FPUK71 EGRR 230900 AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 1130 UTC ON THURSDAY 23 JANUARY 2020 FOR THE PERIOD 1200 UTC THURSDAY 23 JANUARY TO 1200 UTC FRIDAY 24 JANUARY 2020 THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN VIKING HEBRIDES BAILEY FAIR ISLE FAEROES AND SOUTHEAST ICELAND THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 0600 NEW HIGH EXPECTED FASTNET 1026 BY 0600 FRIDAY THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS VIKING NORTH UTSIRE WESTERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 LATER IN VIKING. MODERATE OR ROUGH BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN THEN SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD SOUTH UTSIRE WESTERLY 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 LATER. MODERATE BECOMING ROUGH. RAIN, FOG PATCHES, THEN SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR AT FIRST FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE WEST 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN FORTIES AND CROMARTY. MODERATE OR ROUGH IN FORTIES, OTHERWISE SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING SLIGHT IN FORTH AND TYNE. FAIR. MODERATE OR GOOD DOGGER FISHER GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER WEST 3 TO 5, BUT 4 TO 6 IN FISHER. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH, IN FISHER, BUT SLIGHT IN HUMBER, OTHERWISE SLIGHT OR MODERATE. FOG PATCHES AT FIRST. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR AT FIRST THAMES DOVER VARIABLE 4 OR LESS. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. FOG PATCHES AT FIRST IN THAMES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR AT FIRST IN THAMES WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH NORTH BISCAY NORTHEASTERLY 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 EXCEPT IN WIGHT. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH AT FIRST IN BISCAY, BECOMING SMOOTH OR SLIGHT LATER IN WIGHT. MAINLY FAIR. MODERATE OR GOOD SOUTH BISCAY EASTERLY 3 TO 5, BECOMING VARIABLE 4 OR LESS. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH AT FIRST IN NORTHWEST. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR FITZROY NORTHEASTERLY 5 TO 7, DECREASING 2 TO 4. MODERATE OR ROUGH BECOMING MODERATE. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR SOLE NORTHEAST 4 TO 6, VEERING EAST 3 TO 5. MODERATE OR ROUGH BECOMING MODERATE. FAIR. GOOD LUNDY FASTNET EAST 3 TO 5, BECOMING VARIABLE 4 OR LESS. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SMOOTH IN NORTHEAST. MAINLY FAIR. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR IRISH SEA VARIABLE 3 OR LESS, BECOMING WEST 2 TO 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. FOG PATCHES AT FIRST. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR AT FIRST SHANNON VARIABLE 4 OR LESS, BECOMING SOUTHWESTERLY 5 OR 6 IN NORTHWEST. MODERATE, BECOMING ROUGH IN NORTHWEST. MAINLY FAIR. GOOD ROCKALL MALIN WEST OR SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH IN NORTHWEST. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE HEBRIDES BAILEY WEST 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 IN BAILEY, BACKING SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6 LATER. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH, BUT MODERATE OR ROUGH AT FIRST IN SOUTHEAST HEBRIDES. RAIN THEN SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD FAIR ISLE WEST 6 TO GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE IN SOUTHEAST, BECOMING HIGH FOR A TIME IN NORTHWEST. RAIN THEN SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND WESTERLY GALE 8 OR SEVERE GALE 9, OCCASIONALLY STORM 10 IN SOUTHEAST ICELAND, DECREASING 6 OR 7 LATER. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY HIGH AT FIRST IN SOUTHEAST ICELAND. WINTRY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR