AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 1725 UTC ON THURSDAY 24 SEPTEMBER 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 1800 UTC THURSDAY 24 SEPTEMBER TO 1800 UTC FRIDAY 25 SEPTEMBER 2026

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

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDDAY

ATLANTIC LOW 959 EXPECTED NORTH ICELAND 970 BY MIDDAY TOMORROW. HIGH THAMES 1027 DISSIPATING

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING

SOUTH VEERING SOUTHWEST, 4 TO 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

NORTH UTSIRE

SOUTHERLY 2 TO 4, INCREASING 5 TO 7, VEERING SOUTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

SOUTH UTSIRE

NORTHWESTERLY BACKING SOUTHWESTERLY, 3 TO 5. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT AT FIRST. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER

SOUTH 4 TO 6, VEERING SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 IN TYNE AND DOGGER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING SMOOTH OR SLIGHT IN FORTH AND TYNE. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

FISHER GERMAN BIGHT

NORTHWEST BACKING SOUTHWEST, 3 TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. FAIR. GOOD

WEST HUMBER

SOUTHERLY 4 TO 6, VEERING NORTHWESTERLY 2 TO 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE BECOMING SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. RAIN LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE LATER

EAST HUMBER THAMES

VARIABLE 4 OR LESS, BECOMING SOUTHERLY 4 OR 5, VEERING SOUTHWESTERLY 2 TO 4 LATER. IN HUMBER SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BUT IN THAMES SMOOTH OR SLIGHT, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE AT FIRST IN NORTHEAST. FAIR. GOOD

DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND

EAST, BECOMING VARIABLE, 2 TO 4, OCCASIONALLY 5 AT FIRST IN DOVER AND WIGHT, BECOMING NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 LATER IN WIGHT AND PORTLAND. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT, BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN PORTLAND. FAIR. GOOD

PLYMOUTH BISCAY

VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING NORTHWEST 3 TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH. FOG PATCHES IN BISCAY. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR IN BISCAY

FITZROY

WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5, BECOMING VARIABLE 3 OR LESS IN SOUTHWEST. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH AT FIRST IN FAR NORTHWEST. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

SOLE LUNDY FASTNET

SOUTHWEST VEERING WEST OR NORTHWEST, 3 TO 5. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH IN WEST SOLE AND WEST FASTNET, OTHERWISE SLIGHT OR MODERATE BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

IRISH SEA SHANNON

SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6, DECREASING 2 TO 4 IN IRISH SEA. IN IRISH SEA SLIGHT OR MODERATE BECOMING SMOOTH OR SLIGHT, BUT IN SHANNON ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH IN NORTHWEST. RAIN, THUNDERY SHOWERS LATER IN SHANNON. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES

SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7, BUT 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9 AT FIRST IN ROCKALL AND HEBRIDES. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY HIGH AT FIRST IN NORTHWEST ROCKALL AND NORTHWEST HEBRIDES, BUT MODERATE OR ROUGH IN SOUTHEAST MALIN. RAIN, THUNDERY SHOWERS LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

BAILEY

SOUTHWESTERLY 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, DECREASING 6 LATER IN SOUTHEAST. HIGH OR VERY HIGH BECOMING VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. SQUALLY SHOWERS. POOR

FAIR ISLE

SOUTH 5 TO 7, VEERING SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH IN SOUTHEAST, OTHERWISE ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH BECOMING VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. RAIN THEN SQUALLY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND