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FPUK71 EGRR 172100

AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 0015 UTC ON THURSDAY 18 APRIL 2024 FOR THE PERIOD 0000 UTC THURSDAY 18 APRIL TO 0000 UTC FRIDAY 19 APRIL 2024



THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN FITZROY AND FAEROES



THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 1800

LOW SOUTHEAST ICELAND 1010 EXPECTED WESTERN NORWEGIAN BASIN 999 BY 1800 THURSDAY



THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE

CYCLONIC 3 TO 5, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 OR 3 FOR A TIME AT FIRST, THEN INCREASING 6 OR 7 LATER, PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE UNTIL LATER IN THE UTSIRES, OTHERWISE MODERATE OR ROUGH. FAIR THEN RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, BECOMING MODERATE OR POOR LATER



FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER

NORTHWEST 3 TO 5 AT FIRST IN FORTIES, TYNE AND DOGGER, OTHERWISE VARIABLE 2 TO 4 BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6, VEERING NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER IN FORTIES AND DOGGER. FAIR THEN RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR LATER



FISHER

NORTHWEST BECOMING CYCLONIC 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 LATER. MODERATE IN WEST, SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN EAST. RAIN LATER. GOOD, BECOMING MODERATE OR POOR LATER



GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER THAMES

NORTH OR NORTHEAST BACKING NORTHWEST, 3 TO 5, BACKING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. RAIN LATER. GOOD, BECOMING MODERATE OR POOR LATER



DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH BISCAY

NORTH OR NORTHWEST 4 TO 6 VEERING NORTHEAST 3 TO 5, BACKING WEST 4 TO 6 LATER EXCEPT IN BISCAY. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING SMOOTH OR SLIGHT FOR A TIME IN DOVER, WIGHT AND PORTLAND. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE AT FIRST



TRAFALGAR

MAINLY VARIABLE 3 OR LESS, BUT NORTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6 IN NORTHWEST. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BUT SLIGHT IN FAR SOUTHEAST. SHOWERS. GOOD



SOUTH FITZROY

NORTHEASTERLY 6 TO GALE 8. MODERATE OR ROUGH. MAINLY FAIR. GOOD



NORTH FITZROY SOLE

NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 4 OR 5, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 IN SOLE. MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD



LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA SHANNON

NORTH OR NORTHEAST 4 TO 6 BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 THEN WEST OR SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6, VEERING NORTHWEST LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH IN SHANNON, ELSEWHERE MAINLY SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BUT OCCASIONALLY SMOOTH IN IRISH SEA. SHOWERS THEN OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE



ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY

WEST OR SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5 VEERING NORTHWEST 4 TO 6. ROUGH IN ROCKALL AND BAILEY, MODERATE OR ROUGH ELSEWHERE. OCCASIONAL RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



FAIR ISLE

SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5 BECOMING CYCLONIC 4 TO 6, THEN NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 LATER, PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH, THEN OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH LATER IN NORTHWEST. RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, BECOMING POOR FOR A TIME



FAEROES

SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6 VEERING NORTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 LATER IN EAST. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH LATER IN EAST. RAIN, THEN WINTRY SHOWERS LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



SOUTHEAST ICELAND

CYCLONIC 4 TO 6, BECOMING VARIABLE 3 OR 4 LATER IN WEST. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN OR SLEET, THEN WINTRY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR