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FPUK71 EGRR 282100

AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 0015 UTC ON MONDAY 29 APRIL 2024 FOR THE PERIOD 0000 UTC MONDAY 29 APRIL TO 0000 UTC TUESDAY 30 APRIL 2024



THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE FORTIES LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA FAIR ISLE FAEROES AND SOUTHEAST ICELAND



THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 1800

LOW FORTIES 995 EXPECTED FAEROES 999 BY 1800 MONDAY. LOW SOUTHWEST OF ROCKALL 1003 EXPECTED MALIN 998 BY SAME TIME. LOW ROCKALL 1001 LOSING ITS IDENTITY



THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE FORTIES

CYCLONIC BECOMING SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY, 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT AT FIRST IN NORTHEAST NORTH UTSIRE, THEN VERY ROUGH IN NORTHEAST VIKING AND NORTHWEST NORTH UTSIRE. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER

SOUTHWEST BACKING SOUTH OR SOUTHEAST, 5 OR 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 IN CROMARTY AND LATER ALSO IN FORTH. MODERATE OR ROUGH IN EAST CROMARTY AND IN DOGGER, ELSEWHERE SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING ROUGH LATER IN NORTHEAST FORTH. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE



FISHER

SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 BACKING SOUTHEAST 4 TO 6. ROUGH BECOMING MODERATE. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER

SOUTHWEST BACKING SOUTHEAST, 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH AT FIRST IN GERMAN BIGHT, OTHERWISE SLIGHT OR MODERATE. FAIR. GOOD



THAMES DOVER WIGHT

SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5 BACKING SOUTH 2 TO 4, OCCASIONALLY 5 IN WIGHT. SLIGHT OR MODERATE AT FIRST IN THAMES, OTHERWISE SMOOTH OR SLIGHT, BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN WIGHT. FAIR. GOOD



PORTLAND PLYMOUTH BISCAY

VARIABLE 3 OR LESS IN SOUTHEAST BISCAY, OTHERWISE SOUTHWESTERLY BACKING SOUTHERLY, 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 IN PLYMOUTH. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT AT FIRST IN PORTLAND, OTHERWISE SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH IN PLYMOUTH AND NORTHWEST BISCAY. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



TRAFALGAR

NORTH OR NORTHWEST 4 TO 6. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT IN SOUTHEAST AND ROUGH AT FIRST IN CENTRAL AREA. THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



FITZROY SOLE

NORTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5 IN SOUTH FITZROY, OTHERWISE WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA

SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6, INCREASING 7 OR GALE 8 FOR A TIME. SLIGHT OR MODERATE BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH, THEN SLIGHT OR MODERATE LATER IN EAST LUNDY AND IN IRISH SEA. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



SHANNON

CYCLONIC 5 TO 7 DECREASING 3 TO 5. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN THEN THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES

CYCLONIC 3 TO 5, INCREASING 6 FOR A TIME. MODERATE IN ROCKALL, ELSEWHERE SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SMOOTH AT FIRST IN SOUTHEAST MALIN, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH IN HEBRIDES. RAIN OR SHOWERS, PERHAPS THUNDERY AT FIRST IN ROCKALL. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



BAILEY

EAST 4 TO 6, BECOMING CYCLONIC 5 TO 7, PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SHOWERS, PERHAPS THUNDERY, THEN RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



FAIR ISLE FAEROES

CYCLONIC 6 TO GALE 8, DECREASING 4 TO 6 LATER, OCCASIONALLY 7 IN EAST FAIR ISLE. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH IN FAEROES. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



SOUTHEAST ICELAND

NORTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6 INCREASING 6 TO GALE 8. MODERATE OR ROUGH BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SHOWERS THEN RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR