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FPUK71 EGRR 210900

AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 1130 UTC ON THURSDAY 21 MARCH 2024 FOR THE PERIOD 1200 UTC THURSDAY 21 MARCH TO 1200 UTC FRIDAY 22 MARCH 2024



THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN VIKING NORTH UTSIRE FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TRAFALGAR ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY FAIR ISLE FAEROES AND SOUTHEAST ICELAND



THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 0600

LOW ICELAND 958 EXPECTED 100 MILES WEST OF ICELAND 965 BY 0600 TOMORROW



THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



VIKING NORTH UTSIRE

SOUTHERLY VEERING SOUTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 AT FIRST, BUT DECREASING 5 OR 6 IN NORTH UTSIRE. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE AT FIRST. RAIN, SHOWERS LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



SOUTH UTSIRE

SOUTHERLY VEERING SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 AT FIRST. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN, FAIR LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD



FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER

SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 IN FORTIES, CROMARTY AND LATER IN FORTH. MODERATE OR ROUGH IN FORTIES AND CROMARTY, BUT SLIGHT OR MODERATE ELSEWHERE. RAIN, FAIR LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD



FISHER GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER THAMES DOVER

SOUTHWEST VEERING WEST 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 3 AT FIRST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SMOOTH AT FIRST IN DOVER AND THAMES, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER IN FISHER. FOG PATCHES, RAIN LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR



WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5, THEN VEERING NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 LATER IN PLYMOUTH. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH LATER IN PLYMOUTH. FOG PATCHES, RAIN LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR



BISCAY NORTH FITZROY

VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING NORTHERLY 5 OR 6 LATER IN NORTH FITZROY. MODERATE OR ROUGH IN NORTH FITZROY, BUT MODERATE IN BISCAY. FOG PATCHES, RAIN LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR



SOUTH FITZROY

NORTHEASTERLY 5 TO 7, PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER. ROUGH. SHOWERS. GOOD



SOLE LUNDY FASTNET

SOUTHWEST VEERING NORTHWEST LATER, 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT AT FIRST IN LUNDY AND VERY ROUGH LATER IN WEST FASTNET. OCCASIONAL RAIN OR DRIZZLE. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



IRISH SEA SHANNON

SOUTHWEST VEERING WEST OR NORTHWEST, 5 TO 7. SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN IRISH SEA, BUT ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH IN SHANNON. RAIN THEN SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES

WEST OR SOUTHWEST 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, OCCASIONALLY 10 LATER IN HEBRIDES. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, BECOMING HIGH OR VERY HIGH IN NORTH ROCKALL AND HEBRIDES. SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



BAILEY

WEST OR SOUTHWEST GALE 8 TO STORM 10, PERHAPS VIOLENT STORM 11 LATER. HIGH OR VERY HIGH. SQUALLY SHOWERS, WINTRY AT TIMES. MODERATE OR POOR



FAIR ISLE FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND

SOUTHWESTERLY BECOMING CYCLONIC LATER, 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, OCCASIONALLY STORM 10 IN FAEROES AND SOUTHEAST ICELAND, PERHAPS STORM 10 LATER IN FAIR ISLE. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, BECOMING HIGH OR VERY HIGH. SQUALLY SHOWERS, WINTRY AT TIMES. MODERATE OR POOR, OCCASIONALLY GOOD