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FPUK71 EGRR 142100

AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 0015 UTC ON MONDAY 15 APRIL 2024 FOR THE PERIOD 0000 UTC MONDAY 15 APRIL TO 0000 UTC TUESDAY 16 APRIL 2024



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



THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 1800

LOW BAILEY 988 EXPECTED FORTIES 988 BY 1800 MONDAY



THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE

SOUTHEASTERLY 5 TO 7 BACKING NORTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH. SQUALLY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH

SOUTHWEST VEERING NORTHWEST, BUT BECOMING CYCLONIC IN FORTIES, 5 TO 7, PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER IN FORTIES. MODERATE OR ROUGH IN FORTIES, ELSEWHERE SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH LATER IN EAST. SQUALLY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



TYNE DOGGER

SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 IN DOGGER, VEERING NORTHWEST, PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER. IN TYNE SLIGHT OR MODERATE BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH, BUT IN DOGGER MODERATE OR ROUGH. SQUALLY SHOWERS, THUNDERY LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



FISHER

SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6 BECOMING CYCLONIC 5 TO 7. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH LATER. SQUALLY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER THAMES

SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6 INCREASING 7 OR GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 IN THAMES, VEERING WEST OR NORTHWEST LATER, BUT DECREASING 4 TO 6 IN GERMAN BIGHT. SLIGHT OR MODERATE AT FIRST IN HUMBER AND THAMES, OTHERWISE MODERATE OR ROUGH. THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

WEST OR SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6, INCREASING 7 OR GALE 8, VEERING NORTHWEST 6 OR 7 LATER. IN PLYMOUTH MODERATE OR ROUGH BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, ELSEWHERE SLIGHT OR MODERATE BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH EXCEPT IN DOVER. SQUALLY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



BISCAY

WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 IN NORTH. MODERATE, BECOMING ROUGH EXCEPT IN SOUTH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH LATER IN FAR NORTHWEST. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE



TRAFALGAR SOUTH FITZROY

NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 LATER NEAR PORTUGUESE COAST. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT IN SOUTHEAST TRAFALGAR. MAINLY FAIR. GOOD



NORTH FITZROY SOLE

WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, BUT 5 TO 7 IN SOLE. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH IN SOLE. SHOWERS. GOOD



LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA

SOUTHWEST VEERING NORTHWEST, 6 TO GALE 8, PERHAPS SEVERE GALE 9 LATER IN IRISH SEA. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH IN LUNDY AND FASTNET AND SLIGHT IN IRISH SEA. SQUALLY SHOWERS, PERHAPS THUNDERY IN IRISH SEA. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



SHANNON

WEST VEERING NORTHWEST, 6 TO GALE 8. VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH AT FIRST IN SOUTH AND HIGH IN NORTH. SHOWERS AT FIRST. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST



ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY

CYCLONIC AT FIRST IN HEBRIDES AND BAILEY, OTHERWISE NORTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8, INCREASING GALE 8 OR SEVERE GALE 9, DECREASING 5 TO 7 LATER. IN ROCKALL VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, ELSEWHERE ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH OR HIGH FOR A TIME, BUT SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN SOUTHEAST MALIN. THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



FAIR ISLE FAEROES

CYCLONIC 4 TO 6, BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 LATER, PERHAPS GALE 8 IN FAEROES. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH EXCEPT IN SOUTHEAST FAIR ISLE. SQUALLY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



SOUTHEAST ICELAND

CYCLONIC 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH. WINTRY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR