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FPUK71 EGRR 022100

AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 0015 UTC ON WEDNESDAY 03 APRIL 2024 FOR THE PERIOD 0000 UTC WEDNESDAY 03 APRIL TO 0000 UTC THURSDAY 04 APRIL 2024



THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE FISHER BISCAY FITZROY ROCKALL HEBRIDES BAILEY FAIR ISLE AND FAEROES



THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 1800

LOW SOLE 991 EXPECTED TYNE 994 BY 1800 WEDNESDAY



THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



VIKING NORTH UTSIRE

NORTHEASTERLY 7 OR GALE 8 AT FIRST IN NORTH, ELSEWHERE CYCLONIC 4 TO 6. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS. GOOD



SOUTH UTSIRE NORTHEAST FORTIES

VARIABLE 4, BECOMING EASTERLY 5 TO 7, PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN. GOOD



SOUTHWEST FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER

EASTERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 5 TO 7, PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER IN FORTIES, TYNE AND DOGGER. MODERATE OR ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN, FOG PATCHES EXCEPT IN CROMARTY AND FORTH. MODERATE OR POOR, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR EXCEPT IN CROMARTY AND FORTH



FISHER

EAST 3 OR 4, INCREASING 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH IN WEST, BUT SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN EAST. RAIN LATER. GOOD, BECOMING MODERATE OR POOR LATER



GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER

VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING CYCLONIC 5 TO 7. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH 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, PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER IN THAMES AND DOVER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN THAMES, ELSEWHERE MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH AT FIRST IN PLYMOUTH. RAIN OR SQUALLY SHOWERS, THUNDERY LATER IN PLYMOUTH. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



BISCAY

SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN OR THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



TRAFALGAR

VARIABLE 3 IN SOUTHEAST, ELSEWHERE SOUTHWESTERLY 4 OR 5. MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS IN NORTHWEST. GOOD



FITZROY

SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6, INCREASING 7 OR GALE 8 AT TIMES. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH LATER IN NORTHWEST. RAIN OR THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



SOLE

SOUTHWEST, BECOMING CYCLONIC FOR A TIME, 5 TO 7, PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH LATER IN WEST. RAIN OR THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA

CYCLONIC 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 AT FIRST IN LUNDY. SLIGHT OR MODERATE AT FIRST IN IRISH SEA, OTHERWISE MODERATE OR ROUGH. FOG PATCHES AT FIRST EXCEPT IN FASTNET, OTHERWISE SHOWERS, THUNDERY LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR AT FIRST EXCEPT IN FASTNET



SHANNON SOUTH ROCKALL

NORTHERLY 4 OR 5 AT FIRST IN SOUTHEAST SHANNON, OTHERWISE VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING CYCLONIC 4 TO 6 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH LATER IN SOUTHWEST SHANNON. SHOWERS. GOOD



NORTH ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY FAIR ISLE SOUTH FAEROES

EASTERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY, 4 TO 6 IN MALIN, ELSEWHERE 6 TO GALE 8. MODERATE OR ROUGH IN MALIN, ELSEWHERE ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER EXCEPT IN NORTH ROCKALL AND BAILEY. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



NORTH FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND

NORTHEASTERLY 5 TO 7, DECREASING 3 OR 4 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH. SNOW SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR