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FPUK71 EGRR 011500

AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 1725 UTC ON MONDAY 01 APRIL 2024 FOR THE PERIOD 1800 UTC MONDAY 01 APRIL TO 1800 UTC TUESDAY 02 APRIL 2024



THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN VIKING NORTH UTSIRE FISHER DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH BISCAY TRAFALGAR FITZROY SOLE ROCKALL HEBRIDES BAILEY FAIR ISLE FAEROES AND SOUTHEAST ICELAND



THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDDAY

LOWS TYNE 991 AND SHANNON 989 LOSING THEIR IDENTITIES BY MIDDAY TOMORROW. ATLANTIC LOW 982 EXPECTED SOLE 989 BY SAME TIME



THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



NORTHWEST VIKING

NORTHEASTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 LATER. ROUGH BECOMING VERY ROUGH. FAIR. GOOD



SOUTHEAST VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE

NORTHEASTERLY BECOMING CYCLONIC 3 TO 5, BUT INCREASING 6 TO GALE 8 LATER IN NORTHERN NORTH UTSIRE. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT AT FIRST IN SOUTH UTSIRE AND VERY ROUGH LATER IN NORTHERN NORTH UTSIRE. MAINLY FAIR. MAINLY GOOD



FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER FISHER

CYCLONIC, MAINLY EAST, 4 TO 6, BECOMING NORTHEAST 7 OR GALE 8 FOR A TIME IN FISHER. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN, FOG PATCHES IN DOGGER. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR IN DOGGER



GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER

CYCLONIC 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN EAST GERMAN BIGHT. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH LATER IN NORTHWEST GERMAN BIGHT. OCCASIONAL RAIN, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR



THAMES DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 EXCEPT IN THAMES. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH, EXCEPT IN THAMES, BUT MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH AT FIRST IN PLYMOUTH. THUNDERY SHOWERS, RAIN LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



BISCAY FITZROY

SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 LATER IN FITZROY. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN OR THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



SOLE

WESTERLY BECOMING CYCLONIC LATER, 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST IN EAST AND LATER ELSEWHERE. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA SHANNON

VARIABLE 2 TO 4 IN IRISH SEA, OTHERWISE CYCLONIC 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 AT FIRST IN SOUTH LUNDY AND LATER ELSEWHERE. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT AT FIRST, BUT SMOOTH OR SLIGHT, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE LATER IN IRISH SEA. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES SOUTHEAST BAILEY

EASTERLY 4 TO 6, INCREASING 7 OR GALE 8 LATER EXCEPT IN MALIN AND SOUTH ROCKALL. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH EXCEPT IN SOUTH ROCKALL AND MALIN. SHOWERS. GOOD



NORTHWEST BAILEY

NORTHEASTERLY 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. RAIN. MODERATE OR POOR



FAIR ISLE SOUTHEAST FAEROES

NORTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6, INCREASING 6 TO GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE AT FIRST. SHOWERS. GOOD



NORTHWEST FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND

NORTHEASTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 AT FIRST IN SOUTHEAST ICELAND. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BUT MAINLY HIGH AT FIRST IN SOUTHEAST ICELAND. OCCASIONAL SLEET OR SNOW. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR