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FPUK71 EGRR 282100

AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 0015 UTC ON FRIDAY 29 MARCH 2024 FOR THE PERIOD 0000 UTC FRIDAY 29 MARCH TO 0000 UTC SATURDAY 30 MARCH 2024



THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN DOGGER GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER THAMES DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH BISCAY TRAFALGAR FITZROY ROCKALL HEBRIDES BAILEY FAIR ISLE FAEROES AND SOUTHEAST ICELAND



THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 1800

LOW WEST MALIN 967 EXPECTED 50 MILES WEST OF SHANNON 972 BY 1800 FRIDAY. NEW LOW EXPECTED SOUTH FAEROES 975 BY SAME TIME. LOWS WALES 967 AND NORTHWEST SHANNON 971 LOSING THEIR IDENTITIES



THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE EAST FORTIES

CYCLONIC 3 TO 5 BECOMING SOUTHERLY 5 TO 7, PERHAPS GALE 8 FOR A TIME LATER, THEN OCCASIONALLY 4 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE AT FIRST IN THE UTSIRES, OTHERWISE MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST



WEST FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH

EASTERLY BECOMING CYCLONIC, THEN SOUTHERLY LATER, 3 TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN WEST CROMARTY AND FORTH, BUT ELSEWHERE MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



TYNE

CYCLONIC BECOMING SOUTH, 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS, PERHAPS THUNDERY. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE



DOGGER FISHER

SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST MAINLY 4 TO 6, BUT 6 TO GALE 8 AT FIRST IN DOGGER. MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE



GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER THAMES DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH BISCAY

SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 AT FIRST IN THAMES AND DOVER, THEN DECREASING 4 TO 6. IN GERMAN BIGHT, HUMBER, THAMES, DOVER AND WIGHT, MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE LATER, ELSEWHERE, HIGH AT FIRST IN NORTH BISCAY, OTHERWISE ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER. THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



TRAFALGAR

CYCLONIC, BECOMING WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY LATER, 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 IN FAR SOUTH AND 4 ELSEWHERE. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH IN EAST, VERY ROUGH THROUGHOUT IN WEST. RAIN OR THUNDERY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



FITZROY SOLE

WEST OR SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST IN FITZROY AND 4 LATER IN FITZROY. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. THUNDERY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST



LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA SHANNON

CYCLONIC AT FIRST IN SHANNON AND IRISH SEA, OTHERWISE SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY, 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 EXCEPT IN NORTH SHANNON. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH IN SHANNON AND SOUTH FASTNET, ELSEWHERE MODERATE OR ROUGH, BUT SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN NORTH IRISH SEA. THUNDERY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



ROCKALL MALIN

CYCLONIC MAINLY 4 TO 6, BUT 6 TO GALE 8 UNTIL LATER IN NORTH AND WEST ROCKALL. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH IN ROCKALL, MAINLY MODERATE OR ROUGH IN MALIN, BUT BECOMING SLIGHT IN EAST MALIN. RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR IN ROCKALL



HEBRIDES BAILEY FAIR ISLE SOUTHEAST FAEROES

NORTHEASTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 IN BAILEY, BECOMING CYCLONIC 3 TO 5 ELSEWHERE. MODERATE OR ROUGH IN SOUTHEAST FAIR ISLE, ELSEWHERE ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BUT BECOMING VERY ROUGH OR HIGH IN BAILEY. RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



NORTHWEST FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND

NORTHEASTERLY 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, PERHAPS STORM 10 LATER IN SOUTHEAST ICELAND. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH OR HIGH LATER. WINTRY SHOWERS, THEN RAIN LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR