FPUK71 EGRR 152100 AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 0015 UTC ON MONDAY 16 FEBRUARY 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 0000 UTC MONDAY 16 FEBRUARY TO 0000 UTC TUESDAY 17 FEBRUARY 2026 THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE FORTIES CROMARTY FISHER GERMAN BIGHT WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH BISCAY FITZROY SOLE LUNDY FASTNET SHANNON ROCKALL HEBRIDES BAILEY FAIR ISLE FAEROES AND SOUTHEAST ICELAND THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 1800 LOW FORTH 987 EXPECTED FORTIES 988 BY 1800 MONDAY THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH OR SOUTHEAST 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, DECREASING 4 TO 6 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH AT FIRST IN NORTH, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE LATER. SLEET. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR SOUTH UTSIRE SOUTHEASTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, DECREASING 5 OR 6 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER. SLEET. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR FORTIES SOUTHEAST 6 TO GALE 8, BECOMING CYCLONIC 4 TO 6. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER. SLEET. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR CROMARTY CYCLONIC 4 TO 6, BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH. WINTRY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR FORTH TYNE WEST OR NORTHWEST 5 TO 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH. WINTRY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR DOGGER FISHER GERMAN BIGHT SOUTHEAST BECOMING CYCLONIC, 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 UNTIL LATER EXCEPT DOGGER. MODERATE OR ROUGH. SLEET. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY POOR. ICING IN EAST UNTIL LATER, EXCEPT DOGGER HUMBER THAMES DOVER CYCLONIC BECOMING WEST, 5 TO 7. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH LATER. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH BISCAY WEST 6 TO GALE 8, VEERING NORTHWEST 4 TO 6 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE LATER IN WIGHT. SQUALLY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR TRAFALGAR WESTERLY 4 OR 5 IN NORTH, OTHERWISE VARIABLE 2 TO 4. MODERATE OR ROUGH. FAIR. GOOD FITZROY SOLE LUNDY FASTNET WEST 6 TO GALE 8, VEERING NORTHWEST 4 TO 6 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, INCREASING HIGH FOR A TIME. SQUALLY SHOWERS, RAIN IN FITZROY. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR IRISH SEA WEST VEERING NORTHWEST LATER, 5 TO 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH. WINTRY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR SHANNON SOUTH ROCKALL WESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, BECOMING CYCLONIC 4 TO 6 LATER. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. SQUALLY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR NORTH ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES CYCLONIC BECOMING NORTHERLY, 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 LATER IN HEBRIDES. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH AT FIRST. WINTRY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR BAILEY NORTH 6 TO GALE 8, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 LATER. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. WINTRY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR FAIR ISLE CYCLONIC 4 TO 6, BECOMING NORTH 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH OR HIGH LATER. WINTRY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR FAEROES NORTH 5 TO 7, INCREASING GALE 8 FOR A TIME. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH FOR A TIME. SLEET. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR SOUTHEAST ICELAND NORTHERLY 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, BACKING NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH IN WEST, VERY ROUGH OR HIGH IN EAST. SNOW SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR