AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 1725 UTC ON SUNDAY 06 SEPTEMBER 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 1800 UTC SUNDAY 06 SEPTEMBER TO 1800 UTC MONDAY 07 SEPTEMBER 2026

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

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDDAY

LOW 500 MILES WEST OF ROCKALL 986 DECLINING 974 BY 1800 TOMORROW

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING NORTH UTSIRE

SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, INCREASING 6 TO GALE 8 FOR A TIME IN NORTH. MODERATE OR ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

SOUTH UTSIRE FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER

SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 LATER IN CROMARTY. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH AT FIRST IN NORTH FORTIES AND NORTH CROMARTY. OCCASIONAL RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

FISHER GERMAN BIGHT

SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. OCCASIONAL RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD

HUMBER THAMES DOVER

SOUTH OR SOUTHEAST, VEERING WEST OR SOUTHWEST, 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 LATER IN THAMES AND DOVER. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT IN DOVER, ELSEWHERE SLIGHT OR MODERATE. OCCASIONAL RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD

WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

VARIABLE BECOMING WEST OR SOUTHWEST, 2 TO 4, OCCASIONALLY 5 LATER. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT AT FIRST IN WIGHT, OTHERWISE SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH IN WEST PLYMOUTH. RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR IN BISCAY

BISCAY SOUTHEAST FITZROY

VARIABLE 2 TO 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH. RAIN OR SHOWERS, THUNDERY IN BISCAY. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR IN BISCAY

NORTHWEST FITZROY SOLE

WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY BACKING SOUTHWESTERLY LATER, 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH. THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA

WEST OR SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH IN FASTNET AND LATER LUNDY, OTHERWISE SLIGHT OR MODERATE. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

SHANNON

WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 5 OR 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 IN NORTH. ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH IN NORTH. RAIN OR SHOWERS, PERHAPS THUNDERY. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES

SOUTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 LATER IN ROCKALL AND HEBRIDES, PERHAPS STORM 10 LATER IN HEBRIDES. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH LATER. RAIN OR THUNDERY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

BAILEY

CYCLONIC 6 TO GALE 8, BECOMING SOUTHWEST GALE 8 TO STORM 10, THEN NORTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. RAIN OR THUNDERY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

FAIR ISLE FAEROES

SOUTH VEERING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7, BECOMING CYCLONIC 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH LATER. RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

SOUTHEAST ICELAND