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FPUK71 EGRR 231500

AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 1725 UTC ON TUESDAY 23 APRIL 2024 FOR THE PERIOD 1800 UTC TUESDAY 23 APRIL TO 1800 UTC WEDNESDAY 24 APRIL 2024



THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE FORTIES AND FISHER



THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDDAY

HIGH SOUTHEAST ICELAND 1033 DISSIPATING BY MIDDAY TOMORROW. LOW DENMARK 1010 EXPECTED NORTHWEST GERMANY 1003 BY SAME TIME



THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE FORTIES

NORTHERLY 6 TO GALE 8, BUT 4 TO 5 IN EASTERN SOUTH UTSIRE, DECREASING 4 OR 5, THEN BACKING NORTHWESTERLY LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECOMING MODERATE LATER, BUT MODERATE THROUGHOUT IN EASTERN SOUTH UTSIRE. SHOWERS. GOOD



CROMARTY FORTH TYNE

NORTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN FAR EAST, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 LATER IN FORTH. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE LATER IN CROMARTY AND FORTH, BUT SLIGHT THROUGHOUT IN MORAY FIRTH. SHOWERS. GOOD



DOGGER FISHER

NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST IN WEST FISHER, BACKING NORTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE



GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER THAMES

NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 5 OR 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 AT FIRST, BECOMING CYCLONIC 2 TO 4 LATER IN FAR EAST GERMAN BIGHT. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE LATER IN EAST GERMAN BIGHT. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE



DOVER

NORTH OR NORTHWEST 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 AT FIRST. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT, BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE



WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

VARIABLE 2 TO 4 IN PORTLAND, ELSEWHERE NORTHWEST 3 TO 5, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 OR 3 LATER. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT, BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE



BISCAY

NORTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5, BUT VARIABLE 2 TO 4 IN SOUTHWEST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE



FITZROY

NORTHEASTERLY 5 OR 6 IN SOUTH, BUT NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 2 TO 4 IN NORTH. SLIGHT TO MODERATE IN NORTH, BUT MODERATE IN SOUTH, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH IN FAR SOUTH. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE



SOLE LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA

NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 2 TO 4, OCCASIONALLY 5 AT FIRST IN FASTNET AND NORTHWEST IRISH SEA, BECOMING VARIABLE LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING SLIGHT LATER, OCCASIONALLY SMOOTH IN IRISH SEA. FAIR, OCCASIONAL RAIN IN SOLE. GOOD



SHANNON ROCKALL

NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5 AT FIRST IN EAST, OTHERWISE VARIABLE 2 TO 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING SLIGHT LATER. OCCASIONAL RAIN LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE LATER



MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY

VARIABLE 2 TO 4 IN BAILEY, OTHERWISE NORTH 2 TO 4, VEERING NORTHWEST 3 TO 5 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING SLIGHT LATER IN MALIN. FAIR. GOOD



FAIR ISLE FAEROES

NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN EAST FAIR ISLE. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE LATER



SOUTHEAST ICELAND

VARIABLE 2 TO 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. FOG PATCHES IN NORTHEAST. GOOD, BUT POOR OR VERY POOR IN NORTHEAST