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FPUK71 EGRR 140900

AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 1130 UTC ON SUNDAY 14 APRIL 2024 FOR THE PERIOD 1200 UTC SUNDAY 14 APRIL TO 1200 UTC MONDAY 15 APRIL 2024



THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN HUMBER THAMES DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA SHANNON ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY AND SOUTHEAST ICELAND



THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 0600

LOW CENTRED JUST SOUTHWEST OF ICELAND 990 EXPECTED FAIR ISLE WITH LITTLE CHANGE BY 0600 TOMORROW. HIGH ALPS 1027 SLOW-MOVING AND DISSIPATING



THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE

WESTERLY 4 TO 6, BACKING SOUTHEASTERLY 5 TO 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS THEN OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD BECOMING MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY POOR LATER



FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH

SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST, VEERING WEST, 4 TO 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH IN FORTIES. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD OCCASIONALLY MODERATE



TYNE DOGGER

WEST OR SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5, INCREASING 6 OR 7, PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT IN TYNE. SHOWERS, OCCASIONAL RAIN LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE LATER



FISHER GERMAN BIGHT

WEST, BACKING SOUTH, 5 TO 7, PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD OCCASIONALLY POOR



HUMBER THAMES DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

WEST OR SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5, INCREASING 6 OR 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH LATER. SHOWERS, SQUALLY LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE LATER



BISCAY FITZROY

VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING NORTH OR NORTHWEST 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS. GOOD



SOLE

SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6, VEERING NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 LATER. MODERATE, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SHOWERS. GOOD



LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA

SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7, VEERING NORTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH LATER. SHOWERS BECOMING SQUALLY. GOOD OCCASIONALLY MODERATE



SHANNON ROCKALL MALIN

WEST OR SOUTHWEST, VEERING NORTHWEST, 6 TO GALE 8, PERHAPS SEVERE GALE 9 LATER IN ROCKALL. ROUGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. SQUALLY SHOWERS, RAIN FOR A TIME. GOOD OCCASIONALLY MODERATE



HEBRIDES BAILEY

SOUTHWEST, BECOMING CYCLONIC, 5 TO 7, THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8 LATER, PERHAPS SEVERE GALE 9 LATER IN BAILEY. ROUGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. RAIN OR SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



FAIR ISLE

SOUTHWEST, BECOMING CYCLONIC, 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 AT FIRST. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH LATER IN FAR WEST. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD OCCASIONALLY POOR



FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND

CYCLONIC, BECOMING NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY, 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 IN SOUTHEAST ICELAND. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH LATER. WINTRY SHOWERS, RAIN FOR A TIME. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR