####018003640#### FPUK71 EGRR 292100 AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 0015 UTC ON SATURDAY 30 MARCH 2024 FOR THE PERIOD 0000 UTC SATURDAY 30 MARCH TO 0000 UTC SUNDAY 31 MARCH 2024 THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN TRAFALGAR SOLE SHANNON BAILEY FAEROES AND SOUTHEAST ICELAND THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 1800 LOW 100 MILES WEST OF SHANNON 971 EXPECTED NORTHWEST SOLE 976 BY 1800 SATURDAY. LOW SOUTH FAEROES 976 MOVING SLOWLY WEST-SOUTHWESTWARDS, LOSING ITS IDENTITY THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE FORTIES SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6, BECOMING CYCLONIC 3 TO 5 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE EXCEPT IN VIKING. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR CROMARTY FORTH TYNE SOUTH OR SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5. ROUGH AT FIRST IN NORTHEAST CROMARTY, OTHERWISE SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD DOGGER SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 5 DECREASING 2 TO 4. MODERATE, BECOMING SLIGHT LATER. SHOWERS, FOG PATCHES LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR LATER FISHER GERMAN BIGHT SOUTHEAST BECOMING CYCLONIC, 3 TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING SMOOTH OR SLIGHT LATER IN GERMAN BIGHT. OCCASIONAL RAIN, FOG PATCHES LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR LATER HUMBER THAMES DOVER SOUTH 4 OR 5 BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE BECOMING SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. SHOWERS, FOG PATCHES LATER IN HUMBER. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR LATER IN HUMBER WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH BISCAY SOUTHWEST BACKING SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN PLYMOUTH AND BISCAY. SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN WIGHT AND SOUTHEAST PORTLAND, BUT ELSEWHERE MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS, THUNDERY IN PLYMOUTH AND BISCAY. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SOUTH TRAFALGAR WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR NORTH TRAFALGAR WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR FITZROY SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 AT FIRST IN NORTHWEST. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR SOLE SOUTHWESTERLY BACKING SOUTHERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST IN WEST, BECOMING CYCLONIC 4 TO 6 LATER. VERY ROUGH UNTIL LATER IN WEST, OTHERWISE ROUGH. THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST, BACKING SOUTHEAST LATER, 4 TO 6. MAINLY MODERATE OR ROUGH, BUT SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN IRISH SEA. SHOWERS, PERHAPS THUNDERY. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SHANNON SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST, BECOMING CYCLONIC 4 TO 6 IN WEST. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES SOUTHEAST BAILEY CYCLONIC, BECOMING SOUTHEASTERLY LATER, 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN ROCKALL AND SOUTHEAST BAILEY. MODERATE OR ROUGH IN MALIN AND SOUTHEAST HEBRIDES, BUT ELSEWHERE ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SHOWERS, PERHAPS THUNDERY. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR NORTHWEST BAILEY NORTHEASTERLY 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9. HIGH. RAIN. MODERATE OR POOR FAIR ISLE SOUTHEAST FAEROES SOUTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5 BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH AT FIRST IN SOUTHEAST FAEROES, OTHERWISE MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE NORTHWEST FAEROES NORTHEASTERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR SOUTHEAST ICELAND NORTHEASTERLY 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, OCCASIONALLY STORM 10 UNTIL LATER. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. RAIN OR SNOW. MODERATE OR POOR