AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 1725 UTC ON MONDAY 14 SEPTEMBER 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 1800 UTC MONDAY 14 SEPTEMBER TO 1800 UTC TUESDAY 15 SEPTEMBER 2026

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDDAY

NEW LOW EXPECTED VIKING 999 BY MIDDAY TOMORROW. HIGH BISCAY 1025 DISSIPATING

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE FORTIES

SOUTHERLY 4 TO 6, BECOMING CYCLONIC 5 TO 7 LATER, PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER IN VIKING AND FORTIES. SLIGHT OR MODERATE AT FIRST IN FORTIES, OTHERWISE MODERATE, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER. RAIN OR SHOWERS, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR

CROMARTY FORTH

SOUTH 3 TO 5, BECOMING CYCLONIC 5 TO 7 LATER, THEN NORTHWEST 4 TO 6 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. RAIN THEN THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

TYNE DOGGER

SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6, VEERING WEST 4 OR 5 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. RAIN, SHOWERS LATER, PERHAPS THUNDERY. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

FISHER

SOUTH 3 TO 5, VEERING SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER. RAIN OR SHOWERS, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR

GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER

SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6, VEERING WEST 3 TO 5 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS, RAIN LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

THAMES DOVER

SOUTHWEST VEERING WEST LATER, 3 TO 5. SLIGHT, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE AT FIRST, IN THAMES, SMOOTH OR SLIGHT BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE LATER IN DOVER. MAINLY FAIR, RAIN LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE LATER

WIGHT PORTLAND

VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING WEST OR NORTHWEST 4 TO 6 LATER. SLIGHT OCCASIONALLY SMOOTH, BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE LATER. RAIN LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE LATER

PLYMOUTH BISCAY SOUTHEAST FITZROY

VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, VEERING NORTHERLY 5 TO 7 LATER IN SOUTHEAST FITZROY. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER IN PLYMOUTH. FOG PATCHES AT FIRST IN SOUTHEAST FITZROY, OTHERWISE RAIN, SHOWERS LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD, BUT VERY POOR AT FIRST IN SOUTHEAST FITZROY

NORTHWEST FITZROY SOLE LUNDY FASTNET

SOUTHWESTERLY VEERING NORTHWESTERLY, 4 TO 6. MODERATE BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH IN NORTHWEST FITZROY AND SOLE, AND LATER IN LUNDY AND FASTNET. RAIN THEN SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

IRISH SEA

SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7, VEERING WEST OR NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. RAIN, THUNDERY SHOWERS LATER. GOOD OCCASIONALLY POOR

SHANNON ROCKALL

WEST 4 TO 6, VEERING NORTHWEST 5 TO 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH LATER. SHOWERS, THUNDERY AT FIRST. GOOD OCCASIONALLY POOR

MALIN HEBRIDES

CYCLONIC BECOMING NORTHWEST 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN, FOG PATCHES, THEN THUNDERY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD OCCASIONALLY POOR, BUT VERY POOR AT FIRST

BAILEY

SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4, BECOMING CYCLONIC 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD

FAIR ISLE FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND