####018002440#### FPUK71 EGRR 181500 AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 1725 UTC ON MONDAY 18 MARCH 2024 FOR THE PERIOD 1800 UTC MONDAY 18 MARCH TO 1800 UTC TUESDAY 19 MARCH 2024 THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE FITZROY SOLE IRISH SEA SHANNON ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY FAIR ISLE FAEROES AND SOUTHEAST ICELAND THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDDAY LOW 40 MILES WEST OF ROCKALL , 984, TRACKING TOWARDS SOUTHEAST ICELAND AND LOSING ITS IDENTITY. NEW LOW EXPECTED 100 MILES WEST OF FITZROY 1002 BY MIDDAY TOMORROW THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE SOUTHEASTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, PERHAPS SEVERE GALE 9 LATER, THEN VEERING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 IN VIKING. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER SOUTH OR SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 VEERING WEST OR SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR IN FORTIES FISHER GERMAN BIGHT SOUTHEAST 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 IN FISHER, VEERING SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN OR SHOWERS, FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR HUMBER THAMES DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 IN PLYMOUTH. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BUT ROUGH IN PLYMOUTH. SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD BISCAY VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BUT SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6 IN NORTHWEST. MODERATE OR ROUGH. MAINLY FAIR, BUT THUNDERY SHOWERS IN FAR SOUTH. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR NORTH FITZROY SOUTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8 BECOMING CYCLONIC 4 TO 6. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR SOUTH FITZROY VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING SOUTHERLY 5 OR 6 IN WEST. MODERATE OR ROUGH. MAINLY FAIR. MODERATE OR GOOD SOLE LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 IN SOLE AND IRISH SEA, DECREASING 3 OR 4. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD SHANNON ROCKALL MALIN SOUTH OR SOUTHEAST 6 TO GALE 8 VEERING WEST OR NORTHWEST 4 TO 6, THEN BECOMING CYCLONIC 3 TO 5. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD HEBRIDES BAILEY FAIR ISLE FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND SOUTH OR SOUTHEAST VEERING WEST OR NORTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 IN HEBRIDES, FAIR ISLE AND FAEROES. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH . RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR