ZCZC WE92 VALENTIA RADIO AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY AT 1725 UTC ON THURSDAY 17 SEPTEMBER 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 1800 UTC THURSDAY 17 SEPTEMBER TO 1800 UTC FRIDAY 18 SEPTEMBER 2026 THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN IRISH SEA ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY FAIR ISLE AND FAEROES THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDDAY LOW FAEROES 978 EXPECTED NORWEGIAN BASIN 984 BY MIDDAY TOMORROW THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS SHANNON NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6 BACKING SOUT*WESTERLY 5 TO 7 PERH**APS GALE 8 FOR A TIME LATER IN N*RTH. HIGH AT FIRST IN FAR NORTH OTHERWISE VERY ROUGH BUT BECOMING ROUGH LATER IN FAR SOUTH*M SHO*ERS THEN RAIN. MODERATE OR*GOOD OCC*SIONALLY POOR SOLE LUNDY FAS*NE**N*RTHWEST B*CKNG **T 4 TO 6 BACKING SOUTHWEST * *R * LA*ER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH IN S*LE*A*D SOUTHWEST FASTNET BUT EL*EW*ERE MODERATE OR ROUGH*M SHOWERS THEN OCCASIONAL RAIN LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD IRISH SEA WEST 5 OR 6 BACKING SOUTHWEST 4 OR =* THEN INCREASING 6 TO GALE 8 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER. SHOWERS THEN RAIN LATER. GOOD OCCASIONALLY POOR LATER EJ K NNNN