596 FPUK71 EGRR 122100 AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 0015 UTC ON MONDAY 13 FEBRUARY 2012 FOR THE PERIOD 0000 UTC MONDAY 13 FEBRUARY TO 0000 UTC TUESDAY 14 FEBRUARY 2012 THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN VIKING NORTH UTSIRE FORTIES CROMARTY FITZROY HEBRIDES BAILEY FAIR ISLE FAEROES AND SOUTHEAST ICELAND THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 1800 HIGH SOLE 1039 EXPECTED MID ATLANTIC 1045 BY 1800 MONDAY. NEW LOW EXPECTED SOUTH NORWAY 1008 BY SAME TIME. HIGH GERMANY 1031 DISSIPATING THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS VIKING SOUTHWEST VEERING NORTHWEST, 5 TO 7, INCREASING GALE 8 AT TIMES. MODERATE, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE NORTH UTSIRE CYCLONIC 5 TO 7, BECOMING NORTHERLY 6 TO GALE 8. MODERATE, BECOMING ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR SOUTH UTSIRE WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 4 OR 5, INCREASING 6 OR 7, PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING MAINLY ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR FORTIES CROMARTY WEST OR NORTHWEST, VEERING NORTH LATER, 5 TO 7, INCREASING GALE 8 AT TIMES. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING MAINLY ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE FORTH TYNE DOGGER FISHER WEST OR NORTHWEST 4 OR 5, INCREASING 6 OR 7, PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER THAMES DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH NORTH OR NORTHWEST 4 OR 5, INCREASING 5 TO 7. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR BISCAY MAINLY NORTH 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH LATER IN NORTHWEST. SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD TRAFALGAR SOUTH FITZROY NORTHEASTERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 UNTIL LATER IN SOUTH FITZROY. MODERATE OR ROUGH. MAINLY FAIR. MAINLY GOOD NORTH FITZROY SOLE VARIABLE 3 OR 4, BECOMING NORTHERLY 4 OR 5, INCREASING 6 OR 7 LATER. MAINLY MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH LATER. SHOWERS. GOOD LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA NORTH OR NORTHWEST 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 3 AT FIRST, INCREASING 6 OR 7 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH LATER. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SHANNON SOUTH ROCKALL NORTHWESTERLY, VEERING NORTHERLY LATER, 3 OR 4, INCREASING 5 OR 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD NORTH ROCKALL MALIN SOUTH HEBRIDES WESTERLY VEERING NORTHWESTERLY, 5 TO 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS. GOOD NORTH HEBRIDES BAILEY FAIR ISLE FAEROES WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7, INCREASING GALE 8 AT TIMES. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD SOUTHEAST ICELAND NORTHWESTERLY, BACKING WESTERLY LATER, 6 TO GALE 8, PERHAPS SEVERE GALE 9 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD