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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 WEDNESDAY 01 APRIL 2026 FOR THE PERIOD 1800 UTC WEDNESDAY 01 APRIL TO 1800 UTC THURSDAY 02 APRIL 2026



THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN VIKING FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH ROCKALL HEBRIDES BAILEY FAEROES AND SOUTHEAST ICELAND



THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDDAY

LOW CROMARTY 1013 EXPECTED SOUTH NORWAY 1005 BY MIDDAY TOMORROW



THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



VIKING

NORTH 6 TO GALE 8, DECREASING 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH. WINTRY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE

CYCLONIC BECOMING NORTHWESTERLY, 5 TO 7, PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER IN SOUTH UTSIRE. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN THEN WINTRY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH

CYCLONIC 6 TO GALE 8, DECREASING 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN CROMARTY AND FORTH. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



TYNE WEST DOGGER

SOUTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5, VEERING NORTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7 FOR A TIME. SLIGHT OR MODERATE OCCASIONALLY ROUGH. SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD



EAST DOGGER FISHER GERMAN BIGHT

SOUTHWESTERLY VEERING NORTHWESTERLY, 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 IN FISHER, PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER IN FISHER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH IN EAST DOGGER AND FISHER. RAIN, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR



HUMBER THAMES DOVER

VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING NORTHWEST 4 TO 6 FOR A TIME. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH BISCAY

NORTHWEST 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 3 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH IN BISCAY. SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD



SOUTH FITZROY

NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 IN SOUTH. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH IN SOUTH. SHOWERS. GOOD



NORTH FITZROY SOLE LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA

NORTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 AT FIRST, BACKING SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6 LATER, OCCASIONALLY 7 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN LUNDY AND IRISH SEA, BUT ELSEWHERE MODERATE OCCASIONALLY ROUGH. SHOWERS, RAIN LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



SHANNON

NORTHWEST 3 TO 5 BACKING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7, PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH LATER. FAIR THEN RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



ROCKALL

VARIABLE 4 BECOMING CYCLONIC 6 TO GALE 8. ROUGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH AT TIMES. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



MALIN HEBRIDES

NORTH 4 TO 6 BECOMING VARIABLE 3, THEN CYCLONIC 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 LATER IN HEBRIDES. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH LATER IN NORTHWEST HEBRIDES. SHOWERS THEN RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



BAILEY

VARIABLE 4, BECOMING CYCLONIC 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, THEN SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN OR WINTRY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



FAIR ISLE

NORTHWEST 6 BECOMING VARIABLE 4, THEN SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH. WINTRY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD



FAEROES

NORTHWEST VEERING SOUTHEAST, 4 TO 6, BECOMING CYCLONIC 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH OCCASIONALLY MODERATE. RAIN LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



SOUTHEAST ICELAND

NORTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5, BACKING SOUTHEASTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, BECOMING CYCLONIC 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH LATER. WINTRY SHOWERS, SLEET LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR