AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 1130 UTC ON WEDNESDAY 23 SEPTEMBER 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 1200 UTC WEDNESDAY 23 SEPTEMBER TO 1200 UTC THURSDAY 24 SEPTEMBER 2026

THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE FORTIES DOGGER FISHER GERMAN BIGHT SHANNON ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY FAEROES AND SOUTHEAST ICELAND

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 0600

COMPLEX LOW FORTIES 1019 AND FORTH 1019 EXPECTED SINGLE CENTRE DENMARK 1011 BY 0600 TOMORROW

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE FORTIES

CYCLONIC 5 TO 7, BECOMING NORTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8 FOR A TIME, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 FOR A TIME IN SOUTH UTSIRE, DECREASING 3 TO 5 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH IN SOUTH UTSIRE. THUNDERY RAIN THEN SHOWERS. MODERATE OR POOR, BECOMING GOOD

CROMARTY FORTH TYNE

NORTHWEST 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 AT FIRST, BECOMING VARIABLE 3 OR LESS, THEN SOUTH 4 TO 6 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING SMOOTH OR SLIGHT IN CROMARTY AND FORTH. SQUALLY SHOWERS AT FIRST. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST

DOGGER FISHER GERMAN BIGHT

SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6 VEERING NORTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 IN FISHER, DECREASING 3 TO 5 LATER IN DOGGER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH IN DOGGER AND ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH ELSEWHERE. THUNDERY RAIN, THEN SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST

HUMBER THAMES

SOUTHWEST VEERING NORTH OR NORTHWEST, 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 AT FIRST IN HUMBER, BECOMING VARIABLE 3 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING ROUGH FOR A TIME IN NORTHEAST HUMBER. THUNDERY SHOWERS AT FIRST. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST

DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

VARIABLE 2 TO 4 BECOMING NORTHEAST 3 TO 5, VEERING SOUTHEAST 2 TO 4 LATER. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT IN DOVER AND WIGHT, SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN PORTLAND AND PLYMOUTH. FAIR. GOOD

BISCAY SOUTHEAST FITZROY

NORTHEASTERLY BECOMING CYCLONIC, 3 TO 5. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH AT FIRST. FAIR. GOOD

NORTHWEST FITZROY SOLE

NORTHEASTERLY VEERING SOUTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN WEST SOLE. MODERATE OR ROUGH. FAIR. GOOD

LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA

NORTH OR NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 BECOMING VARIABLE 3, THEN SOUTH 4 OR 5 LATER. ROUGH AT FIRST IN SOUTHWEST FASTNET, OTHERWISE SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BUT BECOMING SMOOTH OR SLIGHT FOR A TIME IN IRISH SEA. SHOWERS. GOOD

SHANNON ROCKALL

VARIABLE 2 TO 4 BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 LATER IN ROCKALL. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH LATER IN NORTHWEST SHANNON AND ROCKALL, AND THEN HIGH LATER IN NORTHWEST ROCKALL. FAIR THEN RAIN. GOOD, BECOMING POOR LATER

MALIN HEBRIDES

WEST BACKING SOUTH OR SOUTHEAST, 2 TO 4, INCREASING 6 TO GALE 8 LATER, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 LATER IN HEBRIDES. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH LATER IN WEST. RAIN LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR LATER

BAILEY

SOUTHWEST BACKING SOUTHEAST 4 TO 6, INCREASING 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9 LATER. ROUGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH OR HIGH LATER. RAIN LATER. GOOD, BECOMING POOR LATER

FAIR ISLE

NORTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5, BACKING SOUTHERLY 5 TO 7 LATER, PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER IN WEST. MAINLY MODERATE OR ROUGH, BUT SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN FAR SOUTHEAST. SHOWERS. GOOD

FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND