FPUK71 EGRR 032100

AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 0015 UTC ON WEDNESDAY 04 FEBRUARY 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 0000 UTC WEDNESDAY 04 FEBRUARY TO 0000 UTC THURSDAY 05 FEBRUARY 2026



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



THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 1800

NEW LOW EXPECTED NORTH BISCAY 972 BY 1800 WEDNESDAY



THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



SOUTHWEST VIKING

SOUTHEASTERLY 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. SLEET OR SNOW. MODERATE TO VERY POOR



NORTHEAST VIKING NORTH UTSIRE

SOUTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 IN SOUTH. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH IN NORTHEAST VIKING, MODERATE OR ROUGH IN NORTH UTSIRE. MAINLY FAIR. MODERATE OR GOOD



SOUTH UTSIRE FORTIES

SOUTHEASTERLY 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH IN NORTHERN AND EASTERN SOUTH UTSIRE, BUT ELSEWHERE VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. OCCASIONAL SLEET OR SNOW. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR. LIGHT ICING IN SOUTH UTSIRE



CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER

SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 IN CROMARTY AND DOGGER AND 4 ELSEWHERE. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN OR SLEET. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



FISHER GERMAN BIGHT

EASTERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, INCREASING SEVERE GALE 9 AT TIMES EXCEPT IN SOUTH GERMAN BIGHT. MODERATE OR ROUGH IN SOUTHEAST GERMAN BIGHT, BUT ELSEWHERE ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. OCCASIONAL SLEET OR SNOW. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR. LIGHT ICING IN GERMAN BIGHT



HUMBER

EASTERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY, VEERING SOUTHERLY FOR A TIME, 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 AT FIRST IN NORTHEAST. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN AT TIMES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



THAMES DOVER WIGHT

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



PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

SOUTHEAST 4 TO 6, BACKING EAST 6 TO GALE 8 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH IN WEST AND SOUTH PLYMOUTH, BUT ELSEWHERE MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS, THEN RAIN LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE AT FIRST AND POOR LATER



BISCAY

SOUTH 4 TO 6, BECOMING CYCLONIC THEN SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7, INCREASING GALE 8 AT TIMES. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN OR THUNDERY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



TRAFALGAR

WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY 5 IN NORTH. VERY ROUGH. RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



FITZROY

CYCLONIC BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7, INCREASING GALE 8 AT TIMES. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN OR THUNDERY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



SOLE LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA SHANNON

SOUTH OR SOUTHEAST AT FIRST EXCEPT IN IRISH SEA, OTHERWISE EAST OR SOUTHEAST, 4 TO 6, INCREASING 7 AT TIMES. MAINLY ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BUT IN EAST LUNDY AND IRISH SEA, SLIGHT OR MODERATE OCCASIONALLY ROUGH. RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES

EAST OR SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST IN ROCKALL AND HEBRIDES. MODERATE OR ROUGH IN MALIN AND SOUTHEAST HEBRIDES, BUT ELSEWHERE ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



BAILEY FAIR ISLE FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND

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