ZCZC WE40 MRSC VALENTIA THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY AT 1725 UTC ON MONDAY 06 APRIL 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 1800 UTC MONDAY 06 APRIL TO 1800 UTC TUESDAY 07 APRIL 2026 THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN TRAFALGAR FITZROY ROCKALL HEBRIDES BAILEY FAEROES AND SOUTHEAST ICELAND THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDDAY HIGH NETHERLANDS 1028 EXPECTED GERMAN BIGHT 1030 BY MIDDAY TOMORROW. NEW LOW EXPECTED SOUTH FITZROY 1007 BY SAME TIME THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS FITZROY SOLE SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY BECOMING CYCLONIC 4 TO 6 INCREASING 7 OR GALE 8 IN WEST FITZROY PERHAPS SEVERE GALE 9 LATER IN SOUTHWEST FITZROY. MODERATE AT FIRST IN SOUTHEAST FITZROY OTHERWISE ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH OCCASIONALLY HIGH IN WEST. RAIN OR SHOWERS THUNDERY IN FITZROY. MODERATE OR GOOD OCCASIONALLY POOR LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA SOUTHEAST 4 TO 6 OCCASIONALLY 7 AT FIRST BECOMING CYCLONIC 3 TO 5 LATER. IN FASTNET MODERATE OR ROUGH BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH ELSEWHERE SLIGHT OR MODERATE BUT BECOMING ROUGH IN WEST LUNDY. RAIN AT TIMES IN FASTNET. GOOD OCCASIONALLY POOR IN FASTNET SHANNON ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES SOUTH OR SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST IN ROCKALL AND HEBRIDES BECOMING CYCLONIC 4 TO 6. MAINLY VERY ROUGH OR HIGH BUT ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH IN EAST MALIN AND EAST HEBRIDES. RAIN AT TIMES. MODERATE OR GOOD OCCASIONALLY POOR BAILEY SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 6 TO GALE 8 VEERING SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7 DECREASING 4 IN SOUTHEAST. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. RAIN THEN SHOWERS. MODERATE OR POOR NNNN