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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 WEDNESDAY 27 MARCH 2024 FOR THE PERIOD 0600 UTC WEDNESDAY 27 MARCH TO 0600 UTC THURSDAY 28 MARCH 2024



THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE FORTIES PORTLAND PLYMOUTH BISCAY TRAFALGAR FITZROY SOLE FASTNET SHANNON ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY FAIR ISLE FAEROES AND SOUTHEAST ICELAND



THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDNIGHT

LOW VIKING 985 LOSING ITS IDENTITY BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. LOW SHANNON 970 EXPECTED SOLE 956 BY SAME TIME. NEW LOW EXPECTED PORTLAND 973 BY THAT TIME



THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE NORTHEAST FORTIES

CYCLONIC BECOMING SOUTHEASTERLY 5 TO 7, INCREASING GALE 8 FOR A TIME, OCCASIONALLY 4 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD



SOUTHWEST FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH

NORTHEAST VEERING SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6, OCCASIONALLY 4 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD



TYNE DOGGER

CYCLONIC BECOMING SOUTH OR SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6. MODERATE. OCCASIONAL RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD



FISHER

EAST OR SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY 4 LATER. MODERATE, BECOMING ROUGH FOR A TIME IN NORTH. OCCASIONAL RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD



GERMAN BIGHT

SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 4 OR 5, BECOMING VARIABLE 3 LATER IN EAST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. OCCASIONAL RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD



HUMBER THAMES DOVER WIGHT

CYCLONIC 5 TO 7. PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER IN DOVER AND WIGHT. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH IN WIGHT. RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD



PORTLAND PLYMOUTH BISCAY

CYCLONIC 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 LATER EXCEPT IN PORTLAND. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH LATER. THUNDERY RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



FITZROY SOLE

CYCLONIC GALE 8 TO STORM 10, OCCASIONALLY 7 AT FIRST. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY HIGH LATER. THUNDERY RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA

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



SHANNON

CYCLONIC 6 TO GALE 8, INCREASING SEVERE GALE 9 FOR A TIME IN THE SOUTH. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. THUNDERY RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



ROCKALL MALIN SOUTH HEBRIDES

EASTERLY BECOMING CYCLONIC 6 TO GALE 8, INCREASING SEVERE GALE 9 FOR A TIME. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH IN ROCKALL. RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD



NORTH HEBRIDES BAILEY FAIR ISLE FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND

NORTHEASTERLY BECOMING CYCLONIC 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, OCCASIONALLY STORM 10 LATER EXCEPT IN FAIR ISLE. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH LATER EXCEPT IN FAIR ISLE. RAIN OR SHOWERS, WINTRY AT FIRST. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR