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FPUK71 EGRR 262100

AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 0015 UTC ON SATURDAY 27 APRIL 2024 FOR THE PERIOD 0000 UTC SATURDAY 27 APRIL TO 0000 UTC SUNDAY 28 APRIL 2024



THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN BISCAY AND SOUTHEAST ICELAND



THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 1800

LOW FITZROY 999 EXPECTED BISCAY 993 BY 1800 SATURDAY. LOW NORWEGIAN BASIN 1006 AND LOW SOLE 1000 LOSE THEIR IDENTITIES



THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



VIKING NORTH UTSIRE

SOUTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5 AT FIRST IN VIKING, OTHERWISE VARIABLE 2 TO 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD



SOUTH UTSIRE

EASTERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 LATER IN SOUTH. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD



FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH

VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING EASTERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SMOOTH AT FIRST IN CROMARTY AND FORTH. SHOWERS. GOOD



TYNE DOGGER FISHER

EAST 2 TO 4, BACKING NORTHEAST 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 LATER IN FISHER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS, RAIN LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONAL POOR LATER



GERMAN BIGHT

CYCLONIC 2 TO 4, BECOMING EAST 3 TO 5 FOR A TIME. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE LATER IN NORTHWEST. SHOWERS, RAIN LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



HUMBER THAMES

EAST BECOMING CYCLONIC FOR A TIME, 3 TO 5, VEERING SOUTHEAST LATER IN THAMES. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE LATER. SHOWERS, RAIN LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING EAST OR NORTHEAST 4 TO 6, BACKING NORTHERLY LATER IN PORTLAND AND PLYMOUTH, BECOMING CYCLONIC 2 TO 4 LATER IN DOVER AND WIGHT. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT IN DOVER AND WIGHT, SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN PORTLAND AND PLYMOUTH. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



BISCAY

VARIABLE 2 TO 4 AT FIRST IN NORTH, OTHERWISE CYCLONIC 5 TO 7, INCREASING GALE 8 OR PERHAPS SEVERE GALE 9 FOR A TIME IN SOUTH, BECOMING WESTERLY 4 OR 5 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH. THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



TRAFALGAR FITZROY

CYCLONIC, MAINLY NORTH OR NORTHWEST, 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY 4 IN EAST FIZTROY. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH IN TRAFALGAR AND WEST FITZROY UNTIL LATER,. THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



SOLE LUNDY FASTNET

CYCLONIC BECOMING NORTHEASTERLY, 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY 4 IN LUNDY AND LATER IN FASTNET. IN SOLE, MODERATE OR ROUGH, IN FASTNET, MODERATE OR ROUGH BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE, IN LUNDY, SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD



IRISH SEA SHANNON

EAST OR NORTHEAST 3 TO 5, BACKING NORTH OR NORTHWEST LATER IN SHANNON. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT IN IRISH SEA, ROUGH BECOMING MODERATE LATER IN SHANNON. SHOWERS. GOOD



ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY

NORTH 3 TO 5, BECOMING CYCLONIC IN ROCKALL AND BAILEY, BUT VARIABLE 2 TO 4 MALIN AND HEBRIDES. SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN MALIN, ELSEWHERE MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING MODERATE LATER. SHOWERS. GOOD



FAIR ISLE FAEROES

CYCLONIC 2 TO 4 AT FIRST BECOMING EAST OR SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 LATER IN FAEROES. MAINLY MODERATE, BUT OCCASIONALLY ROUGH AT FIRST IN FAEROES. SHOWERS. GOOD



SOUTHEAST ICELAND

NORTHEASTERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 UNTIL LATER, BECOMING CYCLONIC FOR A TIME, THEN EAST OR SOUTHEAST LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH . WINTRY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR