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AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 1725 UTC ON MONDAY 29 APRIL 2024 FOR THE PERIOD 1800 UTC MONDAY 29 APRIL TO 1800 UTC TUESDAY 30 APRIL 2024



THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN VIKING BAILEY AND SOUTHEAST ICELAND



THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDDAY

LOW FAEROES 996 LOSING ITS IDENTITY BY MIDDAY TOMORROW. LOW NORTHWEST IRELAND 996 LOSING ITS IDENTITY BY SAME TIME. NEW LOW EXPECTED IRELAND 996 BY THAT TIME



THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE

SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST IN VIKING AND 4 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS, FOG PATCHES LATER IN VIKING. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR LATER IN VIKING



FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER FISHER

SOUTH OR SOUTHEAST 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 AT FIRST IN FORTIES AND CROMARTY. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE. OCCASIONAL RAIN, FOG PATCHES LATER IN FORTIES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR LATER IN FORTIES



GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER

SOUTHEASTERLY, 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 AT FIRST IN NORTHWEST HUMBER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING SLIGHT LATER. FAIR. GOOD



THAMES DOVER WIGHT

SOUTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 EXCEPT IN WEST WIGHT. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT, BUT MODERATE IN WEST WIGHT. SHOWERS LATER. GOOD



PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 3 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BUT SLIGHT IN SOUTHEAST PORTLAND. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



BISCAY

VARIABLE 3 IN SOUTHEAST, OTHERWISE SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BUT ROUGH IN NORTHWEST. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



FITZROY SOLE

WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY, VEERING NORTHWESTERLY IN WEST, 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 IN WEST. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH IN WEST. RAIN OR THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA

SOUTHWEST BACKING SOUTH OR SOUTHEAST, 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BUT SLIGHT IN FAR EAST LUNDY AND FAR EAST IRISH SEA. RAIN OR THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



SHANNON ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES

CYCLONIC 4 TO 6, INCREASING 7 FOR A TIME LATER EXCEPT IN HEBRIDES, PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER IN SHANNON AND ROCKALL. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH LATER IN SHANNON AND ROCKALL. RAIN OR THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



BAILEY

NORTHEASTERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 IN NORTH, BECOMING CYCLONIC 3 TO 5 IN SOUTHEAST. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECOMING MODERATE LATER IN SOUTHEAST. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



FAIR ISLE

SOUTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 IN EAST. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



FAEROES

CYCLONIC 5 TO 7, DECREASING 3 TO 5. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH AT FIRST IN FAR WEST. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



SOUTHEAST ICELAND

NORTHEASTERLY 6 TO GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE IN FAR NORTHWEST. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR