AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 1130 UTC ON TUESDAY 22 SEPTEMBER 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 1200 UTC TUESDAY 22 SEPTEMBER TO 1200 UTC WEDNESDAY 23 SEPTEMBER 2026

THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN BAILEY AND SOUTHEAST ICELAND

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 0600

NEW LOW EXPECTED FORTIES 1017 BY 0600 TOMORROW

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE FORTIES

SOUTHERLY 4 TO 6 AT FIRST IN VIKING AND NORTH UTSIRE, OTHERWISE VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING CYCLONIC 4 TO 6 LATER, BUT 5 TO 7 IN FORTIES. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. FOG PATCHES, RAIN, THUNDERY LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR

CROMARTY

VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING NORTHWEST 4 TO 6 LATER. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE IN EAST. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

FORTH TYNE DOGGER FISHER GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER

VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING CYCLONIC 5 TO 7 LATER, BUT 4 TO 6 IN FISHER AND GERMAN BIGHT. SLIGHT, OCCASIONALLY SMOOTH IN GERMAN BIGHT, BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE LATER EXCEPT IN GERMAN BIGHT. FOG PATCHES, THUNDERY RAIN LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR

THAMES DOVER

VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5 LATER. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. THUNDERY SHOWERS LATER IN THAMES. GOOD OCCASIONALLY MODERATE, BUT POOR LATER

WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING NORTHWEST 3 TO 5 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN PLYMOUTH, OTHERWISE SMOOTH OR SLIGHT, BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN PORTLAND. FOG PATCHES AT FIRST IN PLYMOUTH. MODERATE OR GOOD, BUT VERY POOR AT FIRST IN PLYMOUTH

BISCAY SOUTHEAST FITZROY

CYCLONIC, MAINLY NORTHEASTERLY, 3 TO 5, BUT 4 TO 6 IN SOUTHEAST FITZROY. MODERATE OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT IN BISCAY, MODERATE BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH IN SOUTHEAST FITZROY. FOG PATCHES AT FIRST. MODERATE OR GOOD OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR AT FIRST

NORTHWEST FITZROY WEST SOLE

VARIABLE 2 TO 4. MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS. GOOD OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

EAST SOLE LUNDY FASTNET

VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING NORTHERLY 4 TO 6 LATER IN LUNDY AND FASTNET. MODERATE OR ROUGH IN EAST SOLE, OTHERWISE SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER IN FASTNET. SHOWERS, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR

IRISH SEA

SOUTHWEST 2 TO 4, BECOMING CYCLONIC 5 TO 7. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT, BECOMING SLIGHT OCCASIONALLY MODERATE LATER. FOG PATCHES, THEN THUNDERY RAIN LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR, BECOMING GOOD OCCASIONALLY POOR LATER

SHANNON

CYCLONIC 3 TO 5. ROUGH. RAIN, SHOWERS LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

ROCKALL MALIN

SOUTHWEST VEERING WEST 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH IN ROCKALL, ROUGH OCCASIONALLY MODERATE IN EAST IN MALIN. RAIN THEN SHOWERS. GOOD OCCASIONALLY POOR

HEBRIDES BAILEY

WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, BUT 6 TO GALE 8 AT FIRST IN NORTH BAILEY. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH AT FIRST IN BAILEY, OTHERWISE ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SHOWERS. GOOD OCCASIONALLY POOR

FAIR ISLE

CYCLONIC 4 TO 6. ROUGH IN NORTHWEST, MODERATE OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT IN SOUTHEAST. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND