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FPUK71 EGRR 251500

AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 1725 UTC ON THURSDAY 25 APRIL 2024 FOR THE PERIOD 1800 UTC THURSDAY 25 APRIL TO 1800 UTC FRIDAY 26 APRIL 2024



THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDDAY

LOW DOGGER 998 EXPECTED GERMAN BIGHT 1002 BY MIDDAY FRIDAY. NEW LOW EXPECTED SOLE 999 BY SAME TIME AND NEW LOW 1008 EXPECTED FITZROY 999 BY THAT TIME



THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE

VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING EASTERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5 IN SOUTH UTSIRE, AND LATER IN VIKING. SLIGHT TO MODERATE. SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD



FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH

NORTHEASTERLY BECOMING VARIABLE, 2 TO 4, BUT SOUTHEASTERLY 3 OR 5 LATER IN NORTHEAST FORTIES. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SMOOTH LATER IN CROMARTY AND TYNE. SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD



TYNE DOGGER FISHER GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER

CYCLONIC 3 TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS OR RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



THAMES

WEST OR NORTHWEST 3 OR 4, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 LATER. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH AT FIRST IN SOUTH. SHOWERS OR RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND

SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5, BECOMING CYCLONIC 2 TO 4, THEN EAST OR SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5 LATER IN DOVER AND WIGHT. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE AT FIRST IN DOVER, AND LATER IN WIGHT AND PORTLAND. SHOWERS OR RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



PLYMOUTH

WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY BECOMING CYCLONIC 3 TO 5, INCREASING 6 FOR A TIME IN SOUTHWEST. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT, BECOMING MAINLY MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH LATER IN SOUTHWEST. SHOWERS OR RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



BISCAY

WEST OR NORTHWEST 3 TO 5, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 LATER. SLIGHT, BECOMING MAINLY MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH LATER IN NORTHWEST. SHOWERS OR RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



FITZROY SOLE

NORTHWESTERLY BECOMING CYCLONIC 5 TO 7, BUT OCCASIONALLY VARIABLE 3 OR LESS LATER IN EAST FITZROY. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT AT FIRST. SHOWERS OR OCCASIONAL RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



LUNDY FASTNET

VARIABLE 3 OR LESS AT FIRST IN LUNDY, OTHERWISE CYCLONIC 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 IN FASTNET, BECOMING MAINLY EAST OR NORTHEAST LATER. IN LUNDY, SLIGHT BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE, IN FASTNET, MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT AT FIRST IN EAST. SHOWERS OR OCCASIONAL RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



IRISH SEA

NORTH OR NORTHEAST, 2 TO 4, INCREASING 5 LATER IN SOUTH. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. SHOWERS. GOOD



SHANNON

NORTHWEST, BECOMING CYCLONIC, THEN NORTHEAST LATER, 5 TO 7. MAINLY ROUGH. SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD



ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY

NORTH OR NORTHEAST 4 OR 5, INCREASING 6 AT TIMES IN ROCKALL UNTIL LATER, OCCASIONALLY 3 IN MALIN AND HEBRIDES. IN ROCKALL AND BAILEY, MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE AT FIRST IN EAST, IN MALIN AND HEBRIDES, SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH LATER. SHOWERS. GOOD



FAIR ISLE

EAST OR NORTHEAST, 3 TO 5, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, INCREASING ROUGH IN FAR NORTHWEST LATER. SHOWERS. GOOD



FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND

NORTHEAST 4 TO 6, INCREASING 7 AT TIMES LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS. GOOD