FPUK71 EGRR 192100 AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 0015 UTC ON WEDNESDAY 20 MAY 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 0000 UTC WEDNESDAY 20 MAY TO 0000 UTC THURSDAY 21 MAY 2026 THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 1800 LOW ROCKALL 990 EXPECTED HEBRIDES 1003 BY 1800 WEDNESDAY THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS VIKING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7, VEERING SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE FORTIES SOUTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 IN FORTIES, VEERING SOUTHERLY 3 TO 5, THEN SOUTHWESTERLY IN FORTIES. MODERATE OR ROUGH BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE. RAIN, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR CROMARTY SOUTHEAST VEERING SOUTHWEST, 3 TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH AT FIRST IN NORTHEAST. RAIN OR SHOWERS, PERHAPS THUNDERY, FOG PATCHES AT FIRST. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR AT FIRST FORTH TYNE DOGGER SOUTH VEERING SOUTHWEST, 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SMOOTH LATER IN FORTH AND TYNE. RAIN THEN SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST FISHER GERMAN BIGHT SOUTH OR SOUTHEAST 4 TO 6, VEERING SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH AT FIRST IN FAR WEST FISHER. RAIN, FOG PATCHES, SHOWERS LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR HUMBER THAMES DOVER WIGHT SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6, DECREASING 3 TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SMOOTH IN WEST HUMBER AND WEST THAMES AND ROUGH IN WEST WIGHT. RAIN OR SHOWERS, FAIR LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR PORTLAND PLYMOUTH SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 BACKING SOUTH 3 OR 4, OCCASIONALLY 5 IN PLYMOUTH. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH AT FIRST IN WEST PLYMOUTH, BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE LATER IN PORTLAND. SHOWERS AT FIRST. GOOD BISCAY SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4, THEN SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH. FAIR. GOOD TRAFALGAR VARIABLE 4 OR LESS IN NORTHWEST, OTHERWISE NORTHERLY 3 TO 5, VEERING NORTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT IN SOUTHEAST. FAIR. GOOD FITZROY SOUTHWESTERLY BACKING SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY, 4 TO 6, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 IN SOUTHEAST. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS IN WEST. GOOD SOLE LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA SOUTHWEST BACKING SOUTH, 4 TO 6. IN SOLE, FAR SOUTHWEST LUNDY AND SOUTHWEST FASTNET VERY ROUGH BECOMING ROUGH, ELSEWHERE MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE EXCEPT IN FASTNET. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR SHANNON SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 BACKING SOUTH 4 TO 6. VERY ROUGH BECOMING ROUGH. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES CYCLONIC BECOMING SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST, 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH AT FIRST IN SOUTH ROCKALL AND SLIGHT IN SOUTHEAST MALIN. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR BAILEY CYCLONIC 4 TO 6, BECOMING VARIABLE 4 OR LESS. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR FAIR ISLE SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7, VEERING SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND CYCLONIC 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 IN SOUTHEAST ICELAND, DECREASING 2 TO 4 IN FAEROES. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR