility><weather>Showers, rain later.</weather><wind>Northerly 3 to 5, backing northwesterly 4 to 6, increasing 7 at times later, perhaps gale 8 later.</wind><main>South Utsire</main><sub></sub></area><area><seastate>Slight or moderate, becoming rough or very rough later.</seastate><visibility>Good, occasionally moderate.</visibility><weather>Showers, rain later.</weather><wind>Northerly 3 to 5, backing northwesterly 4 to 6, increasing 7 at times later, perhaps gale 8 later.</wind><main>Forties</main><sub></sub></area></area-forecast><area-forecast><all>Cromarty</all><wind>North 3 or 4, increasing 5 or 6, occasionally 7 later.</wind><seastate>Smooth or slight, becoming moderate or rough later.</seastate><visibility>Good, occasionally poor</visibility><weather>Thundery showers.</weather><area><seastate>Smooth or slight, becoming moderate or rough later.</seastate><visibility>Good, occasionally poor.</visibility><weather>Thundery showers.</weather><wind>North 3 or 4, increasing 5 or 6, occasionally 7 later.</wind><main>Cromarty</main><sub></sub></area></area-forecast><area-forecast><all>Forth, Tyne, Dogger, Fisher, German Bight</all><wind>North 3 to 5, backing northwest 4 to 6 later, occasionally 7 later in Fisher.</wind><seastate>Smooth or slight at first in Forth and Tyne, otherwise slight or moderate, occasionally rough later in Forth and Fisher.</seastate><visibility>Good, occasionally poor</visibility><weather>Thundery showers, rain later in Fisher.</weather><area><seastate>Smooth or slight becoming slight or moderate, occasionally rough later.</seastate><visibility>Good, occasionally poor.</visibility><weather>Thundery showers.</weather><wind>North 3 to 5, backing northwest 4 to 6 later.</wind><main>Forth</main><sub></sub></area><area><seastate>Smooth or slight becoming slight or moderate.</seastate><visibility>Good, occasionally poor.</visibility><weather>Thundery showers.</weather><wind>North 3 to 5, backing northwest 4 to 6 later.</wind><main>Tyne</main><sub></sub></area><area><seastate>Slight or moderate.</seastate><visibility>Good, occasionally poor.</visibility><weather>Thundery showers.</weather><wind>North 3 to 5, backing northwest 4 to 6 later.</wind><main>Dogger</main><sub></sub></area><area><seastate>Slight or moderate, occasionally rough later.</seastate><visibility>Good, occasionally poor.</visibility><weather>Thundery showers, rain later.</weather><wind>North 3 to 5, backing northwest 4 to 6 later, occasionally 7 later.</wind><main>Fisher</main><sub></sub></area><area><seastate>Slight or moderate.</seastate><visibility>Good, occasionally poor.</visibility><weather>Thundery showers.</weather><wind>North 3 to 5, backing northwest 4 to 6 later.</wind><main>German Bight</main><sub></sub></area></area-forecast><area-forecast><all>Humber, Thames</all><wind>Cyclonic becoming north or northwest, 4 or 5, occasionally 6 until later.</wind><seastate>Slight or moderate.</seastate><visibility>Good, occasionally poor</visibility><weather>Thundery showers.</weather><area><seastate>Slight or moderate.</seastate><visibility>Good, occasionally poor.</visibility><weather>Thundery showers.</weather><wind>Cyclonic becoming north or northwest, 4 or 5, occasionally 6 until later.</wind><main>Humber</main><sub></sub></area><area><seastate>Slight or moderate.</seastate><visibility>Good, occasionally poor.</visibility><weather>Thundery showers.</weather><wind>Cyclonic becoming north or northwest, 4 or 5, occasionally 6 until later.</wind><main>Thames</main><sub></sub></area></area-forecast><area-forecast><all>Dover, Wight</all><wind>West 5 or 6, veering northwest 4 or 5, then north 2 to 4 later.</wind><seastate>Slight or moderate.</seastate><visibility>Good, occasionally poor</visibility><weather>Thundery showers.</weather><area><seastate>Slight or moderate.</seastate><visibility>Good, occasionally poor.</visibility><weather>Thundery showers.</weather><wind>West 5 or 6, veering northwest 4 or 5, then north 2 to 4 later.</wind><main>Dover</main><sub></sub></area><area><seastate>Slight or moderate.</seastate><visibility>Good, occasionally poor.</visibility><weather>Thundery showers.</weather><wind>West 5 or 6, veering northwest 4 or 5, then north 2 to 4 later.</wind><main>Wight</main><sub></sub></area></area-forecast><area-forecast><all>Portland, Plymouth</all><wind>Northwest 5 or 6, occasionally 7 at first.</wind><seastate>Moderate or rough.</seastate><visibility>Good</visibility><weather>Showers.</weather><area><seastate>Moderate or rough.</seastate><visibility>Good.</visibility><weather>Showers.</weather><wind>Northwest 5 or 6, occasionally 7 at first.</wind><main>Portland</main><sub></sub></area><area><seastate>Moderate or rough.</seastate><visibility>Good.</visibility><weather>Showers.</weather><wind>Northwest 5 or 6, occasionally 7 at first.</wind><main>Plymouth</main><sub></sub></area></area-forecast><area-forecast><all>Biscay</all><wind>West or northwest 4 to 6.</wind><seastate>Rough, occasionally moderate.</seastate><visibility>Good</visibility><weather>Showers.</weather><area><seastate>Rough, occasionally moderate.</seastate><visibility>Good.</visibility><weather>Showers.</weather><wind>West or northwest 4 to 6.</wind><main>Biscay</main><sub></sub></area></area-forecast><area-forecast><all>Fitzroy</all><wind>North or northwest 4 to 6.</wind><seastate>Moderate at first in south, otherwise rough, occasionally very rough at first in north.</seastate><visibility>Good</visibility><weather>Showers.</weather><area><seastate>Moderate at first in south, otherwise rough, occasionally very rough at first in north.</seastate><visibility>Good.</visibility><weather>Showers.</weather><wind>North or northwest 4 to 6.</wind><main>Fitzroy</main><sub></sub></area></area-forecast><area-forecast><all>Sole</all><wind>Northwest 5 or 6, increasing 7 at times.</wind><seastate>Rough, occasionally very rough.</seastate><visibility>Good</visibility><weather>Showers.</weather><area><seastate>Rough, occasionally very rough.</seastate><visibility>Good.</visibility><weather>Showers.</weather><wind>Northwest 5 or 6, increasing 7 at times.</wind><main>Sole</main><sub></sub></area></area-forecast><area-forecast><all>Lundy, Fastnet</all><wind>North or northwest 5 or 6, occasionally 7 at first.</wind><seastate>Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough at first in southwest Fastnet.</seastate><visibility>Good</visibility><weather>Showers.</weather><area><seastate>Moderate or rough.</seastate><visibility>Good.</visibility><weather>Showers.</weather><wind>North or northwest 5 or 6, occasionally 7 at first.</wind><main>Lundy</main><sub></sub></area><area><seastate>Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough at first in southwest.</seastate><visibility>Good.</visibility><weather>Showers.</weather><wind>North or northwest 5 or 6, occasionally 7 at first.</wind><main>Fastnet</main><sub></sub></area></area-forecast><area-forecast><all>Irish Sea</all><wind>Northwesterly 5 to 7, occasionally 4 later in east.</wind><seastate>Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in south.</seastate><visibility>Good, occasionally poor</visibility><weather>Thundery showers.</weather><area><seastate>Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in south.</seastate><visibility>Good, occasionally poor.</visibility><weather>Thundery showers.</weather><wind>Northwesterly 5 to 7, occasionally 4 later in east.</wind><main>Irish Sea</main><sub></sub></area></area-forecast><area-forecast><all>Shannon, Rockall</all><wind>North or northwest 5 or 6, occasionally 7 at first, decreasing 4 at times later in Rockall.</wind><seastate>Very rough becoming rough, becoming moderate later in north Rockall.</seastate><visibility>Good, occasionally moderate</visibility><weather>Rain or showers.</weather><area><seastate>Very rough becoming rough.</seastate><visibility>Good, occasionally moderate.</visibility><weather>Rain or showers.</weather><wind>North or northwest 5 or 6, occasionally 7 at first.</wind><main>Shannon</main><sub></sub></area><area><seastate>Very rough becoming rough, becoming moderate later in north.</seastate><visibility>Good, occasionally moderate.</visibility><weather>Rain or showers.</weather><wind>North or northwest 5 or 6, occasionally 7 at first, decreasing 4 at times later.</wind><main>Rockall</main><sub></sub></area></area-forecast><area-forecast><all>Malin, Hebrides</all><wind>North or northwest 5 or 6, occasionally 7 at first.</wind><seastate>Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough later.</seastate><visibility>Good</visibility><weather>Showers.</weather><area><seastate>Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough later.</seastate><visibility>Good.</visibility><weather>Showers.</weather><wind>North or northwest 5 or 6, occasionally 7 at first.</wind><main>Malin</main><sub></sub></area><area><seastate>Rough or very rough, becoming moderate or rough later.</seastate><visibility>Good.</visibility><weather>Showers.</weather><wind>North or northwest 5 or 6, occasionally 7 at first.</wind><main>Hebrides</main><sub></sub></area></area-forecast><area-forecast><all>Bailey</all><wind>Northerly or northwesterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 at first in east.</wind><seastate>Very rough at first in far southeast, elsewhere rough, becoming moderate later.</seastate><visibility>Good, occasionally moderate</visibility><weather>Rain then showers.</weather><area><seastate>Very rough at first in far southeast, elsewhere rough, becoming moderate later.</seastate><visibility>Good, occasionally moderate.</visibility><weather>Rain then showers.</weather><wind>Northerly or northwesterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 at first in east.</wind><main>Bailey</main><sub></sub></area></area-forecast><area-forecast><all>Fair Isle, Faeroes</all><wind>North 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later, perhaps gale 8 later in Fair Isle.</wind><seastate>Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough later in east Fair Isle.</seastate><visibility>Good</visibility><weather>Showers.</weather><area><seastate>Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough later in east.</seastate><visibility>Good.</visibility><weather>Showers.</weather><wind>North 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later, perhaps gale 8 later.</wind><main>Fair Isle</main><sub></sub></area><area><seastate>Moderate or rough.</seastate><visibility>Good.</visibility><weather>Showers.</weather><wind>North 4 to 6, occasionally 7 later.</wind><main>Faeroes</main><sub></sub></area></area-forecast><area-forecast><all>Southeast Iceland</all><wind>Northerly 4 or 5 in east, otherwise variable 2 to 4.</wind><seastate>Slight or moderate, but rough at first in south.</seastate><visibility>Good</visibility><weather>Showers.</weather><area><seastate>Slight or moderate, but rough at first in south.</seastate><visibility>Good.</visibility><weather>Showers.</weather><wind>Northerly 4 or 5 in east, otherwise variable 2 to 4.</wind><main>Southeast Iceland</main><sub></sub></area></area-forecast><area-forecast><all>Trafalgar</all><wind>Cyclonic 3 to 5.</wind><seastate>Moderate, occasionally slight in east.</seastate><visibility>Good.</visibility><weather>Showers.</weather><area issuedate="2026-05-12" issuetime="2315"><seastate>Moderate, occasionally slight in east.</seastate><visibility>Good.</visibility><weather>Showers.</weather><wind>Cyclonic 3 to 5.</wind><main>Trafalgar</main><sub></sub></area></area-forecast></area-forecasts></report>