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FPUK71 EGRR 280300

AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 0505 UTC ON SUNDAY 28 APRIL 2024 FOR THE PERIOD 0600 UTC SUNDAY 28 APRIL TO 0600 UTC MONDAY 29 APRIL 2024



THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN SOUTH UTSIRE FORTIES DOGGER FISHER GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER THAMES DOVER WIGHT FAIR ISLE FAEROES AND SOUTHEAST ICELAND



THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDNIGHT

LOW WIGHT 997 EXPECTED FAIR ISLE 993 BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. LOW ROCKALL 1006 EXPECTED SHANNON 999 BY SAME TIME



THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



VIKING NORTH UTSIRE

NORTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5 BECOMING CYCLONIC 5 TO 7, PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



SOUTH UTSIRE

EASTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, VEERING SOUTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT AT FIRST IN NORTHEAST. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER

NORTHEAST 4 TO 6 BECOMING CYCLONIC 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 LATER IN FORTIES AND DOGGER, THEN SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH EXCEPT IN FORTH AND TYNE. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



FISHER

EAST VEERING SOUTHWEST, 6 TO GALE 8, DECREASING 5 OR 6 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BUT SLIGHT AT FIRST IN SOUTHEAST. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER THAMES DOVER WIGHT

CYCLONIC 4 TO 6, BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8, DECREASING 4 TO 6 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH IN GERMAN BIGHT, HUMBER AND THAMES, BECOMING SMOOTH OR SLIGHT LATER IN DOVER AND WIGHT. RAIN, PERHAPS THUNDERY AT FIRST IN THAMES, DOVER AND WIGHT. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



PORTLAND PLYMOUTH BISCAY FITZROY SOLE LUNDY FASTNET

WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 AT FIRST IN PORTLAND AND SOUTH FITZROY, BACKING SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 IN SOLE AND FASTNET, BUT BECOMING VARIABLE 3 OR LESS IN SOUTHEAST BISCAY. MODERATE OR ROUGH IN FITZROY AND MODERATE BECOMING ROUGH LATER IN WEST IN SOLE, ELSEWHERE SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH AT FIRST IN BISCAY AND LATER IN FASTNET. SHOWERS, THUNDERY IN BISCAY, RAIN LATER IN FITZROY, SOLE AND FASTNET. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



IRISH SEA

NORTHEAST BECOMING VARIABLE, 2 TO 4, THEN SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT, BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE LATER. SHOWERS. GOOD



SHANNON

NORTHWEST 3 TO 5, BACKING WEST 4 TO 6. MODERATE, BECOMING ROUGH EXCEPT IN NORTHEAST. SHOWERS THEN RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY

CYCLONIC 2 TO 4, OCCASIONALLY 5 EXCEPT IN MALIN, BECOMING NORTHEAST 4 TO 6 IN BAILEY. MODERATE, BUT SMOOTH OR SLIGHT IN SOUTHEAST MALIN, BECOMING SLIGHT IN SOUTHEAST HEBRIDES AND ROUGH IN NORTHWEST BAILEY. SHOWERS, PERHAPS THUNDERY IN HEBRIDES AND BAILEY. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE



FAIR ISLE FAEROES

SOUTHEAST 4 TO 6 BACKING NORTHEAST, BECOMING CYCLONIC LATER, 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BUT SLIGHT OR MODERATE AT FIRST IN FAIR ISLE. SHOWERS THEN RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



SOUTHEAST ICELAND

EASTERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST IN WEST. MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS, FOG PATCHES. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR