FPUK71 EGRR 160300
AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 0505 UTC ON SATURDAY 16 JANUARY 2021 FOR THE PERIOD 0600 UTC SATURDAY 16 JANUARY TO 0600 UTC SUNDAY 17 JANUARY 2021

THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER HUMBER WIGHT PORTLAND LUNDY IRISH SEA ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY FAIR ISLE FAEROES AND SOUTHEAST ICELAND

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDNIGHT
LOW 100 MILES SOUTH OF ICELAND 990 EXPECTED SOUTHEAST ICELAND 989 BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING
SOUTHEASTERLY 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, VEERING WESTERLY 5 OR 6 LATER IN WEST. MODERATE OR ROUGH BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. FAIR THEN RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE
SOUTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6 INCREASING 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9. SLIGHT OR MODERATE BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR LATER

FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER
SOUTH 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 AT FIRST IN CROMARTY, VEERING WEST 5 TO 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH FOR A TIME IN NORTH FORTIES AND NORTHEAST CROMARTY. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

FISHER GERMAN BIGHT
VARIABLE 2 TO 4 BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH. FAIR THEN RAIN OR SNOW. GOOD, BECOMING MODERATE TO VERY POOR

HUMBER THAMES DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND
SOUTH 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST IN HUMBER, WIGHT AND PORTLAND, THEN VEERING NORTHWEST 4 TO 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN OR SNOW FOR A TIME. GOOD, BECOMING MODERATE TO VERY POOR FOR A TIME

PLYMOUTH
SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7 VEERING NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN THEN SHOWERS. MODERATE OR POOR, BECOMING GOOD

BISCAY FITZROY
SOUTHWEST BECOMING CYCLONIC 3 TO 5, INCREASING 6 FOR A TIME. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN FOR A TIME. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

SOLE
WEST OR NORTHWEST 4 TO 6 BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4. ROUGH. RAIN THEN FAIR. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST

LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA
SOUTHERLY 6 TO GALE 8 AT FIRST IN EAST LUNDY AND EAST IRISH SEA, OTHERWISE WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH AT FIRST IN FASTNET, OTHERWISE MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST

SHANNON
NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, DECREASING 3 IN SOUTHWEST. VERY ROUGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. FAIR. GOOD

ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY
CYCLONIC BECOMING NORTHWEST 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, OCCASIONALLY 6 AT FIRST, THEN INCREASING STORM 10 AT TIMES IN BAILEY. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH IN SOUTH AND EAST MALIN AND EAST HEBRIDES. SHOWERS. MODERATE OR POOR

FAIR ISLE FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND
SOUTHEASTERLY BECOMING CYCLONIC MAINLY WESTERLY, 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, DECREASING 4 TO 6 FOR A TIME. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH IN SOUTH AND EAST FAIR ISLE, BUT ELSEWHERE VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. RAIN THEN SHOWERS. MODERATE OR POOR