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FPUK71 EGRR 082100

AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 0015 UTC ON TUESDAY 09 APRIL 2024 FOR THE PERIOD 0000 UTC TUESDAY 09 APRIL TO 0000 UTC WEDNESDAY 10 APRIL 2024



THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN VIKING FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER FISHER GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER THAMES DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH BISCAY FITZROY SOLE LUNDY FASTNET AND IRISH SEA



THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 1800

LOW PLYMOUTH 987 EXPECTED FORTIES 995 BY 1800 TUESDAY



THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE

SOUTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6, BECOMING CYCLONIC 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 LATER IN VIKING. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN, FOG PATCHES. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR



FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER

CYCLONIC 4 TO 6, INCREASING 6 TO GALE 8 LATER, PERHAPS INCREASING SEVERE GALE 9 FOR A TIME, BECOMING NORTHWEST LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH IN FORTIES AND DOGGER. RAIN OR FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR



FISHER GERMAN BIGHT

SOUTH OR SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5, BECOMING CYCLONIC 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH LATER. RAIN, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR



HUMBER THAMES DOVER WIGHT

SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5, BECOMING CYCLONIC 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 EXCEPT IN HUMBER, BECOMING WEST 5 TO 7 LATER. IN WIGHT, ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH BECOMING MAINLY MODERATE, OTHERWISE SLIGHT OR MODERATE BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN OR THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST



PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

CYCLONIC 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, OCCASIONALLY STORM 10 AT FIRST, BECOMING WEST 5 TO 7. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, BECOMING ROUGH OVER VERY ROUGH, THEN MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER IN PLYMOUTH, AND MAINLY MODERATE LATER IN PORTLAND. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



BISCAY

NORTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, BACKING SOUTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7, BUT VARIABLE 2 TO 4 IN SOUTH. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH AT FIRST IN FAR NORTH. RAIN OR SQUALLY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



TRAFALGAR

NORTHEAST 5 TO 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS. GOOD



FITZROY SOLE

NORTHWEST BACKING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST, BUT VARIABLE 2 TO 4 IN SOUTH FITZROY. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH AT FIRST, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER. SHOWERS. GOOD



LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA

NORTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 AT FIRST, BACKING WEST OR SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 LATER IN FASTNET. IN IRISH SEA, MODERATE OR ROUGH BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE LATER, OTHERWISE ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST



SHANNON ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY

NORTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7, BACKING WEST OR SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5, THEN BACKING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 LATER IN SHANNON. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS. GOOD



FAIR ISLE FAEROES

CYCLONIC 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY 4 IN FAIR ISLE, BECOMING NORTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7, PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER IN FAIR ISLE. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD



SOUTHEAST ICELAND

EASTERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY 2 TO 4 IN SOUTH. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH BECOMING MAINLY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE IN FAR NORTH. WINTRY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR