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FPUK71 EGRR 100900

AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 1130 UTC ON WEDNESDAY 10 APRIL 2024 FOR THE PERIOD 1200 UTC WEDNESDAY 10 APRIL TO 1200 UTC THURSDAY 11 APRIL 2024



THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN SHANNON ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY FAIR ISLE FAEROES AND SOUTHEAST ICELAND



THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 0600

HIGH NORTHEAST SPAIN 1035 EXPECTED BISCAY 1034 BY 0600 TOMORROW



THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE

WESTERLY 4 TO 6, BACKING SOUTHEASTERLY 5 TO 7, THEN VEERING WESTERLY AGAIN LATER, PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER EXCEPT IN SOUTH UTSIRE. MODERATE OR ROUGH. FAIR, THEN RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER

SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7, DECREASING 3 TO 5 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT EXCEPT IN FORTIES. RAIN, FAIR LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST



FISHER GERMAN BIGHT

WEST OR SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6, BACKING SOUTH 6 OR 7 FOR A TIME. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN FOR A TIME. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



HUMBER THAMES DOVER

SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 EXCEPT IN DOVER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH IN HUMBER AND THAMES. OCCASIONAL RAIN OR DRIZZLE. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH NORTH BISCAY

SOUTHWESTERLY 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 AT FIRST AND 3 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN WIGHT AND PORTLAND, ELSEWHERE MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN OR DRIZZLE, FOG PATCHES LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST AND VERY POOR LATER



SOUTH BISCAY SOUTHEAST FITZROY

VARIABLE 2 TO 4. MAINLY MODERATE. FAIR. GOOD



NORTHWEST FITZROY SOLE LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA

SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 AT FIRST. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH AT FIRST IN NORTHWEST FITZROY AND SOLE AND SLIGHT LATER IN IRISH SEA. RAIN OR DRIZZLE, FOG PATCHES LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST AND VERY POOR LATER



SHANNON

SOUTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8, BACKING SOUTH 4 TO 6. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN OR DRIZZLE, FOG PATCHES LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST AND VERY POOR LATER



ROCKALL MALIN

SOUTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8, DECREASING 5 AT TIMES. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BUT MODERATE AT FIRST IN EAST MALIN. RAIN AT FIRST. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST



HEBRIDES BAILEY

SOUTHEAST 6 TO GALE 8, VEERING SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6, THEN INCREASING 7 OR GALE 8 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



FAIR ISLE

SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5, BACKING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7, THEN VEERING SOUTHWEST AGAIN LATER, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH LATER EXCEPT IN SOUTHEAST. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND

SOUTHEASTERLY VEERING SOUTHWESTERLY, 6 TO GALE 8, DECREASING 5 AT TIMES, BUT OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 IN NORTHWEST OF SOUTHEAST ICELAND. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH LATER. RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR