AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 1725 UTC ON THURSDAY 17 SEPTEMBER 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 1800 UTC THURSDAY 17 SEPTEMBER TO 1800 UTC FRIDAY 18 SEPTEMBER 2026

THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN IRISH SEA ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY FAIR ISLE AND FAEROES

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDDAY

LOW FAEROES 978 EXPECTED NORWEGIAN BASIN 984 BY MIDDAY TOMORROW

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE

SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6 VEERING WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7. MODERATE BECOMING ROUGH. SQUALLY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER FISHER GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER

WEST OR SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7, BACKING SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6 LATER IN CROMARTY, FORTH AND TYNE. SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN WEST CROMARTY, FORTH, TYNE AND WEST HUMBER, BUT ELSEWHERE MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS, THEN OCCASIONAL RAIN LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

THAMES DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

WEST OR NORTHWEST 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 AT FIRST, BACKING SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH IN SOUTHWEST PLYMOUTH, BUT ELSEWHERE SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD

BISCAY

NORTHWEST 3 TO 5, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN, BECOMING FAIR LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE UNTIL LATER

FITZROY

NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN SOUTHEAST, BACKING WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5 IN NORTH. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH FOR A TIME IN FAR NORTH. OCCASIONAL RAIN AT FIRST IN SOUTH, AND LATER IN NORTHWEST. MODERATE OR GOOD

SOLE LUNDY FASTNET

NORTHWEST BACKING WEST 4 TO 6, BACKING SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH IN SOLE AND SOUTHWEST FASTNET, BUT ELSEWHERE MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS, THEN OCCASIONAL RAIN LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD

IRISH SEA

WEST 5 OR 6 BACKING SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5, THEN INCREASING 6 TO GALE 8 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER. SHOWERS, THEN RAIN LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR LATER

SHANNON

NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6 BACKING SOUTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7, PERHAPS GALE 8 FOR A TIME LATER IN NORTH. HIGH AT FIRST IN FAR NORTH, OTHERWISE VERY ROUGH, BUT BECOMING ROUGH LATER IN FAR SOUTH. SHOWERS THEN RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES

WEST 6 TO GALE 8 BACKING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 LATER IN ROCKALL AND MALIN. HIGH BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SHOWERS THEN RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

BAILEY

WEST OR NORTHWEST BECOMING CYCLONIC, 6 TO GALE 8, DECREASING 3 TO 5 FOR A TIME, THEN PERHAPS SEVERE GALE 9 LATER. HIGH AT FIRST EXCEPT IN FAR NORTHWEST, OTHERWISE ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SHOWERS, THEN RAIN LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

FAIR ISLE SOUTH FAEROES

WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST, BACKING SOUTHERLY 4 TO 6 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH IN SOUTHEAST FAIR ISLE, BUT ELSEWHERE VERY ROUGH OR HIGH BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN OR SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

NORTH FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND