AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 0505 UTC ON SATURDAY 20 APRIL 2024 FOR THE PERIOD 0600 UTC SATURDAY 20 APRIL TO 0600 UTC SUNDAY 21 APRIL 2024

THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE FORTIES DOGGER FISHER GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER THAMES AND FITZROY

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDNIGHT

HIGH ROCKALL 1028 EXPECTED FORTH 1033 BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. LOW SOUTH UTSIRE 1013 LOSES ITS IDENTITY BY SAME TIME

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE FORTIES

NORTHERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8, DECREASING 3 OR 4 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECOMING MODERATE LATER, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT LATER IN SOUTH UTSIRE. SHOWERS AT FIRST. GOOD

CROMARTY FORTH TYNE

NORTH OR NORTHEAST 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 LATER IN CROMARTY AND FORTH. MODERATE OR ROUGH BECOMING SLIGHT OR MODERATE LATER. FAIR, RAIN LATER. GOOD

DOGGER

NORTH 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8, VEERING NORTHEAST 3 TO 5 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH. SHOWERS. GOOD

FISHER GERMAN BIGHT

CYCLONIC MAINLY NORTHWEST 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 UNTIL LATER, VEERING NORTHEAST 3 TO 5 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, INCREASING VERY ROUGH AT TIMES IN EAST FISHER AND EAST GERMAN BIGHT, BECOMING MAINLY MODERATE. SHOWERS. GOOD

HUMBER THAMES

NORTH 5 TO 7, INCREASING GALE 8 AT TIMES. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH IN EAST HUMBER. SHOWERS. GOOD

DOVER WIGHT

NORTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN EAST DOVER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING SMOOTH OR SLIGHT IN WIGHT. FAIR. GOOD

PORTLAND PLYMOUTH BISCAY

EAST NORTHEAST 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN SOUTH BISCAY. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. FAIR. GOOD

FITZROY

EASTERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5, BUT 6 OR 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 LATER NEAR NORTHWEST SPAIN. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT IN FAR SOUTHEAST. SHOWERS, PERHAPS THUNDERY. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE

SOLE LUNDY FASTNET

EAST 3 TO 4, OCCASIONALLY 5 LATER IN SOLE, AND OCCASIONALLY VARIABLE 3 OR LESS IN LUNDY. SLIGHT OR MODERATE IN SOLE, OTHERWISE SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. FAIR. GOOD

IRISH SEA

VARIABLE 2 TO 4. SMOOTH, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT AT FIRST. FAIR. GOOD

SHANNON

EAST VEERING SOUTHEAST 2 TO 4, OCCASIONALLY 5 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. FAIR. GOOD

ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES

VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4, OCCASIONALLY 5 LATER IN ROCKALL AND HEBRIDES. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT IN MALIN AND HEBRIDES. FAIR BUT OCCASIONAL RAIN IN HEBRIDES, AND ROCKALL LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE IN HEBRIDES, AND ROCKALL LATER

BAILEY

SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6. MODERATE, BECOMING ROUGH LATER IN NORTHWEST. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

FAIR ISLE

NORTH 4 OR 5 AT FIRST IN EAST, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4, THEN SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING MAINLY MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY SLIGHT IN SOUTH. FAIR, RAIN LATER. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE LATER

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