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AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 0505 UTC ON TUESDAY 26 MARCH 2024 FOR THE PERIOD 0600 UTC TUESDAY 26 MARCH TO 0600 UTC WEDNESDAY 27 MARCH 2024



THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE FORTIES TRAFALGAR FITZROY SOLE SHANNON ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY AND SOUTHEAST ICELAND



THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDNIGHT

LOW SOLE 987 MOVING SOUTHEAST INTO IBERIA AND LOSING ITS IDENTITY BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. LOW LUNDY 987 EXPECTED SHANNON 970 BY SAME TIME. NEW LOW EXPECTED VIKING 986 BY THAT TIME



THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE

VARIABLE, MAINLY EASTERLY, 3 OR 4 BECOMING CYCLONIC 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY 5 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT AT FIRST. WINTRY SHOWERS AT FIRST, SLEET LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



FORTIES

CYCLONIC 5 OR 6, INCREASING 7 OR GALE 8 FOR A TIME. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH LATER. OCCASIONAL RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD



CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER

NORTHEAST 5 OR 6, BECOMING CYCLONIC LATER IN TYNE AND DOGGER. MODERATE. OCCASIONAL RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD



FISHER GERMAN BIGHT

SOUTH OR SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6, OCCASIONALLY 4 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD



HUMBER THAMES DOVER WIGHT

SOUTHEAST BECOMING CYCLONIC 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. OCCASIONAL RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD



PORTLAND PLYMOUTH BISCAY

CYCLONIC 4 OR 5 BECOMING SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7, PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



FITZROY

CYCLONIC 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9 BECOMING WEST OR NORTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. RAIN OR SHOWERS, OCCASIONALLY THUNDERY. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



SOLE

CYCLONIC BECOMING WEST OR SOUTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH AT FIRST. RAIN OR SHOWERS, OCCASIONALLY THUNDERY. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA

CYCLONIC 5 OR 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 LATER, PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER IN LUNDY AND FASTNET. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BUT SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN NORTH IRISH SEA. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



SHANNON ROCKALL

CYCLONIC 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST IN SHANNON, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH AT FIRST. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



MALIN HEBRIDES

NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 VEERING EAST 6 TO GALE 8. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH LATER. WINTRY SHOWERS AT FIRST, RAIN LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



BAILEY FAIR ISLE FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND

NORTHEASTERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 LATER IN BAILEY AND SOUTHEAST ICELAND. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH LATER. WINTRY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR