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FPUK71 EGRR 020300

AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 0505 UTC ON TUESDAY 02 APRIL 2024 FOR THE PERIOD 0600 UTC TUESDAY 02 APRIL TO 0600 UTC WEDNESDAY 03 APRIL 2024



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



THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDNIGHT

DEVELOPING LOW MOVING STEADILY NORTHEAST, EXPECTED FASTNET 990 BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT



THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



NORTHWEST VIKING

NORTHEASTERLY 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9. VERY ROUGH. FAIR. GOOD



SOUTHEAST VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE NORTHEAST FORTIES

CYCLONIC 4 TO 6, BUT NORTHEASTERLY 6 TO GALE 8 IN NORTHERN NORTH UTSIRE. MAINLY MODERATE OR ROUGH, BUT ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH IN VIKING AND FAR NORTH OF NORTH UTSIRE. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE



SOUTHWEST FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER

VARIABLE 3 AT FIRST IN TYNE AND DOGGER, OTHERWISE EASTERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH LATER IN FAR NORTHEAST OF CROMARTY. OCCASIONAL RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR EXCEPT IN CROMARTY



FISHER

NORTHEAST 6 TO GALE 8 DECREASING 3 TO 5. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE LATER IN EAST. RAIN THEN SHOWERS. MODERATE BECOMING GOOD



GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER

WEST OR SOUTHWEST BECOMING CYCLONIC, 3 TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING ROUGH FOR A TIME IN NORTHWEST GERMAN BIGHT. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



THAMES DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH BISCAY

SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY 4 IN THAMES AND PORTLAND AND GALE 8 ELSEWHERE. SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN THAMES, ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH IN PLYMOUTH AND BISCAY, MODERATE OR ROUGH ELSEWHERE. SHOWERS, PERHAPS THUNDERY, THEN RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



FITZROY

SOUTHERLY OR CYCLONIC BECOMING SOUTHWESTERLY, 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 AT FIRST AND 5 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN OR THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



SOLE

CYCLONIC 4 OR 5, INCREASING 6 TO GALE 8 FOR A TIME. MODERATE OR ROUGH BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



LUNDY FASTNET

SOUTHWEST 2 TO 4 BECOMING CYCLONIC 5 TO 7. SLIGHT OR MODERATE AT FIRST IN NORTH, OTHERWISE MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH IN SOUTH FASTNET. SHOWERS THEN RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



IRISH SEA

VARIABLE 3, BECOMING CYCLONIC 4 TO 6 LATER. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



SHANNON

CYCLONIC 2 TO 4, INCREASING 5 TO 7 FOR A TIME IN SOUTHEAST. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY FAIR ISLE FAEROES

EASTERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, BUT 4 TO 6 IN SOUTH ROCKALL AND MALIN. MODERATE OR ROUGH IN SOUTHEAST ROCKALL, MALIN AND SOUTHEAST HEBRIDES, BUT ELSEWHERE ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SHOWERS, BECOMING WINTRY IN FAEROES. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR IN FAEROES AND MODERATE ELSEWHERE



SOUTHEAST ICELAND

EASTERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 AT FIRST, DECREASING 4 OR 5 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER. RAIN OR SNOW, THEN SNOW SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR