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FPUK71 EGRR 091500

AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 1725 UTC ON TUESDAY 09 APRIL 2024 FOR THE PERIOD 1800 UTC TUESDAY 09 APRIL TO 1800 UTC WEDNESDAY 10 APRIL 2024



THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER FISHER GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER THAMES SHANNON ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY FAIR ISLE AND SOUTHEAST ICELAND



THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDDAY

LOW FORTIES 994 LOSING ITS IDENTITY BY MIDDAY TOMORROW. HIGH FITZROY 1033 EXPECTED BISCAY 1033 BY SAME TIME



THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE EAST FORTIES

CYCLONIC 4 TO 6, BECOMING NORTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, THEN BACKING SOUTHERLY 4 TO 6 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH AT FIRST IN EAST FORTIES. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



WEST FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER

NORTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8, BACKING SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5, THEN SOUTH 6 OR 7 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH AT FIRST IN WEST FORTIES AND DOGGER. RAIN, BECOMING FAIR FOR A TIME. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



FISHER GERMAN BIGHT

SOUTH VEERING NORTHWEST 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST, BACKING NORTHWEST 4 TO 6 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH AT FIRST. RAIN, BECOMING FAIR FOR A TIME. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



HUMBER THAMES

WEST 6 TO GALE 8, DECREASING 4 OR 5, THEN BACKING SOUTH 5 TO 7 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE LATER. MAINLY FAIR. GOOD



DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

NORTHWEST BACKING SOUTHWEST, 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE EXCEPT IN PLYMOUTH. OCCASIONAL RAIN WITH FOG PATCHES LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR LATER



BISCAY FITZROY

WESTERLY BACKING SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, BECOMING VARIABLE 3 IN SOUTH. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH LATER IN FAR NORTHWEST FITZROY. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



SOLE LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA

WEST OR NORTHWEST BACKING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7, PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER IN IRISH SEA. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH IN SOLE AND SLIGHT IN IRISH SEA. OCCASIONAL RAIN, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR



SHANNON

SOUTH VEERING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 LATER. MAINLY ROUGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH LATER. OCCASIONAL RAIN, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR



ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY

WEST 4 TO 6, BACKING SOUTHEAST 7 OR GALE 8, THEN SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH LATER IN ROCKALL. OCCASIONAL RAIN, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR



FAIR ISLE FAEROES

WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY BACKING SOUTHEASTERLY LATER, 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST IN SOUTHEAST FAIR ISLE. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



SOUTHEAST ICELAND

CYCLONIC BECOMING SOUTHEASTERLY LATER, 4 TO 6, BUT EASTERLY 6 TO GALE 8 IN FAR NORTHWEST. MODERATE OR ROUGH. WINTRY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR