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FPUK71 EGRR 222100

AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 0015 UTC ON SATURDAY 23 MARCH 2024 FOR THE PERIOD 0000 UTC SATURDAY 23 MARCH TO 0000 UTC SUNDAY 24 MARCH 2024



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



THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 1800

LOW WESTERN NORWEGIAN BASIN 974 EXPECTED EAST VIKING 984 BY 1800 SATURDAY



THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE

SOUTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST, BECOMING CYCLONIC 4 TO 6, THEN BECOMING NORTHERLY 5 TO 7 LATER IN VIKING. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH AT FIRST IN VIKING. RAIN OR SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER

WEST OR SOUTHWEST, VEERING NORTHWEST LATER, 6 TO GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH IN FORTIES, EAST CROMARTY AND NORTHEAST DOGGER, BUT ELSEWHERE MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE



FISHER GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER

WEST OR SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY 4 AT FIRST. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BUT ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH IN FISHER. SHOWERS, BECOMING SQUALLY. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE



THAMES DOVER

NORTHWEST 4 TO 6 BACKING WEST 5 TO 7. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH IN EAST THAMES. SHOWERS. GOOD



WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH

WEST OR NORTHWEST 5 TO 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH IN WEST AND SOUTH PLYMOUTH. SQUALLY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE



BISCAY

NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 IN SOUTH. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH IN FAR NORTH. SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE



SOUTHEAST TRAFALGAR

CYCLONIC 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 AT FIRST IN EAST. MODERATE OR ROUGH. THUNDERY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



NORTHWEST TRAFALGAR SOUTH FITZROY

NORTHEASTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 AT FIRST IN FAR SOUTH OF FITZROY. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD



NORTH FITZROY WEST SOLE

NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6, BECOMING VARIABLE 3 OR 4 IN NORTHWEST FITZROY. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD



EAST SOLE LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA

WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 IN FASTNET AND NORTH IRISH SEA. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH IN EAST SOLE, SOUTH AND WEST FASTNET AND SOUTH LUNDY, BUT ELSEWHERE MODERATE OR ROUGH. SQUALLY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE



SHANNON

NORTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8, DECREASING 4 OR 5 LATER. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR



ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY

WEST OR NORTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 AT FIRST, VEERING NORTH OR NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 LATER. HIGH OR VERY HIGH AT FIRST IN HEBRIDES AND BAILEY, OTHERWISE ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR POOR



FAIR ISLE FAEROES

WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY VEERING NORTHERLY, 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 AT FIRST, PERHAPS SEVERE GALE 9 LATER EXCEPT IN WEST FAEROES. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH IN SOUTHEAST FAIR ISLE. SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR POOR



SOUTHEAST ICELAND

NORTHERLY 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, OCCASIONALLY 6 AT FIRST, VEERING NORTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6 LATER. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, BUT ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH NEAR ICELAND. RAIN OR SHOWERS, BECOMING WINTRY. MODERATE OR POOR, OCCASIONALLY GOOD