ZCZC QE24 MALIN HEAD COAST GUARD AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY AT 1725 UTC ON WEDNESDAY 23 SEPTEMBER 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 1800 UTC WEDNESDAY 23 SEPTEMBER TO 1800 UTC THURSDAY 24 SEPTEMBER 2026 THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE FORTIES DOGGER FISHER GERMAN BIGHT SHANNON ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY FAIR ISLE FAEROES AND SOUTHEAST ICELAND THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDDAY LOW FORTIES 1014 LOSING ITS IDENTITY THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS SHANNON ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST BACKING SOUTHEAST FOR A TIME 3105 INCREASING 6 TO GALE 8 OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 IN ROCKALL AND HEBRIDES. MODERATE OR ROUGH BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH THEN BECOMING HIGH OR VERY HIGH LATER IN ROCKALL. FAIR THEN RAIN. GOOD BECOMING MODERATE OR POOR EJM NNNN