Shipping Forecast - 2026-08-20
Aug 19, 202615m
BBC Radio 4 Shipping Forecast Broadcast: 2026-08-20 (00:48 London) Presented by: Richard Evans Source: BBC Radio 4 FM General synopsis: Low north Denmark 996 losing its identity
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Daily recordings of the BBC Radio 4 Shipping Forecast, captured from 198 kHz longwave transmission via the KiwiSDR network. The Shipping Forecast has been broadcast since 1924 and covers 31 sea areas around the British Isles. BBC Radio 4 longwave is scheduled to shut down on 26 September 2026.
BBC Radio 4 (unofficial recording) hosts BBC Shipping Forecast, a news show with 109 episodes published.
BBC Radio 4 Shipping Forecast Broadcast: 2026-08-20 (00:48 London) Presented by: Richard Evans Source: BBC Radio 4 FM General synopsis: Low north Denmark 996 losing its identity
BBC Radio 4 Shipping Forecast Broadcast: 2026-08-19 (00:48 London) Presented by: Neil Nunes Source: BBC Radio 4 FM General synopsis: Low Bailey 997 expected Irish Sea 1000 by 1800 Wednesday
BBC Radio 4 Shipping Forecast Broadcast: 2026-08-18 (00:48 London) Presented by: Neil Nunes Source: BBC Radio 4 FM General synopsis: New low expected Bailey 997 by 1800 Tuesday
BBC Radio 4 Shipping Forecast Broadcast: 2026-08-17 (00:48 London) Presented by: Neil Nunes Source: BBC Radio 4 FM General synopsis: Low Rockall 1014 losing its identity by 1800 Monday. New low expected 300 miles west of
BBC Radio 4 Shipping Forecast Broadcast: 2026-08-16 (00:48 London) Presented by: Neil Nunes Source: BBC Radio 4 FM General synopsis: New low expected Malin 1014 by 1800 Sunday. New high expected just northeast of Southea
BBC Radio 4 Shipping Forecast Broadcast: 2026-08-15 (00:48 London) Presented by: Kelsey Bennett Source: BBC Radio 4 FM General synopsis: New low expected just west of Southeast Iceland 1013 by 1800 Saturday
BBC Radio 4 Shipping Forecast Broadcast: 2026-08-14 (00:48 London) Presented by: Ron Brown Source: BBC Radio 4 FM General synopsis: Low east Iceland 1003 moving slowly northeast with little change by 1800 Friday
BBC Radio 4 Shipping Forecast Broadcast: 2026-08-13 (00:48 London) Presented by: Richard Evans Source: BBC Radio 4 FM General synopsis: Low 150 miles southwest of Iceland 997 expected just east of Iceland 1003 by 1800 Th
BBC Radio 4 Shipping Forecast Broadcast: 2026-08-12 (00:48 London) Presented by: Neil Nunes Source: BBC Radio 4 FM General synopsis: High western German Bight 1027 expected southern Baltic sea 1029 by 1800 Wednesday
BBC Radio 4 Shipping Forecast Broadcast: 2026-08-11 (00:48 London) Presented by: Richard Evans Source: BBC Radio 4 FM General synopsis: High Irish Sea 1023 expected German Bight 1028 by 1800 Tuesday
BBC Radio 4 Shipping Forecast Broadcast: 2026-08-10 (00:48 London) Presented by: Chris Aldridge Source: BBC Radio 4 FM General synopsis: High Sole 1020 expected Tyne 1025 by midnight tonight
BBC Radio 4 Shipping Forecast Broadcast: 2026-08-09 (00:48 London) Presented by: Richard Evans Source: BBC Radio 4 FM General synopsis: Low Faeroes 992 expected Norwegian Basin 994 by 1800 Sunday. Low FitzRoy 1011 losing
BBC Radio 4 Shipping Forecast Broadcast: 2026-08-08 (00:48 London) Presented by: Neil Nunes Source: BBC Radio 4 FM General synopsis: Atlantic low 996 expected north Faeroes 992 by 1800 Saturday. High German Bight 1024 ex
BBC Radio 4 Shipping Forecast Broadcast: 2026-08-07 (00:48 London) Presented by: Richard Evans Source: BBC Radio 4 FM General synopsis: High Sole 1027, expected Thames 1023 by 1800 Thursday
BBC Radio 4 Shipping Forecast Broadcast: 2026-08-06 (00:48 London) Presented by: Al Ryan Source: BBC Radio 4 FM General synopsis: High 450 miles west of Shannon 1027 expected east Sole 1026 by 1800 Thursday. Low southeas
BBC Radio 4 Shipping Forecast Broadcast: 2026-08-05 (00:48 London) Presented by: Chris Aldridge Source: BBC Radio 4 FM General synopsis: Low Scotland 1002 expected west Viking 1001 by 1800 Wednesday
BBC Radio 4 Shipping Forecast Broadcast: 2026-08-04 (00:48 London) Presented by: Neil Nunes Source: BBC Radio 4 FM General synopsis: Low Shannon 1003 expected Malin 1000 by 1800 Tuesday
BBC Radio 4 Shipping Forecast Broadcast: 2026-08-03 (00:48 London) Presented by: Richard Evans Source: BBC Radio 4 FM General synopsis: Low just west of Shannon 1003 expected Shannon 1004 by 1800 Monday. New low expected
BBC Radio 4 Shipping Forecast Broadcast: 2026-08-02 (00:48 London) Presented by: Richard Evans Source: BBC Radio 4 FM General synopsis: Atlantic low 1007 moving slowly northeast, expected just west of Shannon 1003 by 180
BBC Radio 4 Shipping Forecast Broadcast: 2026-08-01 (00:48 London) Presented by: Neil Nunes Source: BBC Radio 4 FM General synopsis: Low Norwegian Basin 997, slow-moving, filling 998 by 1800 Saturday. New high expected F
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