AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 0505 UTC ON SUNDAY 27 SEPTEMBER 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 0600 UTC SUNDAY 27 SEPTEMBER TO 0600 UTC MONDAY 28 SEPTEMBER 2026

THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE FORTIES FORTH TYNE DOGGER SOLE LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA MALIN HEBRIDES FAIR ISLE AND FAEROES

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDNIGHT

LOW SOLE 1005 MOVING RATHER QUICKLY NORTHEAST, LOSING ITS IDENTITY BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. LOW 150 MILES WEST OF BAILEY 986 EXPECTED NORTH ICELAND 987 BY SAME TIME

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING NORTH UTSIRE

SOUTHERLY 5 TO 7, BACKING SOUTHEASTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, PERHAPS SEVERE GALE 9 LATER, THEN VEERING SOUTHWESTERLY 4 OR 5. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH LATER. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

SOUTH UTSIRE FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER

SOUTHERLY 4 TO 6, BACKING SOUTHEASTERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 EXCEPT IN CROMARTY, VEERING WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5. IN SOUTH UTSIRE MODERATE OCCASIONALLY ROUGH, ELSEWHERE SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH FOR A TIME. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

FISHER GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER

SOUTHEAST VEERING SOUTHWEST, 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 IN FISHER, THEN NORTHWEST 3 TO 5 LATER. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT AT FIRST IN HUMBER, OTHERWISE SLIGHT OR MODERATE. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

THAMES DOVER

SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4, VEERING SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN THAMES, THEN NORTH 3 OR 4 LATER. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT OCCASIONALLY MODERATE. THUNDERY SHOWERS LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR LATER

WIGHT PORTLAND

SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5, VEERING SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6, THEN NORTHEAST 2 TO 4 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SMOOTH. THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

PLYMOUTH BISCAY SOUTHEAST FITZROY

SOUTHERLY VEERING WESTERLY, 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 IN PLYMOUTH, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4, THEN NORTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5 IN BISCAY. MODERATE OCCASIONALLY ROUGH. THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

NORTHWEST FITZROY

WESTERLY 5 TO 7, BECOMING VARIABLE 4 OR LESS. MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS. GOOD

SOLE LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA

CYCLONIC 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST, BECOMING WEST 4 TO 6, THEN VARIABLE 4 OR LESS. ROUGH IN SOLE, AND SLIGHT OR MODERATE OCCASIONALLY ROUGH IN IRISH SEA, ELSEWHERE MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN LUNDY. THUNDERY RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

SHANNON ROCKALL

WEST OR SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 IN ROCKALL. ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH AT FIRST. THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY FAIR ISLE FAEROES

SOUTH VEERING SOUTHWEST, 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST EXCEPT IN BAILEY. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BUT SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN SOUTHEAST MALIN, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE IN EAST FAIR ISLE. THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

SOUTHEAST ICELAND