AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 1725 UTC ON SUNDAY 13 SEPTEMBER 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 1800 UTC SUNDAY 13 SEPTEMBER TO 1800 UTC MONDAY 14 SEPTEMBER 2026

THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN BAILEY AND SOUTHEAST ICELAND

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDDAY

LOW THAMES LOSING ITS IDENTITY. HIGH FITZROY 1026 DISSIPATING

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING NORTH UTSIRE

VARIABLE BECOMING SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST, 2 TO 4, OCCASIONALLY 5 LATER. MODERATE. RAIN LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD

SOUTH UTSIRE

NORTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4, THEN SOUTHERLY 3 TO 5 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. RAIN LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD

FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER

VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE IN NORTHEAST FORTIES, CROMARTY AND DOGGER. RAIN OR SHOWERS LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR LATER

FISHER GERMAN BIGHT

NORTH OR NORTHWEST 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 AT FIRST IN FISHER, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4, THEN SOUTH 3 TO 5 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS LATER. GOOD

HUMBER THAMES

VARIABLE BECOMING SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST, 2 TO 4, OCCASIONALLY 5 LATER. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. SHOWERS. GOOD

DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

WEST OR SOUTHWEST 2 TO 4, OCCASIONALLY 5 IN DOVER AND WIGHT. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SMOOTH. SHOWERS. GOOD

BISCAY

VARIABLE 2 TO 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. FAIR. GOOD

SOUTHEAST FITZROY

CYCLONIC 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 AT FIRST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. FAIR. GOOD

NORTHWEST FITZROY SOLE LUNDY FASTNET

WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 LATER IN SOLE AND FASTNET. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH LATER IN FAR WEST SOLE AND FAR WEST FASTNET. OCCASIONAL RAIN AND FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR

IRISH SEA

VARIABLE BECOMING SOUTHWEST, 2 TO 4, INCREASING 4 TO 6 LATER. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT, BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE LATER. OCCASIONAL RAIN AND FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR

SHANNON ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES

SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN ROCKALL AND HEBRIDES. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT IN MALIN AND HEBRIDES. OCCASIONAL RAIN AND FOG PATCHES, THUNDERY SHOWERS LATER IN ROCKALL. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR

BAILEY

SOUTH 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST, VEERING SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5. MODERATE OR ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST

FAIR ISLE EAST FAEROES

SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5, INCREASING 6 FOR A TIME. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN AT TIMES. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

WEST FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND