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FPUK71 EGRR 191500

AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 1725 UTC ON FRIDAY 19 APRIL 2024 FOR THE PERIOD 1800 UTC FRIDAY 19 APRIL TO 1800 UTC SATURDAY 20 APRIL 2024



THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE FORTIES DOGGER FISHER GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER THAMES TRAFALGAR AND FAIR ISLE



THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDDAY

ATLANTIC HIGH 1028 EXPECTED IRISH SEA 1031 BY MIDDAY TOMORROW. LOW NORWEGIAN BASIN 1004 MOVING STEADILY SOUTH AND LOSING ITS IDENTITY



THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



VIKING

CYCLONIC 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 7. VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH AT FIRST, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER. WINTRY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE

CYCLONIC 4 TO 6, BECOMING NORTHERLY 6 TO GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH UTSIRE. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER

NORTHWEST 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 IN FORTIES AND DOGGER BUT DECREASING 3 TO 5 ELSEWHERE. IN FORTIES AND DOGGER ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE LATER IN WEST, ELSEWHERE MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH AT FIRST IN EAST, BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE EXCEPT IN TYNE. SHOWERS. GOOD



FISHER GERMAN BIGHT

CYCLONIC 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 IN WEST. MODERATE OR ROUGH IN EAST, ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH IN WEST. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE



HUMBER THAMES

NORTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8, VEERING NORTH 5 TO 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH IN HUMBER. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE



DOVER WIGHT

NORTH OR NORTHEAST 4 TO 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH AT FIRST IN NORTH DOVER, BECOMING SMOOTH OR SLIGHT IN WIGHT. SHOWERS. GOOD



PORTLAND PLYMOUTH NORTHEAST BISCAY

NORTHWESTERLY VEERING NORTHEASTERLY, 3 TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING SMOOTH OR SLIGHT IN PORTLAND. SHOWERS. GOOD



SOUTHWEST BISCAY FITZROY SOLE

EASTERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 EXCEPT IN SOLE, BUT CYCLONIC 5 TO 7 IN SOUTH FITZROY. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH IN CENTRAL FITZROY. SHOWERS, PERHAPS THUNDERY IN FITZROY. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE



LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA

NORTHWEST VEERING NORTHEAST, 3 TO 5, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE AT FIRST. SHOWERS AT FIRST. GOOD



SHANNON ROCKALL

VARIABLE 4 OR LESS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN SHANNON, BUT SOUTHWEST IN ROCKALL, 3 TO 5. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT IN SHANNON. SHOWERS. GOOD



MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY

NORTHWEST 3 TO 5 AT FIRST IN MALIN, OTHERWISE VARIABLE, BECOMING SOUTHWEST, 2 TO 4, INCREASING 4 OR 5 IN HEBRIDES AND 4 TO 6 BAILEY. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT IN EAST MALIN AND ROUGH AT FIRST IN HEBRIDES. RAIN EXCEPT IN MALIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE EXCEPT IN MALIN



FAIR ISLE

NORTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8 BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4, THEN SOUTHERLY 5 LATER IN WEST. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH BECOMING MODERATE. WINTRY SHOWERS, RAIN LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE



FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND

NORTHERLY AT FIRST IN EAST FAEROES, OTHERWISE SOUTHEASTERLY VEERING SOUTHWESTERLY, 4 TO 6. MODERATE, BUT ROUGH AT FIRST IN EAST FAEROES. RAIN, FOG PATCHES LATER IN SOUTHEAST ICELAND. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR, BUT VERY POOR LATER IN SOUTHEAST ICELAND