AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 0505 UTC ON MONDAY 07 SEPTEMBER 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 0600 UTC MONDAY 07 SEPTEMBER TO 0600 UTC TUESDAY 08 SEPTEMBER 2026

THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN FITZROY ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY FAIR ISLE FAEROES AND SOUTHEAST ICELAND

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDNIGHT

LOW ROCKALL 976 EXPECTED 981 HEBRIDES BY MIDNIGHT TOMORROW. NEW LOW EXPECTED FITZROY 1013

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE

SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN AND SHOWERS, PERHAPS THUNDERY. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER

SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 LATER IN FORTIES, CROMARTY AND FORTH. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH LATER IN NORTH FORTIES. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

FISHER GERMAN BIGHT

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

HUMBER THAMES DOVER

SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT, BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE. RAIN LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR LATER

WIGHT PORTLAND

WEST OR SOUTHWEST 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 LATER. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT AT FIRST IN WIGHT, OTHERWISE SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS, THEN RAIN LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR LATER

PLYMOUTH

WEST OR SOUTHWEST, BECOMING CYCLONIC LATER, 3 TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH IN WEST. SHOWERS, RAIN LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR LATER

BISCAY

WEST OR SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4, INCREASING 4 TO 6 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH LATER. SHOWERS, RAIN LATER IN NORTH. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR LATER IN NORTH

FITZROY

WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5, BECOMING CYCLONIC 6 TO GALE 8 IN NORTH. MODERATE OR ROUGH. THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

SOLE

WEST OR NORTHWEST, BACKING SOUTHWEST FOR A TIME, 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH. THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA

WEST OR SOUTHWEST, VEERING NORTHWEST LATER, 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH IN FASTNET AND LUNDY, OTHERWISE SLIGHT OR MODERATE. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

SHANNON

WEST OR SOUTHWEST VEERING NORTHWEST LATER, 5 OR 6. ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH IN NORTH. SHOWERS, PERHAPS THUNDERY. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES

SOUTHWEST, VEERING NORTHWEST LATER, 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 IN ROCKALL AND HEBRIDES. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH. RAIN OR THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

BAILEY

CYCLONIC, BECOMING NORTHWEST LATER, 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN OR THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

FAIR ISLE FAEROES

SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7, BECOMING CYCLONIC 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH. RAIN OR THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

SOUTHEAST ICELAND