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FPUK71 EGRR 270900

AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 1130 UTC ON WEDNESDAY 27 MARCH 2024 FOR THE PERIOD 1200 UTC WEDNESDAY 27 MARCH TO 1200 UTC THURSDAY 28 MARCH 2024



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



THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 0600

LOW VIKING 985 LOSING ITS IDENTITY BY 0600 TOMORROW. LOW SHANNON 962 EXPECTED FASTNET 959 BY SAME TIME. NEW LOW EXPECTED ENGLAND 971 BY THAT TIME



THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE NORTHEAST FORTIES

SOUTHEASTERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST, BACKING NORTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD



SOUTHWEST FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER

CYCLONIC BECOMING SOUTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 AT FIRST IN SOUTHWEST FORTIES AND CROMARTY. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH IN SOUTHWEST FORTIES AND CROMARTY. RAIN THEN SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST



NORTH FISHER

EAST OR SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7, DECREASING 3 OR 4 FOR A TIME. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD



SOUTH FISHER GERMAN BIGHT

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



HUMBER THAMES DOVER WIGHT

SOUTH BECOMING CYCLONIC 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 LATER EXCEPT IN HUMBER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH LATER IN WIGHT. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



PORTLAND PLYMOUTH BISCAY

SOUTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7, INCREASING 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, OCCASIONALLY STORM 10 LATER IN PLYMOUTH AND NORTH BISCAY. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH OR HIGH LATER, OCCASIONALLY VERY HIGH LATER EXCEPT IN PORTLAND. THUNDERY RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



FITZROY SOLE

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



LUNDY FASTNET

SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6, BECOMING CYCLONIC 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 LATER IN FASTNET. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONAL HIGH IN SOUTH. THUNDERY RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



IRISH SEA

SOUTH BECOMING CYCLONIC LATER, 4 TO 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH IN SOUTH. THUNDERY RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



SHANNON ROCKALL MALIN SOUTH HEBRIDES

CYCLONIC 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, DECREASING 4 TO 6 LATER. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH IN SHANNON AND ROCKALL, ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH ELSEWHERE. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



NORTH HEBRIDES BAILEY FAIR ISLE FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND

NORTHEASTERLY BECOMING CYCLONIC 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, OCCASIONALLY STORM 10 EXCEPT IN FAIR ISLE, DECREASING 4 TO 6 LATER IN FAIR ISLE. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH OR HIGH EXCEPT IN FAIR ISLE. WINTRY SHOWERS, THEN RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR