FPUK71 EGRR 030900

AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 1130 UTC ON TUESDAY 03 FEBRUARY 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 1200 UTC TUESDAY 03 FEBRUARY TO 1200 UTC WEDNESDAY 04 FEBRUARY 2026



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



THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 0600

LOW SOLE 979 LOSING ITS IDENTITY



THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



SOUTHWEST VIKING

SOUTHEASTERLY 7 OR GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 IN SOUTH. VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH LATER IN SOUTH. SNOW. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR



NORTHEAST VIKING NORTH UTSIRE

SOUTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6, INCREASING 7 OR GALE 8 FOR A TIME IN SOUTH. MODERATE OR ROUGH. OCCASIONAL SNOW. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR



SOUTH UTSIRE FORTIES

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



CROMARTY FORTH TYNE

SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY 8 IN CROMARTY. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN OR SLEET. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



DOGGER FISHER GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER

EAST OR SOUTHEAST 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 IN FISHER AND AT FIRST IN GERMAN BIGHT. MODERATE OR ROUGH IN HUMBER, OTHERWISE ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN OR SLEET IN DOGGER AND HUMBER, SNOW ELSEWHERE. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR. LIGHT ICING IN GERMAN BIGHT



THAMES DOVER WIGHT

EAST 4 TO 6 AT FIRST IN THAMES, OTHERWISE CYCLONIC BECOMING SOUTHEAST, 3 TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH AT FIRST IN NORTH THAMES. RAIN AT FIRST. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST



PORTLAND

SOUTH 3 TO 5, BACKING SOUTHEAST 4 TO 6 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



PLYMOUTH

SOUTH 4 TO 6, BACKING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECOMING ROUGH LATER. SHOWERS, PERHAPS THUNDERY. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



BISCAY FITZROY

SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6, BECOMING CYCLONIC 6 TO GALE 8, BUT LATER IN BISCAY. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BUT OCCASIONALLY HIGH IN SOUTH FITZROY. 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 ROUGH. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES

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



BAILEY FAIR ISLE FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND

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