AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 1130 UTC ON MONDAY 07 SEPTEMBER 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 1200 UTC MONDAY 07 SEPTEMBER TO 1200 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 0600

LOW JUST WEST OF BAILEY 974 EXPECTED HEBRIDES 982 BY 0600 TOMORROW. ATLANTIC LOW 1014 MOVING RATHER QUICKLY EAST, EXPECTED BISCAY 1009 BY SAME TIME

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE

SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH IN VIKING, MODERATE ELSEWHERE. THUNDERY RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER

SOUTHWEST, BUT WEST AT FIRST IN FORTIES AND DOGGER, 4 TO 6, INCREASING 6 OR 7, BECOMING CYCLONIC LATER IN CROMARTY. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH IN FORTIES. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

FISHER GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER

WEST OR SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6. MODERATE IN FISHER, SLIGHT OR MODERATE ELSEWHERE. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

THAMES DOVER WIGHT

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

PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

WEST OR SOUTHWEST, BECOMING CYCLONIC LATER, 3 TO 5 BUT 4 TO 6 IN PLYMOUTH. SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN PORTLAND, MODERATE OCCASIONALLY ROUGH IN PLYMOUTH. RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

BISCAY SOUTHEAST FITZROY

VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING CYCLONIC 5 TO 7, PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER IN NORTH BISCAY. MODERATE, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER. SHOWERS, THUNDERY RAIN LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR LATER

NORTHWEST FITZROY

CYCLONIC 4 TO 6, INCREASING 6 TO GALE 8 FOR A TIME. MODERATE OR ROUGH. THUNDERY RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

SOLE LUNDY FASTNET

SOUTHWEST VEERING NORTHWEST 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN, SHOWERS LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD OCCASIONALLY POOR

IRISH SEA SHANNON

SOUTHWEST VEERING WEST OR NORTHWEST, 5 TO 7. SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN IRISH SEA, ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH IN SHANNON. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES

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

BAILEY

CYCLONIC 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 LATER. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH LATER. SQUALLY RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

FAIR ISLE

SOUTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 AT FIRST IN FAR WEST, BECOMING CYCLONIC 5 TO 7 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH IN SOUTHEAST, ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH IN NORTHWEST, BUT HIGH FOR A TIME AT FIRST IN FAR WEST. SQUALLY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND