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AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 0505 UTC ON FRIDAY 26 APRIL 2024 FOR THE PERIOD 0600 UTC FRIDAY 26 APRIL TO 0600 UTC SATURDAY 27 APRIL 2024



THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN SOLE AND FASTNET



THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDNIGHT

LOW HUMBER 999 LOSING ITS IDENTITY BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. NEW LOW EXPECTED SOLE 998 BY SAME TIME. LOW 100 MILES WEST OF SOLE 1001 EXPECTED BISCAY 998 BY THAT TIME. LOW NORWEGIAN BASIN 1003 EXPECTED FAEROES 1006 BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT



THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE

VARIABLE 3 OR LESS AT FIRST IN VIKING AND IN NORTH UTSIRE THROUGHOUT, OTHERWISE EASTERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE



FORTIES

CYCLONIC, 2 TO 4, OCCASIONALLY SOUTHEASTERLY 5 AT FIRST IN FAR NORTHEAST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE



CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER

NORTHEAST 2 TO 4, BECOMING VARIABLE 3 OR LESS. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE UNTIL LATER IN TYNE AND DOGGER. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE



FISHER

EASTERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY BACKING NORTHEASTERLY, 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN NORTHEAST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE



GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER THAMES

CYCLONIC 3 TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING SLIGHT LATER. RAIN AT FIRST IN TYNE, OTHERWISE SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

CYCLONIC 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY EASTERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 6 UNTIL LATER IN NORTH WIGHT AND NORTH PORTLAND. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BUT ROUGH FOR A TIME IN WEST PLYMOUTH. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



BISCAY

VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING CYCLONIC 4 TO 6 LATER IN SOUTH. SLIGHT OR MODERATE BUT ROUGH FOR A TIME IN NORTHWEST. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE



FITZROY

NORTHWEST BECOMING CYCLONIC FOR A TIME, 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH IN SOUTHWEST. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE



SOLE LUNDY FASTNET

CYCLONIC 5 TO 7, BUT MAINLY EASTERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY IN LUNDY, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 IN WEST FASTNET AND EAST SOLE. MODERATE OR ROUGH IN SOLE AND FASTNET, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH IN SOLE LATER, SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN LUNDY. SQUALLY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



IRISH SEA

NORTHEASTERLY 2 TO 4, OCCASIONALLY 5 IN SOUTH. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE LATER IN FAR SOUTH. SHOWERS. GOOD



SHANNON ROCKALL

NORTH OR NORTHWEST 4 TO 6. ROUGH BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE



MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY

NORTH OR NORTHEAST 4 TO 6. MAINLY ROUGH IN BAILEY, OTHERWISE MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



FAIR ISLE

VARIABLE 2 TO 4, OCCASIONALLY SOUTHEASTERLY 5 IN FAR NORTHEAST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH IN WEST. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



FAEROES

NORTHERLY 4 TO 6, BECOMING VARIABLE 3 OR LESS LATER IN EAST. MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



SOUTHEAST ICELAND

NORTHERLY 5 OR 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 LATER, BUT VARIABLE 3 OR LESS IN FAR WEST UNTIL LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR