AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 0505 UTC ON SATURDAY 26 SEPTEMBER 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 0600 UTC SATURDAY 26 SEPTEMBER TO 0600 UTC SUNDAY 27 SEPTEMBER 2026

THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY FAIR ISLE FAEROES AND SOUTHEAST ICELAND

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDNIGHT

LOW NORTH ICELAND 978 SLOW-MOVING, FILLING 986 BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. HIGH FITZROY 1025 DISSIPATING

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING NORTH UTSIRE

SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 LATER. MODERATE OCCASIONALLY ROUGH. THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

SOUTH UTSIRE

SOUTHWESTERLY BACKING SOUTHERLY, 3 TO 5. MODERATE. FAIR. GOOD

FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH

SOUTHWEST BACKING SOUTH, 4 TO 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SMOOTH IN SOUTHWEST FORTH. SHOWERS. GOOD

TYNE DOGGER FISHER

SOUTHWEST BACKING SOUTH, 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 AT FIRST IN DOGGER. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT IN TYNE, ELSEWHERE SLIGHT OR MODERATE. FAIR. GOOD

GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER

WEST OR NORTHWEST, BACKING SOUTHEAST, 3 TO 5, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 FOR A TIME. SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN GERMAN BIGHT, SMOOTH OR SLIGHT IN HUMBER. MAINLY FAIR. GOOD

THAMES DOVER WIGHT

NORTH 3 TO 5, BECOMING VARIABLE 3 OR LESS, THEN SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4 LATER. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. SHOWERS. GOOD

PORTLAND

NORTH 3 TO 5, BECOMING VARIABLE 3 OR LESS, THEN SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SMOOTH IN NORTH. FAIR. GOOD

PLYMOUTH BISCAY FITZROY

VARIABLE 4 OR LESS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5, VEERING SOUTH 4 TO 6, BUT BECOMING CYCLONIC IN FITZROY. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT IN NORTHEAST PLYMOUTH. SHOWERS, THUNDERY IN FITZROY AND LATER ALSO IN BISCAY. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR EXCEPT IN PLYMOUTH

SOLE

SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5, BACKING SOUTH 4 TO 6, BECOMING CYCLONIC 5 TO 7 LATER. ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE LATER. THUNDERY SHOWERS LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR LATER

LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA

SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5, BACKING SOUTH OR SOUTHEAST 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 LATER IN LUNDY AND FASTNET. MODERATE OR ROUGH IN FASTNET, ELSEWHERE SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS, RAIN LATER, THUNDERY IN LUNDY AND FASTNET. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR LATER

SHANNON ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES

SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6, BACKING SOUTH 6 OR 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 EXCEPT IN SHANNON, VEERING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BUT SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN SOUTHEAST MALIN. THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

BAILEY

SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

FAIR ISLE FAEROES

SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 BACKING SOUTH 6 TO GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE IN EAST FAIR ISLE. THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

SOUTHEAST ICELAND