AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 0505 UTC ON SUNDAY 20 SEPTEMBER 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 0600 UTC SUNDAY 20 SEPTEMBER TO 0600 UTC MONDAY 21 SEPTEMBER 2026

THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE FORTIES CROMARTY DOGGER FISHER GERMAN BIGHT AND FAIR ISLE

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDNIGHT

HIGH FITZROY 1027 EXPECTED LUNDY 1032 BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE FORTIES

WESTERLY VEERING NORTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, DECREASING 4 OR 5 LATER IN VIKING AND FORTIES. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER IN VIKING AND FORTIES. SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST

CROMARTY FORTH TYNE

WEST 6 OR 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST IN CROMARTY, VEERING NORTHWEST 4 TO 6, BACKING SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 LATER. ROUGH UNTIL LATER IN EAST CROMARTY, OTHERWISE SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING SMOOTH OR SLIGHT LATER IN WEST CROMARTY AND FORTH. SHOWERS AT FIRST. GOOD

DOGGER FISHER GERMAN BIGHT

WEST VEERING NORTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8, DECREASING 4 OR 5 LATER IN DOGGER. MAINLY ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BUT MODERATE OR ROUGH IN SOUTHWEST DOGGER AND MODERATE AT FIRST IN SOUTHEAST GERMAN BIGHT. SHOWERS, SQUALLY IN FISHER. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR IN FISHER

HUMBER THAMES

WEST 5 OR 6 VEERING NORTHWEST 3 TO 5. ROUGH UNTIL LATER IN NORTHEAST HUMBER, OTHERWISE SLIGHT OR MODERATE. OCCASIONAL RAIN AT FIRST. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE AT FIRST

DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

WEST OR NORTHWEST 3 TO 5 BECOMING VARIABLE 3 OR LESS. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING SMOOTH OR SLIGHT IN DOVER, WIGHT AND NORTH PORTLAND. OCCASIONAL RAIN AT FIRST, FOG PATCHES LATER IN PLYMOUTH. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST, AND THEN VERY POOR LATER IN PLYMOUTH

BISCAY FITZROY

VARIABLE 2 TO 4 IN NORTH, EASTERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5 IN SOUTH, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN SOUTHEAST FITZROY. MODERATE IN BISCAY, MODERATE OR ROUGH IN FITZROY. MAINLY FAIR. MODERATE OR GOOD

SOLE LUNDY FASTNET

VARIABLE 2 TO 4. ROUGH UNTIL LATER IN SOLE AND SOUTHWEST FASTNET, OTHERWISE SLIGHT OR MODERATE. OCCASIONAL RAIN AT FIRST. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST

IRISH SEA

WEST OR NORTHWEST 4 TO 6 BACKING SOUTHWEST 2 TO 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE BECOMING SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. RAIN LATER IN NORTHWEST. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR LATER IN NORTHWEST

SHANNON ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY

VARIABLE 2 TO 4 AT FIRST IN SHANNON AND SOUTHWEST ROCKALL, OTHERWISE WESTERLY 5 TO 7 BACKING SOUTHERLY 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 LATER IN BAILEY. VERY ROUGH AT FIRST EXCEPT IN SHANNON, OTHERWISE MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS, SQUALLY IN HEBRIDES, THEN RAIN, FOG PATCHES LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR LATER

FAIR ISLE

NORTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8, BACKING SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER. SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD

FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND