016 FPUK71 EGRR 161500 AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 1725 UTC ON THURSDAY 16 FEBRUARY 2012 FOR THE PERIOD 1800 UTC THURSDAY 16 FEBRUARY TO 1800 UTC FRIDAY 17 FEBRUARY 2012 THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN BAILEY FAEROES AND SOUTHEAST ICELAND THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDDAY NEW LOW EXPECTED SOUTHEAST ICELAND 982 BY MIDDAY TOMORROW. HIGH 200 MILES WEST OF FITZROY 1039 EXPECTED 50 MILES WEST OF FITZROY 1032 BY SAME TIME THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY, BACKING SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY LATER, 5 OR 6, DECREASING 4 AT TIMES, INCREASING 7 LATER IN VIKING. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT IN CROMARTY AND FORTH. RAIN OR WINTRY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR TYNE DOGGER FISHER GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER THAMES DOVER WEST OR NORTHWEST, BACKING SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST LATER, 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 AT FIRST IN FISHER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH IN FISHER. OCCASIONAL RAIN, FOG PATCHES IN FISHER, GERMAN BIGHT AND HUMBER. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR IN FISHER, GERMAN BIGHT AND HUMBER WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH WEST OR NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE LATER IN PLYMOUTH. OCCASIONAL RAIN LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD BISCAY NORTH OR NORTHEAST, BECOMING VARIABLE, 3 OR 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. MAINLY FAIR. MODERATE OR GOOD SOUTH FITZROY NORTHEASTERLY 5 TO 7, BECOMING VARIABLE 4 AT TIMES. MODERATE OR ROUGH. FAIR. GOOD NORTH FITZROY VARIABLE 3 OR 4, BECOMING SOUTHWESTERLY 5 LATER IN FAR NORTHWEST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. FAIR. GOOD SOLE VARIABLE 3 OR 4, BECOMING SOUTHWESTERLY 5 OR 6 LATER IN NORTHWEST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. FAIR. GOOD LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA WEST OR NORTHWEST, BACKING SOUTHWEST, 4 OR 5, INCREASING 6 AT TIMES LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. OCCASIONAL RAIN OR DRIZZLE. MODERATE OR GOOD SHANNON WEST 4 OR 5, BACKING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN OR DRIZZLE. MODERATE OR GOOD ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES WESTERLY BACKING SOUTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7, PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER, DECREASING 4 AT TIMES. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. RAIN OR SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR BAILEY WEST OR SOUTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. SQUALLY WINTRY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR FAIR ISLE WEST OR NORTHWEST, BACKING SOUTHWEST, 5 TO 7. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH LATER IN WEST. RAIN OR SQUALLY WINTRY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR FAEROES WEST OR SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7, INCREASING GALE 8 LATER IN SOUTH. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. SQUALLY WINTRY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR SOUTHEAST ICELAND WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY, BECOMING CYCLONIC LATER IN NORTH, 5 TO 7, INCREASING GALE 8 AT TIMES. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH. SQUALLY WINTRY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR