AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 1130 UTC ON WEDNESDAY 16 SEPTEMBER 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 1200 UTC WEDNESDAY 16 SEPTEMBER TO 1200 UTC THURSDAY 17 SEPTEMBER 2026

THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN TRAFALGAR ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY FAEROES AND SOUTHEAST ICELAND

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 0600

LOW 250 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF ICELAND 975 EXPECTED BAILEY 977 BY 0600 TOMORROW

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE

NORTHWESTERLY BACKING SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY, 5 TO 7, DECREASING 3 OR 4 FOR A TIME. MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS, RAIN LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER FISHER GERMAN BIGHT

NORTHWEST BACKING SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 3 AT FIRST EXCEPT IN FISHER. MODERATE OR ROUGH IN FORTIES AND FISHER, BUT ELSEWHERE SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS, THUNDERY AT FIRST IN GERMAN BIGHT, THEN RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

HUMBER THAMES DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

NORTHWEST BACKING WEST 3 TO 5, BACKING SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 LATER, THEN VEERING NORTHWEST AGAIN LATER IN PLYMOUTH. MODERATE OR ROUGH IN PLYMOUTH, BUT ELSEWHERE SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS, RAIN LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE AT FIRST AND POOR LATER

BISCAY

NORTHWEST, BACKING WEST LATER, 3 TO 5. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING MODERATE. SHOWERS, THEN RAIN LATER IN NORTH. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

SOUTH FITZROY

NORTHERLY 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 IN SOUTHEAST. MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS. GOOD

NORTH FITZROY SOLE

WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS THEN RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD

LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA

WEST OR NORTHWEST, BACKING SOUTHWEST FOR A TIME, 3 OR 4 INCREASING 5 TO 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH IN SOUTH AND WEST FASTNET AND SOUTHWEST LUNDY, BUT ELSEWHERE SLIGHT OR MODERATE. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

SHANNON

WEST OR SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6 VEERING NORTHWEST 5 TO 7. ROUGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH LATER, OCCASIONALLY HIGH LATER IN FAR NORTHWEST. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES

SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8, BUT 4 OR 5 AT FIRST IN MALIN AND HEBRIDES, THEN VEERING WEST LATER, PERHAPS SEVERE GALE 9 LATER IN ROCKALL. MODERATE OR ROUGH BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, THEN HIGH LATER EXCEPT IN EAST MALIN AND EAST HEBRIDES. RAIN OR SHOWERS, BECOMING SQUALLY. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

BAILEY

SOUTHERLY BECOMING CYCLONIC, THEN NORTHWESTERLY LATER, 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY 5 IN NORTH, PERHAPS SEVERE GALE 9 LATER IN SOUTH. ROUGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. RAIN THEN SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

FAIR ISLE

NORTHWESTERLY AT FIRST IN EAST, OTHERWISE SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY, 3 OR 4 INCREASING 5 TO 7, PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER IN WEST. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH LATER IN FAR WEST. RAIN OR SHOWERS, BECOMING SQUALLY LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND