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FPUK71 EGRR 121500

AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 1725 UTC ON FRIDAY 12 APRIL 2024 FOR THE PERIOD 1800 UTC FRIDAY 12 APRIL TO 1800 UTC SATURDAY 13 APRIL 2024



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



THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDDAY

LOW WEST OF ROCKALL 994 EXPECTED NORWEGIAN BASIN 982 BY MIDDAY TOMORROW. LOW SOUTH OF ICELAND 990 EXPECTED SOUTHEAST ICELAND 997 BY SAME TIME



THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



VIKING NORTH UTSIRE

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



SOUTH UTSIRE

SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6. MODERATE, BECOMING ROUGH LATER IN WEST. RAIN, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR



FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER

SOUTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY 4 AT FIRST, PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH IN FORTIES, ELSEWHERE SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH LATER IN CROMARTY. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



FISHER

SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6, INCREASING 6 OR 7. MODERATE. RAIN, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR



GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER THAMES

SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 AT FIRST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SMOOTH IN WEST HUMBER AND WEST THAMES. FAIR. GOOD



DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5, VEERING WEST 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 EXCEPT IN PLYMOUTH. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT AT FIRST IN DOVER, MODERATE OR ROUGH IN PLYMOUTH, OTHERWISE SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SMOOTH IN SOUTH WIGHT. FAIR. GOOD



BISCAY FITZROY

SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5 AT FIRST IN BISCAY, OTHERWISE VARIABLE 4 OR LESS. MODERATE OR ROUGH. DRIZZLE, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR



SOLE LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA SHANNON

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



ROCKALL MALIN

SOUTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 AT FIRST IN ROCKALL. MODERATE OR ROUGH IN SOUTHEAST MALIN, OTHERWISE VERY ROUGH OR HIGH BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SQUALLY SHOWERS, THUNDERY LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



HEBRIDES BAILEY

CYCLONIC 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, OCCASIONALLY STORM 10 AT FIRST, DECREASING 4 TO 6, BACKING WEST 6 OR 7 LATER. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SQUALLY SHOWERS, THUNDERY LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



FAIR ISLE FAEROES

CYCLONIC 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, OCCASIONALLY STORM 10 AT FIRST IN FAEROES, DECREASING 4 TO 6 LATER IN FAEROES. 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