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FPUK71 EGRR 052100

AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 0015 UTC ON SATURDAY 06 APRIL 2024 FOR THE PERIOD 0000 UTC SATURDAY 06 APRIL TO 0000 UTC SUNDAY 07 APRIL 2024



THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE FORTIES CROMARTY WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH BISCAY TRAFALGAR FITZROY SOLE LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA SHANNON ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY FAIR ISLE FAEROES AND SOUTHEAST ICELAND



THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 1800

LOW 150 MILES WEST OF SHANNON 957 EXPECTED BAILEY 954 BY 1800 SATURDAY. LOW ROCKALL 979 LOSING ITS IDENTITY BY SAME TIME



THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE

EASTERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6, INCREASING 7 OR GALE 8 FOR A TIME. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH LATER IN NORTHWEST VIKING. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



FORTIES CROMARTY

CYCLONIC 4 TO 6, BECOMING SOUTH OR SOUTHEAST 6 TO GALE 8. MODERATE OR ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



FORTH TYNE DOGGER

SOUTH OR SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7, PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER IN TYNE AND DOGGER. MODERATE OR ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN, FAIR LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST



FISHER

CYCLONIC BECOMING SOUTHEAST, VEERING SOUTHWEST LATER, 5 TO 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER THAMES DOVER

SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST, BACKING SOUTHEAST FOR A TIME, 5 TO 7, PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER EXCEPT IN GERMAN BIGHT. SLIGHT OR MODERATE , OCCASIONALLY ROUGH LATER IN HUMBER. SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD



WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH NORTH BISCAY

SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, INCREASING 7 OR GALE 8 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN THAMES AND DOVER, OTHERWISE MODERATE OR ROUGH, BE ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH LATER EXPECTED IN WIGHT. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE



SOUTH BISCAY TRAFALGAR

CYCLONIC 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD



FITZROY SOLE

SOUTHERLY GALE 8 TO STORM 10, VEERING SOUTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY HIGH FOR A TIME IN NORTHWEST FITZROY AND WEST SOLE. RAIN OR THUNDERY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR POOR



LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA

SOUTH, VEERING SOUTHWEST LATER, 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, INCREASING STORM 10 FOR A TIME IN FASTNET. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH OR HIGH IN FASTNET AND WEST LUNDY, OCCASIONALLY VERY HIGH LATER IN FASTNET. RAIN OR THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



SHANNON ROCKALL MALIN

CYCLONIC GALE 8 TO STORM 10. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY HIGH EXCEPT IN MALIN. RAIN OR THUNDERY SHOWERS. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY POOR



HEBRIDES

EAST OR SOUTHEAST, VEERING SOUTH LATER, 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. RAIN OR THUNDERY SHOWERS. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY POOR



BAILEY

NORTHEAST, BECOMING CYCLONIC LATER, GALE 8 TO STORM 10. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY HIGH. RAIN. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY POOR



FAIR ISLE

SOUTHEAST OR SOUTH, 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9. MODERATE OR ROUGH AT FIRST, THEN ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND

EASTERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY, VEERING SOUTHERLY LATER IN FAEROES, 5 TO 7, INCREASING GALE 8 TO STORM 10. MODERATE OR ROUGH AT FIRST, THEN ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH . WINTRY SHOWERS OR RAIN. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY POOR