AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 1725 UTC ON WEDNESDAY 23 SEPTEMBER 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 1800 UTC WEDNESDAY 23 SEPTEMBER TO 1800 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 FAIR ISLE FAEROES AND SOUTHEAST ICELAND

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDDAY

LOW FORTIES 1014 LOSING ITS IDENTITY

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING NORTH UTSIRE

NORTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8 DECREASING 3 TO 5, THEN BACKING SOUTHERLY LATER AND INCREASING 6 IN WEST VIKING. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE LATER. SHOWERS AT FIRST. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST

SOUTH UTSIRE

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

FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER

NORTHWESTERLY MAINLY 4 TO 6, BUT 6 TO GALE 8 AT FIRST IN EAST FORTIES AND EAST DOGGER, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4, THEN SOUTHERLY 4 TO 6 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH AT FIRST IN FORTIES AND DOGGER, OTHERWISE SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS AT FIRST. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

FISHER GERMAN BIGHT

CYCLONIC BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 AT FIRST IN FISHER, DECREASING 3 TO 5 LATER. SLIGHT AT FIRST IN EAST, OTHERWISE MODERATE, BUT BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH FOR A TIME. THUNDERY RAIN, THEN SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST

HUMBER THAMES

NORTHWEST 4 TO 6 BECOMING VARIABLE 3 OR LESS, THEN SOUTH 3 TO 5 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING ROUGH FOR A TIME IN NORTHEAST HUMBER. SHOWERS AT FIRST. GOOD

DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH BISCAY

VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING NORTHEAST 3 TO 5 FOR A TIME. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT IN DOVER AND WIGHT, BUT ELSEWHERE SLIGHT OR MODERATE. FAIR. GOOD

FITZROY

CYCLONIC 3 TO 5. MODERATE, BECOMING ROUGH LATER IN FAR NORTHWEST. FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR

WEST SOLE

SOUTHEASTERLY VEERING SOUTHWESTERLY, THEN NORTHWESTERLY LATER, 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH LATER IN FAR WEST. RAIN LATER. GOOD, BECOMING MODERATE LATER

EAST SOLE LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA

VARIABLE 2 TO 4 BECOMING SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 LATER IN IRISH SEA. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT UNTIL LATER IN IRISH SEA, OTHERWISE SLIGHT OR MODERATE. FAIR. GOOD

SHANNON ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES

SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST, BACKING SOUTHEAST FOR A TIME, 3 TO 5 INCREASING 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 IN ROCKALL AND HEBRIDES. MODERATE OR ROUGH BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, THEN BECOMING HIGH OR VERY HIGH LATER IN ROCKALL. FAIR THEN RAIN. GOOD, BECOMING MODERATE OR POOR

BAILEY

SOUTHWEST 4 BACKING SOUTHEAST 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, VEERING SOUTHWEST GALE 8 TO STORM 10 LATER. ROUGH BECOMING VERY ROUGH, THEN HIGH OR VERY HIGH LATER. RAIN. GOOD BECOMING POOR

FAIR ISLE

NORTHWEST BACKING SOUTH 3 TO 5, INCREASING 6 TO GALE 8 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE UNTIL LATER IN SOUTHEAST, OTHERWISE MODERATE OR ROUGH, BUT BECOMING VERY ROUGH LATER IN FAR WEST. SHOWERS. GOOD

FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND