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FPUK71 EGRR 120900

AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 1130 UTC ON FRIDAY 12 APRIL 2024 FOR THE PERIOD 1200 UTC FRIDAY 12 APRIL TO 1200 UTC SATURDAY 13 APRIL 2024



THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN VIKING ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY FAIR ISLE AND FAEROES



THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 0600

ATLANTIC LOW 1000 EXPECTED NORWEGIAN BASIN 983 BY 0600 TOMORROW. NEW LOW EXPECTED SOUTH OF ICELAND 995 BY SAME TIME



THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



VIKING NORTH UTSIRE

SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, INCREASING 6 OR 7 FOR A TIME, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 IN VIKING. MODERATE OR ROUGH BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD ,OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR



SOUTH UTSIRE FORTIES

SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 IN FORTIES. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH. RAIN, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR



CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER

SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 IN CROMARTY AND FORTH, PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER IN CROMARTY. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SMOOTH IN WEST FORTH. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



FISHER

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



GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER THAMES DOVER

SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BUT IN DOVER SLIGHT OCCASIONALLY SMOOTH. FAIR. GOOD



WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST VEERING WEST, 3 TO 5. MODERATE OR ROUGH IN PLYMOUTH, OTHERWISE SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SMOOTH IN SOUTH WIGHT. FAIR. GOOD



BISCAY FITZROY

SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5 AT FIRST EXCEPT IN SOUTH FITZROY, OTHERWISE VARIABLE 4 OR LESS. MODERATE OR ROUGH. DRIZZLE, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR



SOLE LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA

SOUTHWEST VEERING WEST, 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 IN IRISH SEA. IN SOLE ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE LATER IN SOUTHEAST, IN IRISH SEA SLIGHT OR MODERATE, ELSEWHERE MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN, FOG PATCHES LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR LATER



SHANNON

SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6 VEERING WEST 5 TO 7, PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE TO VERY POOR



ROCKALL MALIN

SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 AT FIRST IN ROCKALL, VEERING WEST LATER. IN ROCKALL VERY ROUGH OR HIGH BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BUT IN MALIN ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BUT SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN SOUTHEAST AND HIGH FOR A TIME IN FAR NORTHWEST. RAIN THEN SQUALLY SHOWERS, THUNDERY LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



HEBRIDES BAILEY

SOUTH 5 TO 7 BECOMING CYCLONIC 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, OCCASIONALLY STORM 10 IN BAILEY, BECOMING WEST 5 TO 7 LATER. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN THEN SQUALLY SHOWERS, THUNDERY LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



FAIR ISLE FAEROES

SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7, BECOMING CYCLONIC 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, DECREASING 4 TO 6 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE IN SOUTHEAST FAIR ISLE, BECOMING VERY ROUGH OR HIGH FOR A TIME. RAIN THEN SQUALLY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



SOUTHEAST ICELAND

CYCLONIC 5 TO 7. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN OR SNOW. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR