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FPUK71 EGRR 080900

AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 1130 UTC ON MONDAY 08 APRIL 2024 FOR THE PERIOD 1200 UTC MONDAY 08 APRIL TO 1200 UTC TUESDAY 09 APRIL 2024



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



THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 0600

LOW SOLE 988 EXPECTED ENGLAND 995 BY 0600 TOMORROW



THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



VIKING NORTH UTSIRE

SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 AT FIRST, BACKING EASTERLY LATER. ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH AT FIRST IN VIKING, BECOMING MODERATE. RAIN AT TIMES. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



SOUTH UTSIRE FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER FISHER GERMAN BIGHT

SOUTHERLY BACKING SOUTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5, BECOMING CYCLONIC 5 TO 7 LATER, PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER EXCEPT IN SOUTH UTSIRE AND FISHER. ROUGH AT FIRST IN NORTH FORTIES AND LATER IN SOUTHWEST GERMAN BIGHT, OTHERWISE SLIGHT OR MODERATE. OCCASIONAL RAIN, FOG PATCHES FOR A TIME. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR



HUMBER

SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5, VEERING SOUTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8 LATER. SLIGHT, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER. RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



THAMES DOVER WIGHT

SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5 VEERING WEST OR SOUTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH, THEN ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH LATER EXCEPT IN THAMES. RAIN OR THUNDERY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

SOUTHEAST BECOMING CYCLONIC THEN WEST OR NORTHWEST, 5 TO 7, INCREASING GALE 8 TO STORM 10 FOR A TIME. MODERATE OR ROUGH AT FIRST IN PORTLAND, OTHERWISE ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BUT BECOMING HIGH FOR A TIME. RAIN OR SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



BISCAY FITZROY

SOUTHWESTERLY AT FIRST IN BISCAY, OTHERWISE WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY, 6 TO GALE 8, BUT SEVERE GALE 9 OR STORM 10 AT FIRST IN NORTH, DECREASING 4 TO 6 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH AT FIRST IN NORTH. SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST



SOLE LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA

CYCLONIC BECOMING NORTHWEST 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, BUT 4 TO 6 AT FIRST IN LUNDY AND IRISH SEA, THEN OCCASIONALLY STORM 10 EXCEPT IN IRISH SEA, DECREASING 6 LATER IN SOLE AND FASTNET. IN IRISH SEA, SLIGHT OR MODERATE BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH, ELSEWHERE, ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH AT FIRST IN SOLE. RAIN OR SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



SHANNON

NORTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST IN SOUTHEAST. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SHOWERS. GOOD



ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY

NORTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8 AT FIRST IN BAILEY, OTHERWISE WEST OR NORTHWEST 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 EXCEPT IN ROCKALL. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH IN MALIN AND HEBRIDES. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE



FAIR ISLE FAEROES

WEST OR SOUTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8, VEERING NORTHWEST 4 TO 6 LATER. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



SOUTHEAST ICELAND

NORTHERLY 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9 BECOMING CYCLONIC 4 TO 6. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, THEN MODERATE LATER IN WEST. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR