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FPUK71 EGRR 160900

AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 1130 UTC ON TUESDAY 16 APRIL 2024 FOR THE PERIOD 1200 UTC TUESDAY 16 APRIL TO 1200 UTC WEDNESDAY 17 APRIL 2024



THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER HUMBER THAMES FITZROY FAIR ISLE AND FAEROES



THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 0600

LOW WESTERN NORWEGIAN BASIN 1001 EXPECTED FORTIES 1007 BY 0600 TOMORROW. LOW NETHERLANDS 994 LOSING ITS IDENTITY



THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE

NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY, BECOMING CYCLONIC FOR A TIME IN VIKING, 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 EXCEPT IN NORTH UTSIRE. MODERATE OR ROUGH IN VIKING, SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN THE UTSIRES. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE



EAST FORTIES

NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6 BECOMING CYCLONIC 3 TO 5. MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE



WEST FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH

NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6 INCREASING 6 TO GALE 8, VEERING NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BUT SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN WEST CROMARTY AND WEST FORTH. SQUALLY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



TYNE WEST DOGGER

NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, DECREASING 3 TO 5 FOR A TIME. MODERATE OR ROUGH. SQUALLY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



EAST DOGGER FISHER GERMAN BIGHT EAST HUMBER

NORTHERLY 4 TO 6 BACKING NORTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5, THEN BECOMING CYCLONIC LATER IN EAST DOGGER. MODERATE OR ROUGH IN EAST DOGGER AND EAST HUMBER, BUT ELSEWHERE SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE



WEST HUMBER THAMES

NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8 DECREASING 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH BISCAY

NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 AT FIRST IN NORTHEAST DOVER. MODERATE OR ROUGH BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS, SQUALLY AT FIRST IN DOVER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE



SOUTH FITZROY

NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 IN FAR SOUTH. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH IN FAR SOUTH. SHOWERS. GOOD



NORTH FITZROY SOLE LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA SHANNON

NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY, VEERING NORTHEASTERLY LATER IN NORTH FITZROY, 4 TO 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN NORTH LUNDY, NORTH FASTNET AND IRISH SEA, BUT ELSEWHERE MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE



ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY

NORTHWEST 4 TO 6, BECOMING CYCLONIC 3 TO 5 EXCEPT IN ROCKALL. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH FOR A TIME IN NORTHEAST HEBRIDES. SHOWERS, THEN RAIN LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE



EAST FAIR ISLE

NORTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7 BECOMING CYCLONIC 4 TO 6, THEN NORTHEASTERLY 3 OR 4 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH. SQUALLY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



WEST FAIR ISLE EAST FAEROES

NORTHWESTERLY VEERING NORTHERLY 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 AT FIRST, BECOMING VARIABLE 3 OR LESS LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER. SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



WEST FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND

NORTHERLY 4 TO 6 BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4, THEN SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING MODERATE LATER. WINTRY SHOWERS THEN FAIR, THEN RAIN OR SLEET LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR