AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 1130 UTC ON TUESDAY 01 SEPTEMBER 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 1200 UTC TUESDAY 01 SEPTEMBER TO 1200 UTC WEDNESDAY 02 SEPTEMBER 2026

THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN FAIR ISLE FAEROES AND SOUTHEAST ICELAND

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 0600

LOW FAEROES 999 EXPECTED NORWEGIAN BASIN 991 BY 0600 TOMORROW

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING

SOUTH 4 TO 6, VEERING WEST 5 TO 7, PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH IN NORTH. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE

SOUTHWESTERLY VEERING WESTERLY, 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 LATER IN NORTH UTSIRE. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH IN NORTH UTSIRE. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

FORTIES CROMARTY

SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6, VEERING NORTHWEST 3 TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING SMOOTH LATER IN SOUTHWEST CROMARTY. RAIN, PERHAPS THUNDERY IN FORTIES. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

FORTH TYNE DOGGER

SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6 VEERING WEST 3 TO 5, BECOMING VARIABLE 3 OR LESS LATER IN FORTH. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT IN TYNE, OTHERWISE SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING SMOOTH OR SLIGHT IN FORTH. RAIN, PERHAPS THUNDERY. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

FISHER GERMAN BIGHT

WEST OR SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT AT FIRST. RAIN, PERHAPS THUNDERY. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

HUMBER THAMES

SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SMOOTH IN WEST. RAIN LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE LATER

DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

WEST OR SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN PLYMOUTH, ELSEWHERE SLIGHT OCCASIONALLY SMOOTH, BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE LATER. SHOWERS. GOOD

BISCAY

VARIABLE 4 OR LESS, BECOMING SOUTHWESTERLY 4 OR 5 IN NORTHWEST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. FAIR. GOOD

SOUTHEAST FITZROY

NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD

NORTHWEST FITZROY SOLE

SOUTHERLY 4 TO 6, VEERING WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 3 IN FITZROY. MODERATE OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH IN SOLE. RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD

LUNDY FASTNET

SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

IRISH SEA

SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5, BECOMING CYCLONIC 4 TO 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. RAIN, PERHAPS THUNDERY. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

SHANNON

SOUTH BECOMING CYCLONIC, THEN SOUTHWEST, 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR

ROCKALL MALIN

WEST OR SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4, THEN SOUTHEAST 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN MALIN. RAIN, PERHAPS THUNDERY IN MALIN. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR

HEBRIDES BAILEY

WEST OR NORTHWEST 4 TO 6, VEERING EAST OR NORTHEAST 3 TO 5, THEN SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 IN BAILEY. MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS. GOOD

FAIR ISLE FAEROES

CYCLONIC 5 TO 7, BECOMING WEST OR NORTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH IN NORTH. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

SOUTHEAST ICELAND