FPUK71 EGRR 052100 AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 0015 UTC ON FRIDAY 06 AUGUST 2021 FOR THE PERIOD 0000 UTC FRIDAY 06 AUGUST TO 0000 UTC SATURDAY 07 AUGUST 2021 THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN THAMES DOVER SOLE AND FASTNET THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 1800 LOW IRELAND 991 EXPECTED MALIN 988 BY 1800 FRIDAY THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS SOUTH VIKING SOUTHEASTERLY 5 TO 7, PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER. MODERATE BECOMING ROUGH. SHOWERS. GOOD NORTH VIKING NORTH UTSIRE EASTERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY, 4 TO 6. MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD SOUTH UTSIRE NORTHEAST FORTIES SOUTHEASTERLY 5 TO 7, PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE LATER SOUTHWEST FORTIES CROMARTY EASTERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY, 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH. FAIR THEN THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR FORTH TYNE DOGGER SOUTHWEST FISHER SOUTHEASTERLY 5 TO 7, VEERING SOUTHWESTERLY 4 OR 5, BUT BECOMING CYCLONIC IN FORTH AND SOUTHWEST FISHER. MAINLY MODERATE. RAIN OR THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR NORTHEAST FISHER SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7, PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS. MAINLY GOOD GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER SOUTHEAST VEERING SOUTHWEST, 4 TO 6. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT. RAIN OR THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR THAMES DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 FOR A TIME IN THAMES AND DOVER, DECREASING 4 AT TIMES LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT AT FIRST IN THAMES, BUT MAINLY VERY ROUGH UNTIL LATER IN PLYMOUTH. SHOWERS, PERHAPS THUNDERY. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE BISCAY WEST BACKING SOUTHWEST, 4 TO 6, INCREASING 7 AT TIMES. VERY ROUGH UNTIL LATER IN NORTH, OTHERWISE ROUGH. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE LATER TRAFALGAR SOUTH FITZROY WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY, 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN SOUTHEAST TRAFALGAR. MODERATE OR ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE NORTH FITZROY SOLE LUNDY FASTNET WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY, 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST IN SOLE AND FASTNET, VEERING NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6 LATER IN NORTH FITZROY AND SOLE. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN OR SHOWERS, PERHAPS THUNDERY. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR IRISH SEA CYCLONIC 4 OR 5, BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH IN SOUTH. RAIN OR THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR SHANNON ROCKALL NORTHWEST 5 TO 7, PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH IN SHANNON, MODERATE OR ROUGH IN ROCKALL. RAIN OR SHOWERS, PERHAPS THUNDERY. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR MALIN CYCLONIC 3 TO 5. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH. THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR HEBRIDES BAILEY NORTH OR NORTHEAST, 4 TO 6. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD FAIR ISLE SOUTHEAST BACKING EAST, 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 LATER. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH LATER. SHOWERS, THUNDERY LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND MAINLY NORTHEASTERLY 3 OR 4, OCCASIONALLY 5 IN FAEROES. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT UNTIL LATER. OCCASIONAL RAIN, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR