####018003532#### FPUK71 EGRR 130900 AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 1130 UTC ON WEDNESDAY 13 MARCH 2024 FOR THE PERIOD 1200 UTC WEDNESDAY 13 MARCH TO 1200 UTC THURSDAY 14 MARCH 2024 THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE CROMARTY ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY FAIR ISLE FAEROES AND SOUTHEAST ICELAND THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 0600 LOW BAILEY 978 EXPECTED NORWEGIAN BASIN 966 BY 0600 TOMORROW. NEW LOW EXPECTED SHANNON 991 BY SAME TIME THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTHERLY 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9 VEERING SOUTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 IN VIKING. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN AT FIRST. MODERATE OR POOR BECOMING GOOD SOUTH UTSIRE SOUTHEASTERLY 6 TO GALE 8 VEERING SOUTHWESTERLY 3 OR 4. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN AT FIRST. MODERATE OR POOR BECOMING GOOD FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 IN CROMARTY, DECREASING 3 TO 5, BACKING SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4 IN FORTH. IN FORTIES MODERATE OR ROUGH BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE LATER, ELSEWHERE SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH AT FIRST IN CROMARTY, BECOMING SMOOTH OR SLIGHT LATER EXCEPT IN NORTHEAST CROMARTY. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR TYNE DOGGER FISHER GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6. IN FISHER MODERATE OCCASIONALLY ROUGH AT FIRST, ELSEWHERE SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SMOOTH LATER IN TYNE. RAIN, FOG PATCHES IN FISHER AND GERMAN BIGHT. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR, BUT VERY POOR IN FISHER AND GERMAN BIGHT THAMES DOVER SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 BACKING SOUTH 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SMOOTH LATER. FAIR. GOOD WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 LATER IN PLYMOUTH. MODERATE OR ROUGH IN PLYMOUTH, ELSEWHERE SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SMOOTH IN SOUTH WIGHT AND ROUGH IN WEST PORTLAND. RAIN LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR LATER BISCAY SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5 VEERING SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT LATER IN SOUTH. RAIN LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR LATER FITZROY SOLE LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7. IN SOLE ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH AT FIRST, ELSEWHERE MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH AT FIRST IN FASTNET AND SLIGHT IN IRISH SEA. RAIN, THUNDERY SHOWERS LATER IN FITZROY AND SOLE. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR SHANNON CYCLONIC 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 LATER. ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH AT FIRST AND MODERATE LATER. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR ROCKALL MALIN SOUTHWEST 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9 BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4, THEN NORTHEAST 4 TO 6. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH AT FIRST, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH, BUT SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN SOUTHEAST MALIN. RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR HEBRIDES SOUTHWEST 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9 VEERING NORTH OR NORTHEAST 3 TO 5. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SHOWERS, SQUALLY AT FIRST. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR BAILEY CYCLONIC 6 TO GALE 8 BECOMING NORTHEAST 4 TO 6. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SQUALLY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR FAIR ISLE SOUTHWEST 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, VEERING WEST OR NORTHWEST 4 TO 6. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH IN SOUTHEAST AND HIGH AT FIRST IN NORTHWEST. SQUALLY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND CYCLONIC 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, BECOMING MAINLY NORTHERLY 5 TO 7 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH. SQUALLY SHOWERS, WINTRY IN SOUTHEAST ICELAND. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR