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AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 1725 UTC ON THURSDAY 11 APRIL 2024 FOR THE PERIOD 1800 UTC THURSDAY 11 APRIL TO 1800 UTC FRIDAY 12 APRIL 2024



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



THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDDAY

LOW SOUTHWEST OF ICELAND 983 EXPECTED NORTHEAST OF ICELAND 986 BY MIDDAY TOMORROW. NEW LOW EXPECTED SOUTHEAST ICELAND 991 AND NORTHWEST OF ROCKALL 994 BY SAME TIME



THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE FORTIES

SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 IN VIKING AND NORTH UTSIRE. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING MODERATE IN SOUTH UTSIRE AND FORTIES. FAIR THEN RAIN WITH FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR



CROMARTY FORTH

SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SMOOTH IN SOUTHWEST. RAIN AND FOG PATCHES FOR A TIME. GOOD, BECOMING MODERATE TO VERY POOR FOR A TIME



TYNE DOGGER

SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6. IN TYNE SLIGHT, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE IN EAST, BUT IN DOGGER MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT IN WEST. RAIN FOR A TIME. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



FISHER GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER

SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6. MODERATE IN FISHER, ELSEWHERE SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SMOOTH IN WEST HUMBER. FAIR THEN RAIN WITH FOG PATCHES. GOOD BECOMING MODERATE TO VERY POOR



THAMES DOVER WIGHT

SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6, BUT 3 TO 5 IN WIGHT. IN DOVER SMOOTH OR SLIGHT OCCASIONALLY MODERATE, ELSEWHERE SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SMOOTH IN SOUTHWEST. RAIN WITH FOG PATCHES CLEARING LATER. MODERATE TO VERY POOR, BECOMING GOOD LATER



PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN PORTLAND, BUT MODERATE OR ROUGH IN PLYMOUTH. FAIR. GOOD



BISCAY SOUTHEAST FITZROY

EASTERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5, BECOMING VARIABLE 4 OR LESS IN FITZROY. MODERATE OR ROUGH. FAIR. GOOD



NORTHWEST FITZROY SOLE

SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6. ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE AT FIRST IN SOUTHWEST FITZROY AND VERY ROUGH IN WEST SOLE. OCCASIONAL DRIZZLE. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA

SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 IN IRISH SEA. IN IRISH SEA SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH FOR A TIME, ELSEWHERE MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT IN EAST LUNDY. RAIN EXCEPT IN FASTNET. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR EXCEPT IN FASTNET



SHANNON

SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR



ROCKALL MALIN

SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 IN ROCKALL, BACKING SOUTH 5 OR 6, VEERING SOUTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8 LATER, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 IN ROCKALL. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH IN NORTH ROCKALL, BUT SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN SOUTHEAST MALIN. RAIN, FOG PATCHES AT FIRST. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR AT FIRST



HEBRIDES BAILEY FAIR ISLE FAEROES

SOUTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY 5 IN SOUTHEAST FAIR ISLE, PERHAPS SEVERE GALE 9 LATER IN HEBRIDES, BECOMING CYCLONIC 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9 LATER IN BAILEY. IN BAILEY VERY ROUGH OCCASIONALLY HIGH, ELSEWHERE ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE IN SOUTHEAST FAIR ISLE AND HIGH LATER IN HEBRIDES. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



SOUTHEAST ICELAND

CYCLONIC 6 TO GALE 8 DECREASING 4 TO 6. VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH NEAR ICELAND. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR