Shipping forecast and gale warnings

Wednesday 9 September 2026

The shipping forecast issued by the Met Office, on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, at 10:30 (UTC+1) on Wed 9 Sep 2026 for the period 12:00 (UTC+1) on Wed 9 Sep 2026 to 12:00 (UTC+1) on Thu 10 Sep 2026.

There are warnings of gales in South Utsire, Fisher, Sole, Shannon, and Rockall.

The general synopsis at 0600

High FitzRoy 1024 expected northwest France 1201 by 0600 tomorrow

The area forecasts for the next 24 hours

Viking, North Utsire

Northwesterly 5 or 6, backing southwesterly 2 to 4, increasing 5 or 6 in Viking. Moderate or rough becoming slight or moderate. 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, but 5 or 6 in Forties and Dogger, becoming variable 2 to 4, then south or southwest 4 to 6 later. Slight or moderate, occasionally rough at first in Forties. Showers. Good

Fisher, German Bight

Northwest 4 to 6, increasing 6 to gale 8 in Fisher, backing southwest 4 or 5 later. Moderate, occasionally rough. Showers. Good

Humber, Thames

Northwest 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4, then southwest 4 or 5 later. Slight or moderate, occasionally rough at first. Showers. Good

Dover, Wight, Portland, Plymouth

Northwest 2 to 4, backing southwest 4 or 5, occasionally 6 in Plymouth. Slight or moderate in Plymouth, elsewhere smooth or slight, occasionally moderate at first in Portland. Showers. Good

Biscay

Northwest becoming variable, 2 to 4. Moderate, becoming slight in northeast. Fair. Good

Trafalgar (issued 23:15 UTC+1)

Northerly or northwesterly, veering northeasterly in northwest, 3 to 5, occasionally 6 in east. Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough in east. Rain for a time. Good, occasionally moderate.

Southeast FitzRoy

Northerly 4 to 6, becoming variable 2 to 4 in northwest. Moderate, occasionally rough. Fair. Good

Northwest FitzRoy

Variable 4 or less, becoming southwesterly 4 to 6, veering westerly 4 or 5 later in northwest. Moderate, occasionally rough. Rain. Good, occasionally poor

West Sole

Southerly or southwesterly 3 to 5, increasing 6 to gale 8 for a time. Moderate or rough. Rain. Good, occasionally poor

East Sole, Lundy, Fastnet, Irish Sea

Northwesterly 2 to 4, backing southwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 in Irish Sea. Slight or moderate, occasionally smooth at first in Irish Sea, becoming moderate or rough in Sole and Fastnet. Showers. Good

Shannon, Rockall, Malin, Hebrides, Bailey

Southwest 4 to 6, occasionally 3 in Shannon and Malin, backing south 5 to 7 for a time, occasionally gale 8 in Shannon and Rockall. Moderate or rough, occasionally slight in southeast Malin. Rain. Good, occasionally poor

Fair Isle

Northwest 3 to 5, backing south 5 or 6. Moderate, occasionally slight at first in southeast and rough later in west. Showers, rain later. Good, occasionally poor later

Faeroes, Southeast Iceland

Southwesterly 4 to 6, backing southerly or southeasterly 5 to 7. Moderate, occasionally slight at first in Faeroes, becoming mainly rough later. Showers, rain later. Good, occasionally poor later