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FPUK71 EGRR 101500

AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 1725 UTC ON WEDNESDAY 10 APRIL 2024 FOR THE PERIOD 1800 UTC WEDNESDAY 10 APRIL TO 1800 UTC THURSDAY 11 APRIL 2024



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



THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDDAY

HIGH BISCAY 1034 SLOW-MOVING, FILLING 1035 BY MIDDAY TOMORROW



THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE

SOUTHERLY 4 TO 6, BACKING SOUTHEASTERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 EXCEPT IN SOUTH UTSIRE, THEN VEERING SOUTHWESTERLY LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN UNTIL LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR UNTIL LATER



FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER

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



FISHER GERMAN BIGHT

SOUTH VEERING SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5, INCREASING 6 OR 7 FOR A TIME. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT LATER IN SOUTH GERMAN BIGHT. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



HUMBER THAMES DOVER

SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 AT FIRST EXCEPT IN DOVER AND 3 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH IN HUMBER AND THAMES. RAIN OR DRIZZLE AT TIMES. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH NORTH BISCAY

SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 3 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN WIGHT AND PORTLAND, ELSEWHERE MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN OR DRIZZLE, FOG PATCHES LATER, BUT MAINLY FAIR IN NORTH BISCAY. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST AND VERY POOR LATER, BUT GOOD IN NORTH BISCAY



SOUTH BISCAY SOUTHEAST FITZROY

VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING EASTERLY 4 OR 5 LATER IN SOUTH BISCAY. MAINLY MODERATE. FAIR. GOOD



NORTHWEST FITZROY SOLE LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA SHANNON

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



ROCKALL MALIN

SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7, INCREASING GALE 8 AT TIMES. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN OR DRIZZLE, BECOMING FAIR FOR A TIME. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



HEBRIDES BAILEY

CYCLONIC BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY 5 AT FIRST. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE AT FIRST IN EAST HEBRIDES. OCCASIONAL RAIN OR DRIZZLE. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



FAIR ISLE FAEROES

SOUTHEAST VEERING SOUTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY 5 AT FIRST. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH EXCEPT IN SOUTHEAST FAIR ISLE. OCCASIONAL RAIN OR DRIZZLE. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



SOUTHEAST ICELAND

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