FPUK71 EGRR 220300

AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 0505 UTC ON SUNDAY 22 MARCH 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 0600 UTC SUNDAY 22 MARCH TO 0600 UTC MONDAY 23 MARCH 2026



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



THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDNIGHT

ATLANTIC LOW 984 EXPECTED 400 MILES EAST OF ICELAND 963 BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT



THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



VIKING NORTH UTSIRE

SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY VEERING WESTERLY LATER, 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 IN NORTH. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH LATER IN NORTH. RAIN THEN WINTRY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



SOUTH UTSIRE FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH

SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY VEERING WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY, 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH IN SOUTH UTSIRE AND NORTHEAST FORTIES, OTHERWISE SLIGHT OR MODERATE. OCCASIONAL DRIZZLE THEN SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



TYNE DOGGER FISHER

SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6 VEERING WEST OR NORTHWEST 3 TO 5 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH IN FISHER. OCCASIONAL DRIZZLE. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER THAMES DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND

VARIABLE BECOMING NORTH OR NORTHEAST LATER, 2 TO 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE IN GERMAN BIGHT. FOG PATCHES IN GERMAN BIGHT. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR IN GERMAN BIGHT



PLYMOUTH BISCAY FITZROY

NORTH OR NORTHEAST 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN SOUTH FITZROY. SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN PLYMOUTH AND BISCAY, MODERATE OR ROUGH IN FITZROY. FAIR. GOOD



SOLE LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA

VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING NORTH OR NORTHEAST 3 TO 5 FOR A TIME. MODERATE OR ROUGH IN SOLE AND SOUTHWEST FASTNET, SMOOTH OR SLIGHT IN IRISH SEA, SLIGHT OR MODERATE ELSEWHERE. OCCASIONAL DRIZZLE. MODERATE OR GOOD



SHANNON

NORTHWEST 4 TO 6, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4, THEN SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. FAIR. MODERATE OR GOOD



ROCKALL MALIN

WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY, 7 OR GALE 8 AT FIRST IN NORTH ROCKALL, OTHERWISE 4 TO 6, BACKING SOUTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7 LATER. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH AT FIRST IN NORTH ROCKALL, OTHERWISE ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD



HEBRIDES

WESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 AT FIRST IN NORTHWEST, BACKING SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6 LATER. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY HIGH IN NORTHWEST, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH LATER. SQUALLY WINTRY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR POOR



BAILEY

WEST SEVERE GALE 9 TO VIOLENT STORM 11, DECREASING 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, BACKING SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6 LATER. HIGH OR VERY HIGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. SQUALLY WINTRY SHOWERS. MODERATE TO VERY POOR



FAIR ISLE

WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 IN NORTHWEST. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH IN FAR SOUTHEAST, OTHERWISE VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY HIGH LATER IN NORTHEAST. SQUALLY WINTRY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND

CYCLONIC SEVERE GALE 9 TO VIOLENT STORM 11, BECOMING WESTERLY 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, DECREASING 4 TO 6 LATER. HIGH OR VERY HIGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, THEN ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH LATER. SQUALLY WINTRY SHOWERS. MODERATE TO VERY POOR