FPUK71 EGRR 240300 AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 0505 UTC ON MONDAY 24 AUGUST 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 0600 UTC MONDAY 24 AUGUST TO 0600 UTC TUESDAY 25 AUGUST 2026 THERE IS A WARNING OF GALES IN SOUTHEAST ICELAND THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDNIGHT LOW TRAFALGAR 1003 EXPECTED BISCAY 1007 BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS VIKING VARIABLE 3 OR LESS, OCCASIONALLY 4 IN EAST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. FAIR. GOOD NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE NORTHERLY 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 AT FIRST IN SOUTH UTSIRE, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. FAIR. GOOD FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5 IN CROMARTY, FORTH AND TYNE. MODERATE AT FIRST IN EAST FORTIES AND EAST DOGGER, OTHERWISE SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. MAINLY FAIR. GOOD FISHER NORTHWEST 4 TO 6 BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4. MODERATE, BECOMING SLIGHT IN EAST, AND LATER ALSO IN WEST. MAINLY FAIR. GOOD GERMAN BIGHT NORTHWESTERLY VEERING EASTERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY, 2 TO 4, INCREASING 5 LATER IN SOUTHWEST. MODERATE BECOMING SLIGHT. SHOWERS. GOOD HUMBER THAMES EAST OR NORTHEAST 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 2 AT FIRST IN HUMBER AND 6 LATER IN THAMES. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. MAINLY FAIR. GOOD DOVER NORTHEAST 4 TO 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. FAIR. GOOD WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH EASTERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 IN NORTH. SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN EAST WIGHT AND SOUTH PORTLAND, BUT ELSEWHERE MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS, PERHAPS THUNDERY IN SOUTH. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE BISCAY FITZROY CYCLONIC 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 AT FIRST AND 2 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH AT FIRST IN FITZROY, OTHERWISE SLIGHT OR MODERATE. THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR SOLE LUNDY FASTNET EASTERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 4 OR 5, BECOMING VARIABLE 3 OR LESS IN WEST SOLE, INCREASING 6 AT TIMES ELSEWHERE. SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN LUNDY AND FASTNET, BUT IN SOLE, MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH LATER IN EAST. SHOWERS, PERHAPS THUNDERY IN SOLE. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE IRISH SEA EAST OR SOUTHEAST, BACKING NORTHEAST FOR A TIME, 3 TO 5. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT, BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE LATER. FAIR. GOOD SHANNON EAST OR SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 2 LATER. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT IN EAST. SHOWERS. GOOD ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY MAINLY 3 TO 5, BUT 6 AT FIRST IN NORTHWEST ROCKALL. SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN EAST MALIN AND SOUTHEAST HEBRIDES, BUT ELSEWHERE MODERATE OR ROUGH. MAINLY FAIR. GOOD BAILEY SOUTH 5 TO 7, DECREASING 4 OR 5 LATER. VERY ROUGH AT FIRST IN NORTHWEST, OTHERWISE ROUGH, BUT BECOMING MODERATE LATER IN SOUTHEAST. RAIN IN WEST. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR IN WEST FAIR ISLE FAEROES VARIABLE 3 OR LESS AT FIRST IN SOUTHEAST FAIR ISLE, OTHERWISE SOUTHWESTERLY BACKING SOUTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN FAIR ISLE, MODERATE OR ROUGH IN FAEROES. FOG PATCHES LATER IN FAEROES. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR LATER IN FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND CYCLONIC 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST IN FAR WEST, BECOMING SOUTHERLY 4 TO 6, THEN BECOMING VARIABLE 3 LATER IN WEST. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH FOR A TIME. RAIN, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR