AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 1130 UTC ON MONDAY 14 SEPTEMBER 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 1200 UTC MONDAY 14 SEPTEMBER TO 1200 UTC TUESDAY 15 SEPTEMBER 2026

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 0600

LOW JUST SOUTHWEST OF ICELAND 994 MOVING RATHER QUICKLY NORTHEAST, FILLING 998 BY 0600 TOMORROW

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE FORTIES

SOUTHERLY 4 TO 6, BECOMING CYCLONIC 5 TO 7 LATER IN VIKING AND FORTIES. SLIGHT OR MODERATE BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER IN FORTIES, OTHERWISE MODERATE. OCCASIONAL RAIN, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR

CROMARTY FORTH

SOUTH 3 TO 5, VEERING WEST 5 TO 7 LATER. SLIGHT, BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE. RAIN AND SHOWERS, PERHAPS THUNDERY LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

TYNE DOGGER FISHER

SOUTH 3 TO 5, VEERING SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN TYNE, OTHERWISE SLIGHT OR MODERATE BECOMING MAINLY MODERATE. RAIN AND SHOWERS, FOG PATCHES IN DOGGER AND FISHER. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR, BUT VERY POOR IN DOGGER AND FISHER

GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER

SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5, VEERING SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

THAMES DOVER WIGHT

SOUTHWEST, VEERING WEST LATER IN WIGHT, 3 TO 5. SLIGHT OCCASIONALLY SMOOTH. SHOWERS. GOOD OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4, VEERING WEST OR NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 LATER. SLIGHT AT FIRST IN PORTLAND, OTHERWISE SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS, FOG PATCHES AT FIRST IN WEST PLYMOUTH, RAIN LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR AT FIRST IN WEST PLYMOUTH

BISCAY SOUTHEAST FITZROY

VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING CYCLONIC 4 TO 6 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. RAIN LATER. GOOD OCCASIONALLY MODERATE, BUT POOR AT FIRST IN SOUTHEAST SOUTHEAST FITZROY

NORTHWEST FITZROY SOLE LUNDY FASTNET

SOUTHWESTERLY VEERING NORTHWESTERLY, 4 TO 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE AT FIRST IN LUNDY AND FASTNET, OTHERWISE MODERATE, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER EXCEPT IN LUNDY. RAIN AND SHOWERS, FOG PATCHES AT FIRST IN LUNDY. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AND VERY POOR AT FIRST IN LUNDY

IRISH SEA SHANNON ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES

SOUTHWEST VEERING WEST 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 AT FIRST IN IRISH SEA. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN IRISH SEA, OTHERWISE MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH LATER IN SHANNON AND ROCKALL. RAIN, FOG PATCHES AT FIRST, THUNDERY SHOWERS LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR, BECOMING GOOD OCCASIONALLY POOR LATER

BAILEY

SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5, BECOMING CYCLONIC 4 TO 6 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD

FAIR ISLE

SOUTH BECOMING CYCLONIC, 4 TO 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN SOUTHEAST, MODERATE OR ROUGH BECOMING MODERATE IN NORTHWEST. RAIN, FOG PATCHES, THUNDERY SHOWERS LATER IN SOUTH. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR

FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND