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FPUK71 EGRR 211500

AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 1725 UTC ON THURSDAY 21 MARCH 2024 FOR THE PERIOD 1800 UTC THURSDAY 21 MARCH TO 1800 UTC FRIDAY 22 MARCH 2024



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



THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDDAY

LOW ICELAND 959 EXPECTED 200 MILES WEST OF ICELAND 969 BY MIDDAY TOMORROW



THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



VIKING NORTH UTSIRE

SOUTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 AT FIRST, DECREASING 4 TO 6 FOR A TIME IN NORTH UTSIRE. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH LATER IN VIKING. RAIN THEN SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



SOUTH UTSIRE

SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH LATER. RAIN THEN SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE



FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER

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



FISHER GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER THAMES DOVER

SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 LATER IN FISHER AND 3 LATER IN THAMES AND DOVER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH IN FISHER. RAIN, FOG PATCHES AT FIRST IN THAMES AND DOVER. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR AT FIRST IN THAMES AND DOVER



WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

SOUTHWEST VEERING NORTHWEST 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 LATER IN PLYMOUTH. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH IN PLYMOUTH. RAIN LATER, FOG PATCHES AT FIRST IN WIGHT. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR AT FIRST IN WIGHT



BISCAY NORTH FITZROY

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



SOUTH FITZROY

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



SOLE LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA

SOUTHWEST VEERING NORTHWEST 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 IN IRISH SEA. MAINLY MODERATE IN IRISH SEA, ELSEWHERE MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH LATER IN NORTH SOLE AND WEST FASTNET. OCCASIONAL RAIN OR DRIZZLE. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



SHANNON

NORTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 LATER IN NORTH. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH LATER IN NORTH. RAIN THEN SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES

SOUTHWEST VEERING NORTHWEST LATER, 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, OCCASIONALLY 10 LATER IN HEBRIDES. HIGH OR VERY HIGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH AT FIRST IN SOUTH ROCKALL AND MALIN. SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR POOR, OCCASIONALLY GOOD



BAILEY

WEST VEERING NORTHWEST LATER, GALE 8 TO STORM 10. HIGH OR VERY HIGH. SQUALLY SHOWERS, PERHAPS WINTRY. MODERATE OR POOR



FAIR ISLE FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND

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