AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE,

ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 1130

UTC ON SUNDAY 25 AUGUST 2019 FOR THE PERIOD 1200 UTC

SUNDAY 25 AUGUST TO 1200 UTC MONDAY 26 AUGUST 2019

THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN BAILEY AND SOUTHEAST

ICELAND

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 0600

LOW 1200 MILES WEST OF BAILEY 977 EXPECTED 300 MILES WEST

OF BAILEY 974 BY 0600 MONDAY. LOW NORTHERN IRELAND 1015

LOSING ITS IDENTITY BY SAME TIME

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE FORTIES

SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 EXCEPT

IN FORTIES. SLIGHT, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE. FOG BANKS.

MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR

CROMARTY FORTH

SOUTHEAST, VEERING SOUTHWEST, 3 TO 5. SLIGHT,

OCCASIONALLY SMOOTH. FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD,

OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR

TYNE DOGGER FISHER GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER

SOUTHEAST 2 TO 4, OCCASIONALLY 5 EXCEPT IN GERMAN BIGHT.

SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. FAIR. MODERATE OR GOOD

THAMES DOVER

VARIABLE, MAINLY EAST, 4 OR LESS. SMOOTH. FAIR. MODERATE

OR GOOD

WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

VARIABLE, MAINLY NORTHWEST, 4 OR LESS. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT.

FOG PATCHES, THUNDERY SHOWERS LATER IN PLYMOUTH. MODERATE

OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR

BISCAY

NORTH, VEERING NORTHEAST, 3 TO 5. SLIGHT, OCCASIONALLY

MODERATE IN NORTHWEST. THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD,

OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

SOUTHEAST FITZROY

NORTHERLY 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 LATER. SLIGHT OR

MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH LATER. FAIR. GOOD

NORTHWEST FITZROY WEST SOLE

NORTHERLY 3 OR 4, BACKING SOUTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5. SLIGHT OR

MODERATE. RAIN LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR LATER

EAST SOLE LUNDY FASTNET

NORTHWESTERLY 3 OR 4, OCCASIONALLY 5 AT FIRST. SLIGHT,

OCCASIONALLY MODERATE EXCEPT IN LUNDY. FAIR. GOOD

IRISH SEA

SOUTHWEST 2 TO 4, OCCASIONALLY 5 AT FIRST. SMOOTH,

OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT. FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD,

OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR

SHANNON

WEST 3 OR 4, BACKING SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6. MODERATE, BECOMING

SLIGHT IN SOUTHEAST AND ROUGH IN NORTHWEST. RAIN. GOOD,

OCCASIONALLY POOR

ROCKALL

SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6, BACKING SOUTH 5 TO 7 FOR A TIME.

MODERATE BECOMING ROUGH, THEN VERY ROUGH IN NORTHWEST.

RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

MALIN HEBRIDES

VARIABLE 4 OR LESS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6,

OCCASIONALLY 7 IN HEBRIDES. SLIGHT BECOMING MODERATE IN

SOUTHEAST, MODERATE BECOMING ROUGH IN NORTHWEST. FOG

PATCHES AT FIRST IN MALIN, RAIN LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD,

OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR AT FIRST IN MALIN

BAILEY

SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8. MODERATE BECOMING ROUGH

OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH LATER IN FAR WEST. RAIN

THEN SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

FAIR ISLE FAEROES

SOUTH 3 TO 5, VEERING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 EXCEPT EAST FAIR

ISLE, PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER IN FAEROES. SLIGHT IN EAST

FAIR ISLE, OTHERWISE MODERATE BECOMING ROUGH. FOG

PATCHES, RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR

SOUTHEAST ICELAND

SOUTHERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 LATER. MODERATE

BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN, SHOWERS LATER. GOOD,