AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 0505 UTC ON SATURDAY 12 SEPTEMBER 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 0600 UTC SATURDAY 12 SEPTEMBER TO 0600 UTC SUNDAY 13 SEPTEMBER 2026

THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN VIKING NORTH UTSIRE FORTIES CROMARTY MALIN HEBRIDES AND FAIR ISLE

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDNIGHT

LOW BAILEY 996 EXPECTED NORWEGIAN SEA 985 BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING NORTH UTSIRE

SOUTHERLY 5 OR 6, INCREASING 6 TO GALE 8, VEERING NORTHWESTERLY 4 OR 5. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH IN VIKING. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

SOUTH UTSIRE

NORTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5, INCREASING 5 OR 6, VEERING NORTHWESTERLY LATER. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT AT FIRST IN SOUTHEAST AND ROUGH IN NORTHWEST. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER

SOUTH 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 IN FORTIES AND CROMARTY, VEERING NORTHWEST 2 TO 4, OCCASIONALLY 5 EXCEPT IN FORTH AND TYNE. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH FOR A TIME IN FORTIES AND CROMARTY, BECOMING SMOOTH OR SLIGHT IN CROMARTY, FORTH AND TYNE. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

FISHER GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER THAMES

SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5, INCREASING 5 OR 6, VEERING WEST 4 OR 5, THEN NORTHWEST 4 TO 6 LATER IN FISHER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN FISHER AND GERMAN BIGHT, ELSEWHERE SMOOTH OR SLIGHT BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SMOOTH LATER IN WEST. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

WEST OR SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 EXCEPT IN PLYMOUTH. SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN PLYMOUTH, ELSEWHERE SMOOTH OR SLIGHT BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE. FAIR. GOOD

BISCAY

VARIABLE 4 OR LESS, BECOMING EASTERLY 4 OR 5 IN SOUTHWEST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. FAIR. GOOD

SOUTHEAST FITZROY

EASTERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH LATER. FAIR. GOOD

NORTHWEST FITZROY

SOUTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5, BUT VARIABLE 3 OR LESS IN SOUTHEAST. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH IN NORTHWEST. SHOWERS. GOOD

SOLE LUNDY FASTNET

SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6. IN LUNDY MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT AT FIRST, ELSEWHERE MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN, FOG PATCHES LATER EXCEPT IN LUNDY. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR, BUT VERY POOR LATER EXCEPT IN LUNDY

IRISH SEA

SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7, BECOMING VARIABLE 4 OR LESS. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH AT FIRST, BECOMING SMOOTH OR SLIGHT LATER. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

SHANNON ROCKALL

WEST OR SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6, BECOMING VARIABLE 4 OR LESS. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN, FOG PATCHES IN SHANNON. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR IN SHANNON

MALIN HEBRIDES

SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8, VEERING WEST 3 TO 5, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 LATER IN MALIN. IN MALIN SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN SOUTHEAST, ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH IN NORTHWEST, IN HEBRIDES VERY ROUGH BECOMING ROUGH. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

BAILEY

WEST 5 TO 7, BACKING SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4. VERY ROUGH BECOMING ROUGH, THEN MODERATE LATER IN WEST. SHOWERS. GOOD

FAIR ISLE

SOUTH 6 TO GALE 8, VEERING WEST 3 TO 5. MODERATE AT FIRST IN SOUTHEAST, OTHERWISE ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

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