<?xml version="1.0" ?><report xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" creation-time="2026-06-05T00:07:00"><title>Shipping forecast</title><issue date="2026-06-04" time="2315"></issue><gales><shipping-area>Fitzroy</shipping-area><shipping-area>Sole</shipping-area><shipping-area>Lundy</shipping-area><shipping-area>Fastnet</shipping-area><shipping-area>Shannon</shipping-area></gales><general-synopsis><valid time="1800"></valid><gs-text>Low 700 miles west of Fitzroy 1003 expected south Shannon 987 by 1800 Friday. Low east Faeroes 984 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 4 to 6 veering westerly or southwesterly 3 to 5.</wind><seastate>Moderate.</seastate><visibility>Moderate or poor, becoming good</visibility><weather>Rain then mainly fair.</weather><area><seastate>Moderate.</seastate><visibility>Moderate or poor, becoming good.</visibility><weather>Rain then mainly fair.</weather><wind>Southeasterly 4 to 6 veering westerly or southwesterly 3 to 5.</wind><main>Viking</main><sub></sub></area><area><seastate>Moderate.</seastate><visibility>Moderate or poor, becoming good.</visibility><weather>Rain then mainly fair.</weather><wind>Southeasterly 4 to 6 veering westerly or southwesterly 3 to 5.</wind><main>North Utsire</main><sub></sub></area><area><seastate>Moderate.</seastate><visibility>Moderate or poor, becoming good.</visibility><weather>Rain then mainly fair.</weather><wind>Southeasterly 4 to 6 veering westerly or southwesterly 3 to 5.</wind><main>South Utsire</main><sub></sub></area></area-forecast><area-forecast><all>Forties, Cromarty, Forth, Tyne, Dogger</all><wind>West or southwest 4 to 6, backing south 3 to 5 later.</wind><seastate>Slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight later in Cromarty, Forth and Tyne.</seastate><visibility>Good, occasionally moderate</visibility><weather>Showers.</weather><area><seastate>Slight or moderate.</seastate><visibility>Good, occasionally moderate.</visibility><weather>Showers.</weather><wind>West or southwest 4 to 6, backing south 3 to 5 later.</wind><main>Forties</main><sub></sub></area><area><seastate>Slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight later.</seastate><visibility>Good, occasionally moderate.</visibility><weather>Showers.</weather><wind>West or southwest 4 to 6, backing south 3 to 5 later.</wind><main>Cromarty</main><sub></sub></area><area><seastate>Slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight later.</seastate><visibility>Good, occasionally moderate.</visibility><weather>Showers.</weather><wind>West or southwest 4 to 6, backing south 3 to 5 later.</wind><main>Forth</main><sub></sub></area><area><seastate>Slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight later.</seastate><visibility>Good, occasionally moderate.</visibility><weather>Showers.</weather><wind>West or southwest 4 to 6, backing south 3 to 5 later.</wind><main>Tyne</main><sub></sub></area><area><seastate>Slight or moderate.</seastate><visibility>Good, occasionally moderate.</visibility><weather>Showers.</weather><wind>West or southwest 4 to 6, backing south 3 to 5 later.</wind><main>Dogger</main><sub></sub></area></area-forecast><area-forecast><all>Fisher, German Bight</all><wind>South or southwest 4 to 6 veering west or southwest 3 to 5.</wind><seastate>Slight or moderate in south and east German Bight, but elsewhere moderate throughout.</seastate><visibility>Good, occasionally moderate</visibility><weather>Thundery showers.</weather><area><seastate>Moderate.</seastate><visibility>Good, occasionally moderate.</visibility><weather>Thundery showers.</weather><wind>South or southwest 4 to 6 veering west or southwest 3 to 5.</wind><main>Fisher</main><sub></sub></area><area><seastate>Moderate in north and west, slight or moderate in south and east.</seastate><visibility>Good, occasionally moderate.</visibility><weather>Thundery showers.</weather><wind>South or southwest 4 to 6 veering west or southwest 3 to 5.</wind><main>German Bight</main><sub></sub></area></area-forecast><area-forecast><all>Humber, Thames, Dover, Wight</all><wind>West or southwest 4 to 6, backing south 3 to 5 later.</wind><seastate>Moderate or rough at first in Dover and Wight, otherwise slight or moderate.</seastate><visibility>Good, occasionally moderate</visibility><weather>Showers.</weather><area><seastate>Slight or moderate.</seastate><visibility>Good, occasionally moderate.</visibility><weather>Showers.</weather><wind>West or southwest 4 to 6, backing south 3 to 5 later.</wind><main>Humber</main><sub></sub></area><area><seastate>Slight or moderate.</seastate><visibility>Good, occasionally moderate.</visibility><weather>Showers.</weather><wind>West or southwest 4 to 6, backing south 3 to 5 later.</wind><main>Thames</main><sub></sub></area><area><seastate>Moderate or rough becoming slight or moderate.</seastate><visibility>Good, occasionally moderate.</visibility><weather>Showers.</weather><wind>West or southwest 4 to 6, backing south 3 to 5 later.</wind><main>Dover</main><sub></sub></area><area><seastate>Moderate or rough becoming slight or moderate.</seastate><visibility>Good, occasionally moderate.</visibility><weather>Showers.</weather><wind>West or southwest 4 to 6, backing south 3 to 5 later.</wind><main>Wight</main><sub></sub></area></area-forecast><area-forecast><all>Portland, Plymouth, North Biscay</all><wind>Westerly 5 or 6 backing southwesterly 3 or 4, then southerly 5 to 7 later, perhaps gale 8 later in Plymouth and north Biscay.</wind><seastate>Rough or very rough becoming moderate or rough.</seastate><visibility>Moderate or good, occasionally poor later</visibility><weather>Showers, then rain later.</weather><area><seastate>Rough or very rough becoming moderate or rough.</seastate><visibility>Moderate or good, occasionally poor later.</visibility><weather>Showers, then rain later.</weather><wind>Westerly 5 or 6 backing southwesterly 3 or 4, then southerly 5 to 7 later.</wind><main>Portland</main><sub></sub></area><area><seastate>Rough or very rough becoming moderate or rough.</seastate><visibility>Moderate or good, occasionally poor later.</visibility><weather>Showers, then rain later.</weather><wind>Westerly 5 or 6 backing southwesterly 3 or 4, then southerly 5 to 7 later, perhaps gale 8 later.</wind><main>Plymouth</main><sub></sub></area><area><seastate>In north, rough or very rough becoming moderate or rough.  in south, rough, occasionally moderate later.</seastate><visibility>In north, moderate or good, occasionally poor later.  In south, good.</visibility><weather>In north, showers, then rain later.  In south, showers, becoming fair later.</weather><wind>In north, westerly 5 or 6 backing southwesterly 3 or 4, then southerly 5 to 7 later, perhaps gale 8 later.  In south, northwesterly 4 becoming variable 2 or 3, then southerly or southeasterly 4 or 5 later.</wind><main>Biscay</main><sub></sub></area></area-forecast><area-forecast><all>South Biscay</all><wind>Northwesterly 4 becoming variable 2 or 3, then southerly or southeasterly 4 or 5 later.</wind><seastate>Rough, occasionally moderate later.</seastate><visibility>Good</visibility><weather>Showers, becoming fair later.</weather><area><seastate>In north, rough or very rough becoming moderate or rough.  in south, rough, occasionally moderate later.</seastate><visibility>In north, moderate or good, occasionally poor later.  In south, good.</visibility><weather>In north, showers, then rain later.  In south, showers, becoming fair later.</weather><wind>In north, westerly 5 or 6 backing southwesterly 3 or 4, then southerly 5 to 7 later, perhaps gale 8 later.  In south, northwesterly 4 becoming variable 2 or 3, then southerly or southeasterly 4 or 5 later.</wind><main>Biscay</main><sub></sub></area></area-forecast><area-forecast><all>Trafalgar</all><wind>Northerly or northwesterly, backing southwesterly for a time in northwest, 4 to 6.</wind><seastate>Moderate or rough.</seastate><visibility>Good, occasionally moderate in northwest</visibility><weather>Rain later in northwest.</weather><area><seastate>Moderate or rough.</seastate><visibility>Good, occasionally moderate in northwest.</visibility><weather>Rain later in northwest.</weather><wind>Northerly or northwesterly, backing southwesterly for a time in northwest, 4 to 6.</wind><main>Trafalgar</main><sub></sub></area></area-forecast><area-forecast><all>South Fitzroy</all><wind>Westerly or southwesterly 3 or 4 becoming cyclonic 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 in north.</wind><seastate>Rough, becoming very rough later in northwest.</seastate><visibility>Moderate or good</visibility><weather>Showers then rain.</weather><area><seastate>In south, rough, becoming very rough later in northwest.  in north, rough or very rough.</seastate><visibility>Moderate or good, occasionally poor in north.</visibility><weather>Showers then rain.</weather><wind>In south, westerly or southwesterly 3 or 4 becoming cyclonic 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 in north.  In north, westerly 4 or 5 becoming cyclonic 6 to gale 8.</wind><main>Fitzroy</main><sub></sub></area></area-forecast><area-forecast><all>North Fitzroy, Sole</all><wind>Westerly 4 or 5 becoming cyclonic 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 later in west Sole.</wind><seastate>Rough or very rough, becoming very rough or high later in west Sole.</seastate><visibility>Moderate or good, occasionally poor</visibility><weather>Showers then rain.</weather><area><seastate>In south, rough, becoming very rough later in northwest.  in north, rough or very rough.</seastate><visibility>Moderate or good, occasionally poor in north.</visibility><weather>Showers then rain.</weather><wind>In south, westerly or southwesterly 3 or 4 becoming cyclonic 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 in north.  In north, westerly 4 or 5 becoming cyclonic 6 to gale 8.</wind><main>Fitzroy</main><sub></sub></area><area><seastate>Rough or very rough, becoming very rough or high later in west.</seastate><visibility>Moderate or good, occasionally poor.</visibility><weather>Showers then rain.</weather><wind>Westerly 4 or 5 becoming cyclonic 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 later in west.</wind><main>Sole</main><sub></sub></area></area-forecast><area-forecast><all>Lundy, Fastnet, Irish Sea</all><wind>West backing south 4 to 6, increasing 6 to gale 8 later in Lundy and Fastnet.</wind><seastate>In Irish Sea, slight or moderate, occasionally rough in south, but elsewhere, rough or very rough occasionally moderate.</seastate><visibility>Moderate or good, occasionally poor later</visibility><weather>Showers, then rain later.</weather><area><seastate>Rough or very rough, occasionally moderate.</seastate><visibility>Moderate or good, occasionally poor later.</visibility><weather>Showers, then rain later.</weather><wind>West backing south 4 to 6, then increasing 6 to gale 8 later.</wind><main>Lundy</main><sub></sub></area><area><seastate>Rough or very rough, occasionally moderate.</seastate><visibility>Moderate or good, occasionally poor later.</visibility><weather>Showers, then rain later.</weather><wind>West backing south 4 to 6, then increasing 6 to gale 8 later.</wind><main>Fastnet</main><sub></sub></area><area><seastate>Slight or moderate, occasionally rough in south.</seastate><visibility>Moderate or good, occasionally poor later.</visibility><weather>Showers, then rain later.</weather><wind>West backing south, 4 to 6.</wind><main>Irish Sea</main><sub></sub></area></area-forecast><area-forecast><all>Shannon</all><wind>Westerly 4 or 5 becoming cyclonic 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 later in south.</wind><seastate>Rough or very rough.</seastate><visibility>Moderate or good, occasionally poor</visibility><weather>Showers then rain.</weather><area><seastate>Rough or very rough.</seastate><visibility>Moderate or good, occasionally poor.</visibility><weather>Showers then rain.</weather><wind>Westerly 4 or 5 becoming cyclonic 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 later in south.</wind><main>Shannon</main><sub></sub></area></area-forecast><area-forecast><all>Rockall, Malin</all><wind>West 5 or 6 backing southwest 3 to 5, then becoming cyclonic later.</wind><seastate>In Rockall, very rough becoming rough, but in Malin, rough or very rough becoming moderate or rough.</seastate><visibility>Moderate or good</visibility><weather>Showers, then rain later.</weather><area><seastate>Very rough becoming rough.</seastate><visibility>Moderate or good.</visibility><weather>Showers, then rain later.</weather><wind>West 5 or 6 backing southwest 3 to 5, then becoming cyclonic later.</wind><main>Rockall</main><sub></sub></area><area><seastate>Rough or very rough becoming moderate or rough.</seastate><visibility>Moderate or good.</visibility><weather>Showers, then rain later.</weather><wind>West 5 or 6 backing southwest 3 to 5, then becoming cyclonic later.</wind><main>Malin</main><sub></sub></area></area-forecast><area-forecast><all>Hebrides, Bailey</all><wind>West or southwest 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first, then backing south later.</wind><seastate>Rough or very rough becoming moderate or rough.</seastate><visibility>Moderate or good</visibility><weather>Showers.</weather><area><seastate>Rough or very rough becoming moderate or rough.</seastate><visibility>Moderate or good.</visibility><weather>Showers.</weather><wind>West or southwest 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first, then backing south later.</wind><main>Hebrides</main><sub></sub></area><area><seastate>Rough or very rough becoming moderate or rough.</seastate><visibility>Moderate or good.</visibility><weather>Showers.</weather><wind>West or southwest 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first, then backing south later.</wind><main>Bailey</main><sub></sub></area></area-forecast><area-forecast><all>Fair Isle, Faeroes, Southeast Iceland</all><wind>Cyclonic 3 to 5 becoming westerly or southwesterly 4 to 6, backing southerly 3 to 5 later.</wind><seastate>Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough at first in west Fair Isle and south Faeroes.</seastate><visibility>Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first</visibility><weather>Occasional rain, then showers.</weather><area><seastate>Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough at first in west.</seastate><visibility>Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first.</visibility><weather>Occasional rain, then showers.</weather><wind>Cyclonic 3 to 5 becoming westerly or southwesterly 4 to 6, backing southerly 3 to 5 later.</wind><main>Fair Isle</main><sub></sub></area><area><seastate>Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough at first in south.</seastate><visibility>Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first.</visibility><weather>Occasional rain, then showers.</weather><wind>Cyclonic 3 to 5 becoming westerly or southwesterly 4 to 6, backing southerly 3 to 5 later.</wind><main>Faeroes</main><sub></sub></area><area><seastate>Moderate or rough.</seastate><visibility>Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first.</visibility><weather>Occasional rain, then showers.</weather><wind>Cyclonic 3 to 5 becoming westerly or southwesterly 4 to 6, backing southerly 3 to 5 later.</wind><main>Southeast Iceland</main><sub></sub></area></area-forecast></area-forecasts></report>