ZCZC WE03 MRSC MALIN EJM. AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY AT 1725 UTC ON SATURDAY 19 SEPTEMBER 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 1800 UTC SATURDAY 19 SEPTEMBER TO 1800 UTC SUNDAY 20 SEPTEMBER 2026 THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE FORTIES CROMARTY DOGGER FISHER GERMAN BIGHT ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY FAIR ISLE AND FAEROES THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDDAY LOW 160 MILES NORTHEAST OF FAEROES 975 EXPECTED NORTHEAST NORWEGIAN SEA 987 BY MIDDAY TOMORROW. HIGH BISCAY 1025 SLOW MOVING INTENSIFYING 1031 BY SAME TIME THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA WEST 3 TO 5 OCCASIONALLY 6 IN IRISH SEA BECOMING VARIABLE 4 OR LESS LATER. IN FASTNET MODERATE OR ROUGH BECOMING SLIGHT LATER IN NORTH. ELSEWHERE SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD SHANNON WEST 3 TO 5 BECOMING SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH BECOMING ROUGH. RAIN LATER. GOOD OCCASIONALLY MODERATE NNNN