AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 1725 UTC ON TUESDAY 08 SEPTEMBER 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 1800 UTC TUESDAY 08 SEPTEMBER TO 1800 UTC WEDNESDAY 09 SEPTEMBER 2026

THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER AND HUMBER

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDDAY

LOW CROMARTY 989 MOVING STEADILY SOUTHEAST, LOSING ITS IDENTITY

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE

VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, INCREASING 6 OR 7 LATER IN SOUTH UTSIRE. MODERATE, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER. SHOWERS, PERHAPS THUNDERY AT FIRST. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE AT FIRST

FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER

CYCLONIC 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST, BECOMING NORTHWEST 4 TO 6, THEN VARIABLE 3 LATER IN CROMARTY, FORTH AND TYNE. SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN CROMARTY, OTHERWISE MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE LATER IN FORTH. SQUALLY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

FISHER GERMAN BIGHT

SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5, VEERING NORTHWEST 4 TO 6 LATER, BUT 5 TO 7 LATER IN FISHER. MODERATE BECOMING ROUGH LATER IN FISHER, SLIGHT OR MODERATE BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER IN GERMAN BIGHT. RAIN THEN THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

HUMBER THAMES

WEST OR NORTHWEST 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 IN HUMBER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH. SQUALLY RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH NORTH BISCAY

NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 AT FIRST IN DOVER, DECREASING 3 OR 4 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH AT FIRST IN PORTLAND, PLYMOUTH AND NORTH BISCAY, OTHERWISE SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD

SOUTH BISCAY SOUTHEAST FITZROY

NORTHERLY 4 TO 6, DECREASING 3 OR 4 IN SOUTH BISCAY. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN THEN SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST

NORTHWEST FITZROY WEST SOLE

NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4, THEN SOUTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS, RAIN LATER IN WEST. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR LATER IN WEST

EAST SOLE LUNDY FASTNET

NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, BACKING WESTERLY 3 OR 4 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN LUNDY AND FASTNET. SHOWERS. GOOD

IRISH SEA

NORTHWEST 5 TO 7, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH AT FIRST IN NORTHEAST, BECOMING SMOOTH OR SLIGHT LATER. SHOWERS, SQUALLY AT FIRST IN NORTH. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST IN NORTH

SHANNON ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY

NORTHWEST 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 AT FIRST IN MALIN AND HEBRIDES, BACKING SOUTHWEST LATER, BUT 5 TO 7 LATER IN SHANNON AND ROCKALL. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH AT FIRST IN ROCKALL, MALIN AND HEBRIDES, OTHERWISE MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING MODERATE IN BAILEY. SHOWERS, RAIN LATER IN SHANNON AND ROCKALL. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE LATER

FAIR ISLE

NORTH 4 TO 6, BACKING WEST OR SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING MODERATE OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT LATER. SHOWERS. GOOD

FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND