AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 0505 UTC ON WEDNESDAY 09 SEPTEMBER 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 0600 UTC WEDNESDAY 09 SEPTEMBER TO 0600 UTC THURSDAY 10 SEPTEMBER 2026

THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN SOUTH UTSIRE DOGGER FISHER AND HUMBER

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDNIGHT

LOW DOGGER 999 MOVING STEADILY SOUTHEASTWARDS AND LOSING ITS IDENTITY

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING NORTH UTSIRE

NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS AT FIRST. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE AT FIRST

SOUTH UTSIRE

NORTHWESTERLY 4 OR 5, INCREASING 6 TO GALE 8 FOR A TIME. MODERATE, BECOMING ROUGH FOR A TIME. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER

NORTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST IN SOUTH DOGGER, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4, THEN BECOMING SOUTHWESTERLY LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH AT FIRST IN TYNE AND DOGGER, OTHERWISE SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS, SQUALLY AT FIRST. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST

FISHER GERMAN BIGHT

CYCLONIC BECOMING NORTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5, INCREASING 6 OR 7 FOR A TIME, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 FOR A TIME IN EAST FISHER. MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS, THUNDERY AT FIRST. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST

HUMBER THAMES

NORTHWEST 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST IN HUMBER, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS, SQUALLY AT FIRST. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST

DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH BISCAY

NORTHWEST 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 AT FIRST IN DOVER, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4. ROUGH AT FIRST IN SOUTHWEST PLYMOUTH AND NORTHWEST BISCAY, OTHERWISE SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BUT OCCASIONALLY SMOOTH LATER IN DOVER, WIGHT AND PORTLAND. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

SOUTHEAST FITZROY

NORTHERLY 4 TO 6, BECOMING VARIABLE 3 IN NORTH. MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS. GOOD

NORTHWEST FITZROY WEST SOLE

VARIABLE 2 TO 4 BECOMING SOUTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7, PERHAPS GALE 8 FOR A TIME LATER IN WEST SOLE, THEN BECOMING CYCLONIC 4 TO 6 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN LATER. GOOD, BECOMING MODERATE OR POOR LATER

EAST SOLE LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA

NORTHWESTERLY BACKING SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, DECREASING 2 OR 3 FOR A TIME. MODERATE OR ROUGH IN EAST SOLE AND SOUTHWEST FASTNET, ELSEWHERE SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BUT OCCASIONALLY SMOOTH IN IRISH SEA. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

SHANNON ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY

NORTHWEST AT FIRST IN MALIN AND HEBRIDES, OTHERWISE WEST OR SOUTHWEST, 3 TO 5, THEN BACKING SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7, PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH LATER IN SOUTHWEST SHANNON. SHOWERS, THEN RAIN LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE AT FIRST AND POOR LATER

FAIR ISLE

NORTHWEST BACKING SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5, BACKING SOUTH 4 TO 6 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD

FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND