FPUK71 EGRR 232100 AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 0015 UTC ON THURSDAY 24 OCTOBER 2019 FOR THE PERIOD 0000 UTC THURSDAY 24 OCTOBER TO 0000 UTC FRIDAY 25 OCTOBER 2019 THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN VIKING NORTH UTSIRE BISCAY ROCKALL HEBRIDES BAILEY FAIR ISLE FAEROES AND SOUTHEAST ICELAND THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 1800 LOW HEBRIDES 989 EXPECTED 120 MILES NORTH OF FAEROES 980 BY 1800 THURSDAY. LOW BAILEY 988 EXPECTED FAEROES 978 BY SAME TIME. LOW BISCAY 1005 LOSING ITS IDENTITY BY THAT TIME THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST IN VIKING AND NORTH UTSIRE, VEERING WESTERLY 4 OR 5 IN NORTH UTSIRE, SOUTH UTSIRE AND FORTH LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BUT ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH AT FIRST IN VIKING AND NORTH UTSIRE. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE TYNE DOGGER FISHER GERMAN BIGHT SOUTH OR SOUTHEAST 4 TO 6, VEERING WEST LATER. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH AT FIRST EXCEPT IN GERMAN BIGHT AND SLIGHT LATER. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE HUMBER THAMES DOVER SOUTHEAST 2 TO 4, VEERING SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BUT SMOOTH OR SLIGHT AT FIRST IN THAMES AND DOVER. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH VARIABLE 4 OR LESS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT AT FIRST IN WIGHT, OTHERWISE SLIGHT OR MODERATE. RAIN OR SHOWERS, THUNDERY IN WIGHT. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR BISCAY CYCLONIC 6 TO GALE 8, BECOMING WEST 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH AT FIRST IN SOUTHEAST, BECOMING MODERATE. THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR TRAFALGAR NORTHWEST 3 TO 5, BACKING SOUTH 4 TO 6, BUT VARIABLE 4 OR LESS IN SOUTH. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH LATER IN NORTHWEST. MAINLY FAIR. GOOD FITZROY SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR SOLE LUNDY FASTNET WEST OR SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 UNTIL LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING MAINLY MODERATE IN LUNDY AND FASTNET. SHOWERS, RAIN LATER IN SOLE. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE LATER IN SOLE IRISH SEA SOUTH 5 TO 7, VEERING NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH AT FIRST BECOMING MAINLY SLIGHT. SHOWERS. GOOD SHANNON WEST 4 TO 6, BECOMING VARIABLE 4 OR LESS. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SHOWERS. GOOD NORTHWEST ROCKALL NORTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, BACKING WESTERLY 4 TO 6. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH BECOMING ROUGH. SHOWERS. GOOD SOUTHEAST ROCKALL MALIN SOUTHWESTERLY, VEERING NORTHWESTERLY, 5 TO 7, BACKING WESTERLY 4 TO 6. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BUT SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN SOUTHEAST MALIN. SHOWERS. GOOD HEBRIDES BAILEY CYCLONIC, BECOMING WEST OR NORTHWEST, 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 AT FIRST IN BAILEY. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH LATER IN NORTH BAILEY. SQUALLY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR FAIR ISLE SOUTH, VEERING SOUTHWEST, 6 TO GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN THEN SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE FAEROES CYCLONIC 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 AT FIRST. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH IN EAST. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR SOUTHEAST ICELAND NORTHERLY 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, OCCASIONALLY STORM 10 LATER. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, BECOMING HIGH OR VERY HIGH LATER, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH AT FIRST IN WEST. SLEET THEN RAIN. MODERATE OR POOR