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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 SATURDAY 27 APRIL 2024 FOR THE PERIOD 1200 UTC SATURDAY 27 APRIL TO 1200 UTC SUNDAY 28 APRIL 2024



THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN SOUTH UTSIRE FISHER BISCAY AND SOUTHEAST ICELAND



THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 0600

LOW BISCAY 994 EXPECTED WIGHT 997 BY 0600 TOMORROW. LOW FITZROY 999 LOSING ITS IDENTITY BY SAME TIME. LOWS HEBRIDES 1006 AND SOUTHEAST ICELAND 1006 BOTH LOSING THEIR IDENTITIES BY THAT TIME. NEW LOW ROCKALL 1005 EXPECTED BY 0600 TOMORROW



THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



VIKING NORTH UTSIRE

SOUTHEASTERLY 4 OR 5 AT FIRST IN WEST VIKING, OTHERWISE VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING NORTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH LATER IN FAR SOUTH VIKING. SHOWERS. GOOD



SOUTH UTSIRE

SOUTHEASTERLY BACKING EASTERLY 4 TO 6, INCREASING 7 OR GALE 8 LATER IN SOUTH. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER. SHOWERS, RAIN LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD



FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER

EAST OR SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5, BACKING NORTHEAST THEN BECOMING CYCLONIC, 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 LATER IN FORTIES. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH LATER IN FORTIES AND EAST CROMARTY. SHOWERS, RAIN LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR LATER



FISHER

EASTERLY 4 TO 6, INCREASING 7 OR GALE 8 LATER IN NORTH. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER. SHOWERS, RAIN LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR LATER



GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER

NORTHEAST BACKING SOUTHEAST, THEN SOUTH LATER, 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 LATER IN HUMBER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH LATER IN HUMBER. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



THAMES DOVER WIGHT

VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING NORTHEAST THEN CYCLONIC, 4 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY 7 LATER, PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT, BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH LATER. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

NORTHEAST BACKING NORTHWEST LATER, 3 TO 5, BUT INCREASING 6 OR 7 FOR A TIME IN PORTLAND. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



BISCAY

CYCLONIC 4 TO 6, BUT 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9 AT FIRST IN SOUTH, BECOMING WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH AT FIRST IN SOUTH. SHOWERS, THUNDERY AT FIRST. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST



FITZROY SOLE LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA SHANNON

NORTH OR NORTHEAST BACKING NORTHWEST LATER, 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 AT FIRST EXCEPT IN IRISH SEA AND SHANNON. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BUT SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN NORTH FASTNET AND LUNDY, AND SMOOTH OR SLIGHT IN IRISH SEA. SHOWERS. GOOD



ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY

VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING CYCLONIC 3 TO 5 LATER EXCEPT IN MALIN. MAINLY MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH AT FIRST IN BAILEY AND SLIGHT IN EAST MALIN AND EAST HEBRIDES. SHOWERS. GOOD



FAIR ISLE FAEROES SOUTHEAST SOUTHEAST ICELAND

EASTERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 3 AT FIRST. MAINLY MODERATE IN FAIR, ELSEWHERE MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS. GOOD



NORTHWEST SOUTHEAST ICELAND

EASTERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 IN WEST. MODERATE OR ROUGH . WINTRY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR