ZCZC WE76 VALENTIA RADIO EJK AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY AT 1725 UTC ON SUNDAY 12 APRIL 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 1800 UTC SUNDAY 12 APRIL TO 1800 UTC MONDAY 13 APRIL 2026 THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN VIKING NORTH UTSIRE ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY FAIR ISLE AND FAEROES THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDDAY LOW HEBRIDES 976 EXPECTED 100 MILES NORTH OF SOUTHEAST ICELAND *OOT BY MIDDAY TOMORROW THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS FITZROY SOLE WEST OR NORTHWEST 3 TO 5 BACKING SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6 LATER. VERY ROUGH BECOMING MAINLY ROUGH. SHOWERS THEN RAIN. GOOD OCCASIONALLY POOR LATER LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA WEST OR SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5 BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 FOR A TIME. SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN IRISH SEA ELSEWHERE MODERATE OR ROUGH OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH AT FIRST IN FASTNET BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE LATER. SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD SHAN NON WEST 3 OR 4 BACKING SOUTHEAST 4 TO 6 OCCASIONALLY 7 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER. THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD OCCASIONALLY POOR VALENTIA RADIO EJK NNNN