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AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 0505 UTC ON TUESDAY 16 APRIL 2024 FOR THE PERIOD 0600 UTC TUESDAY 16 APRIL TO 0600 UTC WEDNESDAY 17 APRIL 2024



THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER THAMES DOVER WIGHT FITZROY FAIR ISLE AND FAEROES



THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDNIGHT

LOW NORWEGIAN BASIN 1000 EXPECTED FORTIES 1006 BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. LOW GERMAN BIGHT 991 LOSING ITS IDENTITY



THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE

NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY BECOMING CYCLONIC FOR A TIME IN VIKING, 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN VIKING. MODERATE OR ROUGH IN VIKING, SLIGHT OR MODERATE ELSEWHERE. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



EAST FORTIES

NORTHEASTERLY, BACKING NORTHWESTERLY, BECOMING CYCLONIC LATER, 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



WEST FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER

NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8 DECREASING 4 TO 6 FOR A TIME. MODERATE OR ROUGH. SQUALLY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



FISHER

NORTHEASTERLY BACKING NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY, 4 TO 6, DECREASING 2 TO 4 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD



GERMAN BIGHT

CYCLONIC BECOMING NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY, 6 TO GALE 8 AT FIRST IN FAR SOUTHWEST, OTHERWISE 4 TO 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH AT FIRST IN SOUTHWEST. SHOWERS. GOOD



HUMBER THAMES DOVER WIGHT

NORTH OR NORTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8, DECREASING 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN WEST DOVER, WIGHT AND LATER ELSEWHERE. SQUALLY SHOWERS, THUNDERY AT FIRST. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



PORTLAND PLYMOUTH BISCAY

NORTH OR NORTHWEST 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN PORTLAND AND LATER PLYMOUTH. SQUALLY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



SOUTH FITZROY

NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH LATER IN FAR SOUTH. SHOWERS. GOOD



NORTH FITZROY SOLE LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA SHANNON

NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN IRISH SEA, ELSEWHERE MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH AT FIRST IN SOLE AND SHANNON. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY

NORTH OR NORTHWEST, BECOMING CYCLONIC LATER IN BAILEY AND ROCKALL, 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH AT FIRST IN ROCKALL, MALIN AND LATER IN HEBRIDES. SQUALLY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



FAIR ISLE

NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, BECOMING CYCLONIC 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 IN WEST. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH IN WEST. SQUALLY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



EAST FAEROES

NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 IN EAST, DECREASING 2 TO 4 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH IN EAST, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER. SQUALLY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



WEST FAEROES

NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH IN EAST. SQUALLY WINTRY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



SOUTHEAST ICELAND

NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 AT FIRST, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4, THEN SOUTHERLY LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH. SQUALLY WINTRY SHOWERS, THEN RAIN LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR