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FPUK71 EGRR 192100

AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 0015 UTC ON SATURDAY 20 APRIL 2024 FOR THE PERIOD 0000 UTC SATURDAY 20 APRIL TO 0000 UTC SUNDAY 21 APRIL 2024



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



THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 1800

ATLANTIC HIGH 1028 EXPECTED FORTH 1032 BY 1800 TOMORROW. NEW LOW EXPECTED GERMAN BIGHT 1018 BY SAME TIME



THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



VIKING

NORTHERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 UNTIL LATER. VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH AT FIRST, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER. SHOWERS AT FIRST. GOOD



NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE

CYCLONIC 3 TO 5 AT FIRST IN SOUTH UTSIRE, OTHERWISE NORTHERLY 4 TO 6, INCREASING 7 OR GALE 8 FOR A TIME. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



FORTIES

NORTH 4 TO 6, INCREASING 7 OR GALE 8 AT TIMES, OCCASIONALLY 3 LATER IN WEST. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER. SHOWERS. GOOD



CROMARTY FORTH TYNE

NORTH OR NORTHEAST 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 UNTIL LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE LATER. FAIR. GOOD



DOGGER

NORTHWEST 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 IN EAST. ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH UNTIL LATER. SHOWERS. GOOD



FISHER GERMAN BIGHT

CYCLONIC 5 TO 7, INCREASING GALE 8 AT TIMES. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH IN EAST FISHER AND EAST GERMAN BIGHT. SHOWERS. GOOD



HUMBER THAMES

NORTH 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 UNTIL LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH IN EAST HUMBER. SHOWERS. GOOD



DOVER WIGHT

NORTHEAST 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 UNTIL LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING SMOOTH OR SLIGHT IN WIGHT. FAIR. GOOD



PORTLAND PLYMOUTH BISCAY

NORTH OR NORTHEAST 4 TO 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. FAIR. GOOD



TRAFALGAR

CYCLONIC 2 TO 4, BUT 5 TO 7 NEAR STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR UNTIL LATER, BECOMING MAINLY NORTH 3 TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH AT FIRST NEAR STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR. SHOWERS, PERHAPS THUNDERY. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE



FITZROY

EASTERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5, BUT OCCASIONALLY 6 OR 7, PERHAPS INCREASING GALE 8 LATER NEAR NORTHWEST SPAIN. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH IN CENTRAL AREAS. SHOWERS, PERHAPS THUNDERY. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE



SOLE LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA SHANNON

VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING MAINLY SOUTHEAST LATER IN SOLE AND SHANNON. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SMOOTH IN LUNDY, FASTNET AND IRISH SEA. FAIR. GOOD



ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES

VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5 LATER, EXCEPT IN MALIN. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT IN MALIN AND HEBRIDES. FAIR, BUT RAIN IN NORTH HEBRIDES. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE IN HEBRIDES



BAILEY

SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 LATER. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH LATER IN NORTHWEST. RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD



FAIR ISLE

NORTH 5 TO 7, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4, THEN SOUTH 4 TO 6 LATER IN WEST. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING MAINLY MODERATE. FAIR, RAIN LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE LATER



FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND

VARIABLE 2 TO 4 AT FIRST IN SOUTHEAST FAEROES, OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6. MODERATE, BUT ROUGH AT FIRST IN SOUTHEAST FAEROES AND LATER IN SOUTH EAST ICELAND. RAIN, FOG PATCHES IN SOUTHEAST ICELAND. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR, BUT OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR LATER IN SOUTHEAST ICELAND