FPUK71 EGRR 081500 AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 1725 UTC ON FRIDAY 08 MAY 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 1800 UTC FRIDAY 08 MAY TO 1800 UTC SATURDAY 09 MAY 2026 THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN FITZROY SOLE SHANNON FAEROES AND SOUTHEAST ICELAND THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDDAY LOW JUST NORTH OF FAEROES 999 EXPECTED NORWEGIAN SEA 1004 BY MIDDAY TOMORROW. LOW JUST WEST OF TRAFALGAR 998 SLOW-MOVING, FILLING 999 BY SAME TIME THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS NORTHWEST VIKING SOUTHWESTERLY VEERING WESTERLY, 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SOUTHEAST VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTHERLY 4 TO 6, BECOMING CYCLONIC 3 TO 5. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN THEN SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST SOUTH UTSIRE FORTIES SOUTHERLY BECOMING CYCLONIC, THEN NORTHERLY LATER, 3 TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR CROMARTY FORTH CYCLONIC, BECOMING MAINLY NORTH, 3 TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. OCCASIONAL RAIN THEN SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR TYNE NORTHWEST DOGGER VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING NORTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6. SLIGHT, BECOMING MODERATE LATER. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR SOUTHEAST DOGGER NORTHWEST FISHER VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING NORTHERLY 4 TO 6 LATER. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE LATER. RAIN LATER. GOOD SOUTHEAST FISHER GERMAN BIGHT EASTERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 LATER. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. FAIR. GOOD HUMBER THAMES DOVER EAST OR NORTHEAST 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 LATER. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE LATER. MAINLY FAIR. GOOD WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH EAST OR NORTHEAST 4 TO 6. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT UNTIL LATER IN WIGHT AND PORTLAND, OTHERWISE SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS, THUNDERY LATER IN SOUTH. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE BISCAY CYCLONIC 3 TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE FITZROY CYCLONIC 4 TO 6, INCREASING 7 OR GALE 8 IN FAR NORTHWEST. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH IN FAR NORTHWEST. THUNDERY RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR SOLE NORTHEASTERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 IN WEST. ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE IN EAST AND VERY ROUGH IN WEST. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA NORTHEAST 3 TO 5, INCREASING 5 TO 7. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SMOOTH AT FIRST, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH IN FASTNET. SHOWERS. GOOD SHANNON NORTHEAST 5 OR 6, INCREASING 6 TO GALE 8. ROUGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH AT TIMES IN SOUTH. SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD ROCKALL MALIN NORTH OR NORTHEAST 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT IN EAST MALIN. SHOWERS. GOOD HEBRIDES BAILEY NORTHWEST 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 AT FIRST. ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH AT FIRST AND MODERATE LATER. SHOWERS. GOOD FAIR ISLE WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 IN NORTH. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH IN NORTH. SHOWERS, SQUALLY IN NORTH. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND CYCLONIC 3 TO 5 IN FAR WESTERN SOUTHEAST ICELAND, OTHERWISE NORTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 AT FIRST IN SOUTHEAST ICELAND, DECREASING 4 TO 6 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH AT FIRST, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER. SQUALLY WINTRY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR