FPUK71 EGRR 082100 AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 0015 UTC ON THURSDAY 09 JULY 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 0000 UTC THURSDAY 09 JULY TO 0000 UTC FRIDAY 10 JULY 2026 THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 1800 HIGH THAMES 1020 SLOWLY MOVING EAST EXPECTED GERMAN BIGHT 1019 BY 1800 THURSDAY. NEW HIGH EXPECTED MALIN 1019 BY SAME TIME THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS VIKING NORTH UTSIRE VARIABLE, 2 TO 4. SLIGHT, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE UNTIL LATER IN VIKING. DRIZZLE, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR SOUTH UTSIRE NORTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN EAST AND 2 IN WEST. SLIGHT, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE IN SOUTHEAST. FOG PATCHES IN WEST. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR IN WEST FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER CYCLONIC AT FIRST, OTHERWISE VARIABLE 2 TO 4. SLIGHT, OCCASIONALLY SMOOTH IN CROMARTY AND FORTH. FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR FISHER WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, DECREASING 3 OR 4 LATER IN WEST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. FOG PATCHES LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR LATER GERMAN BIGHT NORTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING SLIGHT. MAINLY FAIR. GOOD HUMBER THAMES DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND VARIABLE 3 OR LESS, OCCASIONALLY 4 AT FIRST, BECOMING EAST OR NORTHEAST 3 TO 5 LATER. SLIGHT, OCCASIONALLY SMOOTH. FAIR. MODERATE OR GOOD PLYMOUTH NORTH BISCAY NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 3 OR 4, OCCASIONALLY 5 UNTIL LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SMOOTH IN NORTHEAST PLYMOUTH. FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR SOUTH BISCAY VARIABLE 3 OR LESS, BECOMING MAINLY NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 2 TO 4 LATER. SLIGHT. THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE TRAFALGAR NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 2 IN WEST AND 6 AT TIMES IN SOUTHEAST. SLIGHT, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE IN SOUTHEAST. FAIR. GOOD FITZROY SOLE NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY VARIABLE 3 OR LESS. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. MAINLY FAIR. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING MAINLY NORTHEAST LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN SOUTH AND WEST FASTNET, BUT ELSEWHERE SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR SHANNON SOUTHWESTERLY 3 OR 4, BECOMING VARIABLE 3 OR LESS. MODERATE. DRIZZLE, FOG PATCHES. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR ROCKALL MALIN SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 AT FIRST IN ROCKALL, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 IN MALIN AND LATER IN ROCKALL. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT IN EAST MALIN AND ROUGH AT TIMES LATER IN NORTHWEST ROCKALL. RAIN OR DRIZZLE AT TIMES, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR HEBRIDES BAILEY FAIR ISLE FAEROES MAINLY SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 UNTIL LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BUT SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN EAST HEBRIDES AND EAST FAIR ISLE. RAIN OR DRIZZLE AT TIMES, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR SOUTHEAST ICELAND SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 3 AT FIRST. MODERATE, BECOMING ROUGH LATER. RAIN THEN SHOWERS, FOG PATCHES AT FIRST. MODERATE TO VERY POOR, BECOMING GOOD