FPUK71 EGRR 031500

AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 1725 UTC ON TUESDAY 03 FEBRUARY 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 1800 UTC TUESDAY 03 FEBRUARY TO 1800 UTC WEDNESDAY 04 FEBRUARY 2026



THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE FORTIES CROMARTY DOGGER FISHER GERMAN BIGHT BISCAY TRAFALGAR FITZROY ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY FAIR ISLE FAEROES AND SOUTHEAST ICELAND



THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDDAY

LOW SOLE 980 LOSING ITS IDENTITY. NEW LOW EXPECTED FITZROY 976 BY MIDDAY TOMORROW



THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



SOUTHWEST VIKING

SOUTHEASTERLY 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9. VERY ROUGH, BECOMING HIGH LATER IN SOUTHWEST. SNOW. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR



NORTHEAST VIKING NORTH UTSIRE

SOUTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6, BUT 7 OR GALE 8 UNTIL LATER IN SOUTH. MODERATE OR ROUGH. MAINLY FAIR. GOOD



SOUTH UTSIRE FORTIES

SOUTHEASTERLY 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH IN NORTH FORTIES. OCCASIONAL SNOW. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR. LIGHT ICING IN SOUTH UTSIRE



CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER

SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7, BUT 6 TO GALE 8 IN CROMARTY AND DOGGER, DECREASING 4 OR 5 FOR A TIME IN TYNE. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN OR SLEET. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



FISHER GERMAN BIGHT

EAST OR SOUTHEAST 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 UNTIL LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SNOW. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR. LIGHT ICING IN GERMAN BIGHT



HUMBER THAMES

EAST, BECOMING CYCLONIC FOR A TIME, 4 TO 6, BUT 7 AT FIRST IN NORTHEAST HUMBER. MODERATE OR ROUGH IN HUMBER, SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN THAMES. RAIN UNTIL LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



DOVER WIGHT

SOUTH 3 TO 5, BACKING EAST 4 TO 6 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. RAIN AT FIRST. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST



PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

SOUTH 4 TO 6, BACKING EAST 5 TO 7 LATER, PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH IN PORTLAND, ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH IN PLYMOUTH. SHOWERS, RAIN LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



BISCAY FITZROY

SOUTH 4 TO 6 AT FIRST IN BISCAY, OTHERWISE CYCLONIC 6 TO GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN OR THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



SOLE LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA SHANNON

EAST IN IRISH SEA, OTHERWISE CYCLONIC BECOMING SOUTHEAST, 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 AT FIRST. MODERATE OR ROUGH BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN IRISH SEA, OTHERWISE ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER EXCEPT IN SOLE. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES

EAST 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 UNTIL LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH IN MALIN, OTHERWISE ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN OR SHOWERS, WINTRY AT FIRST IN NORTH HEBRIDES. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



BAILEY FAIR ISLE FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND

EASTERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 6 TO GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH LATER IN SOUTHEAST FAIR ISLE. WINTRY SHOWERS, BUT SLEET OR SNOW IN FAIR ISLE. GOOD OCCASIONALLY POOR, BUT MODERATE OR GOOD OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR IN FAIR ISLE