FPUK71 EGRR 052100

AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 0015 UTC ON WEDNESDAY 06 MAY 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 0000 UTC WEDNESDAY 06 MAY TO 0000 UTC THURSDAY 07 MAY 2026



THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN BAILEY AND SOUTHEAST ICELAND



THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 1800

NEW LOW EXPECTED BAILEY 1003 BY 1800 WEDNESDAY. NEW HIGH EXPECTED FORTIES 1016 BY SAME TIME



THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



VIKING NORTH UTSIRE

NORTHWESTERLY BECOMING VARIABLE, 2 TO 4. MODERATE. SHOWERS, PERHAPS WINTRY. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



SOUTH UTSIRE

NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 LATER IN EAST. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT IN EAST. SHOWERS. GOOD



FORTIES

VARIABLE 2 TO 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD



CROMARTY FORTH

VARIABLE 3 OR LESS, BECOMING SOUTH OR SOUTHEAST 4 TO 6 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN EAST CROMARTY, AND ALSO AT FIRST IN EAST FORTH, OTHERWISE SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. SHOWERS. GOOD



TYNE DOGGER

NORTHEASTERLY 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 AT FIRST IN SOUTHEAST DOGGER, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD



FISHER GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER THAMES DOVER

NORTH OR NORTHEAST 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 AT FIRST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE



WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

NORTH OR NORTHEAST 3 TO 5, BECOMING VARIABLE 3 OR LESS LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE AT FIRST IN WIGHT AND PLYMOUTH, OTHERWISE SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE



BISCAY

WESTERLY AT FIRST IN SOUTH, OTHERWISE NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY, 3 TO 5, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. RAIN OR SHOWERS, THUNDERY AT FIRST. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST



TRAFALGAR

NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 JUST SOUTH OF PORTUGAL, DECREASING 3 AT TIMES ELSEWHERE. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT IN SOUTHEAST. SHOWERS. GOOD



FITZROY SOLE LUNDY FASTNET

NORTHERLY 3 TO 5, BECOMING VARIABLE 3 OR LESS EXCEPT IN SOUTH FITZROY. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT IN LUNDY AND NORTHEAST FASTNET, BUT ELSEWHERE SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE



IRISH SEA

CYCLONIC 2 TO 4, OCCASIONALLY 5 IN NORTH. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. SHOWERS. GOOD



SHANNON

NORTH OR NORTHWEST, BACKING SOUTHWEST LATER, 2 TO 4. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT IN EAST. SHOWERS. GOOD



ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES SOUTHEAST BAILEY

VARIABLE 2 TO 4 BECOMING CYCLONIC 3 TO 5, THEN SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN EAST MALIN AND SOUTHEAST HEBRIDES, BUT ELSEWHERE MODERATE THROUGHOUT. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE IN MALIN AND POOR ELSEWHERE



NORTHWEST BAILEY

VARIABLE 3 OR LESS BECOMING NORTHEASTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, PERHAPS SEVERE GALE 9 LATER. MODERATE BECOMING ROUGH, THEN OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH LATER. RAIN OR WINTRY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



FAIR ISLE

NORTHWEST 3 TO 5 BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4, THEN CYCLONIC 4 TO 6 LATER. ROUGH AT FIRST IN FAR NORTH, OTHERWISE SLIGHT OR MODERATE. WINTRY SHOWERS, THEN RAIN LATER IN WEST. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



FAEROES

CYCLONIC 3 TO 5, BECOMING NORTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6 LATER, INCREASING 7 LATER IN WEST. MODERATE OR ROUGH. WINTRY SHOWERS, THEN RAIN IN SOUTH. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



SOUTHEAST ICELAND

NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5 INCREASING 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 IN SOUTHWEST. SLIGHT AT FIRST IN FAR WEST, OTHERWISE MODERATE OR ROUGH. SLEET OR SNOW SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR