AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 1725 UTC ON WEDNESDAY 09 SEPTEMBER 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 1800 UTC WEDNESDAY 09 SEPTEMBER TO 1800 UTC THURSDAY 10 SEPTEMBER 2026

THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN SOUTH UTSIRE FISHER SOLE SHANNON AND ROCKALL

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDDAY

HIGH FITZROY 1024 DISSIPATING

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING NORTH UTSIRE

NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, BACKING WESTERLY 2 TO 4, THEN SOUTHERLY 5 TO 7. MODERATE OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER IN VIKING. SHOWERS. GOOD

SOUTH UTSIRE

NORTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, BACKING SOUTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5. MODERATE OR ROUGH BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD

FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER

NORTHWEST 3 TO 5 AT FIRST IN FORTIES AND DOGGER, OTHERWISE VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 EXCEPT IN TYNE AND DOGGER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SMOOTH AT FIRST IN WEST CROMARTY AND WEST FORTH AND ROUGH LATER IN NORTHWEST FORTIES AND NORTHEAST CROMARTY. SHOWERS. GOOD

FISHER GERMAN BIGHT

NORTHWEST 5 OR 6, BUT 6 TO GALE 8 AT FIRST IN FISHER, BACKING SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5. MODERATE OR ROUGH BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD

HUMBER THAMES

NORTHWEST 3 TO 5, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4, THEN SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD

DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

WEST 2 TO 4, BACKING SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN PLYMOUTH. IN DOVER AND WIGHT SLIGHT OCCASIONALLY SMOOTH, ELSEWHERE SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SMOOTH IN PORTLAND, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH IN PLYMOUTH. SHOWERS. GOOD

BISCAY

NORTHERLY BECOMING VARIABLE, 2 TO 4, THEN SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6 IN NORTHWEST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. FAIR. GOOD

SOUTHEAST FITZROY

NORTHERLY 4 TO 6, BACKING SOUTHWESTERLY IN NORTHWEST. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH AT FIRST AND SLIGHT LATER. FAIR. GOOD

NORTHWEST FITZROY

VARIABLE 4 OR LESS AT FIRST IN SOUTHEAST, OTHERWISE SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, VEERING WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 4 OR 5. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

WEST SOLE

SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, VEERING WESTERLY 4 OR 5. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

EAST SOLE LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA

WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 2 TO 4, INCREASING 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 IN IRISH SEA. IN SOLE MODERATE OR ROUGH, IN IRISH SEA SMOOTH OR SLIGHT BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE, ELSEWHERE SLIGHT OR MODERATE BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS, RAIN LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR LATER

SHANNON ROCKALL

SOUTH 6 TO GALE 8 VEERING WEST 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH AT FIRST IN SHANNON. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY

SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6, BACKING SOUTH 5 TO 7 FOR A TIME. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT IN SOUTHEAST MALIN. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

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