FPUK71 EGRR 200300 AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 0505 UTC ON WEDNESDAY 20 MAY 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 0600 UTC WEDNESDAY 20 MAY TO 0600 UTC THURSDAY 21 MAY 2026 THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDNIGHT LOW ROCKALL 992 LOSING ITS IDENTITY BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE FORTIES SOUTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6, VEERING SOUTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5. MODERATE OR ROUGH BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE. RAIN, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR CROMARTY SOUTH OR SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4, VEERING SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. RAIN OR SHOWERS, PERHAPS THUNDERY. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR FORTH TYNE DOGGER SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING SMOOTH OR SLIGHT LATER EXCEPT IN DOGGER. SHOWERS, RAIN LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR LATER FISHER SOUTHEAST 4 TO 6, VEERING WEST OR SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. RAIN AND FOG PATCHES AT FIRST. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR AT FIRST GERMAN BIGHT SOUTH 4 OR 5 VEERING WEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. RAIN AT FIRST. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST HUMBER THAMES DOVER SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6, DECREASING 3 OR 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING SLIGHT OCCASIONALLY SMOOTH. RAIN, FAIR LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR WIGHT PORTLAND WEST OR SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6, BACKING SOUTH 2 TO 4. MODERATE OR ROUGH BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SMOOTH IN SOUTH WIGHT. RAIN AT FIRST. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST PLYMOUTH SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6, BACKING SOUTH 3 TO 5. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH AT FIRST IN WEST, BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE LATER. SHOWERS AT FIRST, FOG PATCHES LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR LATER BISCAY EAST FITZROY SOUTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5, BACKING EASTERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH AT FIRST IN NORTH. FAIR. GOOD WEST FITZROY SOUTHERLY 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR SOLE LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA SHANNON SOUTHWEST BACKING SOUTH, 4 TO 6. IN LUNDY AND IRISH SEA SLIGHT OR MODERATE OCCASIONALLY ROUGH, ELSEWHERE ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH EXCEPT IN SHANNON. RAIN, FOG PATCHES LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR LATER ROCKALL WEST BACKING SOUTH OR SOUTHEAST, 4 TO 6. ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE LATER. RAIN, FOG PATCHES LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR LATER MALIN WEST OR SOUTHWEST BACKING SOUTH, 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT IN SOUTHEAST. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR HEBRIDES CYCLONIC 4 TO 6, BECOMING SOUTH 3 TO 5. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR BAILEY CYCLONIC 4 TO 6, BECOMING VARIABLE 4 OR LESS. ROUGH BECOMING MODERATE. RAIN, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR FAIR ISLE SOUTHEAST VEERING SOUTHWEST, 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT AT FIRST IN SOUTH. RAIN, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND CYCLONIC 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 AT FIRST IN SOUTHEAST ICELAND, DECREASING 2 TO 4 IN FAEROES. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR