AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 1725 UTC ON SATURDAY 05 SEPTEMBER 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 1800 UTC SATURDAY 05 SEPTEMBER TO 1800 UTC SUNDAY 06 SEPTEMBER 2026

THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN SOUTH UTSIRE FISHER SHANNON ROCKALL MALIN AND HEBRIDES

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDDAY

NEW LOW EXPECTED 50 MILES WEST OF BAILEY 985 BY MIDDAY TOMORROW

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE EAST FORTIES

NORTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST IN EASTERN SOUTH UTSIRE, BACKING WESTERLY 3 TO 5, THEN SOUTHERLY 4 TO 6 LATER. VERY ROUGH AT FIRST IN EASTERN SOUTH UTSIRE, OTHERWISE ROUGH BECOMING MODERATE. SHOWERS, RAIN LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR LATER

WEST FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER

WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY BACKING SOUTHERLY, 3 TO 5, INCREASING 5 OR 6 LATER, OCCASIONALLY 7 LATER IN CROMARTY. MODERATE OR ROUGH AT FIRST IN WEST FORTIES AND DOGGER, OTHERWISE SLIGHT OR MODERATE. OCCASIONAL RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR IN CROMARTY

FISHER GERMAN BIGHT

NORTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST IN NORTHEAST FISHER, BACKING WESTERLY 3 TO 5, THEN BACKING SOUTHWESTERLY LATER. VERY ROUGH AT FIRST IN NORTHEAST FISHER, OTHERWISE ROUGH BECOMING MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

HUMBER THAMES

WEST OR NORTHWEST BACKING SOUTH, 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 2 AT FIRST. ROUGH AT FIRST IN FAR NORTHEAST OF HUMBER, OTHERWISE SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS LATER. GOOD

DOVER

SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5 BACKING SOUTH OR SOUTHEAST 2 TO 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. FAIR. GOOD

WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH NORTH BISCAY

VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING SOUTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5 FOR A TIME. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT IN WIGHT AND EAST PORTLAND, BUT ELSEWHERE SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD

SOUTH BISCAY SOUTH FITZROY

CYCLONIC 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 AT FIRST, BECOMING WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY LATER. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH IN SOUTH FITZROY. THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

NORTH FITZROY SOLE

SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5 VEERING SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 IN WEST SOLE, THEN VEERING NORTHWESTERLY LATER IN WEST. MODERATE, BECOMING ROUGH IN WEST, THEN BECOMING VERY ROUGH FOR A TIME LATER IN WEST SOLE. OCCASIONAL RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD

LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA

SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 3 AT FIRST, INCREASING 7 AT TIMES LATER IN NORTHWEST IRISH SEA. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING ROUGH LATER IN WEST FASTNET. OCCASIONAL RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD

SHANNON ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES

SOUTHWEST 4 AT FIRST IN MALIN AND HEBRIDES, OTHERWISE CYCLONIC MAINLY SOUTH 5 TO 7, INCREASING GALE 8 AT TIMES. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH LATER. RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

BAILEY

SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 BECOMING CYCLONIC 5 TO 7, PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER. MODERATE BECOMING ROUGH. SHOWERS THEN RAIN. GOOD, BECOMING MODERATE OR POOR

FAIR ISLE FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND