####018003481#### FPUK71 EGRR 290300 AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 0505 UTC ON MONDAY 29 APRIL 2024 FOR THE PERIOD 0600 UTC MONDAY 29 APRIL TO 0600 UTC TUESDAY 30 APRIL 2024 THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN VIKING NORTH UTSIRE LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA BAILEY FAIR ISLE FAEROES AND SOUTHEAST ICELAND THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDNIGHT LOW FAIR ISLE 994 EXPECTED BAILEY 1000 BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. LOW SHANNON 999 AND ROCKALL 1000 LOSING THEIR IDENTITIES. NEW LOWS EXPECTED FASTNET 1001 AND SHANNON 1001 BY SAME TIME THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS VIKING NORTH UTSIRE CYCLONIC BECOMING SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY, 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST. ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH AT FIRST, THEN OCCASIONALLY MODERATE. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR SOUTH UTSIRE FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER SOUTHWESTERLY BACKING SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY, 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 LATER IN FORTIES, CROMARTY AND FORTH. MODERATE OR ROUGH IN SOUTH UTSIRE AND FORTIES, ELSEWHERE MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT EXCEPT IN DOGGER, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH FOR A TIME, BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE LATER IN DOGGER. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE FISHER GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER SOUTHWEST BACKING SOUTHEAST, 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 3 LATER EXCEPT IN FISHER. IN FISHER MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE LATER, ELSEWHERE SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING SMOOTH LATER IN SOUTHEAST HUMBER. FAIR. GOOD THAMES DOVER WIGHT SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4, OCCASIONALLY 5 EXCEPT IN DOVER, BACKING SOUTHEAST 2 TO 4, OCCASIONALLY 5 LATER IN WIGHT. IN WIGHT SLIGHT OR MODERATE OCCASIONALLY SMOOTH IN SOUTH, ELSEWHERE SMOOTH OR SLIGHT, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE AT FIRST IN NORTH THAMES. FAIR. GOOD PORTLAND PLYMOUTH BISCAY VARIABLE 3 OR LESS IN SOUTHEAST BISCAY, OTHERWISE SOUTHWESTERLY BACKING SOUTHERLY, 4 TO 6, BUT 5 TO 7 IN PLYMOUTH. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH IN PLYMOUTH AND NORTHWEST BISCAY. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR FITZROY SOLE NORTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5 AT FIRST IN SOUTH FITZROY, OTHERWISE WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY, BECOMING CYCLONIC LATER, 5 TO 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH LATER IN NORTHWEST FITZROY. RAIN, THUNDERY SHOWERS LATER IN WEST. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR LUNDY FASTNET SOUTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8, DECREASING 4 OR 5, BECOMING CYCLONIC 5 TO 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR IRISH SEA SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6, INCREASING 7 OR GALE 8 FOR A TIME, BACKING SOUTHEAST LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH FOR A TIME. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR SHANNON ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES CYCLONIC 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH IN SHANNON AND NORTH HEBRIDES, MODERATE IN ROCKALL, ELSEWHERE SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SMOOTH AT FIRST IN SOUTHEAST MALIN. RAIN OR SHOWERS, PERHAPS THUNDERY AT FIRST IN ROCKALL AND LATER IN SHANNON. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR BAILEY NORTHEAST 4 TO 6, BECOMING CYCLONIC 6 TO GALE 8. 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. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH AT FIRST IN FAEROES. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR SOUTHEAST ICELAND NORTHEASTERLY 5 TO 7 BECOMING CYCLONIC 6 TO GALE 8. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH EXCEPT IN NORTHWEST. SHOWERS THEN RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR####018001411#### FPUS72 KKEY 290352 NOWKEY Short Term Forecast National Weather Service Key West FL 1152 PM EDT Sun Apr 28 2024 FLZ077-078-GMZ032-035-043-044-053-054-073-074-290500- Monroe Middle Keys-Monroe Lower Keys- Bayside and Gulf side from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge- Gulf of Mexico from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal out to 5 Fathoms- Hawk Channel from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge out to the reef- Hawk Channel from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal out to the reef- Straits of Florida from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge out 20 NM- Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to south of Halfmoon Shoal out 20 NM- Straits of Florida from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge 20 to 60 NM out- Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to south of Halfmoon Shoal 20 to 60 NM out- Including the Communities of Marathon and Key West 1152 PM EDT Sun Apr 28 2024 .NOW... Through 1 am, scattered showers will move to the west at near 15 knots through the Lower and Middle Keys, as well as the adjacent nearshore and offshore coastal waters. Mariners encountering the stronger showers can expect brief reduction in visibility. Island communities between Key West and Layton can expect additional rainfall totals up to one tenth of an inch. $$