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FPUK71 EGRR 311500

AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 1725 UTC ON SUNDAY 31 MARCH 2024 FOR THE PERIOD 1800 UTC SUNDAY 31 MARCH TO 1800 UTC MONDAY 01 APRIL 2024



THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN BISCAY FITZROY BAILEY FAEROES AND SOUTHEAST ICELAND



THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDDAY

LOW PLYMOUTH 987 EXPECTED FASTNET 989 BY MIDDAY TOMORROW. NEW LOW EXPECTED DOGGER 991 BY SAME TIME. LOW WEST SOLE 971 LOSING ITS IDENTITY



THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE

NORTHEASTERLY 2 TO 4, INCREASING 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 IN VIKING. IN VIKING MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH LATER IN NORTH, ELSEWHERE SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING ROUGH LATER IN NORTHWEST NORTH UTSIRE. FOG PATCHES AT FIRST. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR AT FIRST



FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH

EAST 3 OR 4 BACKING NORTHEAST 4 TO 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN LATER, FOG PATCHES IN FORTIES. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR IN FORTIES AND POOR LATER ELSEWHERE



TYNE DOGGER FISHER GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER

NORTHEAST 4 TO 6, BECOMING CYCLONIC 3 TO 5 LATER EXCEPT IN FISHER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH IN TYNE AND DOGGER, OCCASIONALLY SMOOTH IN SOUTHEAST GERMAN BIGHT AND ROUGH IN NORTHWEST HUMBER. RAIN, FOG PATCHES EXCEPT IN TYNE. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR EXCEPT IN TYNE



THAMES

SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5 VEERING SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD



DOVER WIGHT

SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4, VEERING SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS, THUNDERY AT FIRST. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER IN PLYMOUTH. THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



BISCAY FITZROY

WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, BUT CYCLONIC AT FIRST IN NORTH FITZROY. IN BISCAY MODERATE OR ROUGH BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BUT IN FITZROY ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE AT FIRST IN NORTHEAST. THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



SOLE LUNDY FASTNET

CYCLONIC 3 TO 5, BECOMING WESTERLY 5 OR 6 LATER IN SOLE AND SOUTHWEST FASTNET. MODERATE OR ROUGH IN SOLE, SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN LUNDY, BUT IN FASTNET MODERATE, BECOMING SLIGHT LATER IN NORTHEAST. THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



IRISH SEA SHANNON

EAST 3 TO 5 BECOMING CYCLONIC 4 TO 6. IN IRISH SEA SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SMOOTH IN EAST, BUT MODERATE OR ROUGH IN SHANNON. RAIN OR SHOWERS, PERHAPS THUNDERY. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES

EASTERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 IN NORTHWEST ROCKALL. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH IN NORTHWEST ROCKALL AND SLIGHT IN SOUTHEAST MALIN. SHOWERS, PERHAPS THUNDERY AT FIRST IN ROCKALL. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE



BAILEY

NORTHEASTERLY 5 TO 7, INCREASING GALE 8 OR SEVERE GALE 9 IN NORTHWEST. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECOMING HIGH IN NORTHWEST. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE



FAIR ISLE FAEROES

NORTHEASTERLY 7 OR GALE 8 IN NORTHWEST FAEROES, OTHERWISE VARIABLE 4 OR LESS BECOMING NORTHEASTERLY 5 TO 7. IN FAIR ISLE MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH LATER IN NORTHWEST, BUT IN FAEROES ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH IN WEST. SHOWERS. GOOD



SOUTHEAST ICELAND

NORTHEASTERLY 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, OCCASIONALLY STORM 10 AT FIRST IN SOUTHWEST. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. SNOW. MODERATE TO VERY POOR. LIGHT ICING