AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 0505 UTC ON SATURDAY 19 SEPTEMBER 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 0600 UTC SATURDAY 19 SEPTEMBER TO 0600 UTC SUNDAY 20 SEPTEMBER 2026

THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN VIKING FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY FAIR ISLE AND FAEROES

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDNIGHT

LOW FAEROES 977 MOVING AWAY STEADILY NORTHEASTWARDS

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH

SOUTHWESTERLY, VEERING WESTERLY LATER, 5 TO 7, PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER IN THE UTSIRES, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 ELSEWHERE. SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN WEST CROMARTY AND FORTH, MODERATE OR ROUGH IN SOUTHWEST FORTIES AND EAST CROMARTY, ELSEWHERE, ROUGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH LATER. SQUALLY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

TYNE DOGGER FISHER GERMAN BIGHT

SOUTHWEST, VEERING WEST LATER, 5 TO 7, PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER IN FISHER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN TYNE, ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH IN FISHER, MODERATE OR ROUGH ELSEWHERE. OCCASIONAL RAIN, THEN SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

HUMBER THAMES DOVER WIGHT

SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7, VEERING NORTHWEST 4 TO 6 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN WEST HUMBER, AND LATER ALSO IN WEST THAMES, OTHERWISE MODERATE OR ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6, VEERING NORTHWEST 2 TO 4 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH IN WEST PLYMOUTH, BUT ELSEWHERE SLIGHT OR MODERATE. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

BISCAY

SOUTHWESTERLY 5 AT FIRST IN FAR NORTH, OTHERWISE VARIABLE 2 TO 4. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH UNTIL LATER IN WEST. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

SOUTH FITZROY

NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN SOUTHEAST. MODERATE OR ROUGH. MAINLY FAIR. GOOD

NORTH FITZROY SOLE

SOUTHWESTERLY 4 OR 5 BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4. MODERATE OR ROUGH IN NORTH FITZROY, ROUGH THROUGHOUT IN SOLE. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

LUNDY FASTNET

WEST OR SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6, VEERING NORTHWEST 2 TO 4 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE LATER IN EAST LUNDY AND NORTHEAST FASTNET. OCCASIONAL RAIN, THEN SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

IRISH SEA

SOUTHWEST, VEERING WEST LATER, 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

SHANNON

WEST OR SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 LATER. VERY ROUGH UNTIL LATER IN NORTH, OTHERWISE ROUGH. RAIN OR SHOWERS AT FIRST. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST

ROCKALL

WEST OR SOUTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8, VEERING WEST OR NORTHWEST 4 TO 6 LATER. VERY ROUGH, BECOMING ROUGH LATER IN FAR SOUTHWEST. SQUALLY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY FAIR ISLE

CYCLONIC 3 TO 5 AT FIRST IN NORTHWEST BAILEY, OTHERWISE WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY, VEERING NORTHWESTERLY LATER, 6 TO GALE 8, PERHAPS SEVERE GALE 9 LATER IN SOUTHWESTERN FAIR ISLE. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE IN SOUTHEAST MALIN AND SOUTHEAST FAIR ISLE. SQUALLY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

FAEROES

CYCLONIC 3 TO 5 UNTIL LATER IN NORTH, OTHERWISE SOUTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST IN EAST, THEN VEERING NORTHWESTERLY LATER. MODERATE AT FIRST IN NORTH, OTHERWISE ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SQUALLY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

SOUTHEAST ICELAND