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FPUK71 EGRR 030300

AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 0505 UTC ON WEDNESDAY 03 APRIL 2024 FOR THE PERIOD 0600 UTC WEDNESDAY 03 APRIL TO 0600 UTC THURSDAY 04 APRIL 2024



THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN VIKING SOUTH UTSIRE FORTIES FISHER THAMES DOVER BISCAY FITZROY SOLE ROCKALL HEBRIDES BAILEY AND FAIR ISLE



THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDNIGHT

LOW LUNDY 992 EXPECTED DOGGER 993 BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. NEW LOW EXPECTED SOUTHWEST SHANNON 989 BY SAME TIME



THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



NORTHWEST VIKING

NORTHEASTERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST IN NORTH. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS. GOOD



SOUTHEAST VIKING NORTH UTSIRE

CYCLONIC 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS. GOOD



SOUTH UTSIRE NORTHEAST FORTIES

EASTERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN. GOOD



SOUTHWEST FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER

EASTERLY, BECOMING CYCLONIC LATER, 5 TO 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN, FOG PATCHES IN FORTIES, TYNE AND DOGGER. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR IN FORTIES, TYNE AND DOGGER



FISHER

EAST 4 OR 5, INCREASING 6 TO GALE 8. MODERATE OR ROUGH IN WEST, BUT SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN EAST. FAIR, THEN RAIN. GOOD, BECOMING MODERATE OR POOR



GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER

SOUTHEAST, VEERING SOUTHWEST, 4 TO 6. 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, INCREASING GALE 8 FOR A TIME 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 PORTLAND AND PLYMOUTH. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



BISCAY

SOUTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 IN NORTHWEST. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN OR THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



FITZROY

SOUTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY 4 AT FIRST. 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, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH LATER IN WEST. RAIN OR THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA

CYCLONIC, MAINLY WEST, 4 TO 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE AT FIRST IN IRISH SEA, ELSEWHERE 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

VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING SOUTHEASTERLY, THEN CYCLONIC, 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH LATER IN SOUTHWEST SHANNON. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



NORTH ROCKALL

NORTHEASTERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER EXCEPT IN NORTH ROCKALL AND BAILEY. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



MALIN

EAST OR NORTHEAST 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS. GOOD



HEBRIDES BAILEY FAIR ISLE

NORTHEASTERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 UNTIL LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND

NORTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER. WINTRY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR