<?xml version="1.0" ?><report xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" creation-time="2026-06-04T17:46:00"><title>Shipping forecast</title><issue date="2026-06-04" time="1625"></issue><gales><shipping-area>Thames</shipping-area><shipping-area>Dover</shipping-area><shipping-area>Fitzroy</shipping-area><shipping-area>Sole</shipping-area><shipping-area>Fastnet</shipping-area><shipping-area>Shannon</shipping-area><shipping-area>Rockall</shipping-area><shipping-area>Malin</shipping-area><shipping-area>Bailey</shipping-area></gales><general-synopsis><valid time="midday"></valid><gs-text>Atlantic low moving rapidly northeast, expected just west of Sole 990 by midday tomorrow. Low Cromarty 982 losing its identity</gs-text></general-synopsis><area-forecasts period="24" total-num="14"><area-forecast><all>Viking, North Utsire, South Utsire</all><wind>Southeasterly veering southwesterly, 4 to 6.</wind><seastate>Moderate.</seastate><visibility>Moderate, occasionally very poor</visibility><weather>Rain, fog patches.</weather><area><seastate>Moderate.</seastate><visibility>Moderate, occasionally very poor.</visibility><weather>Rain, fog patches.</weather><wind>Southeasterly veering southwesterly, 4 to 6.</wind><main>Viking</main><sub></sub></area><area><seastate>Moderate.</seastate><visibility>Moderate, occasionally very poor.</visibility><weather>Rain, fog patches.</weather><wind>Southeasterly veering southwesterly, 4 to 6.</wind><main>North Utsire</main><sub></sub></area><area><seastate>Moderate.</seastate><visibility>Moderate, occasionally very poor.</visibility><weather>Rain, fog patches.</weather><wind>Southeasterly veering southwesterly, 4 to 6.</wind><main>South Utsire</main><sub></sub></area></area-forecast><area-forecast><all>Forties, Cromarty, Forth, Tyne, Dogger</all><wind>South or southwest, veering west for a time, 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first in Forth.</wind><seastate>Slight or moderate.</seastate><visibility>Good, occasionally moderate</visibility><weather>Showers, thundery at first.</weather><area><seastate>Slight or moderate.</seastate><visibility>Good, occasionally moderate.</visibility><weather>Showers, thundery at first.</weather><wind>South or southwest, veering west for a time, 4 to 6.</wind><main>Forties</main><sub></sub></area><area><seastate>Slight or moderate.</seastate><visibility>Good, occasionally moderate.</visibility><weather>Showers, thundery at first.</weather><wind>South or southwest, veering west for a time, 4 to 6.</wind><main>Cromarty</main><sub></sub></area><area><seastate>Slight or moderate.</seastate><visibility>Good, occasionally moderate.</visibility><weather>Showers, thundery at first.</weather><wind>South or southwest, veering west for a time, 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first.</wind><main>Forth</main><sub></sub></area><area><seastate>Slight or moderate.</seastate><visibility>Good, occasionally moderate.</visibility><weather>Showers, thundery at first.</weather><wind>South or southwest, veering west for a time, 4 to 6.</wind><main>Tyne</main><sub></sub></area><area><seastate>Slight or moderate.</seastate><visibility>Good, occasionally moderate.</visibility><weather>Showers, thundery at first.</weather><wind>South or southwest, veering west for a time, 4 to 6.</wind><main>Dogger</main><sub></sub></area></area-forecast><area-forecast><all>Fisher, German Bight</all><wind>South or southwest 4 to 6.</wind><seastate>Moderate.</seastate><visibility>Good, occasionally poor</visibility><weather>Thundery showers.</weather><area><seastate>Moderate.</seastate><visibility>Good, occasionally poor.</visibility><weather>Thundery showers.</weather><wind>South or southwest 4 to 6.</wind><main>Fisher</main><sub></sub></area><area><seastate>Moderate.</seastate><visibility>Good, occasionally poor.</visibility><weather>Thundery showers.</weather><wind>South or southwest 4 to 6.</wind><main>German Bight</main><sub></sub></area></area-forecast><area-forecast><all>Humber, Thames, Dover, Wight, Portland</all><wind>West or southwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 in Thames and Dover, decreasing 3 to 5.</wind><seastate>Slight or moderate in Humber and rough or very rough at first in Portland, otherwise moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate in Thames, Dover and Wight.</seastate><visibility>Good, occasionally moderate</visibility><weather>Showers, thundery at first.</weather><area><seastate>Slight or moderate.</seastate><visibility>Good, occasionally moderate.</visibility><weather>Showers, thundery at first.</weather><wind>West or southwest 5 to 7, decreasing 3 to 5.</wind><main>Humber</main><sub></sub></area><area><seastate>Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate.</seastate><visibility>Good, occasionally moderate.</visibility><weather>Showers, thundery at first.</weather><wind>West or southwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8, decreasing 3 to 5.</wind><main>Thames</main><sub></sub></area><area><seastate>Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate.</seastate><visibility>Good, occasionally moderate.</visibility><weather>Showers, thundery at first.</weather><wind>West or southwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8, decreasing 3 to 5.</wind><main>Dover</main><sub></sub></area><area><seastate>Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate.</seastate><visibility>Good, occasionally moderate.</visibility><weather>Showers, thundery at first.</weather><wind>West or southwest 5 to 7, decreasing 3 to 5.</wind><main>Wight</main><sub></sub></area><area><seastate>Rough or very rough becoming moderate or rough.</seastate><visibility>Good, occasionally moderate.</visibility><weather>Showers, thundery at first.</weather><wind>West or southwest 5 to 7, decreasing 3 to 5.</wind><main>Portland</main><sub></sub></area></area-forecast><area-forecast><all>Plymouth</all><wind>West 6 or 7, backing southwest 4 to 6.</wind><seastate>Rough or very rough becoming moderate or rough.</seastate><visibility>Good, occasionally moderate</visibility><weather>Showers.</weather><area><seastate>Rough or very rough becoming moderate or rough.</seastate><visibility>Good, occasionally moderate.</visibility><weather>Showers.</weather><wind>West 6 or 7, backing southwest 4 to 6.</wind><main>Plymouth</main><sub></sub></area></area-forecast><area-forecast><all>Biscay</all><wind>Northwesterly backing southwesterly, 4 to 6, becoming variable 3 later in southeast.</wind><seastate>Rough, occasionally very rough at first.</seastate><visibility>Good</visibility><weather>Showers.</weather><area><seastate>Rough, occasionally very rough at first.</seastate><visibility>Good.</visibility><weather>Showers.</weather><wind>Northwesterly backing southwesterly, 4 to 6, becoming variable 3 later in southeast.</wind><main>Biscay</main><sub></sub></area></area-forecast><area-forecast><all>Southeast Fitzroy</all><wind>Northwesterly backing southwesterly, 3 to 5, increasing 6 to gale 8 later.</wind><seastate>Rough, occasionally very rough at first.</seastate><visibility>Good, occasionally moderate</visibility><weather>Showers.</weather><area><seastate>In southeast, rough, occasionally very rough at first.  in northwest, rough or very rough.</seastate><visibility>In southeast, good, occasionally moderate.  In northwest, good, occasionally poor.</visibility><weather>In southeast, showers.  In northwest, showers then rain.</weather><wind>In southeast, northwesterly backing southwesterly, 3 to 5, increasing 6 to gale 8 later.  In northwest, northwesterly 4 to 6, backing southerly or southwesterly 5 to 7, becoming cyclonic 6 to gale 8 later.</wind><main>Fitzroy</main><sub></sub></area></area-forecast><area-forecast><all>Northwest Fitzroy, Sole</all><wind>Northwesterly 4 to 6, backing southerly or southwesterly 5 to 7, becoming cyclonic 6 to gale 8 later, perhaps severe gale 9 later in Sole.</wind><seastate>Rough or very rough.</seastate><visibility>Good, occasionally poor</visibility><weather>Showers then rain.</weather><area><seastate>In southeast, rough, occasionally very rough at first.  in northwest, rough or very rough.</seastate><visibility>In southeast, good, occasionally moderate.  In northwest, good, occasionally poor.</visibility><weather>In southeast, showers.  In northwest, showers then rain.</weather><wind>In southeast, northwesterly backing southwesterly, 3 to 5, increasing 6 to gale 8 later.  In northwest, northwesterly 4 to 6, backing southerly or southwesterly 5 to 7, becoming cyclonic 6 to gale 8 later.</wind><main>Fitzroy</main><sub></sub></area><area><seastate>Rough or very rough.</seastate><visibility>Good, occasionally poor.</visibility><weather>Showers then rain.</weather><wind>Northwesterly 4 to 6, backing southerly or southwesterly 5 to 7, becoming cyclonic 6 to gale 8 later, perhaps severe gale 9 later.</wind><main>Sole</main><sub></sub></area></area-forecast><area-forecast><all>Lundy, Fastnet, Irish Sea</all><wind>West 5 to 7, backing southwest, then south later, 4 to 6, increasing 7 or gale 8 later in Fastnet.</wind><seastate>In Irish Sea, slight or moderate, occasionally rough in south, but elsewhere rough or very rough becoming moderate or rough.</seastate><visibility>Good, occasionally poor</visibility><weather>Showers, rain later.</weather><area><seastate>Rough or very rough becoming moderate or rough.</seastate><visibility>Good, occasionally poor.</visibility><weather>Showers, rain later.</weather><wind>West 5 to 7, backing southwest, then south later, 4 to 6.</wind><main>Lundy</main><sub></sub></area><area><seastate>Rough or very rough becoming moderate or rough.</seastate><visibility>Good, occasionally poor.</visibility><weather>Showers, rain later.</weather><wind>West 5 to 7, backing southwest, then south later, 4 to 6, increasing 7 or gale 8 later.</wind><main>Fastnet</main><sub></sub></area><area><seastate>Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in south.</seastate><visibility>Good, occasionally poor.</visibility><weather>Showers, rain later.</weather><wind>West 5 to 7, backing southwest, then south later, 4 to 6.</wind><main>Irish Sea</main><sub></sub></area></area-forecast><area-forecast><all>Shannon</all><wind>West backing southwest, 4 to 6, becoming cyclonic 6 to gale 8 later, perhaps severe gale 9 later.</wind><seastate>Very rough becoming rough.</seastate><visibility>Good, occasionally poor</visibility><weather>Showers, rain later.</weather><area><seastate>Very rough becoming rough.</seastate><visibility>Good, occasionally poor.</visibility><weather>Showers, rain later.</weather><wind>West backing southwest, 4 to 6, becoming cyclonic 6 to gale 8 later, perhaps severe gale 9 later.</wind><main>Shannon</main><sub></sub></area></area-forecast><area-forecast><all>Rockall, Malin</all><wind>West 6 to gale 8, backing south or southwest 4 to 6.</wind><seastate>In Rockall, very rough becoming rough, but in Malin moderate or rough, occasionally very rough until later.</seastate><visibility>Good, occasionally poor</visibility><weather>Showers.</weather><area><seastate>Very rough becoming rough.</seastate><visibility>Good, occasionally poor.</visibility><weather>Showers.</weather><wind>West 6 to gale 8, backing south or southwest 4 to 6.</wind><main>Rockall</main><sub></sub></area><area><seastate>Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough until later.</seastate><visibility>Good, occasionally poor.</visibility><weather>Showers.</weather><wind>West 6 to gale 8, backing south or southwest 4 to 6.</wind><main>Malin</main><sub></sub></area></area-forecast><area-forecast><all>Hebrides, Bailey</all><wind>Variable 3 at first in northeast Bailey, otherwise westerly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 in south Bailey, backing southwesterly 4 to 6.</wind><seastate>Moderate or rough occasionally very rough.</seastate><visibility>Good, occasionally poor</visibility><weather>Showers.</weather><area><seastate>Moderate or rough occasionally very rough.</seastate><visibility>Good, occasionally poor.</visibility><weather>Showers.</weather><wind>Westerly 5 to 7, backing southwesterly 4 to 6.</wind><main>Hebrides</main><sub></sub></area><area><seastate>Moderate or rough occasionally very rough.</seastate><visibility>Good, occasionally poor.</visibility><weather>Showers.</weather><wind>Variable 3 at first in northeast, otherwise westerly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 in south, backing southwesterly 4 to 6.</wind><main>Bailey</main><sub></sub></area></area-forecast><area-forecast><all>Fair Isle, Faeroes</all><wind>Cyclonic 3 to 5, becoming southwest 4 to 6.</wind><seastate>Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough in far west Fair Isle and far south Faeroes.</seastate><visibility>Moderate or good, occasionally very poor</visibility><weather>Rain, fog patches.</weather><area><seastate>Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough in far west.</seastate><visibility>Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.</visibility><weather>Rain, fog patches.</weather><wind>Cyclonic 3 to 5, becoming southwest 4 to 6.</wind><main>Fair Isle</main><sub></sub></area><area><seastate>Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough in far south.</seastate><visibility>Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.</visibility><weather>Rain, fog patches.</weather><wind>Cyclonic 3 to 5, becoming southwest 4 to 6.</wind><main>Faeroes</main><sub></sub></area></area-forecast><area-forecast><all>Southeast Iceland</all><wind>Cyclonic 3 to 5, increasing 6 at times.</wind><seastate>Moderate or rough.</seastate><visibility>Good, occasionally poor</visibility><weather>Rain.</weather><area><seastate>Moderate or rough.</seastate><visibility>Good, occasionally poor.</visibility><weather>Rain.</weather><wind>Cyclonic 3 to 5, increasing 6 at times.</wind><main>Southeast Iceland</main><sub></sub></area></area-forecast><area-forecast><all>Trafalgar</all><wind>Northerly or northwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 in northeast.</wind><seastate>Moderate or rough, occasionally slight at first in southeast.</seastate><visibility>Good.</visibility><weather>Showers at first.</weather><area issuedate="2026-06-03" issuetime="2315"><seastate>Moderate or rough, occasionally slight at first in southeast.</seastate><visibility>Good.</visibility><weather>Showers at first.</weather><wind>Northerly or northwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 in northeast.</wind><main>Trafalgar</main><sub></sub></area></area-forecast></area-forecasts></report>