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FPUK71 EGRR 122100

AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 0015 UTC ON SATURDAY 13 APRIL 2024 FOR THE PERIOD 0000 UTC SATURDAY 13 APRIL TO 0000 UTC SUNDAY 14 APRIL 2024



THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN VIKING FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER TRAFALGAR ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY FAIR ISLE AND FAEROES



THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 1800

LOW BAILEY 989 EXPECTED SOUTHERN NORWEGIAN BASIN 995 BY 1800 SATURDAY. NEW LOW EXPECTED JUST WEST OF BAILEY 999 BY SAME TIME



THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



VIKING

SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH IN NORTH. RAIN OR SQUALLY SHOWERS. GOOD ,OCCASIONALLY POOR



NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE

SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, VEERING WESTERLY 5 TO 7 LATER, PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH LATER. RAIN, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD ,OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR



FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER

WEST OR SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT AT FIRST. SHOWERS, SQUALLY LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



FISHER

SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6, INCREASING 6 OR 7, PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH LATER. RAIN, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR



GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER THAMES

SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. MAINLY FAIR. MAINLY GOOD



DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5, VEERING WEST 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 LATER EXCEPT IN PLYMOUTH. MODERATE OR ROUGH IN PLYMOUTH, OTHERWISE SLIGHT OR MODERATE. MAINLY FAIR. MAINLY GOOD



BISCAY

VARIABLE 4 OR LESS. MODERATE OR ROUGH. DRIZZLE, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR



TRAFALGAR

EASTERLY 3 TO 5, BUT 6 OR 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 IN FAR SOUTHEAST. MODERATE OR ROUGH. MAINLY FAIR. MAINLY GOOD



FITZROY SOLE

VARIABLE 4 OR LESS. MODERATE OR ROUGH. DRIZZLE, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR



LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA SHANNON

WEST OR SOUTHWEST, 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 IN IRISH SEA AND SHANNON. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH IN SHANNON. RAIN, FOG PATCHES CLEARING, SHOWERS LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR UNTIL LATER



ROCKALL MALIN

WEST OR SOUTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SQUALLY SHOWERS, THUNDERY LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



HEBRIDES BAILEY

WEST OR SOUTHWEST GALE 8 TO STORM 10, DECREASING 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 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, BECOMING WEST OR SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE IN SOUTHEAST FAIR ISLE, INCREASING HIGH FOR A TIME. RAIN THEN SQUALLY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



SOUTHEAST ICELAND

CYCLONIC 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY 4 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN OR SNOW. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR