AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 1725 UTC ON MONDAY 28 SEPTEMBER 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 1800 UTC MONDAY 28 SEPTEMBER TO 1800 UTC TUESDAY 29 SEPTEMBER 2026

THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN TRAFALGAR FITZROY SOLE LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA SHANNON ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES AND BAILEY

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDDAY

LOW MID-ATLANTIC 995 EXPECTED JUST WEST OF SHANNON 972 BY MIDDAY TOMORROW

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING NORTH UTSIRE

SOUTHWESTERLY BACKING SOUTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5, INCREASING 5 OR 6 LATER IN VIKING. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. FAIR. GOOD

SOUTH UTSIRE

VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING SOUTHEASTERLY 5 TO 7 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. FAIR. GOOD

FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER

VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING EAST OR SOUTHEAST 4 TO 6 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE AT FIRST IN FORTIES, OTHERWISE SMOOTH OR SLIGHT BECOMING MODERATE LATER. OCCASIONAL DRIZZLE LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE LATER

FISHER

NORTHWEST VEERING EAST 3 TO 5, INCREASING 5 TO 7 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE LATER

GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER THAMES

VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING EAST OR SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5, INCREASING 5 OR 6 LATER IN GERMAN BIGHT. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SMOOTH AT FIRST IN SOUTH GERMAN BIGHT. THUNDERY RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND

EAST OR NORTHEAST, VEERING SOUTHEAST LATER, 3 TO 5, INCREASING 5 OR 6 LATER IN PORTLAND. SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN DOVER AND SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN PORTLAND, ELSEWHERE, SMOOTH OR SLIGHT, OCCASIONAL MODERATE. THUNDERY SHOWERS AT FIRST. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST

PLYMOUTH BISCAY

EAST VEERING SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5, INCREASING 5 TO 7, PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT, BECOMING ROUGH LATER IN WEST. SHOWERS, THUNDERY IN BISCAY, RAIN LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

FITZROY SOLE

SOUTH OR SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7, INCREASING 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, VEERING WEST OR SOUTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH LATER. RAIN OR THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA

SOUTHEAST 4 TO 6, INCREASING 6 TO GALE 8 LATER, PERHAPS SEVERE GALE 9 LATER IN FASTNET. SLIGHT OR MODERATE AT FIRST IN LUNDY AND FASTNET, BECOMING ROUGH LATER IN LUNDY AND ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH LATER IN FASTNET, OTHERWISE SMOOTH OR SLIGHT, BECOMING MODERATE. SHOWERS, RAIN LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR LATER

SHANNON ROCKALL

SOUTHEAST 6 TO GALE 8, BECOMING CYCLONIC 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9 LATER. ROUGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH LATER, OCCASIONALLY HIGH LATER IN WEST. SHOWERS, SQUALLY RAIN LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

MALIN HEBRIDES

SOUTH BACKING SOUTHEAST 4 TO 6, INCREASING 6 TO GALE 8 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH LATER IN FAR WEST. MAINLY FAIR. GOOD OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

BAILEY

SOUTH 4 OR 5, BACKING SOUTHEAST 6 TO GALE 8. ROUGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH LATER. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

FAIR ISLE FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND