ZCZC WE89 VALENTIA COAST GUARD/ EJK AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY AT 1725 UTC ON WEDNESDAY 16 SEPTEMBER 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 1800 UTC WEDNESDAY 16 SEPTEMBER TO 1800 UTC THURSDAY 17 SEPTEMBER 2026 THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN TRAFALGAR FITZROY ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY FAIR ISLE FAEROES AND SOUTHEAST ICELAND THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDDAY LOW 200 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ICELAND 974 EXPECTED FAEROES 977 BY MIDDAY TOMORROW THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS SOLE LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA SHANNON WEST OR SOUTHWEST VEERING WEST OR NORTHWEST 4 TO 6 OCCASIONALLY 7 EXCEPT IN SOLE. SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN EAST LUNDY AND IRISH SEA ELSEWHERE MODERATE OR ROUGH BUT BECOMING VERY ROUGH IN WEST SOLE AND SHANNON THEN HIGH LATER IN NORTH SHANNON. RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD OCCASIONALLY POOR NNNN