AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 0505 UTC ON SUNDAY 06 SEPTEMBER 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 0600 UTC SUNDAY 06 SEPTEMBER TO 0600 UTC MONDAY 07 SEPTEMBER 2026

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

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDNIGHT

LOW 150 MILES WEST OF ROCKALL 994 EXPECTED 50 MILES WEST OF BAILEY 981 BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE EAST FORTIES

NORTHWESTERLY 4 OR 5 AT FIRST IN EASTERN SOUTH UTSIRE, OTHERWISE VARIABLE 3 OR 4 BECOMING SOUTHERLY 5 TO 7, PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER IN NORTHEAST VIKING AND NORTH UTSIRE. MODERATE OR ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR IN VIKING AND FORTIES

WEST FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER

SOUTHERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY 4 AT FIRST, VEERING SOUTHWESTERLY 4 OR 5 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH LATER IN FORTIES AND CROMARTY. OCCASIONAL RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR IN FORTIES AND CROMARTY

FISHER GERMAN BIGHT

WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 AT FIRST IN NORTHEAST FISHER, BACKING SOUTHERLY 5 OR 6 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT LATER. OCCASIONAL RAIN LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD

HUMBER THAMES DOVER

SOUTH VEERING SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. OCCASIONAL RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD

WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH BISCAY

EAST OR SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4, VEERING WEST OR SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. RAIN OR SHOWERS, THUNDERY AT TIMES IN BISCAY. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR IN BISCAY

SOUTHEAST FITZROY

CYCLONIC 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 3 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH. THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

NORTHWEST FITZROY SOLE

SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 5 OR 6, VEERING WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 4 OR 5 FOR A TIME. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD

LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA

SOUTH 5 OR 6 VEERING WEST OR SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH LATER IN FASTNET. RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD

SHANNON ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY

CYCLONIC 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 LATER IN ROCKALL AND BAILEY. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH LATER. RAIN OR SHOWERS, PERHAPS THUNDERY AT TIMES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

FAIR ISLE FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND