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FPUK71 EGRR 072100

AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 0015 UTC ON MONDAY 08 APRIL 2024 FOR THE PERIOD 0000 UTC MONDAY 08 APRIL TO 0000 UTC TUESDAY 09 APRIL 2024



THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH BISCAY FITZROY SOLE LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA SHANNON ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY FAIR ISLE FAEROES AND SOUTHEAST ICELAND



THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 1800

LOW FAEROES 960 EXPECTED 50 MILES OF NORTH OF NORWEGIAN BASIN 980 BY 1800 TOMORROW. ATLANTIC LOW 999 EXPECTED PORTLAND 989 BY SAME TIME



THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE FORTIES

SOUTHERLY 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 AT FIRST. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH BECOMING MODERATE. RAIN OR SHOWERS LATER. GOOD OCCASIONALLY MODERATE



CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER FISHER GERMAN BIGHT

SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7, BACKING SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 LATER, BUT BECOMING CYCLONIC 2 TO 4 LATER IN CROMARTY AND FORTH. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE. RAIN OR SHOWERS LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



HUMBER THAMES DOVER

SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6, BECOMING CYLONIC 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 LATER IN DOVER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE. RAIN AND SHOWERS LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

SOUTHWEST BACKING SOUTH OR SOUTHEAST 4 TO 6, INCREASING 6 TO GALE 8 , BECOMING CYCLONIC GALE 8 TO STORM 10 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH LATER. RAIN AND SHOWERS LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



BISCAY

SOUTHEAST 4 TO 6, VEERING NORTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7, INCREASING GALE 8 TO STORM 10 FOR A TIME IN NORTH. MODERATE OR ROUGH BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH IN THE FAR NORTH. THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD



TRAFALGAR

CYCLONIC 5 TO 7, BECOMING NORTHEAST 4 TO 6 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD



FITZROY

CYCLONIC BECOMING NORTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, INCREASING SEVERE GALE 9 OR STORM 10 FOR A TIME IN NORTHWEST. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH IN NORTH. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



SOLE LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA

SOUTHWEST BECOMING CYCLONIC 4 TO 6, INCREASING 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, OCCASIONALLY STORM 10 LATER EXCEPT IN IRISH SEA. MODERATE OR ROUGH BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE FOR A TIME IN IRISH SEA, ELSWHERE ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH LATER IN SOLE. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



SHANNON

WESTERLY VEERING NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, INCREASING 7 OR GALE 8 LATER IN SOUTH. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SHOWERS. GOOD



ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES

SOUTHWEST 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, VEERING NORTHWEST 4 TO 6 LATER. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SHOWERS. GOOD



BAILEY

CYCLONIC 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, BECOMING WEST OR NORTHWEST 4 TO 6 LATER. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD



FAIR ISLE

SOUTHWESTERLY 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, BECOMING 5 OR 6 LATER. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, ROUGH IN SOUTHEAST, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER. SHOWERS. GOOD



FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND

CYCLONIC 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, BUT NORTHEASTERLY STORM 10 AT FIRST IN NORTHWEST OF SOUTHEAST ICELAND. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH LATER. RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY POOR