FPUK71 EGRR 171500 AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 1725 UTC ON SATURDAY 17 APRIL 2021 FOR THE PERIOD 1800 UTC SATURDAY 17 APRIL TO 1800 UTC SUNDAY 18 APRIL 2021 THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY FAEROES AND SOUTHEAST ICELAND THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDDAY LOW WEST OF ROCKALL 998 EXPECTED NORTH ICELAND 988 BY MIDDAY SUNDAY. ATLANTIC LOW 1005 EXPECTED WEST OF SOLE 1011 BY SAME TIME THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE SOUTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6, BUT VARIABLE 4 OR LESS IN NORTH UTSIRE AND NORTHEAST SOUTH UTSIRE AND AT FIRST IN EAST VIKING. IN VIKING SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING MODERATE, OTHERWISE SLIGHT, OCCASIONALLY SMOOTH IN SOUTH UTSIRE, BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE. FAIR. GOOD FORTIES SOUTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5, BUT VARIABLE 4 OR LESS AT TIMES IN EAST. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE. FAIR. GOOD CROMARTY FORTH NORTHWEST TYNE SOUTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN CROMARTY. SLIGHT, OCCASIONALLY SMOOTH, BUT MODERATE IN NORTHEAST CROMARTY. FAIR. GOOD SOUTHEAST TYNE DOGGER VARIABLE 4 OR LESS. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT, BECOMING SLIGHT. FAIR. GOOD FISHER GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER THAMES NORTH OR NORTHEAST 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 LATER IN FISHER. SLIGHT, BUT SMOOTH IN WEST HUMBER AND LATER IN EAST GERMAN BIGHT, BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN FISHER. FAIR. GOOD DOVER EAST WIGHT NORTHEASTERLY 4 OR 5, BECOMING VARIABLE 3 OR LESS. SLIGHT, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE AT FIRST IN WIGHT, BECOMING SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. FAIR. GOOD WEST WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH VARIABLE 4 OR LESS. SLIGHT, OCCASIONALLY SMOOTH, BUT SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN PLYMOUTH. FAIR. GOOD BISCAY NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY VEERING EASTERLY, 3 TO 5, BUT VARIABLE 4 OR LESS IN NORTH. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. FAIR. GOOD SOUTHEAST FITZROY CYCLONIC, MAINLY NORTHEASTERLY, 4 TO 6. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT AT FIRST IN SOUTHEAST AND ROUGH LATER IN NORTHWEST. FAIR. GOOD NORTHWEST FITZROY SOLE SOUTHERLY 4 TO 6, BUT VARIABLE 4 OR LESS IN EAST. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN IN WEST. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE IN WEST LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA VARIABLE 4 OR LESS IN EAST LUNDY AND EAST IRISH SEA, OTHERWISE SOUTHERLY 3 OR 4, OCCASIONALLY 5 IN WEST EXCEPT IN LUNDY. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING ROUGH IN WEST FASTNET, BUT SMOOTH OR SLIGHT IN EAST LUNDY AND IN IRISH SEA. RAIN EXCEPT IN LUNDY. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE EXCEPT IN LUNDY SHANNON ROCKALL MALIN SOUTH 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 EXCEPT IN SHANNON, BECOMING CYCLONIC 4 TO 6, THEN SOUTH IN SHANNON. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH IN ROCKALL, OTHERWISE ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH, BUT SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN EAST MALIN. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR HEBRIDES BAILEY SOUTHERLY 6 TO GALE 8, VEERING NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, BECOMING CYCLONIC 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN NORTHWEST BAILEY. IN HEBRIDES ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH IN NORTHWEST, BUT VERY ROUGH OR HIGH BECOMING VERY ROUGH IN BAILEY. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR FAIR ISLE FAEROES SOUTHERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 IN FAEROES, VEERING WESTERLY 4 OR 5 IN WEST FAEROES, BECOMING VARIABLE 3 OR LESS IN SOUTH. MODERATE OR ROUGH IN EAST FAIR ISLE, OTHERWISE ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH AT FIRST IN WEST FAEROES. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR SOUTHEAST ICELAND SOUTHERLY, BECOMING CYCLONIC, 6 TO GALE 8, THEN SOUTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7 LATER. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH IN NORTHWEST. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR