FPUK71 EGRR 211500

AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 1725 UTC ON SATURDAY 21 MARCH 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 1800 UTC SATURDAY 21 MARCH TO 1800 UTC SUNDAY 22 MARCH 2026



THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN VIKING NORTH UTSIRE ROCKALL HEBRIDES BAILEY FAIR ISLE FAEROES AND SOUTHEAST ICELAND



THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDDAY

ATLANTIC LOW 984 EXPECTED 200 MILES EAST OF ICELAND 962 BY MIDDAY SUNDAY



THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



VIKING NORTH UTSIRE

SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5, INCREASING 5 TO 7 LATER, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 LATER IN NORTH. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH LATER. RAIN, FOG PATCHES AT FIRST IN NORTH UTSIRE. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR IN NORTH UTSIRE



SOUTH UTSIRE FORTIES

SOUTHWESTERLY VEERING WESTERLY LATER, 4 TO 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH LATER. FOG PATCHES AT FIRST, RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR AT FIRST



CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER FISHER GERMAN BIGHT

SOUTH VEERING WEST LATER, 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT AT FIRST. RAIN LATER, FOG PATCHES AT FIRST EXCEPT IN CROMARTY. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR AT FIRST EXCEPT IN CROMARTY



HUMBER THAMES DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND

NORTHEAST 3 TO 5, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 LATER. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. FAIR. GOOD



PLYMOUTH BISCAY

NORTH OR NORTHEAST, 3 TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH LATER IN WEST. FAIR. GOOD



FITZROY

NORTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN SOUTHEAST. MODERATE OR ROUGH. FAIR. GOOD



SOLE LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA

VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING NORTH OR NORTHWEST, 3 TO 5. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BUT SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN LUNDY AND EAST FASTNET AND SMOOTH OR SLIGHT IN IRISH SEA. DRIZZLE LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR LATER



SHANNON SOUTH ROCKALL

SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, VEERING NORTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD



NORTH ROCKALL

WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, DECREASING 4 TO 6 LATER. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD



MALIN

SOUTHWEST VEERING NORTHWEST LATER, 4 TO 6. VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH LATER. RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD



HEBRIDES

WEST OR SOUTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 IN NORTH. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY HIGH LATER. RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD



BAILEY

WEST OR SOUTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8, INCREASING SEVERE GALE 9 TO VIOLENT STORM 11 FOR A TIME. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, BECOMING HIGH OR VERY HIGH. RAIN THEN WINTRY SHOWERS. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR



FAIR ISLE

WEST OR SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6, INCREASING 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9 LATER. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH IN NORTHWEST, MODERATE OR ROUGH IN SOUTHEAST. RAIN THEN WINTRY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND

SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, BECOMING CYCLONIC SEVERE GALE 9 TO VIOLENT STORM 11, THEN WESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8 LATER. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, BECOMING HIGH OR VERY HIGH. WINTRY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR POOR, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR