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AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 1130 UTC ON SUNDAY 28 APRIL 2024 FOR THE PERIOD 1200 UTC SUNDAY 28 APRIL TO 1200 UTC MONDAY 29 APRIL 2024



THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE FORTIES DOGGER FISHER GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER THAMES DOVER FAIR ISLE FAEROES AND SOUTHEAST ICELAND



THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 0600

LOW EAST ANGLIA 996 EXPECTED FAIR ISLE 992 BY 0600 TOMORROW. LOW WEST ROCKALL 1004 EXPECTED SOUTHEAST ROCKALL 996 BY SAME TIME



THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



VIKING NORTH UTSIRE

NORTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6, BECOMING CYCLONIC, THEN SOUTHERLY LATER, 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



SOUTH UTSIRE

EASTERLY VEERING SOUTHEASTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, THEN SOUTHERLY 5 TO 7 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER

CYCLONIC 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST IN DOGGER AND LATER IN FORTIES, BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BUT SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN FORTH AND TYNE. RAIN AT FIRST. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST



FISHER GERMAN BIGHT

EASTERLY 6 TO GALE 8 AT FIRST IN NORTH FISHER, OTHERWISE SOUTHERLY 4 TO 6, VEERING SOUTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8 FOR A TIME. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BUT SLIGHT AT FIRST IN SOUTHEAST. RAIN, FAIR LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



HUMBER THAMES DOVER WIGHT

CYCLONIC 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST EXCEPT IN WIGHT, BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BUT SLIGHT OR MODERATE THROUGHOUT IN WIGHT. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST



PORTLAND PLYMOUTH BISCAY FITZROY

WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 AT FIRST IN SOUTH FITZROY, BACKING SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6 LATER, OCCASIONALLY 7 LATER IN PLYMOUTH, BUT BECOMING VARIABLE 3 IN SOUTHEAST BISCAY. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BUT MODERATE OR ROUGH THROUGHOUT IN FITZROY AND LATER IN PLYMOUTH. SHOWERS, THUNDERY IN BISCAY. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



SOLE LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA SHANNON

NORTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5, BACKING SOUTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7, THEN DECREASING 4 OR 5 LATER IN EAST SOLE AND SHANNON. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SMOOTH AT FIRST IN IRISH SEA AND EAST LUNDY, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER, BUT MODERATE OR ROUGH THROUGHOUT IN SOLE AND SHANNON. SHOWERS, SQUALLY RAIN LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY

CYCLONIC 3 TO 5, BECOMING NORTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6 IN BAILEY, BUT BECOMING SOUTHERLY 5 TO 7 LATER IN THE NORTH CHANNEL. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BUT SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN MALIN AND SOUTHEAST HEBRIDES. SHOWERS, PERHAPS THUNDERY. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



FAIR ISLE FAEROES

SOUTHEAST BACKING NORTHEAST 4 TO 6, BECOMING CYCLONIC 6 TO GALE 8 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH LATER IN FAEROES. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



SOUTHEAST ICELAND

NORTHEASTERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST IN WEST AND LATER IN EAST. MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR