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FPUK71 EGRR 070300

AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 0505 UTC ON SUNDAY 07 APRIL 2024 FOR THE PERIOD 0600 UTC SUNDAY 07 APRIL TO 0600 UTC MONDAY 08 APRIL 2024



THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN VIKING FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER FISHER GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER PORTLAND PLYMOUTH TRAFALGAR FITZROY SOLE LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA SHANNON ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY FAIR ISLE FAEROES AND SOUTHEAST ICELAND



THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDNIGHT

LOW 100 WEST OF BAILEY 953 EXPECTED FAEROES 966 BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. NEW LOW EXPECTED FITZROY 992 BY SAME TIME



THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE

SOUTHERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 LATER IN VIKING. MAINLY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH LATER IN VIKING. SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD



FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE

SOUTH 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY 5 LATER IN TYNE. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH IN FORTIES. MAINLY FAIR. GOOD



DOGGER FISHER GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER

SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE EXCEPT IN FISHER. MAINLY FAIR. GOOD



THAMES DOVER WIGHT

SOUTHWEST, BACKING SOUTH OR SOUTHEAST LATER, 4 TO 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. MAINLY FAIR. GOOD



PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST, BACKING SOUTHEAST 4 TO 6 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BUT ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH AT FIRST. MAINLY FAIR, SHOWERS IN PLYMOUTH. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE IN PLYMOUTH



BISCAY

SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7, BUT CYCLONIC 4 OR 5 IN SOUTH, PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER IN NORTHWEST. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD



FITZROY SOLE

SOUTHWEST, BECOMING CYCLONIC LATER, 6 TO GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH AT FIRST IN SOLE. RAIN OR THUNDERY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA SHANNON

SOUTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 AT FIRST, BECOMING CYCLONIC 4 TO 6 LATER. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, THEN MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER EXCEPT IN SHANNON. THUNDERY SHOWERS, RAIN LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES

SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST, 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, OCCASIONALLY STORM FORCE 10 AT FIRST, DECREASING 5 OR 6 LATER EXCEPT IN HEBRIDES. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY HIGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH LATER. RAIN, THEN SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD



BAILEY

NORTHEASTERLY GALE 8 TO STORM 10 IN NORTHWEST, OTHERWISE CYCLONIC 6 TO GALE 8. HIGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH OR HIGH LATER. RAIN. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY POOR



FAIR ISLE

SOUTHERLY, VEERING SOUTHWESTERLY LATER, 6 TO GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND

CYCLONIC 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, BUT STORM FORCE 10 TO VIOLENT STORM FORCE 11 AT FIRST IN SOUTHEAST ICELAND. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY HIGH IN SOUTHEAST ICELAND. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR