FPUK71 EGRR 182100 AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 0015 UTC ON TUESDAY 19 MAY 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 0000 UTC TUESDAY 19 MAY TO 0000 UTC WEDNESDAY 20 MAY 2026 THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 1800 ATLANTIC LOW 985 EXPECTED ROCKALL 987 BY 1800 TUESDAY THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS VIKING SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5 INCREASING 5 TO 7. SLIGHT OR MODERATE BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE SOUTHEASTERLY 2 TO 4 INCREASING 4 TO 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. DRIZZLE, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR FORTIES SOUTHEAST 4 TO 6, INCREASING 6 OR 7. SLIGHT OR MODERATE BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH. FOG PATCHES THEN RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR AT FIRST CROMARTY SOUTHEAST 4 TO 6, INCREASING 6 OR 7 FOR A TIME. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING ROUGH IN NORTHEAST. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR FORTH TYNE DOGGER SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5, INCREASING 5 TO 7, VEERING SOUTH 4 OR 5 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH IN DOGGER. RAIN, THUNDERY EXCEPT IN DOGGER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR FISHER GERMAN BIGHT SOUTH OR SOUTHEAST 2 TO 4, INCREASING 4 TO 6. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE. RAIN, FOG PATCHES IN GERMAN BIGHT. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR IN GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER THAMES DOVER WIGHT SOUTH VEERING SOUTHWEST, 4 TO 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SMOOTH AT FIRST IN ALL AREAS, THEN ROUGH IN NORTH HUMBER AND LATER ALSO IN WEST WIGHT. RAIN, THUNDERY SHOWERS LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR PORTLAND PLYMOUTH BISCAY SOUTH VEERING SOUTHWEST, 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 AT FIRST IN BISCAY. SLIGHT OR MODERATE AT FIRST IN PORTLAND, OTHERWISE MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN THEN SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST TRAFALGAR NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5 IN SOUTHEAST, ELSEWHERE WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4. MODERATE, BUT SLIGHT IN FAR SOUTHEAST, BECOMING ROUGH IN NORTHWEST. MAINLY FAIR. GOOD FITZROY SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 AT FIRST. MODERATE OR ROUGH BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN THEN SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST SOLE SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7. ROUGH BECOMING VERY ROUGH. SHOWERS. GOOD LUNDY FASTNET SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH IN FASTNET. RAIN OR SHOWERS, FOG PATCHES AT FIRST. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR AT FIRST IRISH SEA SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 VEERING SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH. THUNDERY RAIN, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR SHANNON SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6 VEERING WEST 5 TO 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH BECOMING VERY ROUGH. THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR ROCKALL MALIN CYCLONIC 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 AT FIRST. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT IN EAST MALIN, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH IN ROCKALL. THUNDERY RAIN, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR HEBRIDES BAILEY FAIR ISLE FAEROES EAST OR SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7, BECOMING CYCLONIC 4 TO 6 EXCEPT IN FAIR ISLE. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR SOUTHEAST ICELAND EASTERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN, FOG PATCHES AT FIRST. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR AT FIRST