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FPUK71 EGRR 221500

AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 1725 UTC ON FRIDAY 22 MARCH 2024 FOR THE PERIOD 1800 UTC FRIDAY 22 MARCH TO 1800 UTC SATURDAY 23 MARCH 2024



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



THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDDAY

LOW NEAR SOUTHEAST ICELAND 970 EXPECTED VIKING 981 BY MIDDAY TOMORROW



THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



VIKING

SOUTHWEST 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, BECOMING CYCLONIC 4 TO 6 LATER. VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH AT FIRST IN NORTHWEST, BECOMING ROUGH LATER. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE

SOUTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST, BACKING SOUTHERLY 4 TO 6 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



FORTIES CROMARTY

WEST 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 AT FIRST IN CROMARTY. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BUT MODERATE OR ROUGH IN SOUTHWEST CROMARTY. SHOWERS. GOOD



FORTH TYNE DOGGER

WEST 6 TO GALE 8. MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS. GOOD



FISHER GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER

WEST OR SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BUT ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH IN FISHER. SHOWERS. GOOD



THAMES DOVER

WEST 3 OR 4, INCREASING 5 OR 6. SLIGHT BECOMING MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH LATER. RAIN AT FIRST, THEN SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST



WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

WEST OR NORTHWEST 5 OR 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH LATER IN PLYMOUTH. SHOWERS. GOOD



BISCAY

NORTH OR NORTHWEST 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS. GOOD



NORTH FITZROY

NORTHERLY 4 TO 6. ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH LATER. FAIR. GOOD



SOUTH FITZROY

NORTHEASTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 DOWNWIND OF CAPE FINISTERRE. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. FAIR. GOOD



SOLE LUNDY FASTNET

NORTHWEST 5 TO 7, PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER IN FASTNET. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BUT MODERATE OR ROUGH IN NORTH LUNDY. SHOWERS. GOOD



IRISH SEA

NORTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7, PERHAPS GALE 8 LATER IN NORTH. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH. SHOWERS. GOOD



SHANNON

NORTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8. VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH IN NORTH. SHOWERS. GOOD



ROCKALL MALIN

WEST 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, VEERING NORTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY HIGH AT FIRST IN NORTH ROCKALL. SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



HEBRIDES BAILEY

WEST GALE 8 TO STORM 10, VEERING NORTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY HIGH AT FIRST. SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY POOR



FAIR ISLE FAEROES

WEST GALE 8 TO STORM 10, VEERING NORTH 6 TO GALE 8, PERHAPS SEVERE GALE 9 LATER. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY HIGH AT FIRST IN SOUTHWEST. SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY POOR



SOUTHEAST ICELAND

NORTHWESTERLY VEERING NORTHEASTERLY 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. RAIN OR SHOWERS, WINTRY LATER. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR