FPUK71 EGRR 070300

AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 0505 UTC ON SATURDAY 07 FEBRUARY 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 0600 UTC SATURDAY 07 FEBRUARY TO 0600 UTC SUNDAY 08 FEBRUARY 2026



THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN VIKING SOUTH UTSIRE FORTIES CROMARTY FISHER BISCAY TRAFALGAR FITZROY AND FAIR ISLE



THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDNIGHT

LOW FASTNET 981EXPECTED IRISH SEA 993 BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. NEW LOW EXPECTED BISCAY 999 BY SAME TIME

CORRECTION TO VIKING

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



SOUTHWEST VIKING

SOUTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6, INCREASING 7 OR GALE 8 LATER IN SOUTH. VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH AT FIRST. OCCASIONAL SLEET. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



NORTHEAST VIKING NORTH UTSIRE

SOUTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 LATER IN NORTHEAST VIKING AND 3 AT FIRST IN NORTH UTSIRE. VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH AT FIRST. OCCASIONAL SLEET. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



SOUTH UTSIRE

EASTERLY, 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN NORTH. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE AT FIRST IN NORTH. SLEET OR SNOW. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR. LIGHT ICING AT FIRST



FORTIES CROMARTY

EAST OR SOUTHEAST, 6 TO GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN, SLEET AT FIRST. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



FORTH TYNE DOGGER

EAST OR SOUTHEAST, 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 3 AT FIRST AND 7 LATER. MAINLY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE IN SOUTH TYNE AND SOUTH DOGGER, AND VERY ROUGH LATER IN NORTH FORTH. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



FISHER

EASTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 AT FIRST. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE IN SOUTHEAST. SLEET. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER THAMES

CYCLONIC 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 IN NORTH GERMAN BIGHT. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BUT MAINLY ROUGH IN NORTH GERMAN BIGHT. OCCASIONAL RAIN, SLEET AT FIRST IN GERMAN BIGHT. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 AT FIRST AND 3 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BUT SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN DOVER, AND ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH AT FIRST IN PLYMOUTH. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



BISCAY

SOUTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8, DECREASING CYCLONIC 2 TO 4, OCCASIONALLY 5 LATER IN SOUTH. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, THEN MAINLY ROUGH LATER. THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



FITZROY

WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY, 4 TO 6, BUT BECOMING CYCLONIC 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9 FOR A TIME IN SOUTHEAST. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH AT FIRST IN SOUTHEAST. THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



SOLE LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA SHANNON

CYCLONIC 4 TO 6, DECREASING 3 AT TIMES. SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN IRISH SEA, ELSEWHERE ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS OR RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY

EAST 4 TO 6, BECOMING VARIABLE 3 OR LESS LATER IN SOUTH ROCKALL AND MALIN. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT IN EAST MALIN AND EAST HEBRIDES. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



FAIR ISLE

EAST OR SOUTHEAST, 4 TO 6, INCREASING 6 TO GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE AT FIRST AND LATER IN SOUTHEAST. RAIN OR DRIZZLE. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND

MAINLY EASTERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH. WINTRY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR