AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 1725 UTC ON SATURDAY 19 SEPTEMBER 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 1800 UTC SATURDAY 19 SEPTEMBER TO 1800 UTC SUNDAY 20 SEPTEMBER 2026

THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE FORTIES CROMARTY DOGGER FISHER GERMAN BIGHT ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY FAIR ISLE AND FAEROES

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDDAY

LOW 160 MILES NORTHEAST OF FAEROES 975 EXPECTED NORTHEAST NORWEGIAN SEA 987 BY MIDDAY TOMORROW. HIGH BISCAY 1025 SLOW MOVING, INTENSIFYING 1031 BY SAME TIME

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE FORTIES CROMARTY

SOUTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7 VEERING WESTERLY, THEN NORTHWESTERLY LATER, 6 TO GALE 8. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, EXCEPT IN CROMARTY, THEN OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT LATER IN CROMARTY. SQUALLY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

FORTH TYNE

SOUTHWEST VEERING WEST 5 TO 7, THEN NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING SMOOTH OR SLIGHT LATER. FAIR. GOOD

DOGGER FISHER

WEST OR SOUTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY 5 AT FIRST, VEERING NORTHWEST LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING MAINLY ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SQUALLY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

GERMAN BIGHT

WEST OR SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7, VEERING NORTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH LATER. SQUALLY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

HUMBER THAMES DOVER WIGHT

SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7, VEERING NORTHWEST 4 TO 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH AT FIRST IN HUMBER AND THAMES, OCCASIONALLY SMOOTH LATER NEAR SHORE. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

SOUTHWEST VEERING NORTHWEST 4 TO 6, BECOMING VARIABLE 3 OR LESS LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BUT ROUGH AT FIRST IN WEST PLYMOUTH, OCCASIONALLY SMOOTH LATER NEAR SHORE. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

BISCAY

VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING EASTERLY 4 OR 5 LATER IN SOUTH. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH AT FIRST IN NORTHWEST. FAIR. GOOD

SOUTH FITZROY

EASTERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY, 4 TO 6. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH. FAIR. GOOD

NORTH FITZROY SOLE

WESTERLY 3 OR 4, BECOMING VARIABLE 4 OR LESS LATER. IN NORTH FITZROY, MODERATE OR ROUGH, IN SOLE, ROUGH BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA

WEST 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN IRISH SEA, BECOMING VARIABLE 4 OR LESS LATER. IN FASTNET, MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING SLIGHT LATER IN NORTH. ELSEWHERE, SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD

SHANNON

WEST 3 TO 5, BECOMING SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECOMING ROUGH. RAIN LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY

WEST 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST, BACKING SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SHOWERS, THEN RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR LATER

FAIR ISLE

SOUTHWEST VEERING WEST 6 TO GALE 8, THEN NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE IN EAST AND SOUTH. SQUALLY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

FAEROES

CYCLONIC 5 OT 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 IN SOUTH, BECOMING WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH. SQUALLY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

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