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FPUK71 EGRR 161500

AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 1725 UTC ON TUESDAY 16 APRIL 2024 FOR THE PERIOD 1800 UTC TUESDAY 16 APRIL TO 1800 UTC WEDNESDAY 17 APRIL 2024



THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH FITZROY FAIR ISLE AND FAEROES



THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDDAY

LOW SOUTHWESTERN NORWEGIAN BASIN 1002 EXPECTED DOGGER 1011 BY MIDDAY TOMORROW



THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



VIKING

WEST 2 TO 4 BECOMING CYCLONIC 3 TO 5 THEN NORTH OR NORTHEAST 4 TO 6. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH AT FIRST. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE



NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE

NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5, INCREASING 6 LATER IN NORTHERN NORTH UTSIRE. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE



EAST FORTIES

NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6 BECOMING CYCLONIC 3 TO 5, THEN BECOMING NORTHERLY LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE



WEST FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH

NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6 INCREASING 6 TO GALE 8, VEERING NORTHERLY 3 TO 5 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BUT SLIGHT NEAR SHORE IN CROMARTY AND FORTH. SQUALLY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



TYNE WEST DOGGER

NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5, INCREASING 5 TO 7, PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH. SQUALLY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



EAST DOGGER FISHER GERMAN BIGHT EAST HUMBER

NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5, BECOMING CYCLONIC LATER IN EAST DOGGER AND EAST HUMBER. MODERATE IN EAST DOGGER AND EAST HUMBER, BUT ELSEWHERE SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE



WEST HUMBER THAMES

NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 LATER IN FAR NORTHWEST OF HUMBER. MODERATE OR ROUGH BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BUT OCCASIONALLY ROUGH LATER IN NORTH WEST HUMBER. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH BISCAY

NORTH OR NORTHWEST 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE



SOUTH FITZROY

NORTHEASTERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 IN FAR SOUTH. ROUGH, BUT MODERATE NEAR SHORE AND OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH IN FAR SOUTH. SHOWERS. GOOD



NORTH FITZROY SOLE LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA SHANNON

NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY, VEERING NORTHEASTERLY IN NORTH FITZROY, 4 TO 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN LUNDY, NORTHEAST FASTNET AND IRISH SEA, BUT ELSEWHERE MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE



ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY

NORTHWEST 4 TO 6, BECOMING CYCLONIC 3 TO 5 IN MALIN AND HEBRIDES, AND FOR A TIME IN BAILEY. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH FOR A TIME AT FIRST IN NORTHEAST HEBRIDES. SHOWERS, RAIN LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE



EAST FAIR ISLE

CYCLONIC 4 TO 6, BECOMING NORTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5. MODERATE OR ROUGH. SQUALLY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



WEST FAIR ISLE EAST FAEROES

NORTHERLY 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 AT FIRST, BECOMING VARIABLE 3 OR LESS LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH. SQUALLY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



WEST FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND

NORTHERLY 4 TO 6 AT FIRST IN WEST FAEROES, OTHERWISE VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING CYCLONIC 3 TO 5 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH. WINTRY SHOWERS, THEN RAIN OR SLEET. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR